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中高口备战经验:2014年中高口听力题常考习语

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  1. take a rain check 改天
  I can’t play tennis this afternoon but can I take a rain check?
  今天下午我不能去打网球了,但是我能改期再去吗?
  2. lost count 弄不清楚
  Leaders and ministers met and called so many times that I have lost count.
  两国的领导人和部长之间还经常性会晤或打电话,次数之多,几乎数不清了。
  3. be in another world 精神恍惚;魂不守舍
  Ever since he met Ann, he’s been in another world.
  自从他遇见Ann, 他就魂不守舍了。
  4. make yourself at home 随意,随便
  Take a seat please, make yourself at home.
  请坐,随便一点。
  5. save your breath 省口气吧;别白费口舌了
  Save your breath while you still have some.
  趁你还有点精力,省着点吧。
  6. make sense 有意义,理解
  Religion is an attempt to make sense of the world, but it does not try and do this in the way science does.
  宗教试图使这个世界变得更加有意义,但不会使用科学分析的方式来达成这个目的。
  7. cost sb. an arm and a leg 非常昂贵
  Her pearl necklace cost me an arm and a leg.
  她的珍珠项链花了我一大笔钱。
  8. burn a hole in one’s pocket 很快地被花光
  I bet he ’ll spend all his money in a few days because the money is burning a hole in his pocket .
  我敢说,不出数天他便会把钱花光,因为他是个留不住钱的人。
  9. fill one’s shoes 很好地顶替;令人满意地替代
  I’ll temporarily fill your shoes until you get back from your vacation.
  在你度假回来之前,我会暂时接替你的职位。
  10. is ice cold 表示理所当然
  -Do you miss me? -Is ice cold?
  -你想我了吗? -当然。
  11. like apples and oranges 用来表示无法相比的事物
  Men and women are like apples and oranges.
  男人和女人是完全不同的。
  12. hold one’s tongue 保持沉默
  "Hold your tongue, John, " his father rapped out.
  “你别说话,约翰。” 他爸爸厉声说。
  13. lose one’s train of 忘记
  At around 10 seconds, users lose their train of thought and you risk losing their attention.
  如果延迟达到 10 秒左右,用户将失去耐心,您也就有可能失去这些用户的关注。
  14. meet each other half way 相互妥协,让步
  I don’t see how I can pull this business through, Mrs. Mary. Let’s meet each other half way.
  玛丽.我不知道怎样才能把这生意做成.我们各让一半吧,共同努力才能使我们前进一步。
  15. on the dot 准时;正点
  He always leaves work at six on the dot. He won’t work an extra minute.
  他六点钟总是准时下班。他不会多工作一分钟。
  16. once and for all 最后一次;干脆
  The problem can be solved once and for all, if you do that.
  如果你那样做,问题就可能一劳永逸地得到解决。
  17. out of earshot 不在听力所及范围
  Save your breath. He’s out of earshot.
  省口气吧,他听不见。
  18. out of this world 非常好
  The meal of my mother’s is out of this world.
  我妈妈做的饭是世界上最棒的!
  19. play by ear 随机应变,视情形而定
  When he is coming, I don’t know what should be say, I will play by ear at that time.
  我没有时间准备这个会议,到时讲到哪里算哪里。
  20. ring a bell 令人想起某件事;听起来耳熟
  These names ring a bell, Detective?
  这些名字听起来熟悉吗,警探?


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