Название: Teacher Josh: English Idioms 300 commonly used English Idioms ideal for improving IELTS and TOEFL scoresАвтор: Josh Bobley, Peter A. Bobley
Издательство: Marshall Cavendish International
Год: 2020
Страниц: 208
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 31.2 MB
Idioms are expressions that are used every day but don't mean what the words seem to indicate. No spring chicken, for example, has nothing to do with chickens. Rather, it means not being young any more. Teacher Josh: English Idioms explains what 300 of the most widely used English idioms mean in an easy-to-learn, memorable way. The entry for each idiom features a cartoon that depicts how it is used, plus an example and explanation in English and Mandarin. Readers can also scan a QR code to access a funny video by Teacher Josh, further explaining the idiom in Chinese and English.
Peter Bobley, a well-known New York entrepreneur, author and former book publisher, asked whether my students know English idioms. Do they understand the meaning of “cry uncle” or “everything but the kitchen sink?” I told him that for the most part, no. He suggested that we put together a compilation of English idioms for a Chinese audience. I thought that was a great idea, and the result is this book. English idioms are spoken by millions of speakers around the world. Quite a few idioms and expressions were invented by New Yorkers, many by Jewish immigrants. For example, “There’s a glitch in this computer program;” glitch, meaning “minor malfunction,” comes from the Yiddish word, gletshn. And the word “klutz,” as in “You’re such a klutz,” meaning “clumsy person,” also derives from Yiddish. Since I was born and raised in New York, and considering the city’s world influence, quite a few New York expressions have been included in this volume.
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