I think I sent this to students in January, but just in case I didn't or someone wants the reference again-
For help in English as we actually speak it, some American idiom sites-
1. From English People's Daily-
http://www.englishdaily626.com/idioms.php#Tongue-in-Cheek
also has Chinese folk tales in English and American slang words
2. Site with links to lots of other slang sites-
http://www.slangcity.com/
3. Site that is easy to use-
http://www.manythings.org/slang/
4. Another good site, especially for business terms-
http://www.eslmania.com/students/idioms/Business_idioms.htm
5. 600 idioms, but not in any order-
http://www.paulnoll.com/Books/Clear-English/English-idioms-01.html
Have fun!!
Sunday, May 18, 2008
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"He is a bad egg." Does it in use in English? This's a direct translation from Chinese. I can not believe it. :)
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