托福聽力考試習(xí)語學(xué)習(xí)

　　His architectural design broke new ground in the field. (他的建筑設(shè)計(jì)是這個(gè)領(lǐng)域里的創(chuàng)新。)

　　例：

　　As Google continues to break new ground at a tremendous rate, perhaps the button will give some impact on the Nostalgic.

　　谷歌一直都在以驚人的速度創(chuàng)新，但是移除這個(gè)按鈕可能會(huì)對一些懷舊的人產(chǎn)生影響。

　　2.do the trick 做成功;達(dá)到理想的結(jié)果

　　——I’ve been trying to get the furnace started, but I can’t find the right switch. (我盡力想讓爐子燃起來，可不知道該按哪個(gè)鍵。)

　　——Here, I believe this one in the back will do the trick. (這里，我相信后面按這個(gè)鍵，可以讓爐子燃起來。)

　　例：

　　If your friends are too busy to meet for lunch, a short phone call can do the trick要是你的朋友太忙而無法一起吃午飯，一個(gè)簡短的電話也能起到很好的效果。

　　3.drag one's feet 行動(dòng)緩慢;磨磨蹭蹭不情愿

　　——How’s Bob coming along on his dissertation proposal? (Bob的論文計(jì)劃進(jìn)展地怎么樣了?)

　　——He’s really been dragging his feet. (他很磨蹭的。)

　　例如：一個(gè)百貨公司的雇員正在罷工，要求增加工資。這個(gè)公司的經(jīng)理說：

　　The union is dragging its feet on agreeing to a settlement. They think the company is getting desperate to get people back to work because Christmas is coming and that's our busiest time of year.

　　工會(huì)拖拖拉拉地不肯就解決方案達(dá)成協(xié)議。他們認(rèn)為，公司一定會(huì)迫不及待地要雇員回去工作，因?yàn)槭フQ節(jié)快來了，這是我們一年最忙的時(shí)候。

　　4.draw the line 拒絕，拒不容忍

　　——Paul expects me to clean the room every week.(Paul想讓我每周打掃房間。)

　　——That’s where I draw the line.(可是我絕對不會(huì)答應(yīng)的。)

　　例如：Where do you draw the line between open discussion of project expectations, including the failure or perceived failure of initial project goals, and potentially disastrous opinion-making?

　　項(xiàng)目預(yù)期的開放討論的界線如何確定呢(包括最初項(xiàng)目目標(biāo)的失敗或感受到的失敗和潛在的災(zāi)難性觀點(diǎn))?

　　5.feel down in the dumbrs 心情不好;情緒低落

　　——Kate was really feeling down in the dumbrs about her latest chemistry assignment.

　　(Kate為最近的化學(xué)作業(yè)成績感到很沮喪。)

　　I burned midnight oil yesterday. So I feel down in the dumbrs today.

　　我昨天晚上熬夜了。今天我打不起精神。

　　例如：

　　If they do feel down in the dumbrs though, they are also more likely to turn to a general brractitioner rather than family for helbr.

　　如果他們確實(shí)感到抑郁，他們也更傾向于向普通科醫(yī)師而不是家人求助。

　　6.few and far between 不多;少而分散的;不常碰到或發(fā)現(xiàn)的;稀少的

　　——Steve is really a terrific guy. (Steve真是不簡單。)

　　——He sure is. Ones like him are few and far between. (當(dāng)然。像他那樣的人可不多見。)

　　例如：If you wait for inspiration to slap you in the face, your work sessions will be few and far between.