1 a change of pace 节奏变换 . L8 m! o/ E, ~( _
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3 d, C- p) F1 F 2 a far cry from 相距甚远
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/ _) J) T( L. ]9 o The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3 and how 的确7 e! D& a5 T5 C" _1 L8 P
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A: She's a good dancer.$ g. X" c. ?/ b9 M
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B: and how.
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4 a matter of time 时间问题7 u# i" K! B$ | r3 G
7 R5 m# @$ x0 ~4 u5 @& z |" w It is only a matter of time.
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" b& H0 t9 e% R7 p4 T. l 5 a phone call away 一个电话之远,愿意过来帮忙。8 x% r0 x6 m+ R4 ^$ C. }
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If you need my help,do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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7 C2 t: i( g9 I& p, Y1 m 6 a while back 不久以前0 E" n4 j) w1 b8 b2 Z
+ D! W" t3 q) J 7 all along 一直
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I knew it all along.
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, k7 N H0 x. l, ^' j! ~ 8 anything but 绝对不6 J6 ^! `8 g; B) ~# k) J& r
: l& S V v7 v; s4 W6 N I was anything but happy about going.7 M$ N3 ` A) p# C" X& v# H
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9 account for 解释
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' ?4 Q$ H! n0 V1 {" b0 O8 \ 10 after all 到底, ?/ J0 y* M9 Y: r( `0 s: p
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A: I've just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine
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B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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11 allergic to 对|……过敏( v# d. O, G; j
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Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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12 at sb's service 愿为某人服务
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I am at your service at any time.% R' O5 S7 x- v
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13 around the clock 24小时不停3 J# q7 J4 g' B3 J" i' ~
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14 as far as I know 就我所知
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9 I1 Q0 p7 r e% y+ e9 A6 [ 15 at home with 对………很熟悉
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4 G; ]: ]8 B9 s" X$ \ She is at home with problems like this.& a* Q) ?" K1 n5 K& B
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16 back out7 n0 A' ~9 Z8 \0 n: S" E) A7 \
4 |! E% R: m3 ~0 f, I 1) 退出' k6 z6 i4 U; S: m. h) J7 G9 q
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A: Wasn't Bert supposed to sing tonight?2 S; x# l- M- l7 j2 b
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1 L7 K/ L! i3 A H She finally backed out of her promise.# ?; V0 ~& r+ T! L( q |
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17 be cut out for 天生适合
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# {, x' I3 l) g) _ I'm not cut out to be a hero.2 T- B, x' b5 |$ f
. p. E9 H1 X4 s; M3 i 18 be absorbed in
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She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can't tear her away.# W, J( }" _4 }
$ d' l) w* d: r/ a0 T/ l) n 19 be addicted to 对……上瘾
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She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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9 ]. b2 q0 A0 F3 H 20 be attached to 对……有感情
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. {4 k5 Y% Y |8 {* d9 J B: It runs well and I've actually been quite attached to it.
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21 back up* L8 ^; c) _2 f6 g5 z
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' U! f" y7 ~( e3 R5 ^* G6 d* h1 J I'll back it up.6 z# |) q7 a% X
( I, V- J0 k. g/ m 22 be bound for 到……地方
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The bus is bound for New England.
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23 be (feel) myself 找到自我% j7 u3 J4 A) s
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I'm feeling myself again.
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24 be burned up 生气0 l4 W% y! Z& Z1 _
! V" i. `1 v# m0 ?# K2 M6 ^6 u5 A She was really burned up at the news.( T1 S# e& U' M0 h+ b" e* a0 b
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I'm hard up for clothes,but I have a lot of books.4 ^5 M z, c) ~/ ~
2 U. O% G! X1 d+ w7 H+ e5 ? 26 be head and shoulders above 好许多4 x; Q7 V0 a8 }
: M7 f, i# I2 G5 f$ I! C In calculus,Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.2 C0 \# ^" K+ W/ C9 L( I- t$ p
# g5 I7 M- ?, s 27 be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
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A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
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0 e* O: X- ^1 u, R$ G. ^ 28 be stuck 卡住了& q7 v: P, g' z% q% i3 t/ w
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29 bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂7 [% i4 T' w7 H8 ~
3 n/ J8 ]' ]' u# Z; A A: I hear you're taking an advanced physics course this semester.
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; w9 I; r) z1 G' k B: I think I've bitten off more than I can chew.
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30 break new ground 有了新的突破* U1 h5 F/ q+ J% d( ~( c$ Q
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His architectural design broke new ground in the field. |