托福听力习语：托福必背120个重要习语

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很多网友在考完托福后突然发现，自己的听力真的提高了很多，在考试中学到了很多美国习语。本文特地把托福考试中常出现的重要习语总结出来，供准备参加2006下半年托福考试的朋友使用。为体现原汁原味，本文未对这些词组进行翻译，不过在每个词组后面都有相应的英文解释。 　　我们相信，只要大家坚持用心去练，肯定会对你们听力提高会有帮助的，而且在考试的时候你会发现这样的效果特别好，当然这种感觉是建立在你大量练习和能力提高的基础上的。
　　above all - most importantly
: ?7 H& z! v( p% X　　account for - explain
　　as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth
　　as a rule - generally ;normally
" F+ ]. q6 O! {- @' U  K5 s, B　　about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something
　　an old hand - be an experienced persom
/ z: c6 Y7 ^8 _1 x" d# D　　any day now -soon
　　approach sb -talk to sb
　　be fed up with - be out of patience with
　　be on one’s own - live independently
$ O. ?1 R0 m0 x4 ?: q　　be on the safe side - take no chances
　　be out of something - have no longer in supply
3 b3 f; S1 f0 O1 T/ v. M& C1 ]4 K　　be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with
　　be up to ones’ears - be extremely busy
　　be up to someone -be a person’s responsibility
6 X, \0 B, s: Q7 Y' `' k! u　　be out for -trying to get
4 {! i$ w4 _+ }! C* c8 B　　be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible
+ N( o4 f$ M- A4 K! @5 Q& c　　bite off more than one can chew - take on more than onecanhandle
　　break down - cease to n
4 k- ?" {( c' r7 u3 K! [# B　　break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people onedoesn’tknow
9 F) O/ N2 W' z% j7 {4 x+ s　　break the news - inform or give bad news

' U% A1 Y3 P' P, V6 f$ d　　brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of somethingthroughstudy

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</p>　　bump into - meet unexpectedly
  M+ s1 A7 M9 m8 F, [2 I  `　　by and large - in general
; {6 C5 A/ {& |" v+ p　　by heart - by memory
3 j3 g$ t% T1 W$ T2 Y' K- ~　　by all means - absolutely ,definitely
　　by no means - in no way
6 C+ x: [5 H' M2 Y　　call off -cancel
　　cheer up - be happy
$ _& v1 V, W& i/ O$ K　　come down with - become sick with
　　come into -receive,especially after another’s death
4 i( `# @& F4 Z　　come up with - think of
( Q. L# t- n2 r& r) Z5 G　　count on - depend upon
- A2 V$ C( _% w) }" ~- q. {' A; |+ K　　count out - eliminate
- O% f( z( ?2 J' u　　die down - become quiet ,become less
　　do without - manage without something
3 j$ y5 [2 _% Y4 k　　drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit
2 r; B) Q0 U2 p( l' n5 V　　every other - alternate
　　fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time
. `4 z( T- k9 a　　fall through - fail to happen or be completed
/ z7 h5 N1 N2 z) D　　far cry form - completely different from;a long way
" p4 T4 @. f5 q　　feel like - have a desire or wish for
. t- q. b. J1 p) S$ U　　feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of

9 O- `) h& [5 W# d8 I　　few and far between - not happening often; rate

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</p>　　figure out - determine; reason out by thinking
7 R, S( }5 t5 }9 t　　fill in for -take another’s place
　　fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know
　　fish out of water - out of one’s element ornaturalenvironment
　　flying colors -success,victory
2 a1 `3 b0 W' j* S/ @/ _$ d* q　　for good - permanently; forever
/ ~, H1 U! O8 n　　for the time being - for now; temporarily
$ p' i' [8 j" t: h3 m- T7 X6 c) ^　　get away with - escape without punishment
' N: y- h& Q, J& ~　　get rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throwawaysomething
/ z9 i; e2 [+ u; A6 D; L' a　　get the ball rolling - start something; make a beginning
5 w# I1 M6 e0 I0 J　　get the hang of - understand; learn
' c1 H9 a; ]! H1 W　　give a hand - help
# Y# V2 T  P+ ~( {0 t' K6 ]- U4 ~　　go without saying - understood; clear without needing tobestated
　　go off -begin to ring