本书有365个单元。一个短语为一个单元，一日一个单元。单元的内容按照由浅入深，循民渐进的方式编写。

每单元由“每日一短语”、意文及用法说明、场景对话和短语活用组成。

“每日一短语” 列出该单元的短语，以及最典型的中文释义。所选内容均为美国日常生活中最为常用的短语。

“意义及用法说明”用中文解释短语意义，使用场合或列举类似表达。

“场景对话”从新近出版的原版外文书、报、刊中选取有广泛代表性、贴近生活、实用性强的对话，以了解该短语在实际场景中的运用。对话附中文翻译。

“短语活用”短语活用以例句或对话的形式出现，每一个例句的选择都注意到其交际性和扩展性，目的是使读者能做到融会贯通，举一反三。每个例句都附有中文翻译。

a big hit
a piece of cake
a plain breeze
a wet bianket
add up wrong
aftre all
all over
apply for
around the corner
as a rule
as far as...be concerned
as long as
as well as
at least
at once
at the end of one's rope
be a carbon copy of
be a date
be a discount on
be accused of
be all ears
be always on the go
be at large
be available
be bound to
be crazy about
be dressed to kill
be dying for
be equal to
be familiar with
be fed up with
be impressed
be in a hurry
be in and out
be in conference
be in hot water
be in the family way
be in the neighborhood
be locked into
be ny guest
be of help
be on a diet
be on a first-named basis
be on business
be on one's way
be on the phone
be on the rocks
be on top of the world
be over one's head
be readty to
be scheduledto
be settled in
be supposed to
be used to
……

a big hit

巨大成功

hit原意是指成功的音乐或戏剧表演，to be a big hit 或者 to be a great hit 则表示博得好评、很受欢迎、大获成功。

场景对话

A: Have you seen the movie Mulan? It was big at the box office.

看《花木兰》这部电影了吗？特别卖座的。

B: I saw it only yesterday. I heard it grossed over $ 100 million.

我昨天才看了。听说总共赚了1亿美元。

A: This is one of the recent movies that is such a big hit.

这是最近最受欢迎的一部片子。

B: Yes. Few movies are as successful as this one.

的确如此。还没有哪部电影像这样成功过。