本教程選取當代歐美經典影片的優美對白，提取其中的常用習語，每條習語輔以簡潔準確的釋義和地道實用的例句。所選對白語料真實，場景豐富多彩，習語精練實用，為日常會話所必備；每單元課后配有精心設計的詞匯鞏固練習和口語訓練話題。通過本教程的學習，學生在擴充習語語料的同時，可以領略英美文化的豐富內涵和經久魅力。
所謂習語能力，簡言之即指學習者能夠在眾多社會文化情景下恰當且準確地理解和使用習語的能力。在Celce-Muricia的改良版交際能力模型里，習語能力也被認為是交際能力的一個重要組成部分，對目的語習語的掌握是成功習得該語言的一個重要標志。《英語習語實用教程》是國內習語類教材的一次大膽嘗試，必將對我國的英語習語教學產生積極的推動作用。
序 ....................................................................................... i
前 言 ......................................................................................V
Unit 1 He’s Quite a Catch! ....................................................... 1
Unit 2 Let’s Go Crazy! .............................................................. 7
Unit 3 What a Nice Surprise! ................................................. 13
Unit 4 It’s in Your Blood!........................................................ 19
Unit 5 Don’t Take It to Heart! ................................................ 27
Unit 6 You Are Cutting It Fine! .............................................. 33
Unit 7 Share the Reins ........................................................... 39
Unit 8 God Love You for a Liar! ............................................. 47
Unit 9 In the Long Run .......................................................... 55
Unit 10 Out of Thin Air ........................................................... 63
Unit 11 A Sight for Sore Eyes ................................................... 71
Unit 12 Let Me Clue You in ...................................................... 79
Unit 13 The Lion’s Den ............................................................ 87
Unit 14 You Hit the Jackpot! .................................................... 95
Unit 15 Godspeed! .................................................................. 103
Unit 16 Cut Me Some Slack! .................................................. 111
Unit 17 Count Your Blessings! ............................................... 119
Unit 18 That’s More like It! .................................................... 127
Unit 19 High-five! .................................................................. 137
Unit 20 Join the Club! ............................................................ 147
附 錄 章節練習參考答案 ..................................................... 155
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