文档介绍：Oral English Class Mr. Olsen’s Lesson # 3 Words of the Day: Entrance: Entrance: Words of the Day: Entrance: an entry way Entrance: to captivate or enthrall Thought/Quote for the day: Creativity is allowing oneself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. SCOTT ADAMS, The Dilbert Principle New Idioms What is an Idiom? at face value Meaning: from what something first appears to be You can't always accept everything at face value or else you might get cheated. kick in the pants Meaning: a strong message of encouragement Nothing like a strong kick in the pants to get people working. the pièce de résistance Meaning: the best or most important thing from a group The Great Wall is the pièce de résistance of ancient Chinese culture. low on the totem pole Meaning: least important Let me ask my boss. I'm low on the totem pole so I can't give you an answer. give it a whirl to try something unfamiliar Meaning: She had never ridden a bicycle but she decided to give it a whirl.