1,a change of pace 节奏变换
7 w/ Q4 b* ]# |4 f- u I* Q/ l5 g9 s You can‘t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.. s) m; V. `: b/ i
2, a far cry from 相距甚远: s2 `& P' W2 `7 t* V4 z2 V
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
- o9 m* U: t( d+ Q3 \7 w& p 3, and how 的确
l6 E ]5 v% @+ X- q/ s A: She‘s a good dancer.1 p/ Y" {6 U8 B1 f
B: and how.8 m! x& I, O. N2 {
4, a matter of time 时间问题
; z H3 Q% y* w3 d) E! | W& Q" D It is only a matter of time.1 x$ o4 R6 _. G: w( o0 X
5, a phone call away 一个电话之远,愿意过来帮忙。
. B6 H. A1 {0 I6 s9 e If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away. N9 G; H2 m* ~( J' i
6, a while back 不久以前/ u3 M$ l9 u, g0 Q$ u+ H D
7,all along 一直
0 ^. S8 y; T$ D1 K0 q' } I knew it all along.
1 y( r8 ?0 a6 [5 Y2 T( t 8, anything but 绝对不
5 G1 G. j; c5 W+ `4 o4 @ I was anything but happy about going.) X7 ~% Z% u: Q/ d$ j% z
9, account for 解释! ^, M, r+ F' E/ V( |
How do you account for it?
9 S4 E; o( e" Y% u# H$ K 10, after all 到底
$ h, m2 [, g2 y, K0 W, D8 s6 l A: I‘ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,6 w4 Q& Q H: C) o: O: b8 u& w3 u6 s
B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
: I2 j+ C: b& n. D) Q 11, allergic to 对 ……过敏
. ? o/ p- n8 K' _, U Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
3 C$ {0 L5 o( g! ~ 12, at sb‘s service 愿为某人服务 p) N1 m @+ f6 t" O: L( u
I am at your service at any time.9 U; `0 v L. v6 _ Y
13, around the clock 24小时不停$ ~# d8 t+ _8 r7 \/ h4 I
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
8 i. {3 D# X5 [ 14, as far as I know 就我所知6 F1 P& ~" B4 S% C
15,at home with 对………很熟悉) S1 T d; d1 i7 e) Z' J
She is at home with problems like this.& |8 a- y$ e. {" s; }$ B; J
16, back out, d, O5 b4 n/ P _) Y+ H1 s) w: W
1) 退出
7 j# }; {2 d z1 y; n- G- q A: Wasn‘t Bert supposed to sing tonight?$ p) C. Z( p3 i S& C M* P0 e- f1 c% N
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2 Z9 ~! _- U4 V6 i, J% o. z/ k 2)不履行, z& B$ P' C- ]6 E
She finally backed out of her promise.
! K4 {0 K, ^+ x: g 17, be cut out for 天生适合
. z6 O, @* n4 Q8 n' T I‘m not cut out to be a hero.% t/ I; u) V+ M' z8 {$ M: X5 ~; P
18, be absorbed in, e# e- W) F U$ B( G% Q2 [
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can‘t tear her away.$ s( d+ |& D. C" f! H* Q( y
19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
5 ?) L7 y& E. k& b She has been addicted to drugs for years.
3 ~! O/ N- A6 H4 `& o6 V 20,be attached to 对……有感情
$ L4 j0 i7 P+ f n" B0 ^ A: I‘m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have
4 ~ Y& `" w0 I! P gotten rid of it years ago.1 e2 g$ R, T. D) r
B: It runs well and I‘ve actually been quite attached to it.
9 r- H1 N: U2 X) a0 e/ b( r 21, back up
/ ]3 g7 ^' B* z, q- B 1) 累积# ] ]) T2 c6 Z+ q
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.6 f R# J! i8 j6 p5 x. L5 v
2) 支持
* V6 ^+ o- J' l2 ~$ A6 V I‘ll back it up.4 d9 b! b0 @* \; r0 X
22, be bound for 到……地方. c: s( f5 ^& a1 \2 z
The bus is bound for New England.
8 J: j' f# h m& D 23, be (feel) myself 找到自我5 V' O& a4 n, z; {9 ?! K2 s
I‘m feeling myself again.
/ v) o$ r3 P9 c$ n( ]- A, H 24, be burned up 生气
; K) }1 g% k: J! h7 y She was really burned up at the news.
) T* x0 \* w' b9 ? } 25, be hard up for
' l' a' }5 G, P& q5 Y1 M I‘m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
! J# O1 P4 S7 O; s( f2 F 26, be head and shoulders above 好许多8 h- Z( {; m x" `6 O% U4 Y: O
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
% l; N* @( n' h, X6 M: i 27,be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
: G( i: A, O" ?$ m+ a2 ~8 ] A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
0 g ?8 B: K" W' b2 d B: I‘m as in the dark as you are.! R4 S) i, c0 f ?
28,be stuck 卡住了
- y0 B9 B+ ]( H2 |. s+ h I can‘t get this window open. It’s stuck.; n( `+ p1 O" W/ ^
29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂& p9 H# L' p' S! K- C6 h7 S. r) m
A: I hear you‘re taking an advanced physics course this semester.4 [7 [' X" h6 \) p. m! R
B: I think I‘ve bitten off more than I can chew.9 X4 w7 G! [7 ?) G
30, break new ground 有了新的突破
6 W: n% J) S2 t% J5 l- B, K, Y' B His architectural design broke new ground in the field.$ v. Q7 D1 \2 `* W8 B. O
31,benefit concert 慈善音乐会
- V7 p3 f2 N6 K) r We need to let everyone know about the benefit concert, but we don‘t have much money for advertising.
. X; ], F! L2 F1 @) `& H: X' M6 v 32, busy signal 占线
9 } C- R0 @8 r* o! f {. B I‘ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal.
# E/ q+ b0 e0 ~, ^ 33,between you and me 你我之间,保密
$ |5 ~1 p j0 A( B: N: a" L 34,call for
. M; J3 X/ o$ \4 e5 G A,打电话找 E- S& v' Y; B- x: P. `& w3 R
Tom just called for you. d* K" ~* h; k g J0 R! J
B,预报7 ]7 g' M) d. ]$ G0 _# i& ~
The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren‘t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week? l8 d( [% \" E1 x% N5 Z8 L
C,问
" e+ M8 _7 N5 k% l It‘s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions.3 ~( O* I; k% Q
35, call it a day 就此结束
4 ^7 f) j( A8 \& X4 d/ A A: I‘m really glad our club decides to raise money for the children’s hospital, and most of the people we‘ve phoned seemed happy to contribute.
4 J* `7 X' P# f3 \, K B: Yeah, I agree. Now we‘ve gone through all the numbers on our list now, so I guess we can call it a day.6 |5 l- _2 A& f R. j2 h
36,cash the check 兑现支票
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Have your sister cashed her paycheck? |