用最短的时间，学最地道的美语，让老外刮目相看！

没有困难的单词短语，全部都是中学就学过的英语单词；举出中国人最容易犯的美语错误，告诉您最正确的说法；详细分析中美两国文化差异和语言习惯的不同。

本书没有困难的生词和短语，都是中学就学过的英语。我们举出中国人最容易犯的美语错误，告诉您最正确的说法，并列举相关用语让您举一反三。

在“精通地道美语的秘诀”中，编者更用心地详细分析了中美文化的差异和语言习惯的不同。从日常生活中的衣食住行、社交应酬、各级学校的学习考试，到上班族的办公室会话、人际关系等，都在本书范围之内，使您花最短的时间，学到最地道的美语，享受和外国朋友打成一片的乐趣。

1.salary/paycheck

2.part-time/full-time

3.work/job

4.office/work

5.work on/work for

6.colleague/co-worker

7.out of town on business

8.vacation/holiday

9.long weekend

10.take a sick leave/take a day off

11.sick/ill

12.feel well/in good health

13.catch a cold/had a cold

14.doctor's office/hospital

15.get a check-up/check into the hospital

16.college/university

17.grade/year

18.freshman

19.score/grade

20.score/point

21.place/prize

22.grade school/elementary school

23.secondary school/high school

24.multiple choice questions

25.pop quiz/test/exam

26.transcript/report card

27.major/take

28.co-ed/girls' school/boys' school

29.orientation/freshman party

30.diploma/certificate

31.commencement/graduation ceremony

32.alumnus/alumni association/alma mater

33.PTA/teacher conference

34.classmate/someone in my class

35.flunk/pass/fail

36.no school/have school

37.field day/sports day

38.golf course/tennis court

39.field trip/tour

40.finish/be done

41.be over/end

42.fun/funny

43.close call/emergency

44.keep/raise/grow

45.send/deliver

46.telephone/call

47.learn/study

48.bargain/good deal

49.sale/on sale/for sale

50.sold out/booked up

51.cheers/toast/bottoms up

52.treat/go Dutch

53.liquor/drink

54.dry town

55.formal/casual

56.formal/official

57.cleaners/Laundromat/laundry room

58.the point/What do you mean?

59.fix

60.wash the dishes

61.water the plants

62.in my day/in those days

63.album/OD/tape

64.album

65.tape

66.in the morning/in an hour

67.near-sighted/far-sighted/20/20 vision

68.power/prescription

69.glasses/contacts

70.answer the phone/answer the door

71.drive-in/drive-thru

72.lose weight/overweight

73.How much do you weigh?

74.gain weight/put on weight

75.How tall are you?

76.She is tall./She is short.

77.ride/drive

78.be held/be on

79.dance/ball

80.be impressed/impress someone

81.prep school/trade school

82.cram school/crash course

83.It's getting late./It's dark./It's still bright.