3秒開口說英文片語

Dogs 狗 Track 001~012
1. (as) sick as a dog 病得不輕
2. can't teach an old dog new tricks 積習難改
3. dog days 炎炎夏日；苦日子
4. dog person 愛狗人士
5. dog-eat-dog 競爭激烈的
6. every dog has its day 風水輪流轉
7. go to the dogs 每況愈下
8. in the doghouse 惹麻煩、失寵
9. let sleeping dogs lie 別自找麻煩
10. rain cats and dogs 下傾盆大雨
11. top dog 大人物、老大
12. work like a dog 拼命工作

Cats 貓 Track 013~022
1. cat got one's tongue 啞口無言
2. cat nap 小睡一下
3. curiosity killed the cat 太好奇會招惹麻煩
4. fight like cats and dogs 吵得不可開交
5. let the cat out of the bag 洩漏祕密
6. like herding cats 難上加難、不可能的事
7. like the cat that got the cream 喜形於色
8. not enough room to swing a cat 地方小得要命
9. play cat and mouse 反覆追逐、玩心理戰
10. sex kitten 性感女郎

Horses 馬 Track 023~033
1. back the wrong horse 下錯賭注、挺錯人
2. beat a dead horse 徒勞無功、白費力氣
3. dark horse 黑馬、意外贏家
4. eat a horse 飢腸轆轆
5. get back on the horse 重新振作、重新開始
6. get off one's high horse 別再自以為
7. hold your horses 慢慢來
8. horse around 胡鬧、嬉鬧
9. horse of a different color　完全是另一回事
10. put the cart before the horse 本末倒置
11. straight from the horse's mouth 第一手消息

Farm Animals 農場動物 Track 034~045
1. a bull in a china shop 笨手笨腳、橫衝直撞
2. bull market 行情看漲、交易熱絡
3. cash cow 搖錢樹、金雞母
4. cast pearls before swine 白費心力
5. eat high on the hog 生活優渥
6. get one’s goat 使某人生氣、惱怒
7. have a cow 惱怒生氣
8. pig out 狼吞虎嚥
9. sweat like a pig 汗流浹背
10. take the bull by the horns 勇敢面對困難
11. when pigs fly 絕不可能發生的事
12. wolf in sheep's clothing 偽善者

Feathered Flock 羽毛家禽 Track 046~57
1. chicken out 臨陣脫逃
2. cock and bull story 編來騙人的故事
3. cook one's goose 毀掉某人的計畫
4. dead duck 完蛋的人事物
5. don't be a chicken 別那麼沒膽小
6. duck down 突然低下（頭或身體）
7. ducks in a row 做好萬全準備
8. give sb. goose bumps 讓某人起雞皮疙瘩
9. like water off a duck's back 毫無影響
10. no spring chicken 青春不再
11. swan song 最後的告別作
12. wild goose chase 白費力氣

Forest Creatures 森林動物 Track 058~71
1. a monkey on one's back　難以解決的麻煩
2. a monkey's uncle　荒謬、不可能的事
3. breed like rabbits 數量暴增
4. bunny hop 連續跳躍、短暫停留
5. go down the rabbit hole 進入未知世界、越陷越深
6. happy bunny 心情很好的人
7. like a rabbit in headlights 嚇傻、不知所措
8. make a monkey (out) of sb. 讓某人難堪
9. monkey around　瞎搞、胡鬧
10. monkey business 胡鬧、不法勾當
11. monkey see, monkey do 有樣學樣
12. more fun than a barrel of monkeys 非常有趣
13. pull a rabbit out of one's hat 拿出妙計
14. rabbit on 聒噪、喋喋不休

