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【托福】托福听力:备考之常用习语介绍
2018-10-26 08:16
来源:沈阳新东方
作者:小编
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
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