用最短的时间,学最地道的美语,让老外刮目相看!
没有困难的单词短语,全部都是中学就学过的英语单词;举出中国人最容易犯的美语错误,告诉您最正确的说法;详细分析中美两国文化差异和语言习惯的不同。
本书没有困难的生词和短语,都是中学就学过的英语。我们举出中国人最容易犯的美语错误,告诉您最正确的说法,并列举相关用语让您举一反三。
在“精通地道美语的秘诀”中,编者更用心地详细分析了中美文化的差异和语言习惯的不同。从日常生活中的衣食住行、社交应酬、各级学校的学习考试,到上班族的办公室会话、人际关系等,都在本书范围之内,使您花最短的时间,学到最地道的美语,享受和外国朋友打成一片的乐趣。
1.salary/paycheck
2.part-time/full-time
3.work/job
4.office/work
5.work on/work for
6.colleague/co-worker
7.out of town on business
8.vacation/holiday
9.long weekend
10.take a sick leave/take a day off
11.sick/ill
12.feel well/in good health
13.catch a cold/had a cold
14.doctor's office/hospital
15.get a check-up/check into the hospital
16.college/university
17.grade/year
18.freshman
19.score/grade
20.score/point
21.place/prize
22.grade school/elementary school
23.secondary school/high school
24.multiple choice questions
25.pop quiz/test/exam
26.transcript/report card
27.major/take
28.co-ed/girls' school/boys' school
29.orientation/freshman party
30.diploma/certificate
31.commencement/graduation ceremony
32.alumnus/alumni association/alma mater
33.PTA/teacher conference
34.classmate/someone in my class
35.flunk/pass/fail
36.no school/have school
37.field day/sports day
38.golf course/tennis court
39.field trip/tour
40.finish/be done
41.be over/end
42.fun/funny
43.close call/emergency
44.keep/raise/grow
45.send/deliver
46.telephone/call
47.learn/study
48.bargain/good deal
49.sale/on sale/for sale
50.sold out/booked up
51.cheers/toast/bottoms up
52.treat/go Dutch
53.liquor/drink
54.dry town
55.formal/casual
56.formal/official
57.cleaners/Laundromat/laundry room
58.the point/What do you mean?
59.fix
60.wash the dishes
61.water the plants
62.in my day/in those days
63.album/OD/tape
64.album
65.tape
66.in the morning/in an hour
67.near-sighted/far-sighted/20/20 vision
68.power/prescription
69.glasses/contacts
70.answer the phone/answer the door
71.drive-in/drive-thru
72.lose weight/overweight
73.How much do you weigh?
74.gain weight/put on weight
75.How tall are you?
76.She is tall./She is short.
77.ride/drive
78.be held/be on
79.dance/ball
80.be impressed/impress someone
81.prep school/trade school
82.cram school/crash course
83.It's getting late./It's dark./It's still bright.