Mammals 哺乳動物Track 072~84
1. a leopard doesn't change its spots 本性難移
2. a whale of 巨大、大量
3. cry wolf 放假消息
4. eager beaver 勤奮的人
5. paper tiger 紙老虎
6. silver fox 資深型男
7. the elephant in the room 大家都知道卻不說的事
8. the lion's den 龍潭虎穴、危險處境
9. the lion's share 最大份額
10. the straw that breaks the camel's back 致命的一擊
11. throw sb. to the lions 置某人於險境
12. weasel out 逃避責任、臨陣脫逃
13. wolf down 狼吞虎嚥

Creepy Crawlers 爬蟲昆蟲Track 085~95
1. a fly in the ointment 煞風景、美中不足
2. crocodile tears 虛情假意
3. have a frog in one's throat 聲音沙啞
4. have butterflies in one's stomach 忐忑不安
5. like a moth to a flame 飛蛾撲火、忍不住靠近
6. open a can of worms 闖禍、惹麻煩
7. play leapfrog 輪流超前
8. snake through 蜿蜒穿過
9. social butterfly 社交高手
10. the bee's knees 超棒的人事物
11. the worm turns 情勢逆轉

Birds 鳥類Track 096~106
1. a little bird told me 我聽說的
2. as the crow flies 直線距離
3. bird in the hand 把握現有
4. birds of a feather 物以類聚
5. bird's-eye view 鳥瞰；概觀
6. eat crow 認錯
7. for the birds 毫無價值、沒用的事
8. kill two birds with one stone 一石二鳥
9. night owl 夜貓子
10. rare bird 稀有人物
11. the early bird gets the worm 早起的鳥兒有蟲吃

Sea Creatures 水中生物Track 107~120
1. clam up 沉默不語
2. dead fish 像死魚般無力
3. fish for sth. 試探性尋求
4. fish out of water 不自在、不適應
5. fish out 找出、釣出
6. fish story 誇而不實的故事、吹牛
7. happy as a clam 快樂到不行
8. have bigger fish to fry 有更重要的事要做
9. like shooting fish in a barrel 易如反掌
10. sth. smells fishy 某事很可疑
11. swim like a fish 游泳超強
12. swim with the fishes 完蛋了
13. the world is one’s oyster 世界任你闖
14. there are plenty of fish in the sea 天涯何處無芳草

Flowers 花卉 Track 121~130
1. a thorn among the roses 美中不足
2. bed of roses 美好的境遇
3. come into flower 開始發展、漸入佳境
4. days of wine and roses 一段快樂富足的日子
5. fresh as a daisy 精神飽滿
6. in the flower of one’s youth 在某人的青春年華
7. rose-colored glasses 過度樂觀的看法
8. stop and smell the roses 放慢腳步、享受當下
9. the bloom is off the rose熱情消退
10. the cherry on top 錦上添花

Roots 根 Track 131~137
1. be (at) the root of 是……的根源、真正原因
2. be rooted in… 起源於……
3. family roots 家族根源
4. return to one's roots 回到故土、回歸本源
5. root and branch 完全地、徹底地
6. take root 扎根、深入人心
7. trace one's roots 追溯根源

Branches & Leaves 枝葉 Track 138~144
1. branch out 拓展、擴展
2. leaf through 快速翻閱（書、文件）
3. offer an olive branch 提出和解、表達善意
4. out on a limb 冒險表態
5. shake like a leaf 顫抖、發抖
6. take a leaf out of one's book 學習某人的做法
7. turn over a new leaf 改頭換面

Herbs 草本植物 Track 145~153
1. don't let the grass grow under your feet. 不要拖拖拉拉
2. find a needle in a haystack 大海撈針
3. hit the hay 上床睡覺
4. in the weeds 陷入困惑之中
5. make hay while the sun shines 把握時機
6. rest on one’s laurels 滿足現狀、停滯不前
7. the grass is greener on the other side 別人的總是比較好
8. watch grass grow 無聊至極
9. weed out 淘汰、剔除

