托福听力习语：托福必背120个重要习语

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很多网友在考完托福后突然发现，自己的听力真的提高了很多，在考试中学到了很多美国习语。本文特地把托福考试中常出现的重要习语总结出来，供准备参加2006下半年托福考试的朋友使用。为体现原汁原味，本文未对这些词组进行翻译，不过在每个词组后面都有相应的英文解释。 　　我们相信，只要大家坚持用心去练，肯定会对你们听力提高会有帮助的，而且在考试的时候你会发现这样的效果特别好，当然这种感觉是建立在你大量练习和能力提高的基础上的。
' k8 M, V& J5 w7 I　　above all - most importantly
( x, F2 H9 @) g" r2 Y　　account for - explain
% T: J0 _4 E5 F1 m( l5 a　　as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth
+ z  o; R  U$ u# l9 r　　as a rule - generally ;normally
) |* q1 w# {. r" j2 e" }　　about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something
; p) W6 P* B# }; |/ I* b　　an old hand - be an experienced persom
　　any day now -soon
　　approach sb -talk to sb
　　be fed up with - be out of patience with
　　be on one’s own - live independently
0 u) A1 F( {& S: j: L　　be on the safe side - take no chances
　　be out of something - have no longer in supply
5 @) M) a; t4 l" Q8 t+ \$ _　　be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with
) z% p3 O1 M+ @　　be up to ones’ears - be extremely busy
) s% \2 D5 w0 l  C, M* S; P* c　　be up to someone -be a person’s responsibility
　　be out for -trying to get
; W  A- a) w5 v5 N3 r　　be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible
" p  J0 E- E7 D) d1 M# }& S　　bite off more than one can chew - take on more than onecanhandle
# I+ b1 s" n! x9 W' T, N　　break down - cease to n
　　break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people onedoesn’tknow
. @2 f$ f1 t% d- s6 u3 ]  ~4 T9 C& [　　break the news - inform or give bad news
) j; U+ M" r: t& U1 E
- t) Q2 Y% Y! J: \4 p　　brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of somethingthroughstudy

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</p>　　bump into - meet unexpectedly
* |3 {+ a, E% E9 ]7 c' g, z0 U; M　　by and large - in general
　　by heart - by memory
　　by all means - absolutely ,definitely
( }- c% x& h' }" d1 d　　by no means - in no way
　　call off -cancel
　　cheer up - be happy
　　come down with - become sick with
  A" m& x( |; q! o) x1 T8 ?, l! Z# |　　come into -receive,especially after another’s death
　　come up with - think of
　　count on - depend upon
　　count out - eliminate
　　die down - become quiet ,become less
$ z5 [4 s5 U4 B　　do without - manage without something
　　drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit
7 Q0 c0 m  y; I" L: U　　every other - alternate
　　fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time
# K8 [1 ~3 U, K  ]- U　　fall through - fail to happen or be completed
) w: P" J0 e/ m" |, [% J( N　　far cry form - completely different from;a long way
- l) k" n3 ]) l% B7 h　　feel like - have a desire or wish for
# h9 X2 j. ]; z: k2 D+ ^　　feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of
+ W" k! |' G9 F# p. F7 P0 f
2 s: [" w. p1 L　　few and far between - not happening often; rate

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</p>　　figure out - determine; reason out by thinking
　　fill in for -take another’s place
) g( z; d: z/ m3 O- W& h" z* m　　fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know
  b8 p5 }3 `* J/ O0 G3 `9 q　　fish out of water - out of one’s element ornaturalenvironment
　　flying colors -success,victory
! r. B- Q2 j2 [( ]! V6 b　　for good - permanently; forever
6 C0 c" ?/ _; H　　for the time being - for now; temporarily
8 W7 [0 @9 W; a  z　　get away with - escape without punishment
　　get rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throwawaysomething
( I6 s( Y) |8 I  W4 t4 \　　get the ball rolling - start something; make a beginning
　　get the hang of - understand; learn
" f( X+ t: q  ?' A　　give a hand - help
　　go without saying - understood; clear without needing tobestated
6 Q+ T4 _! v  [7 u7 ~, S　　go off -begin to ring