本书的诞生是渴望学好道地美式英语学子的福音，作者深知学习问题的根源，以创新的方式将365 则常用字、片语、惯用语，配合美国人日常生活情境和职场实际英语沟通情境，独创性的编写出实用范例，可使读者能很有效的学会使用道地美式英语。

　　本书的价值，在于作者能将字、片语、惯用语做最好的诠释和运用，让读者能学习到美国人的思考模式、美国文化、管理实务经验及人生哲理，读者可经由品尝玩味书中情境范例，学而时习之，不亦悦乎。

　　本书更令人感动的是作者的创作动机， 一位充满智慧又有慈悲心的主管， 愿意将毕生所学的美式英语知能和宝贵职场经验， 无私的奉献教导部属，进而在因缘际会之间出版，造福更多的学子。
 
　　Day1（第1天）Black Friday 黑色星期五

　　During a conference call between a supplier and customer, the customer mentioned, “We're expecting our new products to sell well for the coming holidays from Black Friday all the way through Christmas.

　　最近有位供应商与其客户的电话会议中，客户说：「希望我们的新产品可
从黑色星期五（感恩节翌日）开始, 一直大卖到圣诞节。」

　　Black Friday － the Friday after Thanksgiving, which is always the third Thursday of November, in the United States and is considered as the start of the holiday shopping season by the general public. By and large, retailers are expecting upward trend in sales. They'll open their stores early to draw in customers by offering various kinds of special promotions. This term comes from the idea that retail stores will generate enough sales to get them in the black' meaning profits in the company's accounting, which are recorded in black as opposed to loss in red.

　　Black Friday －黑色星期五，在美国是指感恩节的翌日，美国的感恩节总
是落在十一月的第三个星期四，所以感恩节的翌日就是星期五。公众把这一天视为销售旺季的开始。大体上，零售商都期待从这一天起销售额会上涨，商店很早开门，零售商通过各种促销活动来吸引顾客。黑色星期五一词，来源于在这一天，零售商的销售业绩好能盈利，盈利是以黑色字记在公司的会计帐上，而有别于赤字代表亏损。

　　Example 例句：

　　In order to get the best deal for Black Friday sales, we're going to camp outside of the shopping mall on Thanksgiving evening.

　　为了在黑色星期五这天买到最实惠的物品，我们决定在感恩节夜晚到商场外面露营。

　　Day 2（第2天）Articulate 清楚表达；解释明白

　　During a businee review, the supplier's proposed production plan wasn't clear to the customer. The customer made a comment, “You need to articulate your assumptions and objectives very clearly to make us fully understand and agree.

　　商业检讨会议中，客户不理解供应商提出的生产计划，客户说：「只有清
楚表达你们的设想及目标，才使我们完全理解并同意。」

　　Articulate － to give clarity to
　　Articulate 清楚表达；解释明白

　　Example 例句：

　　The Chief Executive Officer appears to clearly understand, and is prepared to articulate, the depth of the challenges facing his company.

　　执行长很明白并且准备清楚说明公司面临的严峻挑战。

　　Day 3（第3天）A piece of cake 轻而易举

　　The customer made a request for an easy engineering test. The supplier's test manager responded, “It's a piece of cake. We can get it done by 5 p.m. today.

　　客户要求做个简单的工程测试，供应商的测试经理回答他说：「小菜一碟，
我们今天下午5点之前就能完成。」

　　A piece of cake─ something easily done
　　A piece of cake －小菜一碟；轻而易举。

　　Example 例句：

　　She thought her first recital would be a piece of cake because she knew her piece so well that it would be easy.