Woody Plants 木本植物 Track 154~161
1. bark up the wrong tree 找錯對象
2. beat around the bush 兜圈子、拐彎抹角
3. knock on wood 老天保佑
4. money doesn't grow on trees 錢不會從天上掉下來
5. one’s neck of the woods 某人的地盤
6. out of the woods 脫離困境
7. see the forest for the trees 顧全大局
8. the top of the tree 頂尖地位、最高層級

Fruits 果實種子 Track 162~171
1. a hill of beans 微不足道、毫無價值的東西
2. a tough nut to crack 棘手的事、難搞的人
3. bear fruit 有成果、奏效
4. drive sb. nuts 讓人抓狂
5. fruits of one's labor 努力的成果
6. full of beans 胡扯
7. in a nutshell 簡單說、總而言之
8. peanut gallery 無足輕重的旁觀者
9. sow the seeds 播下種子、為未來鋪路
10. spill the beans 洩密、說溜嘴

Plants 植物 Track 172~180
1. a thorn in one’s side 困擾某人的問題
2. dig up something 挖出（資訊、過去的事）
3. in full bloom 花朵盛開、達到巔峰
4. nip sth. in the bud 防範於未然
5. plant an idea in one’s mind 在某人心中種下一個想法
6. plant oneself 站定不動、坐著不走
7. reap what you sow 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆
8. sprout up 突然出現、冒出
9. stem from 起源於、由……造成

Air 空氣 Track 181~191
1. a breath of fresh air 令人耳目一新的事物
2. an air of 一股……的氣氛、感覺
3. clear the air 消除疑慮
4. fill the air 瀰漫在空氣中
5. full of hot air 說大話
6. have one's nose in the air 自視甚高、目中無人
7. in the air 即將發生、可感覺到
8. out of thin air 憑空出現
9. put on airs 自以為是、裝模作樣
10. suck the air out of the room 讓氣氛瞬間冷掉
11. up in the air 懸而未決、尚未確定

Water 水 Track 192~207
1. blow sth. out of the water 徹底擊敗
2. get sb. out of hot water 救某人脫困
3. hold water 站得住腳、有道理
4. in hot water 碰到麻煩、遇上困難
5. keep one's head above water 勉強渡過危機
6. make one's mouth water 讓某人垂涎三尺
7. mix oil and water 非常困難、合不來
8. pour oil on troubled waters　調停爭端
9. spend money like water 花錢如流水
10. still waters run deep 深藏不露
11. test the waters 試探、試水溫
12. throw cold water on 潑冷水
13. tread water 徒勞無功
14. troubled waters 混亂的狀況
15. water down 淡化、減弱
16. water under the bridge 事過境遷、已成往事

Fire 火 Track 208~222
1. add fuel to the fire 火上加油
2. catch fire 迅速蔓延；引發狂熱
3. caught in the crossfire 被周圍的爭端波及
4. fire away 開始說話或發言
5. fire the first shot 率先行動
6. fire up 啟動；激發
7. irons in the fire 同時做很多事
8. light a fire under sb. 使某人努力做事
9. on fire 熱烈進行
10. out of the frying pan (and) into the fire 每況愈下
11. play with fire 做危險的事、冒險
12. set… on fire 使……極為成功並引起轟動
13. spread like wildfire 迅速傳開
14. under fire 受到抨擊、批評
15. where's the fire 你急什麼

Solid Ground 岩石大地 Track 223~236
1. a stone's throw 不遠處、附近
2. between a rock and a hard place 進退兩難
3. bury one's head in the sand 駝鳥心態、逃避現實
4. fall like a rock 快速下降
5. from the ground up 從零開始
6. keep one's feet on the ground 腳踏實地
7. leave in the dust 遠遠超越
8. leave no stone unturned 千方百計、想盡辦法
9. let the dust settle 等狀況明朗
10. live under a rock 與世隔絕
11. move mountains 竭盡全力、克服萬難
12. on the ground 在現場
13. on the rocks 觸礁
14. over the hill 走下坡、年華老去

