托福听力：盘点听力真题里出现的经典句06

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例：leave no stone unturned 不遗余力;全力以赴  
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$ V. U0 x$ a' {0 ]$ g　　——Lynn left no stone unturned in her research, and handed in an excellent paper.(Lynn全力以赴做她的研究，交了一篇优秀的论文。)
2 T$ [4 Q* a6 @5 d8 o　　例：on cloud nine 沉浸在幸福之中;非常高兴
　　Model: 转自:考试网 - [Examw.Com]
5 c" N! j  W0 i, C8 I　　——Marcia looks like she’s on cloud nine.Do you know what made her so happy? (Marcia好象沉浸在幸福之中。你知道她为什么这么高兴吗?)
　　——She just had a paper accepted for publication.(她有一篇文章要发表了。)
) ^; o5 N! F# e　　例：on the tip of one’s tongue 一时想不起来，话到嘴边又忘记
4 K- h6 {  T& V# s, b! h1 f　　Model:
( a  V3 {+ q& L' U　　——Are you sure you can’t remember the name of that record? (你肯定记不起来那张唱片的名字吗?)
　　——It’s just on the tip of my tongue! (我就是一时想不起来了。
8 |' h9 i& q- h1 w$ [　　例：reach the bottom of the barrel 用完，弹尽粮绝
6 X- _$ K; o: ~) I, [5 c' A# I& n　　Model:
　　——Don’t you have any other clean shirts? (你还有其它干净衬衫吗?)
6 s# k& J7 k& X' u8 v+ T; m; `" r5 I　　——I guess I’ve reached the bottom of the barrel.(我想我已经用完了。)
0 e5 D; B: A6 ~/ e; ^4 L8 s1 N　　例：rub sb.the wrong way 使(某人)有点恼火;惹怒;引起反感;烦扰，打搅
, v7 \7 k; T8 U' e4 X　　Model:
　　——What do you think of our new economics instructor? (你觉得新经济学老师怎么样?)
3 A9 n8 f3 r/ ?2 P, h　　——I don’t know.Something about him rubs me the wrong way.(不知怎么的，他有点让我反感。)
7 v+ Y4 a/ f: v8 S9 C# `　　例：scratch the surface 只懂皮毛，很不了解(通常和限制性副词如only, hardly等词连用)
　　Model:
6 x! ^. L+ Q* v- b7 `3 U　　——You’ve certainly done a lot of research for your project.(你显然对你的课题做了不少研究。)
　　——It seems like a lot, but actually I’ve only scratched the surface.(看上去不少，但事实上我只懂一些毛皮。)
　　例：up in the air 尚未决定的;捉摸不定的;悬而未决的
　　Model:
　　——Her plans for the weekend are still up in the air.(她尚未决定如何度过这个周末。)
　　例：wear and tear 磨损;消耗
　　Model:
　　——Why do you always put on slippers when you go into your apartment? (为什么你老是一进公寓就穿上拖鞋?)
, _3 Z2 {: O( y: ?" b/ p. ]! V　　——It saves wear and tear on the carpet.(拖鞋不磨损地毯。)
　　例：with flying colors 大获全胜;胜利地
7 h! @0 f& A8 h- H# r! U　　Model:
　　——How did Ellen do on her Ancient History exam? (Ellen古代史考得怎么样?)
　　——She passed with flying colors.(她考得好极了。)
+ ^& B$ I) K5 @: _8 o　　例：get off on the wrong foot 开始就不顺利;一开始就犯了个错误 www.examｗ.com
/ y# |9 u; N) s3 P% B' H　　Model：[1995.5.]
　　——I hate to get off on the wrong foot.(我讨厌一开始就犯错误。)
　　例：get on someone’s nerves 使人不安，使人心烦
8 |3 g4 g. w- n& N+ m　　Model：[1996.8.]
　　——Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change.(为什么你开会迟到?我让你的同屋告诉你改时间的事了。)
　　——She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerves sometimes.(她记性不好，有时真让我心烦。)
　　例：give someone a break 不要去管，饶了某人吧
! K+ K! i# F4 c% d# \1 i- }+ I　　Model：[1994.5.]
, ^3 w/ m. j3 S8 @( t　　——Give me a break.I’m nervous enough as it is.(不要管我，我已经够紧张了。)
* \% K% S7 f+ k9 g: _　　例：head and shoulders above (在…方面)强于某人
　　Model：[1991.10.]
　　——In computer programming, Susan is head and shoulders above the rest of us.(在计算机编程上，Susan比我们强。)
　　例：in the red 赤字，负债
　　Model：[1996.5.]
　　——So far the clubs are about three hundred dollars in the red, and we still have four months to go before membership renewal.( 到目前为止，俱乐部有300元赤字，然而还有4个月才到交会员费的时间。)
( Z$ t* t1 `& g% C6 a  S1 W) F9 Q　　——Well, we may have to raise our dues.(那么，我们必须提高会员费了。)
8 ?8 [! Y4 G8 e( ~! u4 X5 N6 a　　例：in the dark 一无所知;不了解情况
　　Model：[1994.1.]
2 r" a* e3 w5 l( }- T  \3 P　　——Do you have any idea what this notice is about? (你知道这通知讲的是什么吗?)
! e$ V3 F0 J0 L+ |　　——I’m as in the dark as you are.(我也跟你一样不了解情况。)
　　托福听力需要听读写三位一体进行备考，词汇和短语、习语的积累是必不可少的。