　　她认为她的首次演奏会是小菜一碟，因为她很熟悉演奏的作品。

作者简介

施哲人 

　　美国史丹佛大学　材料科学与工程硕士
　　美国圣塔克拉拉大学　电机工程与电脑科学硕士
　　台湾成功大学　工程科学学士

　　从1978年至今，就职与高科技和信息工业公司，有多方面的技术，管理和营运经验，涵盖OEM领域，遍及美洲，欧洲及亚洲。

　　曾任美国惠普、台湾仁宝、美国旭电及台湾旭丽的技术与管理职务，现于富士康科技集团工作。

A
A big fish in a small pond,
A breath of fresh air,
A case in point,
A drop in the bucket,
A friend in need is a friend indeed,
A given,
A handful of,
A last-ditch effort,
A pat on the back,
A penny saved is a penny earned,
A picture is worth a thousand words,
A piece of cake,
A piece of the action,
A rule of thumb,
Above and beyond,
Acronym,
Across the board,
Add fuel to the fire,
Afford,
Against the clock,
All bets are off,
All Greek,
All in the same boat,
Anonymous,
Around the corner,
Articulate,
As a whole,
As sick as a dog,
As soon as,
As usual,
At length,
At one's fingertips,
At risk,
At stake,
At the end of the day,
(At) times,
At one' s disposal,

B
Back and forth,
Back to square one,
Bang through,
Bark up the wrong tree,
Beat a dead horse,
Beat around the bush,
Before you know it,
Behind one' s back,
Bells and whistles,
Better late than never,
Better off,
Between a rock and a hard place,
Between you and me,
Birds of a feather flock together,
Bite off more than one can chew,
Bite the bullet,
Bite one' s tongue,
Black Friday,
Bless you, or God bless you,
Blow one' s own trumpet ; Toot one' s own horn,
Bog down,
Bounce something off someone,
Break even,
Break the ice,
Break new ground,
Breakout session,
Brush up on,
Build up,
Burn one' s bridge,
Burn out,
Burn the candle at both ends,
Buzz,
By and large,
By no means,
By the same token,
By the way,

C
Cadence,
Call,
Call it a day,
Call it quits,
Call off,
Call the shots,
Can' t judge a book by its cover,
Can' t teach an old dog new trick,
Card,
Carried away,
Carrying it a bit too far,
Catch,
Catch a cold,
Caveat,
Change one' s mind,
Change one' s tune,
Cherry-pick,
Chitchat,
Clean up,
Collaborate,
Come a long way,
Come across,
Come in handy,
Come out with,
Come to an end,
Come up with,
Coming out of one's ears,
Come out with,
Comparing apples to apples,
Comparing apples to oranges,
Convey,
Count on,
Cross one' s fingers,
Crying over spilled milk,
Crying wolf,
Cut corners,

D
Day and night,
Dig one' s own grave,
Direct,
Disseminate,
Distribute,
Do the trick,
Do one' s homework,
Don' t cross that bridge until you come to it,
Done deal,
Don' t belong here,
Down the street,
Drastic times call for drastic measures,
Drop-in,

E
Easier said than done,
Elaborate,
Encroach on or upon,
Entertain,
Entitled to,
Error-prone,
Everything being equal,
Everything but the kitchen sink,

F
Fall short; come short,
Fall through the cracks,
Feel like,
Fiddle with,
Fifty-fifty Figure out,
Flesh out,
From scratch,
Flush out something; flush something out,
Fly by the seat of my pants,
For good,
Freak out,

G
Get cold feet,
Get hands dirty,
Get in touch with,
Get off on the right foot,
Get one' s act together,
Get over it,
Get stuck,
Give someone a heads up,
Go all the way,
Go the extra mile,
Go to any lengths,
Goes out of the window,
Grapple with,
Great minds think alike,

H
Handed down,
Hands-on,
Hash out,
Haste makes waste,
Have no idea,
Have nothing to do with,
Have something to do with,
Highlight,
Hold someone accountable,
Holdup,
Household name,

I
If it' s not one thing, it' s another,
If you can' t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen,
Impinge on,
In a hurry,
In addition,
In and out,
In good hands,
In good shape,
In light of,
In place,
In question,
In retrospect,
In someone' s shoes,
In store,
In the ballpark,
In the dark,
In the driver' s seat,
In the long run,
In the meantime,
In the works,
Independent of,
Initiative,
It goes without saying,
It is raining cats and dogs,
It takes two to tango,
It' s a small world,
It' s not one thing, it' s another,
It' s not rocket science,

