TOEFL听力中的习语.doc

TOEFL重要习语
above all - most importantly
account for - explain
as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth
as a rule - generally ;normally
about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something
an old hand - be an experienced persom
any day now -soon
approach sb -talk to sb

be fed up with - be out of patience with
be on one’s own - live independently
be on the safe side - take no chances
be out of something - have no longer in supply
be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with
be up to ones’ears - be extremely busy
be up to someone -be a person’s responsibility
be out for -trying to get
be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible
bite off more than one can chew - take on more than one can handle
break down - cease to function
break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people one doesn’t know
break the news - inform or give bad news
brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of something through study
bump into - meet unexpectedly
by and large - in general
by heart - by memory
by all means - absolutely ,definitely
by no means - in no way

call off -cancel
cheer up - be happy
come down with - become sick with
come into -receive,especially after another’s death
come up with - think of
count on - depend upon
count out - eliminate
die down - become quiet ,become less
do without - manage without something
drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit

every other - alternate

fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time
fall through - fail to happen or be completed
far cry form - completely different from; a long way
feel like - have a desire or wish for
feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of
few and far between - not happening often; rate
figure out - determine; reason out by thinking
fill in for -take another’s place
fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know
fish out of water - out of one’s element or natural environment
flying colors -success,victory
for good - permanently; forever
for the time being - for now; temporarily

get away with - escape without punishment
get rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throw away something
get the ball rolling - start something; make a beginning
get the hang of - understand; learn
give a hand - help
go without saying - understood; clear without needing to be stated
go off -begin to ring

hang on - keep hold of; persevere;keep doing something
hard to come by - difficult to obtain
have a heart - have kind feelings; be understanding
have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings rather than reason
hold off - delay;postpone
hop to it - get started on something quickly
hit it off - get along well with someone

ill at ease - uncomfortable
in hot water - in trouble
in the air -uncertain
in the dark - keep someone without knowdge; information from somenoe
in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually
ins and outs - all the details; the various parts and difficulties to be seen
iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for

jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decision or opinion

keep an eye on - watch closely
keep one’sfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong
keep on one’s toes - be ready for action; prepared
knock oneself out - make a great effort

learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a place or activity
little by little -gradually

make ends meet - to get just enough money for noe’s needs
make out - manage;get along
mean to - intentional; on purpose
might as well - to have no strong reson not to

next to nothing - almost nothing; very inexpensive
not to mention - in addition

off balance - unaware; off guard
on the go - working or doing something all the time
on pins and needles - nervous; anxious; full of anticipation
on purpose - deliberately; intentionally
on the blink - not working properly;broken
on the right track - thinking or doing something correctly
on the tip of noe’s tongue - to be about to remember somthing
once in a blue moon - rarely; almost never
out of it - not involved in

pick up the tab - pay the bill or the cost of something
piece of cake - easy
play by ear - act spontaneously; without planning
pill it off - accomplish
pull one’s leg - make fun of somenoe in a playgul way; make somenoe believe something that is not ture

quite a few - many

raise the roof -angry
right away - immediately
run for office - compete for an elected position

save one’s breath - to keep silent because talking would not achieve anyting
say that again - a saying that means; I agree completely
stone’s throw - short distance
search me - an answer that means; I don’t know
serves one right - is deserving of
sleep on it - think about something for a while
straighten up - clean up; make tidy

take a break - rest for a while; stop one’s work or activity
think nothing of it - that’s all right
throw cold water on - discourage; lessen enthusiasm for
to say the least - at the lowest estimate
touch on - mention a subject briefly

under the water - not feeling well

wait around - waiting in vain
wait on - attend as a servant; serve
well worth the trouble - it deseres the inconvenience or trouble
whole new ballgame - an entirely different situation
with flying colors - succeed very well
without a hitch - without difficulty or delay

TWE 小词

在TWE 作文中，巧用、活用十个“小词”常常会收到意想不到的效果，它们会使您的文章显得地道，有水平。我们之所以称它们为“小词”，是因为这些词常常是我们所“熟视无睹”的小玩意，您对它们还没有足够的重视。孰比知，用好了十个小词的效果绝对要比用十个大词、难问好得多。现在，您品一下这十个词： Challenge ， Share ， Instead ， Manage ， Afford ， Rather ， Ever ， Available ， Else ， Involve.
       这十个词不仅词意丰富，而且用法多样，下面为您详细地介绍一下它们的常句式，并配有一些例句。
1 ． Challenge
    (1)Challenge sb to do sth ．向…挑战，邀请…比赛
       They challenge us to a swimming contest.
    (2)to give (accept) a challenge ( 接受 ) 挑战
2.   Share
  (1)Share  部分，分
    Everybody ought to have his proper share. ．
  (2)Share 参与、贡献
    I had no share in the mater ．
  (3)Share (with, between) 分配，共有
    They shared the profits between them.
    I will share with you in the undertaking.
3 ． Instead
  (1)instead  代替
    If you cannot go, let him go instead.
  (2)instead of  代替
    I will go instead of you
4 ． Manage
  (1)manage to do  完成，达成
    We finally managed to get there in time ．
  (2)manage with  办事，处现事务
    We can't manage with these poor tools.
  (3)manage on  生活，过活
    How will she manage with her husband gone.
5.   Afford
  (1)afford to do  足以承担
    I cannot afford to pay such a high price.
  (2)afford  产生
    Reading affords pleasure.
6.   Rather
  (1)would rather do  宁愿
    He said he would rather stay at home.
  (2)rather than  宁愿
    I had rather dance than eat.

7.  Ever
  (1)ever  曾经
    Have you ever been there?
  (2)ever  究竟
    Why ever didn't you go
  (3)ever  如果
    If the band( 乐队)  ever plays again, we will dance.
  (4)ever so=very
    Thank you ever so much.
8. Available
  (1)available  通用的，有效的
     The season ticket is available for three months.
  (2)available  可用的，可达到的
9.  Else
  (1)else  此外，别的
     Where else did you go?
  (2)else  否则，不然
     Hurry, else you'll be late.
10.  Involve
   (1)involve  包括
      Housekeeping involves cooking, washing, dishes, sweeping and cleaning.
   (2)involve  使陷于。
      One foolish mistake can involve you in a good deal of trouble.
   (3)involve  使纠缠，使难得
      A sentence that is involved is hard to understand.
   (4)involve  包围
      Clouds involved the hilltop.

      ------We are living in a highly challenging world. We are to be always ready to   challenging challenge .In so doing, we must be good at   sharing  what is   available  to us   with  somebody else. We must first   manage  to give   rather than  to take. In other words, we should not fail to be a responsible member of society. Only in this way can we   afford  to achieve our goal in life and will not remain good for nothing   instead.
     -----Have you   ever   thought of all this?