學美語就是要跟外國人聊天啊，不然要幹嘛？
　　但是你學了十多年美語，老外卻聽不懂你在說什麼？！
　　別再以為是文法不夠正確，或是單字背得不夠多啦！
　　問題出在你的美語跟外國人有「時差」！
　　本書教你短短4個字以內說「最現代」的美語，
　　老美一聽就懂你，跟你做麻吉！

　　當老外說出「打臉」或「踹共」的瞬間，
　　你會不會覺得這個外國人中文超專業？
　　不是因為他引經據典、文法正確或是發音標準，
　　而是因為這是你「天天都在說」的中文！
　　跟外國人話家常、談公事，也是同樣的道理！

　　如果你跟老美聊天，就是不像老美之間那樣自然、熱烈，
　　很有可能是因為你說的美語他們已經很少用了，
　　而他們說的美語你常常搞錯意思，自然聊不起來！

　　說得生活化、現代化、簡單易懂，才是跟外國人溝通的關鍵！

　　本書收錄超過300個「現代」美國人天天都在說的日常會話，
　　只要短短1個字就能清楚表達你的意思，4個字以內就能掌握職場基礎對話！

　　你還在說「You're welcome」嗎？趕快改口說「You bet」，
　　讓老美覺得好像回到家鄉！

　　★你的美語有「時差」嗎？

　　立刻來做美語年齡大檢測！
　　以下10個句子的意思，你知道幾個呢？

　　1. Try me!
　　2. Search me!
　　3. Just back it up!
　　4. You're on!
　　5. Drop it!
　　6. Don't push it!
　　7. Come off it!
　　8. Get off my back!
　　9. Spare no one.
　　10. I'll eat my hat.

　　如果你全部答對，恭喜你走在時代的尖端！
　　如果你答對一半，別灰心，稍微追趕一下就可以了！
　　如果你答對不到一半，那趕緊翻開這本書，讓你的美語追上潮流吧！

本書特色

　　★ 4 個字以內短短說，學習零失敗！
　　★「最現代」的美語，溝通無「時差」！
　　★「使用情境」索引，現學現賣好方便！
　　★MP3 QR-Code，學老美發音不費力！

作者簡介

沈端陽

　　海軍上校退役。國防語言中心西班牙文班畢業，軍旅期間，專精外購業務，曾被派駐國外多年，熟悉多國語言。退休後旅居美國十餘年，研究、蒐集美語溝通資料，並創發獨到之教學法。回國後主要投身公益活動，協助志工團體翻譯、國際公關等工作，並義務開設美語會話課程，目前於南陽義學擔任美語講師。

作者序
審訂者序
使用說明

PART 1　一字部
寫在前面

1- 1 Absurd!
1- 2　Absolutely!
1- 3 Awesome!
1- 4 Cool!
1- 5 Dammit!／Darn it!
1- 6 Done!
1- 7 Exactly!
1- 8 Gotcha
1- 9 Nonsense!
1- 10 Not!
1- 11 Oops!
1- 12 What?
1- 13 Whatever

PART 2　二字部
寫在前面

2- 1 After you.
2- 2 All done!
2- 3 And then?
2- 4 Be nice!
2- 5 Come on!
2- 6 Can't say!
2- 7 Do something!
2- 8 Dream on!
2- 9 Drop it!
2- 10 Go ahead!
2- 11 Go easy.
2- 12 Good job!
2- 13 Good riddance!
2- 14 He's gone.
2- 15 How come?
2- 16 I'm beat.
2- 17 I'm done.
2- 18 I'm flattered.
2- 19 I'm in.／I'm out.
2- 20 I see.
2- 21 I will.
2- 22 No deal!
2- 23 No way!
2- 24 No wonder.
2- 25 Not necessarily!
2- 26 Not surprisingly.
2- 27 Not yet.
2- 28 Now, now.
2- 29 Now what?／What now?
2- 30 Oh, great!
2- 31 Or what?
2- 32 Rest assured
2- 33 Save it!
2- 34 Say out!
2- 35 Say something!
2- 36 Search me!
2- 37 See you!
2- 38 Skip it!
2- 39 Slept well?
2- 40 So what?
2- 41 Something happened?
2- 42 Something's wrong?
2- 43 Sort of.
2- 44 Stay warm!
2- 45 Stop it／that!
2- 46 Stop playing!
2- 47 Suit yourself.
2- 48 Take care!
2- 49 That's great!
2- 50 That's it?
2- 51 That's life!
2- 52 That's／it's nothing!
2- 53 That's that.
2- 54 Time's up.
2- 55 Times change.
2- 56 Told you.
2- 57 Try me.
2- 58 We'll see!
2- 59 What for?
2- 60 What's new?
2- 61 What's up?
2- 62 What's wrong?
2- 63 Who cares?
2- 64 Who knows?
2- 65 Why bother?
2- 66 Why not?
2- 67 You're on.
2- 68 You bet!
2- 69 You creep!
2- 70 You see!
2- 71 You'll see.
2- 72 You wish!

