1 a change of pace 节奏变换. W/ q" w( }: W: p/ q0 ?" ~
You can‘t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
( _- `2 V! Y; } 2 a far cry from 相距甚远9 i$ K( A: Z1 H6 N
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.5 |; y" c0 {, t/ q$ b2 J0 I
3 and how 的确6 C; y1 b) ]3 w+ ~1 I
A： She‘s a good dancer.6 n* q, U2 V/ M( @8 C: ^: u; T! t, l/ A8 }
B： and how.5 i! ^5 t: {% X+ q4 _% s, x
4 a matter of time 时间问题
) S$ x3 P8 {. }& W' L7 M( `- k9 K It is only a matter of time.) Z9 K/ R0 H' B8 v# N1 k
5 a phone call away 一个电话之远，愿意过来帮忙。9 S2 U; E5 _8 L. m. {
If you need my help， do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
+ I9 Q% W5 X5 \1 d& k/ Y( u( B 6 a while back 不久以前/ J. t9 |0 p; N$ |# B% c4 \8 W5 x
7 all along 一直
: _* K1 x' v! e# i" G% K I knew it all along.9 g6 A J$ \3 E8 u9 X# s! S
8 anything but 绝对不2 F% ]+ ~4 [( y# n( i# T$ c) u
I was anything but happy about going.
' c J7 ^, }- V9 Y7 w 9 account for 解释
2 y4 w0 R! ^! Z5 S5 Q# L How do you account for it?
9 z- u q& s6 X* |# c% l9 t 10 after all 到底
5 E4 g3 t4 h- j2 r/ u& @# P+ r! g( Y A： I‘ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine，
( U2 ]" A) d# {7 f) G! ^4 w B： I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.2 z. e! d* u, P" s0 @
11 allergic to 对|……过敏
# s: U+ g8 z! M* ~$ M7 ]: m Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
* N5 L9 F% V6 Z! k( c+ v 12 at sb‘s service 愿为某人服务+ [$ @2 s6 z" b \
I am at your service at any time.
5 D+ H5 ?' D6 R5 b e' R 13 around the clock 24小时不停2 A$ J9 k3 F; i; X3 M
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
- `# P1 k1 {& G I1 a5 | 14 as far as I know 就我所知! n. j0 Q, @9 M& @5 \- P+ |
15 at home with 对………很熟悉
8 `7 b! {( {2 b" ^ She is at home with problems like this.( ]7 {. x3 m8 E* I
16 back out/ Z% [. n$ k" M+ r1 o
1) 退出 g1 o7 y o! q! S8 k
A： Wasn‘t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
. T% y% o$ G) s {. c: \ B： Yes， but he backed out at last minute+ \3 b! `5 ~* Z( @2 U# D4 |
2)不履行& z( T" U. I1 |5 E; g) l9 `' Q
She finally backed out of her promise.
; f" N. E- b+ y% b! ~) `" L 17 be cut out for 天生适合, b% y# c( t: l4 |1 W' h! m) m# k
I‘m not cut out to be a hero.
J, H! I. `: p- R- ~2 t 18 be absorbed in
7 |% B" g2 \. h She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can‘t tear her away.) K8 [# S7 e/ S) F* Y3 ~1 \/ a) ^
19 be addicted to 对……上瘾
! T' c6 r9 F* ^. b# l$ @" ?/ ? She has been addicted to drugs for years.* A3 v1 s$ m) n/ v# G
20 be attached to 对……有感情. g; ] C- Q- f
A： I‘m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have gotten rid of it years ago.
: {( _( i ~2 k4 p) R B： It runs well and I‘ve actually been quite attached to it./ M* t# ~% N% w( ^7 S+ j" v5 c
21 back up
! h% O( f0 @5 A 1) 累积
& A$ r+ a K+ f+ A5 V1 c The subway is running behind schedule， and traffic is backed up for blocks. I don‘t know if we’ll make the 6：30 show.
8 ?& O, r3 Z7 m& E8 x 2) 支持; A2 w# H" V, _
I‘ll back it up.
D6 D8 x2 J, j$ _$ i 22 be bound for 到……地方* v/ y+ ^$ V& W0 N
The bus is bound for New England., `" [( {2 _- G3 }9 T$ q
23 be (feel) myself 找到自我
% s5 M3 y" D& ]' n# y/ \- @. V I‘m feeling myself again.
3 c" F1 z X( _ 24 be burned up 生气
' t' w# t9 u! L8 r0 y She was really burned up at the news.' u3 l6 M( m$ }& n2 O/ E }7 x y; x
25 be hard up for* |/ I/ }/ ~2 |. }. |/ _
I‘m hard up for clothes， but I have a lot of books. |
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