This Book Will Knock Your Socks Off
Here is a refreshing tongue-in-cheek look at American idioms, presented in living caricature.
101 American English Idioms, a whimsical collection of colloquialisms, is sure to delight you – and prove real insight into American idioms, customs, and humor.
Harry Collis has arranged common everyday idioms into nine lighthearted sections – includion: The Body Has Many Uses / People Do the Strangest Things / When Things Go Wrong / When Tings Go Well / an more. And he has turned them over to the expert hands of Mario Risso, whose wonderfully humorous cartoons illustrate what Americans say and what they really mean.
Each idiom has a standard English „translation“ and is placed in a real-life context, either in a natural dialogue or narrative. These facilitate understanding and make the idioms come alive!
The cartoons, dialogues, and narratives are sure to help non-English speakers increase their sensitivity to American English at its most colorful – while native speakers will enjoy seeing common idioms illustrated with such wit and whimsy. With this book in hand, you’ve got the world by the tail!
Autoren: Harry Collis, Mario Risso
Verlag: Passport Books
1. Auflage, 1987 (Erstveröffentlichung 1987, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika)
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