1 a change of pace 节奏变换
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4 s# t& _4 C5 J$ C$ z 2 a far cry from 相距甚远
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7 _; o: F4 Y- p The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.( m# x4 V4 e+ [* Y5 S' l% o1 A& f( X
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3 and how 的确) S0 U+ p4 w" i% q- F' u) R
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A: She's a good dancer.3 j! W! n. s; c! `& n8 H& J6 B
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* n6 s- z5 [' ` G0 f 4 a matter of time 时间问题
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( F+ N! I: p+ c 5 a phone call away 一个电话之远,愿意过来帮忙。
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; n* L8 }$ e# z8 e! [+ K# I7 [ If you need my help,do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.$ ~3 R7 ]. Q' c2 U$ T, v$ l
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6 a while back 不久以前
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6 p% W, D: ]7 D: q 7 all along 一直
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8 anything but 绝对不
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2 e0 p7 L7 R/ _3 Z* p7 k I was anything but happy about going.4 J Q5 V. [3 f) M7 A k% n; B
' z; g' y8 D6 W& g 9 account for 解释0 F- E* [% b& S# s% E$ q* F( W: q' [
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How do you account for it?
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G, O1 m$ a+ @" S! W: i5 T 10 after all 到底
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6 Y, U0 W. X4 A$ m; z | v: z A: I've just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine$ Y% C5 Z# g- W" `" S! Z* b* B
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B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.( ^8 c0 e& T( E; V% ~/ P6 J0 m3 k
$ y- e) }- X0 ]0 A/ D4 P 11 allergic to 对|……过敏& x. q, H$ c3 L" k- K
7 Y; E! M) v+ E Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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# t" k ^4 ~, e$ i 12 at sb's service 愿为某人服务) x. x1 s7 u. I
+ U/ `0 U. z5 @6 {2 @$ P! I) U6 s I am at your service at any time.8 T# `7 _0 t- [# }5 }
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: S9 e2 P) b' M% k$ l4 X5 M4 \6 p Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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+ T7 ~& \3 @' G6 _5 v- x 14 as far as I know 就我所知
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15 at home with 对………很熟悉
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0 G, ^: V, x3 F$ ` She is at home with problems like this.
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. \1 c! M; A, Q O2 f" ?5 R# A! i 16 back out
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4 H( C. d! ?) J8 N 1) 退出& o" {0 o/ @1 a* b! y
1 }7 B0 \! ?. N) X) U+ V* L1 L: o& D7 ? A: Wasn't Bert supposed to sing tonight?
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, b) o) e' h" f+ }; ]8 y0 _+ q' x+ ` B: Yes,but he backed out at last minute2 H8 j+ ]+ E/ E% |* A
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2)不履行
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She finally backed out of her promise.2 z( m( d* C, y, G1 Z3 Z' i
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17 be cut out for 天生适合! ~" d2 U/ z. e7 X4 ` F
3 ?2 f" ~/ ]) I# F7 g I'm not cut out to be a hero.
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18 be absorbed in
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19 be addicted to 对……上瘾
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20 be attached to 对……有感情
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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.; H+ M# ]7 @* e' ]& Y/ b
/ x4 P* {, c+ K; K2 c, e$ O B: It runs well and I've actually been quite attached to it.
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21 back up
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5 e, {0 z4 w* N 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.
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! J4 i9 {( K+ g# o) Y5 b 22 be bound for 到……地方
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The bus is bound for New England.
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# o( F. v7 P- k+ G' i/ { 23 be (feel) myself 找到自我$ m+ w. H6 }( @: f& ~ d
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I'm feeling myself again.
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/ ^4 ~5 X& `9 j( I! | 24 be burned up 生气
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25 be hard up for/ |9 H0 ]* E* w5 g
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I'm hard up for clothes,but I have a lot of books.
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5 ]: h: Z, B0 J1 w- n! f 26 be head and shoulders above 好许多
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. E. T3 S& g+ n* ^2 l/ b 27 be in the dark 蒙在鼓里: L0 M6 f* D1 Z4 W8 }
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A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
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B: I‘m as in the dark as you are.
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28 be stuck 卡住了
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I can't get this window open. It's stuck.9 W g: T+ V+ ]- p; [6 @% K2 d9 g
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29 bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂/ m& H/ u4 m8 R& Q" P$ v" t8 @$ ]
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A: I hear you're taking an advanced physics course this semester.
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: F; y( V/ N7 a# r- K2 U B: I think I've bitten off more than I can chew.
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30 break new ground 有了新的突破
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