四六级听力常用词组.doc

long waiting line排成的长队make a reservation 订座位（票、房间）eat out 下馆子be popular with受到的青睐overseas students外国留学生booking office订票处drop by (drop in on sb.)顺路拜访某人come over to过来make a presentation报告、发言take notes记笔记speak with a strong accent说话口音重get ones apartment furnished买家具a real bargain价钱便宜on sale降价销售(job) requires travelling（工作）要求出差find a way out 想出办法think about the gains and losses权衡利弊make inquiries咨询release the test score公布成绩read straight through从头读到尾；通读cover a few chapters读了几章at a stretch一口气（做完某事）not a thing to go against me没出什么对我不利的事（吉人自有天相）minor injuries轻伤mine explosion矿井（地雷）爆炸fined for speeding由于开车超速被罚款serve meals供应食物 (一日三餐)optional course选修课believe it or not 信不信由你1) take a rain check 改天吧 - Can you come over for dinner tonight? (今天晚上来吃饭好吗？)- Im up to my ears in work, so Ill have to take a rain check.(我工作很忙，改日吧。)2) lost count 弄不清楚 - Ever since your girlfriend moved to Bridgeport, you are always driving there. How many trips a week do you make anyway?(自从你的女友搬到Bridgeport，你老是开车去看她。一周去几次啊？)-I have lost count, but I can do it with my eyes closed.(搞不清楚了，但我闭着眼也能摸过去。)3) be in another world 精神恍惚；魂不守舍 - Petes really out of it these days.(Pete 这几天有点心不在焉。)- Yeah, I know. Ever since he met Ann, hes been in another world.(我同意。自从他遇见Ann, 他就魂不守舍了。)4) make yourself at home 随意，随便 - Do you mind if I take off my jacket?(你介意我脱下夹克吗？)- Of course not, make yourself at home.(当然不介意，随意一点！)5) save your breath 省口气吧；别白费口舌了 - Hey? John! John!(嘿，John! John!)- Save your breath. Hes out of earshot.(省口气吧。他已经听不到了。)6) make sense 有意义，理解 - The plot of that movie is hard to follow.(那部电影的情节很难跟得上。)- It makes more sense the second time.(再看一遍就理解了。)7) cost sb. an arm and a leg 非常昂贵 -Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?(你看到Bill送给Linda的钻戒了吗？)-I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.(当然了。那一定很昂贵。)8) burn a hole in ones pocket 很快地被花光 -Have you saved enough to buy that new printer for your computer yet? (你攒足钱给你的电脑买一台新打印机了吗？)-You know money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately . Maybe next month. (这几个月我花钱如流水。也许下个月吧。)9)fill ones shoes 很好地顶替；令人满意地替代 -Have you heard that Professor Jones is retiring? (你听说Jones教授要退休了吗？)-Yes. The faculty wont find anyone to fill her shoes. (是的。学校将很难找到合适的人来代替她。)10)is ice cold 表示理所当然 -Does Prof. Ford always come to class? (Ford教授总是来上课吗？)-Is ice cold? (当然了。)11)like apples and oranges 用来表示无法相比的事物-Which game do you think is more difficult to learn, chess or bridge? (你认为桥牌和象棋哪个更难学?)-They are like apples and oranges. (它俩没法比较。)12)look for a needle in a hay stack 大海捞针 -We are supposed to meet John here at the train station. (我们要在火车站接John。)-Thats like looking for a needle in a hay stack . (那可真是大海捞针。)13)lose ones train of 忘记 When you interrupted me, you made me lose my train of thought. (你打断了我的思考，我忘记我在想什么了。)14)meet each other half way 相互妥协，让步 -My chemistry project is in trouble because my partner and I had totally different ideas about how to proceed. (我的化学课题出问题了。在进展问题上，我与我的合作者意见完全不同。)-You should try to meet each other half way. (你们应该相互妥协。)15)on the dot 准时；正点 -Did you and Amanda really meet exactly five minutes to two in front of the theatre? (你和Amanda确实在差5分两点的时候到达剧院门口了吗？)