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<p><font color="#0000ff" size="3">托福听力中，小词或习语是必考的，且又是考生最不容易掌握的。现从托福听力原文中精选100例，方便考生复习掌握习语或小词。 <br/><br/>1，a change of pace 节奏变换 <br/>You can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace. <br/><br/>2, a far cry from 相距甚远 <br/>The published book is far cry from the early manuscript. <br/><br/>3, and how 的确 <br/>A: She’s a good dancer. <br/>B: and how. <br/><br/>4, a matter of time 时间问题 <br/>It is only a matter of time. <br/><br/>5, a phone call away 一个电话之远，愿意过来帮忙。 <br/>If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away. <br/><br/>6, a while back 不久以前 <br/><br/>7，all along 一直 <br/>I knew it all along. <br/><br/>8, anything but 绝对不 <br/>I was anything but happy about going. <br/><br/>9, account for 解释 <br/>How do you account for it? <br/><br/>10, after all 到底 <br/>A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine, <br/>B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all. <br/><br/>11, allergic to 对|……过敏 <br/>Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something. <br/><br/>12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务 <br/>I am at your service at any time. <br/><br/>13, around the clock 24小时不停 <br/>Martha studied around the clock for management exam. <br/><br/>14, as far as I know 就我所知 <br/><br/>15，at home with 对…..很熟悉 <br/>She is at home with problems like this. <br/><br/>16, back out <br/>1) 退出 <br/>A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight? <br/>B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute <br/>2）不履行 <br/>She finally backed out of her promise. <br/><br/>17, be cut out for 天生适合 <br/>I’m not cut out to be a hero. <br/><br/>18, be absorbed in <br/>She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away. <br/><br/>19, be addicted to 对……上瘾 <br/>She has been addicted to drugs for years. <br/><br/>20，be attached to 对……有感情 <br/>A: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have <br/><br/>gotten rid of it years ago. <br/>B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it. <br/><br/>21, back up <br/>1) 累积 <br/>The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks. I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show. <br/>2) 支持 <br/>I’ll back it up. <br/><br/>22, be bound for 到……地方 <br/>The bus is bound for New England. <br/><br/>23, be (feel) myself 找到自我 <br/>I’m feeling myself again. <br/><br/>24, be burned up 生气 <br/>She was really burned up at the news. <br/><br/>25, be hard up for <br/>I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books. <br/><br/>26, be head and shoulders above 好许多 <br/>In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates. <br/><br/>27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里 <br/>A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about? <br/>B: I’m as in the dark as you are. <br/><br/>28，be stuck 卡住了 <br/>I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck. <br/><br/>29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂 <br/>A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester. <br/>B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew. <br/><br/>30, break new ground 有了新的突破 <br/>His architectural design broke new ground in the field. <br/><br/>31，benefit concert 慈善音乐会 <br/>We need to let everyone know about the benefit concert, but we don’t have much money for advertising. <br/><br/>32, busy signal 占线 <br/>I’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal. <br/><br/>33,between you and me 你我之间，保密 <br/><br/>34，call for <br/>A,打电话找 <br/>Tom just called for you. <br/>B,预报 <br/>The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week? <br/>C,问 <br/>It’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions. <br/><br/>35, call it a day 就此结束 <br/>A: I’m really glad our club decides to raise money for the children’s hospital, and most of the people we’ve phoned seemed happy to contribute. <br/>B: Yeah, I agree. Now we’ve gone through all the numbers on our list now, so I guess we can call it a day. <br/><br/>36,cash the check 兑现支票 <br/>Have your sister cashed her paycheck? <br/><br/>37,clear off 收拾，整理 <br/>It’s about time we clear off the desk. <br/><br/>38,come down (雨，雪)下起来 <br/>The heavy rain is coming down, now. <br/><br/>39, come in first in the race 比赛第一名 <br/>Not only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season. <br/><br/>40,come what may 不管怎样 <br/>We’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may. <br/><br/>41,cost somebody an arm and a leg <br/>A: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda? <br/>B: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg. <br/><br/>42, cut it out 闭嘴 <br/>I told you to cut it out. <br/><br/>43,be cut out for 生来时做……的 <br/>Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession. <br/><br/>44,department chair 系主任 <br/>I didn’t write that memo to the department chair. <br/><br/>45,dirt cheap 非常便宜 <br/>A: You’ve already furnished your apartment? <br/>B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap. <br/><br/>46, do with 用…..