TOEFL听力最常考的55个习语结构
36)fit as a fiddle身体很健康
Model:
——Harry! How have you been? I haven't seen you in ages. (Harry,你好吗?好久没看见你了。)
——I'm fit as a fiddle. This exercise program I'm following is terrific. (我身体好极了。我正进行的这个锻炼计划太棒了。)
37)grin and bear任劳任怨;毫无怨言地忍受
Model:
——Carla,I can't take this job any longer. (Carla,我不能再做这份工作了。)
——If you need the money, you'll just have to grin and bear it. (如果你需要钱,你就得忍耐。)
38)hit the spot(特指吃了食物,喝了饮料之后)精神完全恢复过来或感到满足;恢复精力;提精神
Model:
——This Lemonade sure hits the spot.(柠檬汁太提神了。)
——And how! (当然了!)
39)keep between the two of us不让第三者知道,保密
Model:
——What I'm going to say is rather personal, so let's keep between the two of us. (我要讲的纯属私事,所以希望你能保密。)
40)know a thing or two about略知一二
Model:
——Do you think Andy could help us plan the camping trip to West Virginia? (你认为Andy会帮我们计划去西弗吉尼亚州野营吗?)
——Well, since he spends every summer there, he might know a thing or two about it. (可能吧。他每个夏天都去那儿,应该知道一些事儿。)
41)leave no stone unturned不遗余力;全力以赴
Model:
——Lynn left no stone unturned in her research, and handed in an excellent paper. (Lynn全力以赴做她的研究,交了一篇优秀的论文。)
42)on cloud nine沉浸在幸福之中;非常高兴
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。)
43)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。)
44)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。)
45)rub sb. the wrong way使(某人)有点恼火;惹怒;引起反感;烦扰,打搅
Model:
——What do you think of our new economics instructor? (你觉得新经济学老师怎么样?)
——I don't know. Something about him rubs me the wrong way. (不知怎么的,他有点让我反感。)
46)scratch the surface只懂皮毛,很不了解(通常和限制性副词如only, hardly等词连用)
Model:
——You've certainly done a lot of research for your project.(你显然对你的课题做了不少研究。)
——It seems like a lot, but actually I've only scratched the surface. (看上去不少,但事实上我只懂一些毛皮。)
47)up in the air尚未决定的;捉摸不定的;悬而未决的
Model:
——Her plans for the weekend are still up in the air. (她尚未决定如何度过这个周末。)
48)wear and tear磨损;消耗
Model:
——Why do you always put on slippers when you go into your apartment? (为什么你老是一进公寓就穿上拖鞋?)
——It saves wear and tear on the carpet. (拖鞋不磨损地毯。)
49)with flying colors大获全胜;胜利地
Model:
——How did Ellen do on her Ancient History exam? (Ellen古代史考得怎么样?)
——She passed with flying colors. (她考得好极了。)
50)get off on the wrong foot开始就不顺利;一开始就犯了个错误
Model: [1995.5.]
——I hate to get off on the wrong foot. (我讨厌一开始就犯错误。)
51)get on someone's nerves使人不安,使人心烦
Model: [1996.8.]
——Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change. (为什么你开会迟到?我让你的同屋告诉你改时间的事了。)
——She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerves sometimes. (她记性不好,有时真让我心烦。)
52)give someone a break不要去管,饶了某人吧
Model: [1994.5.]
——Give me a break. I'm nervous enough as it is. (不要管我,我已经够紧张了。)
53)head and shoulders above(在…方面)强于某人
Model: [1991.10.]
——In computer programming, Susan is head and shoulders above the rest of us.(在计算机编程上,Susan比我们强。)
54)in the red赤字,负债
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