托福考试听力真题常见短语(2)

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　26　be head and shoulders above 好许多 　　In calculus,Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
　　27　be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
$ N% Z. L9 N/ X" u0 v5 |2 [　　A： Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
　　B： I‘m as in the dark as you are.
- v6 F* m0 q& x' `　　28　be stuck 卡住了
9 A  G2 s7 O0 m5 ^% s1 c　　I can't get this window open. It's stuck.
　　29　bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
　　A： I hear you're taking an advanced physics course this semester.
: s8 P( O3 B  n　　B： I think I've bitten off more than I can chew.
; k3 E2 K6 z4 l+ k　　30　break new ground 有了新的突破
　　His architectural design broke new ground in the field.
+ ~3 q% P* _4 i　　31　benefit concert 慈善音乐会
　　We need to let everyone know about the benefit concert， but we don’t have much money for advertising.
　　32　busy signal 占线
5 n( q2 t: r( G& M7 k+ ]( O　　I’ve been calling David for the past half hour， but I keep getting a busy signal.
　　33　between you and me 你我之间，保密
# D( E& N& n' \　　34　call for
' Q" l" e' H9 y3 ^　　A，打电话找
$ `: R/ M0 z# c　　Tom just called for you.
　　B，预报
　　The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?
/ ^. P7 ]% J% ^% |) d: x9 o　　C，问
　　It’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions.
　　35　call it a day 就此结束
9 c$ _  v* C8 u  C3 I　　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.
3 ?6 J+ {+ F& V" D+ ?& U! L8 y2 W. j　　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.
$ `0 O4 j* W2 ~1 A　　36　cash the check 兑现支票
　　Have your sister cashed her paycheck?
2 W% O" T' @1 e7 O* `6 Y' y  ]　　37　clear off 收拾，整理
　　It’s about time we clear off the desk.
) Z, t( S' S& C% n# d, w: C) W. Z　　38　come down (雨，雪)下起来
　　The heavy rain is coming down， now.
) U$ U' g; l# Z  Q　　39　come in first in the race 比赛第一名
# ?& g1 }- y+ |3 k) |　　Not only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.
　　40　come what may 不管怎样
9 a& G& _: C7 Q1 e) a5 j　　We’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight， come what may.
! ]9 T* Z# H& V　　41　cost somebody an arm and a leg
　　A： Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?
　　B： I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.
　　42　cut it out 闭嘴
  `# `# C+ M: |2 T! Q　　I told you to cut it out.
　　43　be cut out for 生来时做……的
　　Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.
　　44　department chair 系主任
　　I didn’t write that memo to the department chair.
* @0 F+ {8 k' k" V1 |) r　　45　dirt cheap 非常便宜
& _' Z( t# R# a: M0 `7 V5 f　　A： You’ve already furnished your apartment?
. [4 L5 r4 d# X8 M1 U4 p: ^8 y　　B： I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.
- g+ b/ _* A+ W4 U$ ^! t2 @　　46　do with 用………凑合; do without 没有……也行
　　You can do with your girlfriend.
& a+ o1 q. q# |% F' n　　You can do without your girlfriend
- L0 {- O- W- J) z& i1 e. y+ D　　47　fall back on 依赖
　　A： Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher?
0 h+ @3 b& c0 A4 n. o' gB： I did pretty well， but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.
' d+ T! X. x/ c, g7 Y# w* y! G- o　　48　fill a prescription 按处方抓药
　　Would you please fill this prescription for me?
3 r! |( J2 Z4 O4 E; z. X　　49　 fill in for 代替; 同义：fill one’s place(position， shoes); take the place of; take over Say， Dave， can you fill in for me tonight at the restaurant? I’d like to go out of town.
　　50　food for thought 令人思考的东西;同义：thought-provoking
　　There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.