2012雅思写作素材（上）

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a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物  
0 \6 Z3 g- `- [　　例句： In her hometown， she was a big fish in a small pond ， but after she moved to New York， she was just only one among many millions. 在她家乡，她很了不起。可是搬到纽约后，她就不过是芸芸众生之一了。
　　a stone’s throw 　一箭之遥例句： He lives only a stone’s throw from here. 他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。
" @/ v" A  j' x( M! J　　all in all 　常用的片语，表示 “ 总的来说 ” ， “ 总而言之 ” ，
　　例句： He has his faults， but all in all， he is a good guy.
　　as clear as mud 　不清晰，混乱
* _8 V& T5 {4 A5 g: @; d$ U　　例句： Your explanation is as clear as mud.
% z# I9 F6 @0 M% ?# |5 ]" Z0 b  p　　你的解释一点都不清晰。
( I7 l5 q' d! ]* b6 U4 j$ V( b' w　　all gone 希望等的 “ 消逝 ” ， 物品等的 “ 丢失 ” 。
5 q9 s% Z% `8 f$ _　　例句： My goodness! My bag is all gone.
　　天呀!我的包不见了。
9 D* |' T# R! R9 X8 I　　Our hopes were all gone.
# n. f" g7 p3 Q% _8 o/ w　　我们的希望成泡影了。
0 ^7 J  Y' y) ?) G9 P4 n" B　　all for it 　对别人的看法或意见 “ 完全同意 ” ， “ 完全赞成 ”
. J1 k4 \( A9 b5 O# e2 Q　　例句： Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it.
　　进行你的计划吧， 我完全赞成。
2 {& @  A- A+ o- W$ T' n0 ~! n  c　　beat sb to the draw 　抢先某人行动
" s# v# b: v" R　　例句： Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso， but another millionaire beat her to the draw.
2 D# G9 Y1 }9 A1 {' r/ L　　玛丽想买毕加索的那幅画，不过另一个百万富翁捷足先登了。
/ M) s% l+ ?8 {( y# S' J" {- H　　beat someone by miles 　远强于某人
, |" v: F# x8 t7 J/ m3 K. S) P　　例句： When it comes to fishing， I beat him by miles.
3 B; l* U* G3 Q  I1 C+ k　　as soft as down 　柔软如绒毛
0 c; |# W/ [: z　　例句： I lay fast asleep on the couch， which was as soft as down， and did not wake until late in the morning.
/ J% M# _( d6 S2 M: T5 h　　我在软如绒毛般的长沙发椅上睡着了，一直睡到早晨很晚才醒来。
　　at full blast 　全速地;大规模地
　　例句： When we visited the place， work on the construction site was at full blast and all the workers seemed to be working very hard.
' r8 i- m  O; \: c$ X* v　　当我们去参观时，建筑工地的工作已经全面展开，而且所有的人都在忙碌着。
, C3 T2 X  @  `; [& d　　be above board 光明正大的
　　be crazy about 　爱的发狂
　　例句： I am really crazy about Michael Jackson’s rock‘n’roll.
　　我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。
　　be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的
　　例句： Their opinions on art are simply for the birds.
6 i' E8 |5 L- r# N: |: N　　他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。
　　beat it 叫人 “ 走开 ” 的 口语 ，和 “Be off! 差不多，不过比后者更流行。
　　例句： He kept on bothering me， so I told him to beat it.
# G4 C( a+ q' M$ M) {" l% r1 j　　他不停地烦我，因此我叫他走开。
　　beat ones brains (out) 　指做事困难， ” 伤透了脑筋 “
　　例句： I beat my brains (out) to get a job.
　　为了找寻工作，我伤透了脑筋。