对于很多准备出国留学的同学来说,了解托福听力的常见表达,对于很多正在备考的同学来说是非常有趣的,接下来就和出国留学网来看看托福听力常见短语。
例:rub wrong way 使(某人)有点恼火;惹怒;引起反感;烦扰,打搅
Model:
——What do you think of our new economics instructor? (你觉得新经济学老师怎么样?)
——I don't thing about him rubs me the wrong way.(不知怎么的,他有点让我反感。)
例:leave no stone unturned 不遗余力;全力以赴
Model:
——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。)
例:on cloud nine 沉浸在幸福之中;非常高兴
Model:
——Marcia looks like she's on cloud 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。)
例:on the tip of one's tongue 一时想不起来,话到嘴边又忘记
Model:
——Are you sure you can't remember the name of that record? (你肯定记不起来那张唱片的名字吗?)
——It's just on the tip of my tongue! (我就是一时想不起来了。
例:reach the bottom of the barrel 用完,弹尽粮绝
Model:
——Don't you have any other clean shirts? (你还有其它干净衬衫吗?)
——I guess I've reached the bottom of the barrel.(我想我已经用完了。)
例:keep between the two of us 不让第三者知道,保密
Model:
——What I'm going to say is rather personal,so let's keep between the two of us.(我要讲的纯属私事,所以希望你能保密。)
例: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)
Model:
——You've 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 I've only scratched the surface.(看上去不少,但事实上我只懂一些毛皮。)
例:up in the air 尚未决定的;捉摸不定的;悬而未决的
Model:
——Her plans for the weekend are still up in the air.(她尚未决定如何度过这个周末。)