托福听力真题：常见短语表达

　　Model:

　　——Marcia looks like she's on cloud nine.Do you know what made her so happy?(Marcia好象沉浸在幸福之中。你知道她为什么这么高兴吗?)

　　——She just had a paper accepted for publication.(她有一篇文章要发表了。)

　　例：on the tip of one's tongue 一时想不起来，话到嘴边又忘记

　　Model:

　　——Are you sure you can't remember the name of that record?(你肯定记不起来那张唱片的名字吗?)

　　——It's just on the tip of my tongue! (我就是一时想不起来了。

　　例：reach the bottom of the barrel 用完，弹尽粮绝

　　Model:

　　——Don't you have any other clean shirts? (你还有其它干净衬衫吗?)

　　——I guess I've reached the bottom of the barrel.(我想我已经用完了。)