托福写作常用经典短句

　　"My goodness!I didn't think this job would be so much work.I'm pooped!"

　　"out of order" = out of whack (出毛病/出故障)

　　"My printer is out of order again."

　　"go steady with (sb)" = date someone on a regular basis

　　(与...)固定交往/确定恋爱关系

　　"Andrew went steady for four years before he got married."

　　"give sb a tongue-lashing" 把.....狠骂一顿

　　"Harry gave me a tongue-lashing for not telling him when I came back fromEngland."

　　"by candlelight" 靠点蜡烛;烛光下

　　"Because of the power outage,we have to do everything by candlelight."

　　A:You look more beautiful by candlelight!

　　B:Oh,craps!

　　"on record" 有案可稽，留下记录

　　"Many climatologists have predicted (that) 2007 will be the warmest year onrecord."

　　“crash the gate”(无门票乱闯;没被邀请却硬厚着脸皮要进)

　　"fall for" (信以为真，受骗) = be deceived by

　　"What a fool I was to fall for your stupid excuse!"

　　"it's not on the menu" 菜单上没有，我们不弄这个

　　"I am sorry it's not on the menu.Can you order something else instead?"

　　"leave sb out in the cold" = exclude someone,fail to

　　inform someone about something(把..排斥在外，没通知到..)