-Yes, we were both there on the dot. (是的，我俩都准点到达。)16)once and for all 最后一次；干脆 -I am going to tell that neighbor of mine to turn down that music once and for all.(我要最后一次告诉我那个邻居把音乐声关小。)-I see why you are angry. But Ive always found that the polite route is the most effective. (我明白你为什么恼火。但我总觉得礼貌的方式是最有效的。)17)out of earshot 不在听力所及范围 -Hey? John! John! (嗨! John! John! )-Save your breath. Hes out of earshot. (省口气吧，他听不见。)18)out of this world 非常好 -Have you tried Susans apple pie? (你试过Susan的苹果派吗？)-I got the last piece. And it was out of this world. (我拿到最后一块。好吃极了。)19)play by ear 随机应变，视情形而定 -Marty, are you doing anything special for your presentation in political science tomorrow? (Marty，你在为明天的政治学演讲准备与众不同的材料吗？)-Not really, because the class so often turns into a discussion, Ive decided to play it by ear. (不。那门课常常最后变成讨论。我决定视情形而定。)20) ring a bell 令人想起某件事；听起来耳熟 That name just doesnt ring a bell with me. (那个名字我一点也不熟。)21)share a common outlook 有共同的观点 -Jeff and Alan share a common outlook on life. (Jeff 和Alan对于生活有共同的观点。)22)six of one and half-a-dozen of the other 半斤八两；没什么区别 -I cant decide whether to take anthropology or geology this term. (我决定不了这学期是选人类学还是地理课。)-Its six of one and half-a-dozen of the other. (两门无甚差别。)23)stick around 在附近逗留或等待 -Leaving the party so soon? Were just getting ready to cut the cake. (这么早就要走？我们刚准备要切蛋糕。)-Sorry, I cant stick around. (对不起，我不能继续待在这儿了。)24)stick with 继续做，坚持 -I wonder what this new flavor of ice cream tastes like? (我想知道这种新的冰激凌是什么味道？)-I tried it last week. If I were you, I would stick with an old favorite. (上周我吃过，若我是你，我会继续吃以前爱吃的那种。)25)straighten out 扯平；结清 -I almost forgot. I still owe you ten dollars from the other night. Do you have change for a twenty? (我差点忘了。不久前的一个晚上我借了你10块钱，到现在还没还呢，你现在能找开20元的吗？)-Oh, not at the moment. Lets just straighten it out some other time. (哦，现在不能。以后再结清吧。)26)toss and turn (身体)翻来覆去(通常表示难以入睡) Last night I tossed and turned in bed, too exhausted to sleep. (昨晚我辗转反侧，怎么也睡不着)27)turn ones back (在别人遇到困难时)不愿帮助 Hell turn his back on me if I ask for money. (我若向他借钱，他就会不理我。)28)under the weather 身体不适，生病 -Its good to see you, Mary. How have you been? (看见你真高兴，Mary。你好吗？)-Actually I have been feeling under the weather recently. (其实这两天我身子不大舒服。) 29)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 -I hear youve been taking an advanced physics course this semester. Hows it going? (我听说这学期你在上高等物理课。这门课怎么样？)-I think Ive bitten off more than I can chew. (我是心有余而力不足啊。)30)break new ground 创新 His architectural design broke new ground in the field. (他的建筑设计是这个领域里的创新。)31)do the trick 做成功；达到理想的结果 -Ive been trying to get the furnace started, but I cant find the right switch. (我尽力想让炉子燃起来，可不知道该按哪个键。)-Here, I believe this one in the back will do the trick. (这里，我相信后面按这个键，可以让炉子燃起来。)32)drag ones feet 行动缓慢；磨磨蹭蹭不情愿 -Hows Bob coming along on his dissertation proposal? (Bob的论文计划进展地怎么样了？)-Hes really been dragging his feet. (他很磨蹭的。)33)draw the line 拒绝，拒不容忍-Paul expects me to clean the room every week. (Paul想让我每周打扫房间。)-Thats where I draw the line. (可是我绝对不会答应的。