寫給讀者的話 1 Red-letter day 值得紀(jì)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(fēng);煩瑣的手續(xù) 6 A bird in the hand 現(xiàn)實可得的東西;穩(wěn)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;過于擁擠的 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 沉著冷靜 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 ……