寫給讀者的話
1 Red-letter day 值得紀念的日子
2 Be in the pink 身體好
3 Be green with envy 羨慕極了；充滿妒意
4 Feel blue 心情沮喪；悶悶不樂
5 Red tape 官僚作風；煩瑣的手續
6 A bird in the hand 現實可得的東西；穩操勝券的事
7 Black sheep 害群之馬；不肖之子
8 A bull in a china shop 冒失鬼；大老粗
9 Night owl 夜神仙
10 As happy as a lark 興高采烈
11 Be in the doghouse 遭到冷落
12 Chicken out 臨陣退縮
13 Count ones chickens before they hatch 高興得太早；打如意算盤
14 Crab 脾氣暴躁的人
15 Have butterflies in one’’s stomach 忐忑不安
16 Let the cat out of the bag 匯露秘密
17 Packed like sardines 裝得極滿的；過於擁擠的
18 Smell a rat 覺得可疑
19 Take the bull by the horns 挺身面對困難；豁出去
20 To be a fly on the wall 偷聽別人講話
21 To put on the dog 擺闊，裝門面
22 Bed of roses 安樂美滿的生活；輕松愉快的工作
23 A hard nut to crack 難以處理的問題；難以對付的人
24 As cool as cucumber 沉着冷靜
25 By the grapevine 馬路新聞；小道消息
26 Don’’t let the grass grow under you feet 說干就干，趕快行動
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