凑合; do without 没有……也行 <br/>You can do with your girlfriend. <br/>You can do without your girlfriend <br/><br/>47, dog tired 特别累，同义：run down; worn out; out of steam <br/>I’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles. <br/><br/>48, down jacket 羽绒服 <br/><br/>49，drive somebody up the wall 让某人发疯；同义：drive somebody out of one’s mind <br/>The sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind. <br/><br/>50, fall back on 依赖 <br/>A: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher? <br/>B: I did pretty well, but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally. <br/><br/>51, fill a prescription 按处方抓药 <br/>Would you please fill this prescription for me? <br/><br/>52, fill in for 代替； 同义：fill one’s place(position, shoes); take the place of; take over Say, Dave, can you fill in for me tonight at the restaurant? I’d like to go out of town. <br/><br/>53,food for thought 令人思考的东西；同义：thought-provoking <br/>There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say. <br/><br/>54,for nothing 免费 <br/>To pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV for nothing. <br/><br/>55,from top to bottom 从上到下 <br/>A: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room. <br/>B: I’ve searched it from top to bottom.. <br/>56, get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了 <br/>I got off on the wrong foot, and I don’t have any idea which way to turn now. <br/><br/>57,get a lot out of something 从……学到很多 <br/>The training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it. <br/><br/>58, get at 想说 <br/>Do you understand what I’m getting at? <br/><br/>59, get away with 对…..摆脱惩罚 <br/>A: Did you know that Bob is leaving for home tonight? He isn’t planning to take his final exams. <br/>B: He can’t get away with that <br/><br/>60,get going 赶紧行动； 同义：get moving <br/>A: It looks like we won’t have enough time to do all we wanted to. <br/>B: Who says we won’t? let’s get going. <br/><br/>61, get on one’s nerve 招惹某人神经了 <br/>A: Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change. <br/>B: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerve sometimes. <br/><br/>62, get started on 开始做 <br/>We should get started on the project. <br/><br/>63, get time off from work 从工作中抽时间 <br/>Oh, so she was able to get time off from the work. <br/><br/>64,give credibility to 相信 <br/>A: did you hear about Jim? <br/>B: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility. <br/><br/>65,go easy on 温和对待 <br/>Well, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you. <br/><br/>66,go in one ear and out the other 一耳朵进，一耳朵出 <br/>Well, you know Mike, everything’s in one ear and out the other. <br/><br/>67,go jogging 去跑步 <br/>Are you ready to go jogging? <br/><br/>68,go to one’s head 某人自负 <br/>A: Have you noticed how John’s changed since he became student government president? <br/>B: I think the whole thing has gone to his head, and he used to be so sociable and open. <br/><br/>69,got the time 几点了 <br/>A: Got the time? <br/>B: It’s a little after ten. <br/><br/>70, graduation announcements 毕业典礼请柬 <br/>Have you ordered your graduation announcements? <br/><br/>71,graon about 抱怨 <br/>How come Michael’s always groaning about something? <br/><br/>72,guest lecturer 客座教授 <br/>The only person who understood the guest lecturer was the professor. <br/><br/>73,hand-me-down 送的东西 <br/>A: What a gorgeous jacket. It must have cost a fortune. <br/>B: Not at all. It’s a hand-me-down. <br/><br/>74,hand down 易如反掌 <br/>Lee won the chess match hands down. <br/><br/>75,have a way with 擅长 <br/>Bonnie really has a way with words. <br/><br/>76,have had it with 处于 <br/>I’ve had it with being sick in bed. I’ve read most of these magazines twice. <br/><br/>77, head and shoulders above 高出许多 <br/>In computer programming, Susan is head and shoulders above the rest of us. <br/><br/>78, hit the spots 特别好 <br/>This lemonade sure hits the spots. <br/><br/>79, hold the grudge 记仇 <br/>A: I wish I hadn’t hurt Mary’s feelings like that. You know I never meant to. <br/>B: The great thing about Mary is that she doesn’t hold the grudge. <br/><br/>80, I have no idea which way to turn 我不知道该怎么办 <br/><br/>81, I have seen worse 我见过更糟的 <br/><br/>82, in advance 提前；同义：before hand, ahead of time <br/>It’s a really nice apartment. But the owners want two-month rent in advance and I just don ’t have it. <br/><br/>83, in case 万一 <br/>Let’s take our suits along in case the sun comes out. <br/><br/>84, in next to no time 马上 <br/>A: Are you going to be using the copying machine long? <br/>B: I’ll be through in next to no time. <br/><br/>85, in the red 赤字 反义：in the black <br/><br/>86,in the works 正在准备阶段 <br/>An advanced course in theoretical chemistry is the works. <br/><br/>87, keep to oneself <br/>I’m amazed that you still haven’t gotten to know your neighbors. <br/><br/>88, kill time 浪费时间 <br/>Gosh, what can we do to kill the next 10 hours? <br/><br/>89, leave…up to somebody <br/>We’ll have to leave the decision up to him. <br/><br/>90, letter of recommendation 推荐信；letter of reference 推荐信 <br/><br/>91, look on the bright sides of things 看事物的光明面 <br/><br/>92, no kidding 不是开玩笑吧 <br/><br/>93, on the tip of one’s tongue 就在舌尖 <br/>A: Are you sure you can’t remember the name of that record? <br/>B: It’s just on the tip of my tongue! <br/><br/>94, quitting time 下课时间 <br/>I’m glad it’s almost quitting time. <br/><br/>95, take it over 重修 <br/>Don failed physics and had to take it over. <br/><br/>96, than necessary 比应该的要冷 <br/>The lab was cooler than necessary. <br/><br/>97, That’s easer said than done. 说来容易做来难 <br/><br/>98, There is nothing to it. 没什么，很容易 <br/>I can run this projector. There’s really nothing to it. <br/><br/>99, with flying colors 成功 <br/>A: How did Ellen do on her American History exam? <br/>B: She passed with flying colors. <br/><br/>100, You can bet your life 当然 <br/>A: Will Prof. Smith come to class on time? <br/>B: You can bet your life. </font></p> |
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