1、四级听力常见短语 take a rain check 改天;延期 lost count 弄不清楚 be in another world 精神恍惚;魂不守舍 make yourself at home 随意,随便 save your breath 省口气吧;别白费口舌了 make sense 有意义,理解 cost sb. an arm and a leg 非常昂贵burn a hole in ones pocket 很快地被花光 fill ones shoes 很好地顶替;令人满意地替代is ice cold 表示理所当然 like apples and oranges 用来表示无法相比的事
2、物 lose ones train of 忘记meet each other half way 相互妥协,让步on the dot 准时;正点once and for all 最后一次;干脆 out of earshot 不在听力所及范围out of this world 非常好play by ear 随机应变,视情形而定 ring a bell 令人想起某件事;听起来耳熟 share a common outlook 有共同的观点six of one and half-a-dozen of the other 半斤八两;没什么区别 stick around 在附近逗留或等待 stick wi
3、th 继续做,坚持straighten out 扯平;结清toss and turn (身体翻来覆去(通常表示难以入睡turn ones back (在别人遇到困难时不愿帮助 under the weather 身体不适,生病 bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂;心有余而力不足;不自量力;力不从心 break new ground 创新do the trick 做成功;达到理想的结果drag ones feet 行动缓慢;磨磨蹭蹭不情愿draw the line 拒绝,拒不容忍feel down in the dumps 心情不好;情绪低落 few an
4、d far between 不多;少而分散的;不常碰到或发现的;稀少的 fit as a fiddle 身体很健康grin and bear 任劳任怨;毫无怨言地忍受 hit the spot (特指吃了食物,喝了饮料之后精神完全恢复过来或感到满足;恢复精力;提精神 keep between the two of us 不让第三者知道,保密know a thing or two about 略知一二听力常考词landlord /landlady 房东tenant 房客residence 居住,住所monthly rent 月租available 可利用的accommodate 供给住宿或房间s
5、ettle 定居downtown 市中心suburb 郊区subway entrance 地铁入口put up with the noise 容忍噪音house-warming party 乔迁宴会装饰维修:furnished 已装修的furniture 家具decoration 装饰cupboard 衣柜shower 淋浴sink 下水槽pipe 管道leak 漏水install 安装maintenance 维修工plumber 管子工washing machine 洗衣机refrigerator / fridge 电冰箱light bulb 电灯泡heater 加热器furnace 暖气锅
6、炉,熔炉air conditioner 空调waiter / waitress 服务员menu 菜单snack 快餐appetizer 开胃菜junk food 垃圾食品roast 烤肉mutton 羊肉beef steak 牛排rare 半熟的medium 中等熟度done 老的,煮熟了的treat 款待,宴请make a reservation 预定cater 提供饮食及服务have a picnic 野餐buffet 自助餐keep pets 养宠物tame dogs 训狗gardening 园艺play chess 下象棋gossip 闲话;喜欢谈论别人私生活的人documentary
7、 纪录片TV theatre 电视剧场tennis court 网球场entertainment industry 娱乐行业violence movie 暴力片comedy 喜剧tragedy 悲剧horror movie恐怖片plot 情节entertaining 有趣的,愉快的enthusiastic 热情的clap 拍掌,鼓掌注册:application form 申请表department 系,学部enrolment 登记,入学register 注册,报到,登记recommendation letter 推荐信student ID card 学生证选课:outline 大纲,概要maj
8、or in 主修pick up 学习,选择take a course 选课drop a course 放弃一门课程quit 放弃semester 学期literature class 文学课psychology 心理学philosophy 哲学linguistics 语言学curriculum 课程optional / elective class 选修课required / compulsory course 必修课听课:teaching assistant 教学助理tutor 家教supervisor 导师professor 教授make it up 弥补dean 系主任seminar 专
9、门研讨会skip the class 逃课punctual 准时的,守时的give a lecture 作讲座make a presentation 作陈述或介绍take notes 记笔记specialist vocabulary 专业词汇make a speech 作演讲active involvement 积极参与presence 出席build the interest 培养兴趣absence 缺席作业:homework 家庭作业 hand in 上交an extension of the deadline 延时 criticism 批评,批判 experiment report 实验
10、报告 figure out 想出 deadline 最后期限 feedback 反馈assignment 作业 have ones hands full with 忙于做读书:out of stock 脱销journal 定期刊物publication 出版,出版物magazine 杂志extra copy 额外的副本handover edition 精装本volume 册book review 书评reference book 参考书subscribe to 订阅editorial 社论read selectively 选择性阅读 periodical 期刊out of print 已绝版p
