托福聽(tīng)力對(duì)話(huà)高頻習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)整理科普 這20個(gè)表達(dá)你都能聽(tīng)懂嗎？

1.take a rain check 改天吧

—— Can you come over for dinner tonight? (今天晚上來(lái)吃飯好嗎?)

—— I’m up to my ears in work, so I’ll have to take a raincheck。(我工作很忙，改天吧。)

2. lost count 弄不清楚

—— Ever since your girlfriend moved to Bridgeport, you are alwaysdriving there. How many trips a week do you makeanyway?(自從你的女友搬到Bridgeport，你老是開(kāi)車(chē)去看她。一周去幾次啊?)

——I have lost count, but I can do it with my eyesclosed。(搞不清楚了，但我閉著眼也能摸過(guò)去。)

3. be in another world 精神恍惚;魂不守舍

—— Pete’s really out of it these days。(Pete 這幾天有點(diǎn)心不在焉。)

—— Yeah, I know. Ever since he met Ann, he’s been in anotherworld。(我同意。自從他遇見(jiàn)Ann, 他就魂不守舍了。)

4. make yourself at home 隨意，隨便

—— Do you mind if I take off my jacket?(你介意我脫下夾克嗎?)

—— Of course not, make yourself at home。(當(dāng)然不介意，隨意一點(diǎn)!)

5. save your breath 省口氣吧;別白費(fèi)口舌了

—— Hey? John! John!(嘿，John! John!)

—— Save your breath. He"s out of earshot。(省口氣吧。他已經(jīng)聽(tīng)不到了。)

6. make sense 有意義，理解

—— The plot of that movie is hard to follow。(那部電影的情節(jié)很難跟得上。)

—— It makes more sense the second time。(再看一遍就理解了。)

7. cost sb. an arm and a leg 非常昂貴

——Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave toLinda?(你看到Bill送給Linda的鉆戒了嗎?)

——I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and aleg。(當(dāng)然了。那一定很昂貴。)

8.burn a hole in one’s pocket 很快地被花光

——Have you saved enough to buy that new printer for your computeryet? (你攢足錢(qián)給你的電腦買(mǎi)一臺(tái)新打印機(jī)了嗎?)

——You know money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately .Maybe next month. (這幾個(gè)月我花錢(qián)如流水。也許下個(gè)月吧。)

9.fill one’s shoes 很好地頂替;令人滿(mǎn)意地替代

——Have you heard that Professor Jones is retiring?(你聽(tīng)說(shuō)Jones教授要退休了嗎?)

——Yes. The faculty won’t find anyone to fill her shoes。(是的。學(xué)校將很難找到合適的人來(lái)代替她。)

10.is ice cold 表示理所當(dāng)然

——Does Prof. Ford always come to class? (Ford教授總是來(lái)上課嗎?)

——Is ice cold? (當(dāng)然了。)

11.like apples and oranges 用來(lái)表示無(wú)法相比的事物

——Which game do you think is more difficult to learn, chess orbridge? (你認(rèn)為橋牌和象棋哪個(gè)更難學(xué)?)

——They are like apples and oranges. (它倆沒(méi)法比較。)

12.look for a needle in a hay stack 大海撈針

——We are supposed to meet John here at the train station。(我們要在火車(chē)站接John。)

——That’s like looking for a needle in a hay stack . (那可真是大海撈針。)

13.lose one’s train of 忘記

——When you interrupted me, you made me lose my train of thought。(你打斷了我的思考，我忘記我在想什么了。)

14.meet each other half way 相互妥協(xié)，讓步

——My chemistry project is in trouble because my partner and I hadtotally different ideas about how to proceed。(我的化學(xué)課題出問(wèn)題了。在進(jìn)展問(wèn)題上，我與我的合作者意見(jiàn)完全不同。)

——You should try to meet each other half way. (你們應(yīng)該相互妥協(xié)。)

15.on the dot 準(zhǔn)時(shí);正點(diǎn)

——Did you and Amanda really meet exactly five minutes to two infront of the theatre? (你和Amanda確實(shí)在差5分兩點(diǎn)的時(shí)候到達(dá)劇院門(mén)口了嗎?)

——Yes, we were both there on the dot. (是的，我倆都準(zhǔn)點(diǎn)到達(dá)。)

16.once and for all 最后一次;干脆

——I am going to tell that neighbor of mine to turn down that musiconce and for all。(我要最后一次告訴我那個(gè)鄰居把音樂(lè)聲關(guān)小。)

——I see why you are angry. But I’ve always found that the politeroute is the most effective. (我明白你為什么惱火。但我總覺(jué)得禮貌的方式是最有效的。)

17.out of earshot 不在聽(tīng)力所及范圍

——Hey? John! John! (嗨! John! John! )

——Save your breath. He’s out of earshot. (省口氣吧，他聽(tīng)不見(jiàn)。)

18.out of this world 非常好

——Have you tried Susan’s apple pie? (你試過(guò)Susan的蘋(píng)果派嗎?)

——I got the last piece. And it was out of this world。(我拿到最后一塊。好吃極了。)

19.play by ear 隨機(jī)應(yīng)變，視情形而定

——Marty, are you doing anything special for your presentation inpolitical science tomorrow? (Marty，你在為明天的政治學(xué)演講準(zhǔn)備與眾不同的材料嗎?)

——Not really, because the class so often turns into a discussion,I’ve decided to play it by ear. (不。那門(mén)課常常最后變成討論。我決定視情形而定。)

20. ring a bell 令人想起某件事;聽(tīng)起來(lái)耳熟

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