克裡斯汀、布魯斯編著的《這些英語常用語老外天天都在用》主要圍繞三個小動物和主人公蘇珊，以他們在美國的所見所聞為線索來展開。內容生動有趣，對話通俗易懂，貼近生活，為讀者展現出了原汁原味的英語常用語表達。每個對話前面都配有情景介紹，並以幽默的漫畫故事展開，對話為中英文對照。常用語和單詞的引申豐富了讀者的詞彙量，起到舉一反三的效果。本書*為讀者編寫了“美國通”，把美國的文化和生活呈現給讀者，拓寬美國的知識面。

日常生活
I'm really bummed that I have to go to bed so late.
I would like to burn the midnight oil.
He is an early bird.
We're all out!
I'm tied up now.
Do you want to wear the pants?
Let's ride out the storm.
I blew it!
I am just a little under the weather today.
情感表達
I always get butterflies in my stomach before the interview.
I feel like a million dollar.
You look blue today.
Hold your horses.
You hit the ceiling.
It's just a pain in the neck.
Stop picking on me!
You need to keep cool.
It really drives me up the wall
You are getting in my hair.
It really let me down.
You knock my socks off.
Don't get worked up over it.
You are hard headed.
社會交往
How are you doing?
Break a leg!
Your friend is in hot water now.
Don't push your luck.
Give me a buzz on when you get home
Beats me!
What do you do?
It was really a close call.
What's the deal with you?
Don't beat about the bush.
It's a piece of cake.
You should tell him to take a hike.
Is somebody sitting here?
I'm really broke today.
I'm all ears.
But he blew me off
I caught him red-handed.
You look pretty with this pair of shades.
You look like a million dollars.
The evening party is really a trip.
It's really once in a blue moon.
Now I hardly ever get snail mail any more.
I don't see eye to eye with you.
He just kissed up to you.
休閑娛樂
This game is in the bag.
I like to chill out at weekend.
You are such a couch potato.
I am into soap operas.
That song is a hit with young people.
My vacation will go up in smoke.
I'm full of beans.
Let's make a day of it.
Let's get it together.
Just lighten up.
It is just eye candy
Could you please hook me up with two tickets?
Just give it a shot.
Just hang in there.
餐飲&購物
A hot dog would hit the spot.
What's the damage?
Please hang out for a moment.
The beef steak is money.
May I have a doggy bag?
You have a sweet tooth.
You are eating like a horse.
You will pig out during the Thanksgiving Day.
Nature calls.
The ATM is out of whack.
That does it.
Just follow your nose.
You always blow all of your money like that.
閑聊雜談
You have such a big mouth.
He is really yellow-livered.
She is really a black sheep.
He really looks like a big gun.
Love me, love my dog.
He is very sharp.
He played hooky today.
The blue corner is on the rope now.
She is a dead ringer for you.
You are such a brown-noser.
You are jumping the gun.
You've gone too far.
You're just burning your time.
She kicked the bucket last month.
She gets paid peanuts for doing that job.
It's a white elephant.
He won't get chewed out.
It's a fat chance.
It only happens when pigs fly.
I just took a shot in the dark.
He messed up my MP3.
It sounds like you are really in a bind.
I'm a dead meat.
I'm almost going to pot now.
His leg was shot.
He quarterbacked the meeting at the class.