Wind 風 Track 237~246
1. be a breeze 輕而易舉的
2. get wind of 聽說（消息、風聲）
3. sail close to the wind 冒風險、遊走法律邊緣
4. second wind 喘口氣、恢復體力
5. shoot the breeze 打屁聊天
6. sniff the wind 觀察風向
7. take the wind out of one’s sails 澆人冷水、使人喪失信心
8. the winds of change 改變的風潮
9. throw caution to the wind 不顧一切、不經考慮
10. whistle in the wind 胡扯、隨便說說

Sun & Moon & Star 星月太陽 Track 247~255
1. aim for the stars 立定志向
2. everything under the sun 所有的事物
3. once in a blue moon 千載難逢、極為罕見
4. over the moon 喜上眉梢
5. place in the sun 闖出一片天、佔有一席之地
6. promise the moon 開空頭支票
7. reach for the stars 心比天高、勇敢追夢
8. ride off into the sunset 瀟灑退場、告一段落
9. the sun won't be setting on 氣勢興旺、如日中天

Storm & Thunder 雷雨閃電 Track 256~263
1. a bolt out of the blue 晴天霹靂
2. make a storm in a teacup 小題大作
3. steal one’s thunder 搶走某人鋒頭
4. storm into / out of 非常氣憤地進入／離開某地
5. take… by storm 橫掃、席捲
6. the eye of the storm 暴風中心
7. up a storm 起勁地、熱烈地
8. weather the storm 撐過難關

Rain Sky 雨後天空 Track 264~276
1. (come) rain or shine 不管天氣好壞、風雨無阻
2. chasing rainbows 痴人說夢、不切實際
3. cloud one’s judgment 蒙蔽某人的判斷力
4. every cloud has a silver lining 守得雲開見月明
5. head in the clouds 做白日夢、胡思亂想
6. make it rain 賺大錢
7. make it through the rain 走過風雨、撐過低潮
8. on cloud nine 十分高興、樂不可支
9. rain on one's parade 掃某人的興、潑人冷水
10. save for a rainy day 未雨綢繆、以備不時之需
11. take a rain check 改天、下次
12. the sky is the limit 沒有限制、無遠弗屆
13. when it rains, it pours 禍不單行

Nature 自然 Track 277~286
1. answer nature's call 上廁所
2. by one's nature 就本性而言、天性上來說
3. come (back) down to earth 回到現實
4. fair-weather friends 酒肉朋友
5. get back to nature 回歸自然
6. hell on earth 人間煉獄
7. let nature take its course 順其自然
8. on earth 究竟、到底
9. second nature 第二天性、習性
10. under the weather 身體微恙

Snow & Ice 冰雪海洋 Track 287~300
1. be snowed under 忙得不可開交
2. break the ice 劃破沉默、打破隔閡
3. ebb and flow 消長盛衰
4. make waves 興風作浪；掀起風潮
5. put on ice 暫緩、停擺
6. ride the wave 乘勢而起
7. send shock waves through 帶來巨大的衝擊
8. skate on thin ice 如履薄冰
9. snow in 大雪困住……
10. snow job 騙局
11. snowball effect 滾雪球效應
12. the tip of the iceberg 冰山一角
13. tide sb. over 幫某人度過難關
14. turn the tide 扭轉局勢

Dogs 狗 Track 001~012
1. (as) sick as a dog 病得不輕
2. can't teach an old dog new tricks 積習難改
3. dog days 炎炎夏日；苦日子
4. dog person 愛狗人士
5. dog-eat-dog 競爭激烈的
6. every dog has its day 風水輪流轉
7. go to the dogs 每況愈下
8. in the doghouse 惹麻煩、失寵
9. let sleeping dogs lie 別自找麻煩
10. rain cats and dogs 下傾盆大雨
11. top dog 大人物、老大
12. work like a dog 拼命工作

Cats 貓 Track 013~022
1. cat got one's tongue 啞口無言
2. cat nap 小睡一下
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