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TOEFL听力最常考的55个习语结构1

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历年TOEFL听力最常考的55个习语结构汇编:

  1)take a rain check改天吧

  Model: [1998.8.北美(29)]

  ——Can you come over for dinner tonight? (今天晚上来吃饭好吗?)

  ——I'm up to my ears in work, so I'll have to take a rain check.(我工作很忙,改日吧。)

  2)lost count弄不清楚

  Model: [2000.1.(21)]

  ——Ever since your girlfriend moved to Bridgeport, you are always driving there. How many trips a week do you make anyway?(自从你的女友搬到Bridgeport,你老是开车去看她。一周去几次啊?)

  ——I have lost count, but I can do it with my eyes closed.(搞不清楚了,但我闭着眼也能摸过去。)

  3)be in another world精神恍惚;魂不守舍

  Model: [1996.5.(25)]

  ——Pete's really out of it these days.(Pete这几天有点心不在焉。)

  ——Yeah, I know. Ever since he met Ann, he's been in another world.(我同意。自从他遇见Ann,他就魂不守舍了。)

  4)make yourself at home随意,随便

  Model: [1999.8.(7)]

  ——Do you mind if I take off my jacket?(你介意我脱下夹克吗?)

  ——Of course not, make yourself at home.(当然不介意,随意一点!)

  5)save your breath省口气吧;别白费口舌了

  Model: [1995.10.(14)]

  ——Hey? John! John!(嘿,John! John!)

  ——Save your breath. He's out of earshot.(省口气吧。他已经听不到了。)

  6)make sense有意义,理解   Model: [1999.1.(29)]

  ——The plot of that movie is hard to follow.(那部电影的情节很难跟得上。)

  ——It makes more sense the second time.(再看一遍就理解了。)

  7)cost sb. an arm and a leg非常昂贵

Model: [1999.1.(4)]

  ——Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?(你看到Bill送给Linda的钻戒了吗?)

  ——I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.(当然了。那一定很昂贵。)

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

  Model: [1997.10 ]

  ——Have you saved enough to buy that new printer for your computer yet? (你攒足钱给你的电脑买一台新打印机了吗?)

  ——You know money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately . Maybe next month. (这几个月我花钱如流水。也许下个月吧。)

  9)fill one's shoes很好地顶替;令人满意地替代

  Model: [1997.8.]

  ——Have you heard that Professor Jones is retiring? (你听说Jones教授要退休了吗?)

  ——Yes. The faculty won't find anyone to fill her shoes. (是的。学校将很难找到合适的人来代替她。)

  10)is ice cold表示理所当然

  Model: [1995.10.]

  ——Does Prof. Ford always come to class? (Ford教授总是来上课吗?)

  ——Is ice cold? (当然了。)

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

  Model: [1997.1.]

  ——Which game do you think is more difficult to learn, chess or bridge?(你认为桥牌和象棋哪个更难学?)

  ——They are like apples and oranges. (它俩没法比较。)

  12)look for a needle in a hay stack大海捞针

  Model: [1990.1.]

  ——We are supposed to meet John here at the train station. (我们要在火车站接John.)

  ——That's like looking for a needle in a hay stack .(那可真是大海捞针。)

  13)lose one's train of忘记

  Model: [1995.1.]

  ——When you interrupted me, you made me lose my train of thought. (你打断了我的思考,我忘记我在想什么了。)

  14)meet each other half way相互妥协,让步