11、ublishing house 出版社get through this novel 从头至尾看小说 paperback edition 平装本buy out the bookstore 买了很多书学习:swot / grind 用功的学生 go over / review 复习 improvement 进步,提高 lack confidence in 缺乏信心 distraction 使人分心的事物 concentration 集中 enthusiasm 热情 diligence 勤奋 come up with 赶上 be strict with 对严厉考试、论文:standardized t
12、ests 标准测试 quiz 小测验 cancel / call off 取消 paper 论文 draft 初稿 national test 统考 school of thought 思想学派 reschedule 重新安排时间 passing score 及格分 postpone / put off 推迟 earn a credit 修学分 research method 研究方法 fall short of ones expectation 出乎意料cheating 作弊 score / mark 分数 stay up 熬夜 毕业进修:further study 进修 graduate
13、毕业生post graduate 研究生 study abroad 留学graduation 毕业 学费及奖学金:a student loan 学生贷款tuition 学费 grant 助学金 fellowship / scholarship 奖学金 financial aids(总称)助学金 fee 学杂费 课余活动:run for 竞选 vote 选票 participate in 参加,参与election campaign 选举活动 enroll in 登记sign up for 参加(俱乐部、课程等) chairman 主席the student union 学生会 speech c
14、ontest 演讲比赛 participant 参加者,参与者 take part in 参加,参与 candidate 候选人 taste 兴趣,爱好 campaign manager 活动负责人(二)日常生活类购物消费:supermarket 超市 catalog 商品目录 grocery 杂货店 bargain 便宜货,讨价还价 sales man 售货员 convenience store 便利店 complaint 投诉 display 展示 counter 柜台department store 百货大楼 chain store 连锁店 balance 余额,结余 budget 预算
15、 in stock 有现货 famous brands 名牌 mall 购物中心 customer 顾客 stationery 文具 cosmetics 化妆品 sports goods 体育用品 electronic products 电子类产品 out of stock 没货 digital video camera 数码摄像机 Womens wear 女士服装 luxurious items 奢侈品 sell nothing but the best 只卖最好的Mens wear 男士服装 discount 折扣 shopping list 购物单 past the prime 过了最好
16、的时候 receipt 收据 on sale 出售,减价出售closing time 停业时间 in season 正合时令 sell out 售完 deliver 送货 居家琐事:housewife 家庭主妇zip / postal code 邮政编码 laundry 洗衣店 iron 熨斗 fix the dinner 摆下饭桌 clear up 清理 in a mess 杂乱 trivial affairs 日常琐事withdraw 取(钱) hoover 吸尘器 vacuum cleaner 真空吸尘器 registered letter 挂号信 housework 家务活 clean
17、ing and washing 洗洗刷刷 housemaid 女佣 keep an eye on 照料 household expenses 家务开支 keep down the cost 降低开支 economical 经济的,节俭的 house keeper 管家 interest rate 利率 postage 邮费 exchange rate 汇率 pay off 还清 property 财产 deposit 存款 addressee 收信人 addresser 寄信人 日常交往:leisure time 闲暇时间 date 约会 call on sb. 拜访某人 take a mes
18、sage 捎口信 keep contact 保持联系hospital 好客的 telephone booth 公用电话亭 long-distance call 长途电话 hang up 挂上电话 hold on 别挂电话 operator 接线员求职面试:job hunting 找工作want ads 招聘广告 position 职位 vacancy 空缺 inquiry 询问 consult 咨询 application letter 求职信 impression 印象 confident 自信的 lose ones job 失业 do odd jobs 做零工 jobhopping 跳槽a
19、ppointment 任命be no match for sb. 不能与某人相比turn down 拒绝工作往来:appointment 约会assistance 帮助,协助cooperation 合作be involved in 参与in charge of 负责proposal 建议书transfer 调职be on business 出差工作态度:personality 品质optimistic 乐观的pessimistic 悲观的determined 有决心的diligent 勤奋的perseverance 坚持不懈hang on 坚持struggle 奋斗overwork 加班wor
20、k addict 工作狂overwhelmed 疲倦的workload 工作负担wear out 疲劳work like a horse 辛勤工作devote oneself to sth. 致力于工作成绩:achievement 成就deserve 值得,应该worthy 值得的symbol 象征tribute 赞美pioneer 先驱,开拓者blaze a trail 开路,开先河worldwide recognition 举世公认疾病和症状:epidemic 流行病bird flu 禽流感SARS 非典型性肺炎infectious illness 传染病contagion 传染sympt
