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。
　　above all - most importantly
　　account for - explain
　　as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth
　　as a rule - generally ;normally
　　about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something
　　an old hand - be an experienced persom
/ ~, `; T# s6 c2 `* V/ E/ A5 w. L　　any day now -soon
　　approach sb -talk to sb
8 Y- m; p, H- N( u3 `$ H# j　　be fed up with - be out of patience with
　　be on one’s own - live independently
　　be on the safe side - take no chances
0 m" j- U1 ?8 Y$ v　　be out of something - have no longer in supply
5 _% h- D2 A  A3 o/ N　　be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with
) ^8 X" u* B9 \7 p1 y　　be up to ones’ears - be extremely busy
. y. U! x4 S5 M$ o# F5 M! ^　　be up to someone -be a person’s responsibility
1 }: H9 L; Z. i9 N$ T. P0 ~3 J　　be out for -trying to get
　　be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible
* ]- K3 d0 \+ u- J6 R4 A　　bite off more than one can chew - take on more than onecanhandle
　　break down - cease to n
- c9 e' F5 |; m4 q' x8 D# i/ G　　break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people onedoesn’tknow
　　break the news - inform or give bad news

$ |! _. S+ G( M7 m, D# w3 N+ |　　brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of somethingthroughstudy

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</p>　　bump into - meet unexpectedly
　　by and large - in general
　　by heart - by memory
) ^" w9 D6 }/ k　　by all means - absolutely ,definitely
" z# ?! ?2 o; }  {3 |" o. Q6 Z　　by no means - in no way
　　call off -cancel
　　cheer up - be happy
　　come down with - become sick with
　　come into -receive,especially after another’s death
% @  j6 P7 a- E  H' k4 W3 Z　　come up with - think of
- O# E: ^9 G5 \　　count on - depend upon
5 y1 L7 ?2 o8 v# B+ Q4 y) [　　count out - eliminate
, L1 f8 v: [  y; S) _% _0 P# M　　die down - become quiet ,become less
　　do without - manage without something
+ d. G" a7 J; i! D　　drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit
& J/ O2 i; c& a7 s6 N9 H+ T5 J) C# P　　every other - alternate
0 Y4 ?/ k4 K* e% T% C+ g5 G　　fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time
3 k; n3 d0 Q( x& z　　fall through - fail to happen or be completed
　　far cry form - completely different from;a long way
　　feel like - have a desire or wish for
" x/ Z# [" }  f$ C& p7 _0 c9 W　　feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of
/ t' o/ i9 ~% t4 G; o
　　few and far between - not happening often; rate

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</p>　　figure out - determine; reason out by thinking
% t& a% y1 W4 B5 V) `. n8 i& `　　fill in for -take another’s place
　　fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know
  \; [3 K4 m, {: m* t　　fish out of water - out of one’s element ornaturalenvironment
　　flying colors -success,victory
　　for good - permanently; forever
　　for the time being - for now; temporarily
　　get away with - escape without punishment
　　get rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throwawaysomething
　　get the ball rolling - start something; make a beginning
　　get the hang of - understand; learn
2 I7 e' M( R* M& c$ }6 r　　give a hand - help
) U) A, {! Z3 z　　go without saying - understood; clear without needing tobestated
% N) H/ u5 f9 f9 n' _　　go off -begin to ring