17)out of earshot不在听力所及范围! ]1 v# [$ B1 c: R( `
Model: [1995.10.]7 e) n/ \. U) h. k3 l
——Hey? John! John! (嗨! John! John! )
: N$ _% }* l- { ——Save your breath. He's out of earshot.(省口气吧,他听不见。)
' m& {: A' D; P9 w+ N 18)out of this world非常好
0 M" J5 s6 r) Q, C( O Model: [1995.10.]
! i6 N/ l, n4 ? D3 o/ j ——Have you tried Susan's apple pie?(你试过Susan的苹果派吗?). g" _! A( N" R, y, Z2 K
——I got the last piece. And it was out of this world. (我拿到最后一块。好吃极了。)7 b3 [* z1 T" Q8 x+ {2 b
19)play by ear随机应变,视情形而定' q+ i- }- J% [5 n: T& ^( {
Model: [1989.8.]6 d% {9 \4 U9 K% P% r2 ~1 c
——Marty, are you doing anything special for your presentation in political science tomorrow? (Marty,你在为明天的政治学演讲准备与众不同的材料吗?)
- j8 `& O# V9 [: l/ Q* i1 c7 {0 R/ m ——Not really, because the class so often turns into a discussion, I've decided to play it by ear. (不。那门课常常最后变成讨论。我决定视情形而定。)
9 v% s% ^ h c2 ?$ M7 M* Q 20) ring a bell令人想起某件事;听起来耳熟7 y u3 E( @. r% y4 @
Model: [1992.10.]
2 X* b7 `/ P+ Z; H3 T) I* W- M ——That name just doesn't ring a bell with me. (那个名字我一点也不熟。)
$ K' z, \1 _/ z4 L 21)share a common outlook有共同的观点: g& ^2 ^+ `) t# }9 {: v5 p
Model: [1991.1.]
7 `) |6 m; S( ^7 z" Y7 G ——Jeff and Alan share a common outlook on life. (Jeff和Alan对于生活有共同的观点。)' n1 F# o8 j4 o1 k+ D r! X
22)six of one and half-a-dozen of the other半斤八两;没什么区别
: `# e$ G' i' N" g Model: [1989.1.]% `+ h0 \* J& E& _* W
——I can't decide whether to take anthropology or geology this term. (我决定不了这学期是选人类学还是地理课。)
$ C$ D8 Q; V( y ——It's six of one and half-a-dozen of the other. (两门无甚差别。)' I1 B. |! }. b. U3 X
23)stick around在附近逗留或等待
6 N. z8 ~* b$ u1 N" O Model: [1995.5.]
, _3 @9 F/ n: ^8 l0 F0 v6 f+ n; c ——Leaving the party so soon? We're just getting ready to cut the cake. (这么早就要走?我们刚准备要切蛋糕。)
$ ?' m: p1 U& R5 t7 H; h" j% @ ——Sorry, I can't stick around. (对不起,我不能继续待在这儿了。)
o" ]4 y3 d1 m( c* K. f9 W 24)stick with继续做,坚持
" _' d4 R3 e8 P' ~, ]- o e( ^ Model: [1996.8.]
! ~8 G% \ s9 A; M ——I wonder what this new flavor of ice cream tastes like? (我想知道这种新的冰激凌是什么味道?)
3 r" m7 e, L" x$ \4 ` ——I tried it last week. If I were you, I would stick with an old favorite. (上周我吃过,若我是你,我会继续吃以前爱吃的那种。)
5 D+ s s Z# s+ T+ R7 Z 25)straighten out扯平;结清. ~& N9 Y- q$ M) Z3 _1 G
Model: [1996.1.]
# t) [, h: o6 E" J, a1 k$ y ——I almost forgot. I still owe you ten dollars from the other night. Do you have change for a twenty? (我差点忘了。不久前的一个晚上我借了你10块钱,到现在还没还呢,你现在能找开20元的吗?)
5 U* S3 w8 H- I2 [& @9 \9 ` ——Oh, not at the moment. Let's just straighten it out some other time. (哦,现在不能。以后再结清吧。)' ?& y7 t: m+ Q% {& i$ l2 @
26)toss and turn(身体)翻来覆去(通常表示难以入睡)( C6 @- M( s) @$ d7 o; p8 m( _
Model: [1993.1.]
, |" j9 H1 K+ }3 E9 v ——Last night I tossed and turned in bed, too exhausted to sleep. (昨晚我辗转反侧,怎么也睡不着。)
$ o% F. f2 J! W/ e$ m 27)turn one's back (在别人遇到困难时)不愿帮助
/ C* T2 w/ H. J7 v+ h4 Y Model: [1990.10.]
' q3 [# j5 f- `3 y* w0 l! f ——He'll turn his back on me if I ask for money. (我若向他借钱,他就会不理我。)
% `# v. @9 g# H& [, Z 28)under the weather身体不适,生病. T; p7 g, G0 w5 H
Model: [1996.10.(26)]
" S, [7 n6 `. g* j$ t) p. o ——It's good to see you, Mary. How have you been? (看见你真高兴,Mary.你好吗?). }& m, @- H' H/ V3 W% Q, g
——Actually I have been feeling under the weather recently. (其实这两天我身子不大舒服。)
4 A) H( H% I. t1 O6 ?& f 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
/ O# d9 S1 r% q2 i Model:
; A" c; w; O0 K+ X, o" D ——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?)2 A. }5 G5 K' }
——I think I've bitten off more than I can chew. (我是心有余而力不足啊。)
8 c: O. }' ` ~7 Q y1 @2 H 30)break new ground创新
! ~, i# m* [" }! {+ z8 M" T. R Model:$ T$ u+ X8 ?6 Z1 W: A3 h$ c
——His architectural design broke new ground in the field. (他的建筑设计是这个领域里的创新。)
% T' p$ A/ O" ?3 d 31)do the trick做成功;达到理想的结果( C5 K1 d6 _, a. B$ R( ^' C% O
Model:
4 ]4 c k, k0 g, e2 v ——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。)9 P4 M% h) e2 W/ R0 w L5 h4 a! ~
——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。)1 U- m/ e. M9 h. s
32)drag one's feet行动缓慢;磨磨蹭蹭不情愿
# W7 L# r8 X/ r0 Y" S5 I Model:% c% ]$ U, A8 s6 j; X/ A
——How's Bob coming along on his dissertation proposal?(Bob的论文计划进展地怎么样了?)
* B+ a4 h8 P! p' y3 U4 g4 e ——He's really been dragging his feet. (他很磨蹭的。)
* \) S4 p! M: _1 E2 P 33)draw the line拒绝,拒不容忍9 L$ X: ?% { Y+ S
Model:
1 ^ l+ p6 |/ X2 F; S7 o ——Paul expects me to clean the room every week. (Paul想让我每周打扫房间。)% Y. ?& x0 m; ]4 v- Q2 ^( L
——That's where I draw the line. (可是我绝对不会答应的。)3 t% n. h6 A* u% A0 `" l
34)feel down in the dumps心情不好;情绪低落 |