托福听力常考习语（二）

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　　29)bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂;心有余而力不足;不自量力;力不从心
　　Model:
　　--I hear you’ve been taking an advanced physics course this semester. How’s it going? (我听说这学期你在上高等物理课。这门课怎么样?)
　　--I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew. (我是心有余而力不足啊。)
　　30)break new ground 创新
　　Model:
　　--His architectural design broke new ground in the field. (他的建筑设计是这个领域里的创新。)
# J& O" O/ [' e& y: m% J　　31)do the trick 做成功;达到理想的结果
　　Model:
* L  B+ V+ ^& _' l　　--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。)
4 x; B3 _8 `: o/ m, i+ r4 x　　--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。)
8 @! s& ^, Y- ?6 U9 s　　32)drag one’s feet 行动缓慢;磨磨蹭蹭不情愿
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# t% J, y1 I' _$ g　　--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。)
% E1 |6 x/ X5 B) x9 [" T- r　　33)draw the line 拒绝，拒不容忍
　　Model:
( X' S% Z+ z* S7 P! q　　--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。
; x) a5 h% R2 |8 B　　34)feel down in the dumps 心情不好;情绪低落
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; S8 B, I& K5 L" h! `, \" E9 |　　--Kate was really feeling down in the dumps about her latest chemistry assignment. (Kate为最近的化学作业成绩感到很沮丧。)
7 T( `0 W" ]& \6 _　　35)few and far between 不多;少而分散的;不常碰到或发现的;稀少的
　　Model:
0 w5 X$ t! N) c, N+ g; e) O　　--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。)
　　36)fit as a fiddle 身体很健康
　　Model:
- j$ R! g! K3 A& i" D, R+ X, W　　-- Harry! How have you been? I haven’t seen you in ages. (Harry，你好吗?好久没看见你了。)
+ S) S5 N3 g+ K. o/ m, W; s　　--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。)
4 X" W% A$ r5 E) j　　37)grin and bear 任劳任怨;毫无怨言地忍受
; b* W3 h# \+ q* X( R　　Model:
　　--Carla,I can’t take this job any longer. (Carla，我不能再做这份工作了。)
+ H) Y5 P/ b; ^* `% X　　--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。)
+ V$ c: P3 M! k; v　　--And how! (当然了!)
　　39)keep between the two of us 不让第三者知道，保密
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　　--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。)
% m( B. J6 w& i' U　　40)know a thing or two about 略知一二
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4 v3 A1 n$ M3 s4 ~  t1 p0 D　　--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?)
% W8 k0 K! S8 S' u8 H7 u0 Z　　--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。)
, a& V' X. n! s1 v7 R1 _& B8 j　　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:
2 ?% I/ c' f; B　　--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。)
) k4 U2 f8 M+ D$ g% w5 Y) N　　43)on the tip of one’s tongue 一时想不起来，话到嘴边又忘记
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! Q$ w# E7 }6 f2 Y　　--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。)
2 y/ ]# ?3 r. x8 `( c! d+ h　　45)rub sb. the wrong way 使(某人)有点恼火;惹怒;引起反感;烦扰，打搅
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　　--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。)
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( H8 \' s: `/ N/ ^& j　　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)

会计考友

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  g% b. |9 f0 ~: h% g4 N4 [　　--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。)
4 D- Z0 G8 l& M9 X　　47)up in the air 尚未决定的;捉摸不定的;悬而未决的
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　　--Her plans for the weekend are still up in the air. (她尚未决定如何度过这个周末。)
6 r1 P8 {: W2 R- A5 b　　48)wear and tear 磨损;消耗
3 T2 f+ V/ `1 Z% E　　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。)
/ G+ Y" v7 N7 M& Y6 ?3 v　　49)with flying colors 大获全胜;胜利地
5 h  C1 w! I8 W" |　　Model:
　　--How did Ellen do on her Ancient History exam? (Ellen古代史考得怎么样?)
+ I+ f7 ?( N8 d2 Y　　--She passed with flying colors. (她考得好极了。)
) l- _* ?) N' A9 o3 Y　　50)get off on the wrong foot 开始就不顺利;一开始就犯了个错误
) p8 R3 v( F. V5 M9 A% I　　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.]
" z! @/ \$ F! ]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。)
  r* i& A/ ?. a5 h# O- ^　　--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。)
' o) ?/ s2 S% T. P　　52)give someone a break 不要去管，饶了某人吧
0 b" S0 y: |1 t' F　　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。)
1 p  \" |6 _: ?1 }; a. U8 ?　　53)head and shoulders above (在…方面)强于某人
/ |! x+ x( ^3 Y　　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
) n! u1 r& k& U+ T8 L6 S; m　　Model: [1996.5.]
　　--So far the clubs are about three hundred dollars in the red, and we still have four months to go before membership renewal. ( 到目前为止，俱乐部有300元赤字，然而还有4个月才到交会员费的时间。)
　　--Well, we may have to raise our dues.(那么，我们必须提高会员费了。)
1 l* X& D3 A$ P8 p7 I; h3 g　　55)in the dark 一无所知;不了解情况
　　Model: [1994.1.]
  T: L  ]# o! @9 e' H/ M　　--Do you have any idea what this notice is about? (你知道这通知讲的是什么吗?)
　　--I’m as in the dark as you are. (我也跟你一样不了解情况。)