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1、托福托福TOEFLTOEFL听力必背听力必背120120个重要习语个重要习语竞学网注：很多网友在考完托福后突然发现，自己的听力真的提高了很多，在考试中学到了很多 美国习语。本文特地把托福考试中常出现的重要习语总结出来，供准备参加2006下半年托福考试的 朋友使用。为体现原汁原味，本文未对这些词组进行翻译，不过在每个词组后面都有相应的英文解 释。 我们相信，只要大家坚持用心去练，肯定会对你们听力提高会有帮助的，而且在考试的时候你 会发现这样的效果特别好，当然这种感觉是建立在你大量练习和能力提高的基础上的。above all - most importantlyaccount for - expl
2、ainas a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truthas a rule - generally ;normallyabout to - be ready to;be on the point of doing somethingan old hand - be an experienced persomany day now -soonapproach sb -talk to sbbe fed up with - be out of patience withbe on ones own - live independentlybe on t
3、he safe side - take no chancesbe out of something - have no longer in supplybe tired of - be bored with ,frustrated withbe up to onesears - be extremely busybe up to someone -be a persons responsibilitybe out for -trying to getbe out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossiblebite off more than on
4、e can chew - take on more than onecanhandlebreak down - cease to nbreak the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people onedoesntknowbreak the news - inform or give bad newsbrush up on - imporve noes knowledge of somethingthroughstudybump into - meet unexpectedlyby and large - in generalby heart - by mem
5、oryby all means - absolutely ,definitelyby no means - in no waycall off -cancelcheer up - be happycome down with - become sick withcome into -receive,especially after anothers deathcome up with - think ofcount on - depend uponcount out - eliminatedie down - become quiet ,become lessdo without - mana
6、ge without somethingdrop by - visit informally; pay a short visitevery other - alternatefall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on timefall through - fail to happen or be completedfar cry form - completely different from;a long wayfeel like - have a desire or wish forfeel up to - feel well e
7、nough to or be capabele offew and far between - not happening often; ratefigure out - determine; reason out by thinkingfill in for -take anothers placefill sb.in - tell what sb. should knowfish out of water - out of ones element ornaturalenvironmentflying colors -success,victoryfor good - permanentl
8、y; foreverfor the time being - for now; temporarilyget away with - escape without punishmentget rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throwawaysomethingget the ball rolling - start something; make a beginningget the hang of - understand; learngive a hand - helpgo without saying - understoo
9、d; clear without needing tobestatedgo off -begin to ringhang on - keep hold of; persevere;keep doing somethinghard to come by - difficult to obtainhave a heart - have kind feelings; be understandinghave a hunch - have an idea based on feelings ratherthanreasonhold off - delay;postponehop to it - get
10、 started on something quicklyhit it off - get along well with someoneill at ease - uncomfortablein hot water - in troublein the air -uncertainin the dark - keep someone without knowdge; informationfromsomenoein the lone run - looking toward the future; eventuallyins and outs - all the details; the v
11、arious parts anddifficultiesto be seeniron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer forjump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decisionoropinionkeep an eye on - watch closelykeep onesfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrongkeep on ones toes - be ready for action; preparedknock one
12、self out - make a great effortlearn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a placeoractivitylittle by little -graduallymake ends meet - to get just enough money for noes needsmake out - manage;get alongmean to - intentional; on purposemight as well - to have no strong reson not tonext to nothin
13、g - almost nothing; very inexpensivenot to mention - in additionoff balance - unaware; off guardon the go - working or doing something all the timeon pins and needles - nervous; anxious; full of anticipationon purpose - deliberately; intentionallyon the blink - not working properly;brokenon the cent
14、er track - thinking or doing something correctlyon the tip of noes tongue - to be about to remr somthingonce in a blue moon - rarely; almost neverout of it - not involved inpick up the tab - pay the bill or the cost of somethingpiece of cake - easyplay by ear - act spontaneously; without planningpil
15、l it off - accomplishpull ones leg - make fun of somenoe in a playgul way;makesomenoe believe something that is not turequite a few - manyraise the roof -angrycenter away - immediatelyrun for office - compete for an elected positionsave ones breath - to keep silent because talking wouldnotachieve an
16、ytingsay that again - a saying that means; I agree completelystones throw - short distancesearch me - an answer that means; I dont knowserves one center - is deserving ofsleep on it - think about something for a whilestraighten up - clean up; make tidytake a break - rest for a while; stop ones work or activitythink nothing of it - thats all centerthrow cold water on - discourage; lessen enthusiasm forto say the least - at the lowest estimatetouch on - mention a subject briefly