21、oms 症状sneeze 打喷嚏coughing fit 咳嗽发作have a temperature 发烧sore throat 嗓子疼runny nose 流鼻涕diarrhea 腹泻stomachache 胃痛cavity牙洞toothache 牙疼allergy 过敏fracture 骨折看病就医:fill teeth 补牙take temperature 量体温prescription 处方physical inspection 体检fill the prescription 抓药dosage 剂量take injection 打针vaccinate 注射疫苗医院和医生:infirm
22、ary 学校医院clinic 诊所the dentists 牙科诊所ward 病室physician 内科医生surgeon 外科医生anesthetist 麻醉师减肥锻炼:put on weight 增加体重,长胖keep-fit class 健身班fitness center 健身中心exercise machine 健身器械watch your diet 注意饮食on diet 节食slimming drug 减肥药身体状况:be in good shape 身体健康be out of shape 身体不好be in poor shape 身体状况不佳as fit as a fiddle
23、 身体非常好be /feel under the weather 身体不舒服旅游交通类火车:express train 快车a non-stop train 直达火车transfer 转车platform 站台carriage 车厢sleeping car 卧铺车厢one-way ticket 单程票return /round-trip ticket 往返票information booth 问讯处汽车:commuter 通勤者hold up 阻塞,抑制handbrake 手刹车park a car 停车run a red light /jump the light 闯红灯speeding 超
24、速zebra 斑马线jay-walker无视交通规则任意乱行的人make a wrong turn 拐错弯ticket 罚单fast lane 快行车道one-way street 单行道intersection 十字路口give a ride 搭车飞机:economy class 经济舱first class 头等舱business class 商务舱check in 办理登记手续safety inspection 安检declare 申报通关board 登机checking counter 检票处air / plane crash 空难miss flight 误机switch to a d
25、ifferent flight 换乘其他飞机behind schedule 晚点airsick 晕机参观游览:take a vacation 休假sightseeing 观光,游览travel agency 旅行社reception desk 接待处service counter 服务台check out 结账离开set off to the seaside 去海滨scenic resort 旅游胜地landscape风景beyond description 难以描述broaden ones horizon 开阔眼界常用短语Are you by yourself? 你一个人来吗? Are yo
26、u kidding me? 跟我开玩笑啊?Dont get me wrong! 你搞错了! Dont give me that! 少来这套! Dont let me down! 别让我失望! Dont over do it! 别做过头了! Drop me a line! 要写信给我! Easy come easy go! 来得容易去也快! Get a move on! 快点吧! Give me a break! 饶了我吧! Glad you like it! 很高兴你喜欢! Great minds think alike! 英雄所见略同! He always talks big! 他老是吹牛!
27、 Hes a double crosser! 他是个骗子! I cross my heart! 我发誓是真的。I just made it! 我做到了! I watch my money! 视财如命! Ill be right back! 我马上回来! Ill check it out! 我去查查看! Ill see to it! 我会留意的! Im down and out! 我穷困潦倒! Im in a hurry! 我赶时间! Im not that bad! 我没那么差吧? Im short on cash! 我缺钱! Ive got the blues! 我很郁闷! It kills
28、 my eyes! 太好看了! Its Greek to me! 我完全不懂! Its no big deal! 没什么大不了的! Its worth a try! 值得一试! Just wait and see! 等着瞧! Know what I mean? 明白我的意思吧? Lets change the subject! 换个话题吧! My mouth is watering! 我要流口水了! No pain no gain! 吃一堑长一智! None of your business! 没你事! Shes under the weather! 她今天很忧郁! So far, so go
29、od! 还过得去! Speaking of the devil! 说曹操,曹操到! Stay away from me! 离我远点! That makes no difference! 不都一样吗? The walls have ears! 隔墙有耳! We better get going! 最好马上就走! Were all for it! 我们都赞成! Whats on your mind? 你在想什么? You are the boss! 你是老大! You asked for it! 你自讨苦吃! You have my word! 我保证! You want a bet? 你敢打赌吗? Youre pulling my leg! 你开玩笑吧? Youre really killing me! 真是笑死我了!Back in a moment! 马上回来! Boys will be boys! 本性难移! Come to the point! 有话直说! Do I have to? 我一定要做吗? Dont count on me! 别指望我! Dont fall for it! 别上当!