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托福听力备考之常用习语介绍

2016-09-06来源:互联网

  词汇对于听力是否取得高分关系还是不小的,词汇量的形成是必须的,有些听力词汇相对来讲是比较难的,那就是习语词汇,下面带领大家一起来了解一下。

  1.break new ground 创新、突破的意思

  His architectural design broke new ground in the field. (他的建筑设计是这个领域里的创新。)

  例:

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

  谷歌一直都在以惊人的速度创新,但是移除这个按钮可能会对一些怀旧的人产生影响。

  2.do the trick 做成功;达到理想的结果

  ——I’ve been trying to get the furnace started, but I can’t find the right switch. (我尽力想让炉子燃起来,可不知道该按哪个键。)

  ——Here, I believe this one in the back will do the trick. (这里,我相信后面按这个键,可以让炉子燃起来。)

  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无法一起吃午饭,一个简短的电话也能起到很好的效果。

  3.drag one's feet 行动缓慢;磨磨蹭蹭不情愿

  ——How’s Bob coming along on his dissertation proposal? (Bob的论文计划进展地怎么样了?)

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

  例如:一个百货公司的雇员正在罢工,要求增加工资。这个公司的经理说:

  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.

  工会拖拖拉拉地不肯就解决方案达成协议。他们认为,公司一定会迫不及待地要雇员回去工作,因为圣诞节快来了,这是我们一年最忙的时候。

  4.draw the line 拒绝,拒不容忍

  ——Paul expects me to clean the room every week.(Paul想让我每周打扫房间。)

  ——That’s where I draw the line.(可是我绝对不会答应的。)

  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?

  项目预期的开放讨论的界线如何确定呢(包括最初项目目标的失败或感受到的失败和潜在的灾难性观点)?

  5.feel down in the dumbrs 心情不好;情绪低落

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

  (Kate为最近的化学作业成绩感到很沮丧。)

  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.

  如果他们确实感到抑郁,他们也更倾向于向普通科医师而不是家人求助。

  6.few and far between 不多;少而分散的;不常碰到或发现的;稀少的

  ——Steve is really a terrific guy. (Steve真是不简单。)

  ——He sure is. Ones like him are few and far between. (当然。像他那样的人可不多见。)

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

  对于一些俗语的托福词汇,我们要多加总结,并要认真背诵,这对你的托福考试将大有益处。相信大家一定有所收获,希望能在备考的路上助大家一臂之力。最后,小编预祝大家在托福考试中取得好成绩。

  以下这些是小编整理出来的习语,童鞋们要好好背下来哦!

  1. take a rain check 改天吧

  2. lost count 弄不清楚

  3. be in another world 精神恍惚;魂不守舍

  4. make yourself at home 随意,随便

  5. save your breath 省口气吧,别白费口舌了

  6. make sense 有意义,理解

  7. cost sb. an arm and a leg 非常昂贵

  8. burn a hole in one's pocket 很快地被花光

  9. fill one's shoes 很好地顶替;令人满意地替代

  10. Is ice cold? 表示理所当然

  11. like apples and oranges 用来表示无法相比的事物

  12. look for a needle in a hay stack 大海劳针

  13. lose one's train of 忘记

  14. meet each other half way 相互妥协,让步

  15. on the dot 准时,正点

  16. once and for all 最后一次; 干脆

  17. out of earshot 不在听力所及范围

  18. out of this world 非常好

  19. play by ear 随即应变;视情形而定

  20. ring a bell 令人想起某件事;听起来耳熟

  21. share a common outlook 有共同的观点

  22. six of one and half-a-dozen of the other 半斤八两

  23. stick around 在附近逗留或等待

  24. stick with 继续做,坚持

  25. straighten out 扯平;结清

  26. toss and turn [身体]翻来覆去[通常表示难以入睡]

  27. turn one's back [在别人遇到困难时]不愿帮助

  28. under the weather 身体不适, 生病

  29. bite off more thanone can chew 贪多嚼不烂;

  心有余而力不足;不自量力,力不从心

  30. break new ground 创新