历年TOEFL听力常考的55个习语(1)
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| 1) take a rain check 改天吧 Model: [1998.8.北美(29)] -- Can you come over for dinner tonight? (今天晚上来吃饭好吗？) -- I’m up to my ears in work, so I’ll have to take a rain check.(我工作很忙，改日吧。) 2) lost count 弄不清楚 Model: [2000.1.(21)] -- Ever since your girlfriend moved to Bridgeport, you are always driving there. How many trips a week do you make anyway?(自从你的女友搬到Bridgeport，你老是开车去看她。一周去几次啊？)
--I have lost count, but I can do it with my eyes closed.(搞不清楚了，但我闭着眼也能摸过去。) 3) be in another world 精神恍惚；魂不守舍 Model: [1996.5.(25)] -- Pete’s really out of it these days.(Pete 这几天有点心不在焉。) -- Yeah, I know. Ever since he met Ann, he’s been in another world.(我同意。自从他遇见Ann, 他就魂不守舍了。) 4) make yourself at home 随意，随便 Model: [1999.8.(7)] -- Do you mind if I take off my jacket?(你介意我脱下夹克吗？) -- Of course not, make yourself at home.(当然不介意，随意一点！) 5) save your breath 省口气吧；别白费口舌了 Model: [1995.10.(14)] -- Hey? John! John!(嘿，John! John!) -- Save your breath. He"s out of earshot.(省口气吧。他已经听不到了。) 6) make sense 有意义，理解 Model: [1999.1.(29)] -- The plot of that movie is hard to follow.(那部电影的情节很难跟得上。) -- It makes more sense the second time.(再看一遍就理解了。) 7) cost sb. an arm and a leg 非常昂贵 Model: [1999。1。(4)] --Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?(你看到Bill送给Linda的钻戒了吗？) --I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.(当然了。那一定很昂贵。) 8) burn a hole in one’s pocket 很快地被花光 Model: [1997.10 ] --Have you saved enough to buy that new printer for your computer yet? (你攒足钱给你的电脑买一台新打印机了吗？) --You know money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately . Maybe next month. (这几个月我花钱如流水。也许下个月吧。) 9)fill one’s shoes 很好地顶替；令人满意地替代 Model: [1997.8.] --Have you heard that Professor Jones is retiring? (你听说Jones教授要退休了吗？) --Yes. The faculty won’t find anyone to fill her shoes. (是的。学校将很难找到合适的人来代替她。) 10)is ice cold 表示理所当然 Model: [1995.10.] --Does Prof. Ford always come to class? (Ford教授总是来上课吗？) --Is ice cold? (当然了。) 11)like apples and oranges 用来表示无法相比的事物 Model: [1997.1.] --Which game do you think is more difficult to learn, chess or bridge? (你认为桥牌和象棋哪个更难学?) --They are like apples and oranges. (它俩没法比较。) 12)look for a needle in a hay stack 大海捞针 Model: [1990.1.] --We are supposed to meet John here at the train station. (我们要在火车站接John。) --That’s like looking for a needle in a hay stack . (那可真是大海捞针。) 13)lose one’s train of 忘记 Model: [1995.1.] --When you interrupted me, you made me lose my train of thought. (你打断了我的思考，我忘记我在想什么了。) 14)meet each other half way 相互妥协，让步 Model: [1992.8.] --My chemistry project is in trouble because my partner and I had totally different ideas about how to proceed. (我的化学课题出问题了。在进展问题上，我与我的合作者意见完全不同。) --You should try to meet each other half way. (你们应该相互妥协。) 15)on the dot 准时；正点 Model: [1992.8.] --Did you and Amanda really meet exactly five minutes to two in front of the theatre? (你和Amanda确实在差5分两点的时候到达剧院门口了吗？) --Yes, we were both there on the dot. (是的，我俩都准点到达。) 16)once and for all 最后一次；干脆 Model: [1996.1.] --I am going to tell that neighbor of mine to turn down that music once and for all.(我要最后一次告诉我那个邻居把音乐声关小。) --I see why you are angry. But I’ve always found that the polite route is the most effective. (我明白你为什么恼火。但我总觉得礼貌的方式是最有效的。) 17)out of earshot 不在听力所及范围 Model: [1995.10.] --Hey? John! John! (嗨! John! John! ) --Save your breath. He’s out of earshot. (省口气吧，他听不见。) 18)out of this world 非常好 Model: [1995.10.] --Have you tried Susan’s apple pie? (你试过Susan的苹果派吗？) --I got the last piece. And it was out of this world. (我拿到最后一块。好吃极了。) 19)play by ear 随机应变，视情形而定 Model: [1989.8.] --Marty, are you doing anything special for your presentation in political science tomorrow? (Marty，你在为明天的政治学演讲准备与众不同的材料吗？) --Not really, because the class so often turns into a discussion, I’ve decided to play it by ear. (不。那门课常常最后变成讨论。我决定视情形而定。) 20) ring a bell 令人想起某件事；听起来耳熟 Model: [1992.10.] --That name just doesn’t ring a bell with me. (那个名字我一点也不熟。) 21)share a common outlook 有共同的观点 Model: [1991.1.] --Jeff and Alan share a common outlook on life. (Jeff 和Alan对于生活有共同的观点。) 22)six of one and half-a-dozen of the other 半斤八两；没什么区别 Model: [1989.1.] --I can’t decide whether to take anthropology or geology this term. (我决定不了这学期是选人类学还是地理课。) --It’s six of one and half-a-dozen of the other. (两门无甚差别。) 23)stick around 在附近逗留或等待 Model: [1995.5.] --Leaving the party so soon? We’re just getting ready to cut the cake. (这么早就要走？我们刚准备要切蛋糕。) --Sorry, I can’t stick around. (对不起，我不能继续待在这儿了。) 24)stick with 继续做，坚持 Model: [1996.8.] --I wonder what this new flavor of ice cream tastes like? (我想知道这种新的冰激凌是什么味道？) --I tried it last week. If I were you, I would stick with an old favorite. (上周我吃过，若我是你，我会继续吃以前爱吃的那种。) 25)straighten out 扯平；结清 Model: [1996.1.] --I almost forgot. I still owe you ten dollars from the other night. Do you have change for a twenty? (我差点忘了。不久前的一个晚上我借了你10块钱，到现在还没还呢，你现在能找开20元的吗？) --Oh, not at the moment. Let’s just straighten it out some other time. (哦，现在不能。以后再结清吧。) 26)toss and turn (身体)翻来覆去(通常表示难以入睡) Model: [1993.1.] --Last night I tossed and turned in bed, too exhausted to sleep. (昨晚我辗转反侧，怎么也睡不着) 27)turn one’s back (在别人遇到困难时)不愿帮助 Model: [1990.10.] --He’ll turn his back on me if I ask for money. (我若向他借钱，他就会不理我。) 28)under the weather 身体不适，生病 Model: [1996.10.(26)] --It’s good to see you, Mary. How have you been? (看见你真高兴，Mary。你好吗？) --Actually I have been feeling under the weather recently. (其实这两天我身子不大舒服。) |
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