英、法兩國嫌隙有多大？德國人對西班牙比希臘還陌生？
隱藏在片語裡不為人知的秘密，《Idiomantics》報給你！
學習常用片語，誰說只能看條列式的片語書硬背？《Idiomantics》以一種前所未有的多元視角切入，由來自不同地方的片語帶你見識異國日常生活裡的豐富語彙，在領略文化差異與語言趣味的同時，提昇英語學習與靈活運用的能力。
全書內容依類別分成十二章，包括娛樂遊戲、美食佳餚等，每則片語皆標明國家出處、原文寫法與英文解釋，接著追本溯源地講述歷史背景與在英文裡的相似用法。舉例來說，德文片語「It's all Spanish villages to me」意思趨近於英文常用的「It's all Greek to me」，表示對某事物完全陌生、不了解；而當法國人說某人不告而別時會說「to leave in
the English manner」，在英國卻是講「French leave」。
信手拈來的實用片語，隨處暗藏的語言機鋒，相信《Idiomantics》一定會讓所有喜愛文字或是聽故事的人都愛不釋手！（文/ 博客來編譯）
Idiomantics is a unique exploration of the world of idiomatic phrases. The very etymology of the word 'idiom' reveals what's so endlessly fascinating about the wide range of colourful phrases
we use in everyday speech: their peculiarity. They're peculiar both in the sense of being particular or unique to the culture from which they originate, and in the sense of being downright
odd.
To cite three random examples - from American English, Dutch and Italian - what on Earth are a snow job, a monkey sandwich story, and Mr Punch's secret? Fascinating and illuminating,
Idiomantics explains all...
The ideal gift for word buffs, and in fact, anyone who enjoys a good yarn, this playful book looks at 12 groups of idioms around the world, looking at subjects such as fun and games,
gastronomic delights and the daily grind.
