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out of the blue 忽然間; 無緣無故
A: You'll never guess what happened yesterday!"
A: 妳一定不會想不到昨天發生什麼事了?
B: What was it?
B: 什麼事啊?
A: Dr. Johnson contacted me out of the blue to ask if I'd be interested in writing a few lines for his new book.
A: Dr. Johnson 忽然和我聯絡, 問我有沒有興趣為他的新書寫幾句。

◆"out of the blue" 是 unexpectedly 「非意料中」、「忽然間」的意思。它是從 "out of a clear blue sky" 這一個詞來的。
over one's head 跨越到更高的職銜; 超過某人所能理解的
A: I finally got my rebate for my washer and dryer.
A: 我終於拿回我的洗衣機和烘乾機的折扣金了。
B: Good for you, but I thought they wouldn't give it to you last time.
B: 太好了, 但是我以為他們上次是不願意給你的。
A: I went back to the store yesterday. Since the guy I spoke to couldn't help me, I decided to go over his head and talk to his supervisor. She credited $200 to my account immediately.
A: 我昨天又回到店裡去。既然和我講話的那個人不能幫我, 我就越過他, 跟他的上司講話。她馬上信用卡戶頭退補了二百元。

◆over my head 除了可以表示「職權上」的超越外, 還可表「理解能力」上的超越。例句請看右邊的【黛西的小字典】。
◆Good for you 是 It's good for you 的意思, 用來表示為對方開心或肯定對方所做的事的一種常用說法。
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【黛西的小字典】- over one's head
小字典 over one's head 有下列二種意思:
◆跨越到更高的職銜:
【例】Henry was disappointed when his assistant was promoted over his head after having been there for only six months. 當助手在進來後六個月內就被提昇到他的頂上, Henry 感到失望。
◆超過某人所能理解的:
【例】This advanced calculus class is simply over my head. 這堂高等微積分課完全不是我能夠搞懂的東西。
【黛西的小筆記】- out of the blue
黛西的小筆記   out of the blue
=out of a clear blue sky
=out of nowhere
【生活小祕方】- 善用 rebate benefit
小妙方 美國有些廠商為了促銷商品, 會在一定的期限內辦贈送 rebate (折扣金)的活動。讓顧客可以將消費證明的文件寄回服務部門, 以換取折扣金。
通常需要寄回的證明有:
◆收據 (receipt)
◆商品條碼 (UPC - Universal Product Code)
◆折扣金索取表格(rebate form)
※ 為防止郵件的遺失, 最好留下正本, 以影本寄出。通常在二個月到三個月內, 顧客應該就會收到廠商寄來的支票。如果沒有, 可以打電話查詢。