1 a change of pace 节奏变换
) u: x$ M# j9 F/ t1 O You can‘t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
7 p2 o+ d2 |; d3 i. m' l; j 2 a far cry from 相距甚远
, u! h i( ^$ |4 N4 W/ O0 S. t The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
! U; {8 x7 Z# t* z3 P 3 and how 的确: O! o) o6 F5 K F. u3 j/ v( b
A: She‘s a good dancer.
+ j& M- p* [! G6 ]7 Z B: and how.
y) F `; Z X, P 4 a matter of time 时间问题
! |: B( ~, K$ t% t4 ~$ X It is only a matter of time.
/ l0 n' G% h% m+ @- l" k 5 a phone call away 一个电话之远,愿意过来帮忙。
: _$ L3 B, ]7 D# v* R) j2 d If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.5 r, N$ x0 o- _7 }
6 a while back 不久以前! q5 h0 ]' `7 ?+ ~8 q
7 all along 一直
" c9 C# j b( p) X- X$ J; H% T: | I knew it all along.9 E) Q: j5 k- D# j
8 anything but 绝对不
4 n& @( H: |, c( c I was anything but happy about going.& T1 t: ?8 M4 _0 ]
9 account for 解释
; p5 C! U+ y, Z How do you account for it?
9 e' T( E6 U9 a8 d$ \% S 10 after all 到底1 u6 t% Y0 N! P
A: I‘ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,1 d! K, _' V6 L3 k7 e6 d: Q
B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
2 V3 j. ?) h; T 11 allergic to 对|……过敏
! D3 q8 }$ l7 Z a6 K4 H/ ~- A t Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
" q0 L. Q! I6 e$ [5 s9 W2 S# g 12 at sb‘s service 愿为某人服务
& K5 H0 z* S4 ~3 F0 ] I am at your service at any time.+ K! a% Y( J4 Q- R$ W- q
13 around the clock 24小时不停# @1 S5 X5 m. y# L) K
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.$ R) {$ { y. u j b% J- p
14 as far as I know 就我所知* } m0 G+ \- t& S- |, B J
15 at home with 对………很熟悉9 \, C9 E1 F* P I
She is at home with problems like this.
+ a6 N) H+ q0 M+ p6 T6 C 16 back out
8 b d/ y* f6 f5 l4 C) r) x: L 1) 退出" @; e- q5 _/ v6 \3 J U# A8 ]
A: Wasn‘t Bert supposed to sing tonight?# ~1 d: @& J1 s/ j
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute6 W. ~* e& Z2 x" c" _4 A3 a
2)不履行
$ O- I2 P+ m4 z5 [4 o- v She finally backed out of her promise.
/ W9 f7 v1 J+ r8 Q: o4 u" ~5 Z _ 17 be cut out for 天生适合/ L# d. A3 ^9 q
I‘m not cut out to be a hero.
. }5 B* ]9 e# ?1 W4 y& I- w( X8 Y( \ 18 be absorbed in
; S8 v8 n5 _2 m! m" D3 z0 ~ She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can‘t tear her away.( @1 [1 O3 C' c9 o2 h
19 be addicted to 对……上瘾8 X/ } n" N. X8 }8 P
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
5 l& k# @; j, p: W9 f 20 be attached to 对……有感情4 K8 Q8 }# E2 K0 A% m* S+ f! D
A: I‘m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have gotten rid of it years ago.
; M: N }9 J. W- }3 V5 r' @0 Q* p B: It runs well and I‘ve actually been quite attached to it.# @( f$ I4 X5 A$ E9 c1 V/ w2 l" b
21 back up. f8 h- p; L$ ?' C! h, a
1) 累积
* S% W( E! D1 v* ]5 p5 ? The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks. I don‘t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
8 X5 s& s$ ?% c1 O 2) 支持7 u8 K" F8 R0 E; u
I‘ll back it up.
p; [' s; ~3 D3 q 22 be bound for 到……地方
- h; A P( o2 n3 B& w( G/ t( V5 F% | The bus is bound for New England." V% z# m B" [/ d
23 be (feel) myself 找到自我5 G, M% t7 H- x# P2 m) I
I‘m feeling myself again.' m1 [+ j1 n# z/ l9 Q
24 be burned up 生气( \; c; J Q0 h0 b' l0 I% E
She was really burned up at the news.
4 [! z _2 b. n! e j# [ 25 be hard up for
# N% ^1 f3 E/ g p# M6 A I‘m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books. |