托福聽力常見短語

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    對于很多準備出國留學的同學來說,了解托福聽力的常見表達,對于很多正在備考的同學來說是非常有趣的,接下來就和出國留學網(wǎng)來看看托福聽力常見短語。
    例:rub  wrong way 使(某人)有點惱火;惹怒;引起反感;煩擾,打攪
    Model:
    ——What do you think of our new economics instructor? (你覺得新經(jīng)濟學老師怎么樣?)
    ——I don't thing about him rubs me the wrong way.(不知怎么的,他有點讓我反感。)
    例:leave no stone unturned 不遺余力;全力以赴
    Model:
    ——Lynn left no stone unturned in her research, and handed in an excellent paper.(Lynn全力以赴做她的研究,交了一篇優(yōu)秀的論文。)
    例:on cloud nine 沉浸在幸福之中;非常高興
    Model:
    ——Marcia looks like she's on cloud  you know what made her so happy? (Marcia好象沉浸在幸福之中。你知道她為什么這么高興嗎?)
    ——She just had a paper accepted for publication.(她有一篇文章要發(fā)表了。)
    例:on the tip of one's tongue 一時想不起來,話到嘴邊又忘記
    Model:
    ——Are you sure you can't remember the name of that record? (你肯定記不起來那張唱片的名字嗎?)
    ——It's just on the tip of my tongue! (我就是一時想不起來了。
    例:reach the bottom of the barrel 用完,彈盡糧絕
    Model:
    ——Don't you have any other clean shirts? (你還有其它干凈襯衫嗎?)
    ——I guess I've reached the bottom of the barrel.(我想我已經(jīng)用完了。)
    例:keep between the two of us 不讓第三者知道,保密
    Model:
    ——What I'm going to say is rather personal,so let's keep between the two of us.(我要講的純屬私事,所以希望你能保密。)
    例:scratch the surface 只懂皮毛,很不了解(通常和限制性副詞如only, hardly等詞連用)
    Model:
    ——You've certainly done a lot of research for your project.(你顯然對你的課題做了不少研究。)
    ——It seems like a lot, but actually I've only scratched the surface.(看上去不少,但事實上我只懂一些毛皮。)
    例:up in the air 尚未決定的;捉摸不定的;懸而未決的
    Model:
    ——Her plans for the weekend are still up in the air.(她尚未決定如何度過這個周末。)