| 托福听力短语集锦 |
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| 作者：佚名 文章来源：网络 更新时间：2004-3-19 |
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托福听力并不象想像的那么难，其中有很多非常实用，非常经典的短语，只要你能熟记一些短语，并且注意其中语调，相信您的托福听力会跃上一个新台阶。在新东方读过班的人都知道小钱老师，他将听力讲的非常有趣。在笑声中，便记住几个短语。好了，长话短说，我们将列出托福听力的一些短语，与大家共享。另外大家可以购买新东方的《TOEFL听力习语必备》，许杨编著。
■A big sale
大减价。托福听力围绕学生生活的话题较多，学生总是没钱，所以一听到on sale 或者 for sale, A big sale , 等等大减价等总是非常有兴趣。
A: Those are great sneakers, were they very expensive? B: I never could have bought them if the shoe store wasn’t having a big sale.
■A far cry from 离……差的老远，有很大的差别
The published book is a far cry from the early manuscript.
Anything but 单单除……之外；恰恰不
对照习语： nothing but, 意为正是，只是，不过。
She is nothing but poor. 她很穷。
Susan is anything but poor. 苏珊一点也不穷。
■Are you kidding? 你开什么玩笑？
类似说法：
you must be kidding, you must be joking?
Are you joking ?
you kidding?
You joking? 等等， 一起记。
A: how did the game go the other night? Did you team win ?
B: Are you kidding? That would be a first.
■Around the clock 一天不间断，一天24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for her management exam.
■Be backed up （交通）堵了；（活）拖下来了
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks. I don't know if we’ll make the 7:15 show.
A: I have two esams and three papers to get done in the next couple of days.
B: How did it get so backed up?
■Be burned up 生气
A: Susan still hasn't gotten her research paper work.
B: I know, and she is really burned up at the professor.
■Burn a hole in one’s pocket 有钱存不住
A: Have you saved enough to buy that new printer for your computer yet?
B: You know money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately. Maybe next month.
■Come a long way 取得很大进展
A: I saw some of your paintings at the student art exhibit. They are great.
B: Thanks. I feel as though I’ve come a long way.
■Count me in 把我算在内，我一块去
A: I got an invitation to a financial planning seminar. And I don't want to go alone.
B: count me in. I need all the help I can get managing my money.
■Do some errands 作一些跑腿的事
A: We thought we’d all go out for lunch today. Can you be ready to leave at one o’clock?
B:I have to pick up my car and do a couple of errands , I’ll just come straight to the resturant.
■Drive somebody up the wall 让某人发疯
类似：drive someone crazy , drive someone mad, drive someone nuts, drive someone bananas, drive someone out of one’s mind, drive someone out of one’s senses 等。
This computer is driving me up the wall.
■Eat up 吃光， 占用
A: Are you going to join the chess club this year?
B: Chess eats up too much of my time.
■Fall asleep （腿）麻了
Oh, I must have been sitting in the same position for too long, my legs have fallen asleep.
■Few and far between 很少见， 稀少
A: Steve is a really terrific guy
B: He sure is. Friends like him are few and far between.
■Fill in for 代替
类似说法，一起掌握。Fill one’s position, fill one’s place, fill one’s vacancy, fill one’s shoes, take the position, take the place of, take over
A:Roger was ferverish yesterday, I am not sure if he’ll be up to attending today’s meeting.
B: Then can someone fill in for him?
■Get off the ground 开始；起作用；进行很顺利
A: how did you talk with Henery go?
B: it never really got off the ground.
■Get to someone 让某人很烦
That leaky faucet is starting to get to me.
■Give me a break 饶了我吧。
■Guess what I just heard? 猜猜我刚才听说了什么？
这个习语总是在有好消息告诉别人时用的。
Guess what I just heard? David is selling that car of his that you like so much.
■Have much on one’s mind 心头有很多事情（尤指操心的事）
A: Tom’s house is in a mess, doesn't he ever clean it?
B: I guess he just has too much else on his mind with that new job of his.
■Hold on 等一等；（电话）别挂
A: If I don't find my wallet pretty soon, I’ m going go have it report it stolen.
B: Hold on, Before you call the campus security office, Have you checked your car or your jacket pocket,everywhere?
■I can’t put it down. 我放都放不下来。
经常用来指一本书非常有意思。
A: Oh, I see you’re in the middle of that new detective story. Is it any good?
B: I can’t put it down.
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