托福听力常用短语集锦

2022-05-21 02:35:36

  很多同学抱怨

  A big sale

  大减价。托福听力围绕学生生活的话题较多,学生总是没钱,所以一听到on sale 或者for sale,A bigsale,等等大减价等总是非常有兴趣。

  A: Those are great sneakers, were they very expensive?

  B: I never could have bought them if the shoe store wasn't having a big sale.

  A far cry from 离……差的老远,有很大的差别

  The published book is a far cry from the early manuscript.

  Anything but 单单除……之外;恰恰不

  对照习语:nothing but, 意为正是,只是,不过。

  She is nothing but poor. 她很穷。

  Susan is anything but poor. 苏珊一点也不穷。

  Are you kidding? 你开什么玩笑?

  类似说法:you must be kidding, you must be joking? Are you joking ? you kidding? Youjoking? 等等, 一起记。

  A: how did the game go the other night? Did you team win ?

  B: Are you kidding? That would be a first.

  Around the clock 一天不间断,一天24小时不停

  Martha studied around the clock for her management exam.

  Be backed up (交通)堵了;(活)拖下来了

  The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks. I don't know ifwe'll make the 7:15 show.

  A: I have two esams and three papers to get done in the next couple of days.

  B: How did it get so backed up?

  Be burned up 生气

  A: Susan still hasn't gotten her research paper work.

  B: I know, and she is really burned up at the professor.

  Burn a hole in one's pocket 有钱存不住

  A: Have you saved enough to buy that new printer for your computer yet?

  B: You know money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately. Maybe next month.

  Come a long way 取得很大进展

  A: I saw some of your paintings at the student art exhibit. They are great.

  B: Thanks. I feel as though I've come a long way.

  Count me in 把我算在内,我一块去

  A: I got an invitation to a financial planning seminar. And I don't want to go alone.

  B: count me in. I need all the help I can get managing my money. Do some errands 作一些跑腿的事

  A: We thought we'd all go out for lunch today. Can you be ready to leave at one o'clock?

  B:I have to pick up my car and do a couple of errands , I'll just come straight to theresturant.

  Drive somebody up the wall 让某人发疯

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