1、1,a change of pace 节奏变换 You can‘t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace. 2, a far cry from 相距甚远 The published book is far cry from the early manuscript. 3, and how 的确 A: She‘s a good dancer. B: and how. 4, a matter of time
2、 时间问题 It is only a matter of time. 5, a phone call away 一个电话之远,愿意过来帮忙。 If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away. 6, a while back 不久以前 7,all along 一直 I knew it all along. 8, anything but 绝对不 I was anything but happy about going.
3、 9, account for 解释 How do you account for it? 10, after all 到底 A: I‘ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine, B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all. 11, allergic to 对|……过敏 Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must
4、 be allergic to something. 12, at sb‘s service 愿为某人服务 I am at your service at any time. 13, around the clock 24小时不停 Martha studied around the clock for management exam. 14, as far as I know 就我所知 15,at home with 对………很熟悉 She is at home with problems like this. 1
5、6, back out 1) 退出 A: Wasn‘t Bert supposed to sing tonight? B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute 2)不履行 She finally backed out of her promise. 17, be cut out for 天生适合 I‘m not cut out to be a hero. 18, be absorbed in She has been absorbed in a horror fic
6、tion. I can‘t tear her away. 19, be addicted to 对……上瘾 She has been addicted to drugs for years. 20,be attached to 对……有感情 A: I‘m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have gotten rid of it years ago. B: It runs well and I‘ve actuall
7、y been quite attached to it. 21, back up 1) 累积 The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks. I don‘t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show. 2) 支持 I‘ll back it up. 22, be bound for 到……地方 The bus is bound for New England. 23, be (feel) m
8、yself 找到自我 I‘m feeling myself again. 24, be burned up 生气 She was really burned up at the news. 25, be hard up for I‘m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books. 26, be head and shoulders above 好许多 In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
9、 27,be in the dark 蒙在鼓里 A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about? B: I‘m as in the dark as you are. 28,be stuck 卡住了 I can‘t get this window open. It’s stuck. 29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂 A: I hear you‘re taking an advanced physics course this semester. B: I think I‘ve bitten off more than I can chew.






