我們要說得自然,除了發音需要正確外, 我們亦應用日常片語, 俚語(slang) 及成語
(idioms).Speak English naturally, use idioms!!

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我們要說得自然,除了發音需要正確外, 我們亦應用日常片語, 俚語及成語. 以下節錄
了大約一佰個最常用的美國成語.請天天到來温温一個成語吧！
An idiom is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from
the dictionary definitions of the individual words. Learning American idioms improve
your understanding of group discussions, expand your vocabulary, become more
confident in your oral communication and more effective in the workplace.
American Idiom
Off Base
冇可能;沒有可能;一定不
會

Definition / Meaning of this idiom 成語解繹:
  • A baseball player is standing on what is called 'a
    base', If he gets off the base, the other team can
    cause him to be 'out' (i.e. he loses).
  • The baseball player has taken a position away
    from the base he has touched previously in the
    game.
  • A person or project is not where it should be.
  • Being wrong or unrealistic.

Examples of this idiom 成語例子/例句:

The baseball player was thrown out, because he was
off base.

Tim is off base when he talks about religion during
working hours.

Bush was off base with his estimate about how many
soldiers were needed for the war.

You're way off base if you think that learning idioms is
a waste of time.

If you are 'off base', you are not where you are
supposed to be.