托福听力：盘点听力真题里出现的经典句06

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例：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。)
  Q/ o- U" E, p3 s" ]　　例：on cloud nine 沉浸在幸福之中;非常高兴
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' L% z; O- B' L* _- X　　——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?)
& j+ ?4 s1 V0 M8 l2 A& P　　——She just had a paper accepted for publication.(她有一篇文章要发表了。)
　　例：on the tip of one’s tongue 一时想不起来，话到嘴边又忘记
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, ]: {; w# c1 s4 @2 _　　——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。
/ a! G: m; k! {, |　　例：reach the bottom of the barrel 用完，弹尽粮绝
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　　——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。)
　　例：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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. z( R0 u/ v2 U. g4 X% t　　——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。)
$ F" t! M9 G: p　　例：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。)
0 G4 A: z- `+ Q　　——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。)
　　例：up in the air 尚未决定的;捉摸不定的;悬而未决的
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$ X3 x6 R2 s+ S3 ^　　——Her plans for the weekend are still up in the air.(她尚未决定如何度过这个周末。)
　　例：wear and tear 磨损;消耗
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: D+ }8 I0 ^5 Y# Y5 W$ |　　——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?)
* h( p' D$ S3 k　　——It saves wear and tear on the carpet.(拖鞋不磨损地毯。)
* p) i5 P  v$ f- X　　例：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。)
) Q( F& y1 P- M  y　　例：get off on the wrong foot 开始就不顺利;一开始就犯了个错误 www.examｗ.com
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　　——I hate to get off on the wrong foot.(我讨厌一开始就犯错误。)
' W: ~1 J, u7 I3 D8 }# g! ]/ I　　例：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。)
$ M3 K2 r. K; Q' C5 u4 L/ Q　　例：give someone a break 不要去管，饶了某人吧
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6 |9 K! P6 Z  k$ M- j- X　　——Give me a break.I’m nervous enough as it is.(不要管我，我已经够紧张了。)
2 l/ e) S5 L8 V7 @　　例：head and shoulders above (在…方面)强于某人
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+ e% G# h+ c* G8 R　　——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。)
　　例：in the red 赤字，负债
　　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。)
& c& ^/ P* _  c　　——Well, we may have to raise our dues.(那么，我们必须提高会员费了。)
' c, z7 z1 p* C. _　　例：in the dark 一无所知;不了解情况
　　Model：[1994.1.]
　　——Do you have any idea what this notice is about? (你知道这通知讲的是什么吗?)
& ^* z/ K8 g1 k6 N3 p$ @0 f　　——I’m as in the dark as you are.(我也跟你一样不了解情况。)
　　托福听力需要听读写三位一体进行备考，词汇和短语、习语的积累是必不可少的。