例:leave no stone unturned 不遗余力;全力以赴 2 y8 P2 e: Q1 A6 W6 ^. r! P- D5 b+ _* i
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1 Q1 m. w/ T8 I& S% M" l# t ——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。) 9 ~% @% m. t* S& a
例:on cloud nine 沉浸在幸福之中;非常高兴 & w! S, A5 d& I5 d& _5 c
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' |# i* X% @! Z' K% b ——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?) ' n7 r# P- T7 R3 Y8 e
——She just had a paper accepted for publication.(她有一篇文章要发表了。) 4 X' k4 s; Q: }6 q
例:on the tip of one’s tongue 一时想不起来,话到嘴边又忘记 " ]9 q: ]8 e6 p& s* y! Z9 v
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——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?) , E9 Y8 y( [4 o- {
——It’s just on the tip of my tongue! (我就是一时想不起来了。 9 [2 o+ z9 v* b$ f3 n
例:reach the bottom of the barrel 用完,弹尽粮绝 0 U* y* q$ z0 G
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——Don’t you have any other clean shirts? (你还有其它干净衬衫吗?)
. w# f, j) {+ {; W4 L0 h ——I guess I’ve reached the bottom of the barrel.(我想我已经用完了。)
' d7 G* ]* v/ o: y; T 例:rub sb.the wrong way 使(某人)有点恼火;惹怒;引起反感;烦扰,打搅 * Y; \* E5 v4 c; ~: S) @: V
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0 d% k, a- q; A/ \! Q4 w1 g3 r ——What do you think of our new economics instructor? (你觉得新经济学老师怎么样?)
. w& f- X; R7 N- L! w' Z ——I don’t know.Something about him rubs me the wrong way.(不知怎么的,他有点让我反感。) 2 e- I2 }+ U S& O0 }
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)
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) J0 I" m, a! ?1 y' `# ` ——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。)
! u' c$ l2 }, `) m" h ——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。)
3 l( T4 a2 i! b8 l0 t- e 例:up in the air 尚未决定的;捉摸不定的;悬而未决的
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——Her plans for the weekend are still up in the air.(她尚未决定如何度过这个周末。)
& o8 D) Z% a3 v! X$ _ 例:wear and tear 磨损;消耗 7 E. W( e. \: ~+ w- Z' F, l/ R
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6 f% { W1 F0 |0 a1 t ——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?) ( H \$ s- G0 a+ G0 j1 z8 R: n
——It saves wear and tear on the carpet.(拖鞋不磨损地毯。)
% n, U" Z4 B1 f4 i5 r9 e 例:with flying colors 大获全胜;胜利地
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" V/ e+ _/ D8 t9 `5 A$ R9 E ——How did Ellen do on her Ancient History exam? (Ellen古代史考得怎么样?)
( S# C/ I: i3 Y' H P ——She passed with flying colors.(她考得好极了。)
+ I1 Z) A" |1 w3 B' d# W6 X1 I 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
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——I hate to get off on the wrong foot.(我讨厌一开始就犯错误。)
' h/ x; @- I& q; }+ b4 o 例:get on someone’s nerves 使人不安,使人心烦 4 X/ }4 i X( A
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——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。) : S' z4 |! e; [& z4 {0 f
——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。) + `! G& V3 z" h: R2 w1 h- Y
例:give someone a break 不要去管,饶了某人吧 ! u( w3 [- y$ p$ a
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——Give me a break.I’m nervous enough as it is.(不要管我,我已经够紧张了。) & M S9 x( e1 i% x6 j) j3 ]" i2 n
例:head and shoulders above (在…方面)强于某人 3 H `' } D" G. _
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* s7 F" w2 l- { ^! E ——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。)
8 `" d/ l4 t4 y K# y 例:in the red 赤字,负债
( ], t! u; y- K4 F9 ? Model:[1996.5.] 9 T* S3 M& X% t* \9 t& x
——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。) 4 i( l9 a6 | H8 S3 d
——Well, we may have to raise our dues.(那么,我们必须提高会员费了。)
* M8 S& s/ N: v. V' V 例:in the dark 一无所知;不了解情况
7 C N4 C7 {' h Model:[1994.1.] - \3 V) L; Q$ Y& f6 A- E Q! ]$ G
——Do you have any idea what this notice is about? (你知道这通知讲的是什么吗?) ( [, s6 _2 k# o& A0 f* d
——I’m as in the dark as you are.(我也跟你一样不了解情况。) # N g# g3 M+ V; T
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。 |