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新托福听力难点词汇(3)

2010-12-28来源:和谐英语
  1,inside out =里朝外
  -Here I am, I am lucky I made it to the exam on time
   I can see you are in a hurry; you are wearing your sweater inside out
  2,is ice cold =理所当然
  -Does Professor Ford always come to class?
   Is ice cold?
  3,It never fails =总是发生
  -It never fails; plan a big picnic and it sure to rain
  -It never fails it's raining hard outside and I am stark stuck 来自 stick 阻延或推迟 Without an umbrella (困在里面)
   I'd like to let you have mine, but I have to go out soon
  4,it's who you know that counts =认识的人起作用
  -Did you hear that Greg got a job in his uncle's law office?
   Like they say, it's who you know that counts
  5,keep an eye =留意
  -One of the members of the dormitory counselor is quitting, do you know of anyone who would be interested in and taking her place?
   I am not sure, but I'll certainly keep an eye on for you
  6,keep from =抑制,防止
  -No one could keep him from speaking
  7,keep track of =掌握..的线索,注意动向,通晓世态
  -You certainly have a lot clocks there seems to be one in every room
   My family gives them to me because I have trouble keeping track of the time
  8,knock oneself out =使自己筋疲力尽
  -Gorier has been knocking herself out on that project
  9,last = 最不情愿的
  -The last person I want to see is Jeff
  -Would you like to come mountain climbing with us?
   That's the last thing in the world I ever want to do
  -I thought Paul might be able to help me figure out this computer program
   Paul is about the last person I'd ask if I were you
  10,lay off =临时解雇,暂时辞退
  -I got some bad news today
   The store where I work is laying off staff
   Are they going to let you go?
  11,leave much to be desired =不令人满意,有待改善
  -Well dietitians(营养学家) work hard to offer students nutritious and well-balanced diet
   Many of our young men and women claimed that brandy Bramley food like most dorm food leaves
   Much to be desired
  12,light up =突然快活,高兴起来
  -Those flowers light up the whole room
  13,like apples and oranges =用来表示无法相比的事物
  -Which game do you think is more difficult to learn, chess or bridge
  They are like apples and oranges
  14,line up =准备停当,计划安排
  -I have this great job lined up to manage the closing door clothing store at them all at the mall
   =排列起来,排成队
  -Look at all those cars lined up for the ferry (等待摆渡); There must be forty ahead of us
   Yeah, I think it's going to be a while
  15,live by oneself =独自一人生活
  -Mary said she wanted to live by herself
  16,look for a needle in a hay stack =大海捞针
  -We are supposed to meet John here at the train station
   That's like looking for a needle in a hay stack (干草堆)
  17,look forward to =盼望,期待
  -I am really looking forward to the picnic tomorrow
   If we are lucky we'll have some sun this year for a change
  18,look into =调查,审查,研究
  -Martin is looking into the possibility of getting alone getting a loan(贷款)
  19,look over =检查,查看
  -The professor asked us to look over our papers for mistakes
  20,look up to =把某人当作好榜样模仿 , 尊重,尊敬
  -Dianna looks up to her teacher
  -I hear your older sister is on the Olympic team and on the honor's list; she must be quite a person
   She sure is, I've always looked up to her