PART 3　三字部
寫在前面

3- 1 Are you nuts?
3- 2 Be my guest!
3- 3 Better that way.
3- 4 Blah,blah,blah.
3- 5 But then again／but then
3- 6 Come off it!
3- 7 Cut the crap
3- 8 Don't flatter yourself!
3- 9 Don't push it!
3- 10 For how long?
3- 11 Go for it!
3- 12 Good for you!
3- 13 He is nobody!
3- 14 How could they?
3- 15 How's it going?
3- 16 How's the time?
3- 17 How much further?
3- 18 I'm getting goose-bumps.
3- 19 I'm just asking.
3- 20 I'm so frustrated!
3- 21 I can't complain.
3- 22 I don't think.
3- 23 I got you.
3- 24 I gotta go／I must be going.
3- 25 I mean it!
3- 26 I stand corrected.
3- 27 I'll get it.
3- 28 Is that so?
3- 29 It can't be!
3- 30 It doesn't count.
3- 31 It doesn't work.
3- 32 It's a Catch-22.
3- 33 It's a toss-up.
3- 34 It's just／only talk.
3- 35 It's my treat.
3- 36 It's no bother.
3- 37 It's nothing／not personal.
3- 38 It's your call.
3- 39 Just for fun!
3- 40 Just in case!
3- 41 Just my luck!
3- 42 Keep in touch.
3- 43 Kiss my ass!
3- 44 Let it／him be!
3- 45 Let it go!／Let it drop!
3- 46 Let's toss up／toss a coin!
3- 47 Look who's talking!
3- 48 No hard feelings.
3- 49 Not gonna happen!
3- 50 No playing games!
3- 51 Now you're talking!
3- 52 Piss me off!
3- 53 Say it again!
3- 54 Shame on you!
3- 55 Sb. can't lose
3- 56 So be it!
3- 57 Something like that!
3- 58 Sorry about that!
3- 59 Speak for yourself.
3- 60 Take／make a guess
3- 61 Take it easy!
3- 62 Take your time!
3- 63 Tell me another!
3- 64 Tell you what
3- 65 That doesn't figure!
3- 66 That's for sure.
3- 67 That's saying something!
3- 68 That's your problem／business.
3- 69 To be fair
3- 70 Watch your language／mouth!
3- 71 Way to go!
3- 72 We think alike.
3- 73 Well, I never.
3- 74 What a day!
3- 75 What a pity!
3- 76 What's eating you?
3- 77 What's so funny?
3- 78 What's the hurry?
3- 79 What's your point?
3- 80 What the heck!
3- 81 Willing or not
3- 82 Wish me luck!
3- 83 Yes and no
3- 84 You're all alike.
3- 85 You're fooling me!
3- 86 You're not alone.
3- 87 You're so mean.
3- 88 You're telling me!
3- 89 You're the boss.
3- 90 You can't talk.
3- 91 You deserve it!
3- 92 You got it!
3- 93 You know what?
3- 94 You know why!
3- 95 You never know.
3- 96 You said it.
3- 97 You wanna bet?／Do you want to bet?