J
Jack of all trades, master of none,
Jargon,
Jet lag,
Jump on the bandwagon,
Jump the gun,

K
Keep an eye on,
Keep in mind; Bear in mind,
Keep on one' s toes,
Keep someone at arm' s length,
Keep something at bay,
Keep something intact,
Keep track of,
Keep up with,
Kill two birds with one stone,

L
Learn the ropes,
Leave someone alone,
Lend me your ear,
Let someone down,
Let Mother Nature take care of itself,
Line of thought,
Line up your ducks; have your ducks in a row,
Little by little,
Live up to,
Lo and behold,
Look over,
Lose one' s head,
Low-hanging fruits,
Low man on the totem pole,

M
Make a long story short,
Make (both) ends meet,
Make concessions,
Make ends meet,
Make headway,
Make it,
Make it through,
Make out,
Make room for,
Make sense,
Make someone' s life easier,
Make the most of,
Make up one' s mind,
Money is no object,
Moonlight,
Moving target,
Music to someone' s ears,

N
Needle in a haystack,
Nitty-gritty,
No big deal,
No pain, no gain,
Nomenclature,
Not a chance,

O
Off the hook,
Off the record,
Off-line,
On alert,
On hand,
On hold,
On the fly,
On the safe side,
On the same page,
On top of,
Once and for all,
One' s back up against the wall,
One-on-one,
One-to-one,
Orchestrate,
Other than,
Out of control,
Out of options,
Out of order,
Out of service,
Out of the blue,
Out of the question,
Out of the woods,
Out of touch,
Out on a limb,
Over one' s head,
Oversight,

P
Pass away,
Pay the price,
Pennywise and poundfoolish,
Pick up the tab,
Pissed off,
Plan Of Record (POR),
Play catch-up,
Play (it) by ear,
Poach,
Polished,
Populate,
Potluck,
Practice makes perfect,
Proactive,
Pros and cons,
Pull someone' s leg,
Pull the trigger,
Put all one' s eggs in one basket,
Put away,
Put on,
Put one' s best foot forward,

Q
R
Rack up,
Rain check,
Raise the bar,
Refresh,
Resume,
Ring,
Ring up,
Roll up sleeves,
Roller coaster,
Rub salt in a wound,
Run an errand,

S
Second nature,
See light at the end of the tunnel,
Sense,
Set someone apart,
Set aside,
Settle down,
Sharpen your pencil,
Shed some light on something,
Short-handed,
Shot in the arm,
Silver lining,
Slate,
Smoke and mirrors,
Speak highly of someone,
Speak of the devil,
Spin one' s wheels,
Stand a chance,
Stay put,
Step on someone' s toes,
Subject to,
Sweet tooth,

T
Tag,
Tail wagging the dog,
Take a stab at,
Take a walk,
Take advantage of,
Take care of,
Take into account,
Take over,
Take part in,
Take place,
Take something for granted,
Takeaway,
The ball is in your court,
The bottom line,
The devil is in the details,
The first step is always the hardest,
The grass is always greener on the other side,
The numbers do not add up,
The other way around,
The sky is the limit,
The squeaky wheel gets the oil,
The straw that broke the camel's back,
The writing on the wall,
There is no place like home,
Things are looking good,
Throw darts in the dark,
Throw in the towel,
Throw someone off,
Time is of the essence,
Tongue in cheek,
Touch base with someone,
Train of thought,
Turn out,
Two cents,
Two heads are better than one,

U
Unanimous,
Under control,
Under the gun,
Up for grabs,
Up to,
Up to it,
Up to par,

V
W
Walk through,
What goes around comes around,
What' s your sense,
When in Rome, do as the Romans do
When it rains, it pours,
Where' s the beef?,
Wind down,
Wishy-washy,
Without a doubt,
Without a second thought,
Word of mouth,
Workaround,
Workout,
Wouldn' t touch something with a ten-foot pole,
Wrestle with,
X

Y
You can lead a horse to water, but you can' t
make it drink,
You get what you pay for,
You got me,
You made my day,
Your guess is as good as mine,

Z
Zero in on,