34)feel down in the dumps 心情不好；情绪低落-Kate was really feeling down in the dumps about her latest chemistry assignment. (Kate为最近的化学作业成绩感到很沮丧。)35)few and far between 不多；少而分散的；不常碰到或发现的；稀少的-Steve is really a terrific guy. (Steve真是不简单。)-He sure is. Ones like him are few and far between. (当然。像他那样的人可不多见。)36)fit as a fiddle 身体很健康- Harry! How have you been? I havent seen you in ages. (Harry，你好吗？好久没看见你了。)-Im fit as a fiddle. This exercise program Im following is terrific. (我身体好极了。我正进行的这个锻炼计划太棒了。)37)grin and bear 任劳任怨；毫无怨言地忍受-Carla,I cant take this job any longer. (Carla，我不能再做这份工作了。)-If you need the money, youll just have to grin and bear it. ( 如果你需要钱，你就得忍耐。) 38)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-This Lemonade sure hits the spot.(柠檬汁太提神了。)-And how! (当然了！)39)keep between the two of us 不让第三者知道，保密What Im going to say is rather personal, so lets keep between the two of us. (我要讲的纯属私事，所以希望你能保密。)40)know a thing or two about 略知一二-Do you think Andy could help us plan the camping trip to West Virginia? (你认为Andy会帮我们计划去西弗吉尼亚州野营吗？)-Well, since he spends every summer there, he might know a thing or two about it. (可能吧。他每个夏天都去那儿，应该知道一些事儿。)41)leave no stone unturned 不遗余力；全力以赴-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。)42)on cloud nine 沉浸在幸福之中；非常高兴-Marcia looks like shes 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？)-She just had a paper accepted for publication. (她有一篇文章要发表了。)43)on the tip of ones tongue 一时想不起来，话到嘴边又忘记-Are you sure you cant remember the name of that record? (你肯定记不起来那张唱片的名字吗？)-Its just on the tip of my tongue! (我就是一时想不起来了。44)reach the bottom of the barrel 用完，弹尽粮绝-Dont you have any other clean shirts? (你还有其它干净衬衫吗？)-I guess Ive reached the bottom of the barrel. (我想我已经用完了。)45)rub sb. the wrong way 使(某人)有点恼火；惹怒；引起反感；烦扰，打搅-What do you think of our new economics instructor? (你觉得新经济学老师怎么样？)-I dont know. Something about him rubs me the wrong way. (不知怎么的，他有点让我反感。)46)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)-Youve certainly done a lot of research for your project. (你显然对你的课题做了不少研究。)-It seems like a lot, but actually Ive only scratched the surface. (看上去不少，但事实上我只懂一些毛皮。)47)up in the air 尚未决定的；捉摸不定的；悬而未决的Her plans for the weekend are still up in the air. (她尚未决定如何度过这个周末。)48)wear and tear 磨损；消耗-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？)-It saves wear and tear on the carpet. (拖鞋不磨损地毯。)49)with flying colors 大获全胜；胜利地-How did Ellen do on her Ancient History exam? (Ellen古代史考得怎么样？)-She passed with flying colors. (她考得好极了。)50)get off on the wrong foot 开始就不顺利；一开始就犯了个错误I hate to get off on the wrong foot. (我讨厌一开始就犯错误。)51)get on someones nerves 使人不安，使人心烦-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。)-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。)52)give someone a break 不要去管，饶了某人吧Give me a break. Im nervous enough as it is. (不要管我，我已经够紧张了。)53)head and shoulders above (在方面)强于某人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。)54)in the red 赤字，负债-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。)-Well, we may have to raise our dues.(那么，我们必须提高会员费了。)55)in the dark 一无所知；不了解情况-Do you have any idea what this notice is about? (你知道这通知讲的是什么吗？)-Im as in the dark as you are. (我也跟你一样不了解情况。)