PART 4　四字部
寫在前面

4- 1 All is not lost.
4- 2 Are you for real?
4- 3 Are you with me?
4- 4 Believe it or not.
4- 5 Better luck next time.
4- 6 Between you and me.
4- 7 Blame it on me!
4- 8 Cat got your tongue?
4- 9 Do I know you?
4- 10 Don't freak me out!
4- 11 Don't get me wrong.
4- 12 Don't give me that!
4- 13 Don't make me laugh.
4- 14 Don't sell yourself short!
4- 15 Don't take it ill.
4- 16 Don't you get it?／You don't get it?
4- 17 Don't waste your breath.
4- 18 Drop the innocent act!
4- 19 Easier said than done.
4- 20 First come, first served.
4- 21 Fool that I am!
4- 22 Give me a break!
4- 23 Good to say that!
4- 24 He's out of line.
4- 25 He makes me sick.
4- 26 He took the bait.
4- 27 How could that be?
4- 28 How's everything with you?
4- 29 I'm afraid I can't.
4- 30 I'm getting to it.
4- 31 I'm lost for words.
4- 32 I'm not feeling well.
4- 33 I'm not myself today.
4- 34 I'm not study material.
4- 35 I'm on my／the way.
4- 36 I bet you were!
4- 37 I beg to differ.
4- 38 I can be quick.
4- 39 I can't／can hardly believe it!
4- 40 I can't promise anything.
4- 41 I could have died.
4- 42 I couldn't tell you.
4- 43 I didn't mean it!
4- 44 I guess you did.
4- 45 I wasn't born yesterday.
4- 46 I'll eat my words.
4- 47 I'll have to see.
4- 48 I'll kick your ass.
4- 49 If you ask me.
4- 50 If you say so.
4- 51 Is that so much?
4- 52 It can't be helped!
4- 53 It doesn't concern you.
4- 54 It doesn't surprise me.
4- 55 It's a false alarm.
4- 56 It's a con (game).
4- 57 It's a good buy.
4- 58 It's a small world.
4- 59 It's a thankless job.
4- 60 It's hard on her.
4- 61 It's hard to tell／say.
4- 62 It's just his way!
4- 63 It's no laughing matter.
4- 64 It's not a coincidence.
4- 65 It's now or never.
4- 66 It's on the house.
4- 67 It's on your head!
4- 68 It's up to you!
4- 69 It's well worth reading!
4- 70 It kills my eyes!
4- 71 It makes no difference.
4- 72 It takes all sorts!
4- 73 It wasn't like that.
4- 74 Just say the word.
4- 75 Keep your shirt on.
4- 76 Let's split the bill.
4- 77 Long time no see.
4- 78 Look what you're doing!
4- 79 Look what you've done!
4- 80 Make your own luck!
4- 81 My mind goes blank.
4- 82 No question about it!
4- 83 Not even for me?
4- 84 Not that I know.
4- 85 Please don't make things!
4- 86 Sb. is your man
4- 87 Sb. will kick himself／herself　
4- 88 That's all your credit.
4- 89 That's（always）the way.
4- 90 That's good to know.
4- 91 That's more like it.
4- 92 That's news to me.
4- 93 That's not the point.
4- 94 That's the last／final straw.
4- 95 That's what you think.
4- 96 That suits me fine.
4- 97 There you go again.
4-98 Those were distant times.
4-99 To put it mildly.
4-100 Well, I like that!
4-101 What are friends for?
4-102 What are you on?
4-103 What brings you here?
4-104 What do you do（for a living）?
4-105 What do／can you expect?
4-106 What do you know!
4-107 What do you say?
4-108 What held you up?
4-109 What is this about?
4-110 What's wrong with me?
4-111 What took so long?
4-112 Where have you been?
4-113 Why the long face?
4-114 Why you said that?
4-115 Can you believe it?
4-116 You're wrong about him!
4-117 You ask for it!
4-118 You can ask around.
4-119 You can't miss it.
4-120 You can't trick me.
4-121 You've got me there!
4-122 You have my word.
4-123 You have no idea.
4-124 You opened my eyes.
4-125 You read my mind.
4-126 You'll be dead meat.
4-127 You'll really catch it!

「使用情境」索引

Part 2　二字部寫在前面二字部可以說是學習起來最有趣、也最有成就感的部分了。因為它簡單易學，又更能完整表達意思，簡單兩個字，就足以應付許多日常生活中的會話。我所選的第一大類是電影、影集中常聽到，卻因為不太了解意思而不會用的詞彙。例如：遇到緊急情況，會跟同伴大喊：「Do something!」快想想辦法！又例如：「We'll see.」再說再說、等著瞧，明白意思後，日常生活中其實非常好用。第二大類是生活中常用到的口語，但我們卻很陌生，例如：「Dream on!」你作夢！「Rest assured!」放心啦！「That's that!」不用再說了，就這樣。像這種生活化的詞彙，我們之所以感到陌生，是因為國內較少見道地的美國口語教學，若非生活在美語環境裡，是接觸不到的。第三大類是較精確的用法，例如：我們對某件事的成因有疑問時，會問：「為什麼？」但在這種情境下不能用「Why?」而是要用「How come?」（怎麼會這様？）較為精準。進入二字部，應可發現這些生活中的詞彙，簡單又有趣，又能傳達情緒， 也是平常在書本中學不到的。學會以後，與老美溝通，相信會更有信心。2-8 Dream on!（痴心妄想；別作夢了）有些人喜歡做白日夢Daydream，結果總是得到「痴心妄想」的結局，當你看不慣對方的想法時，就回答他：「Dream on!（別作夢了）」