托福听力现场,也许你无暇顾及,但你一定听到有很多熟悉而不知道意思的小词小句在你耳边回响,你抓耳挠腮,答案就卡在这里。
在托福培训的听力备考中,有一些词语很经典,然而考生听不懂或者听不到这样词句,千万别小看这些词句,在考试中递进、转折、并列等等关键信息都是靠着这些词句的。
1.take a rain check 改天吧
A:Can you come over for dinner tonight? (今天晚上来吃饭好吗?)
B:I’m up to my ears in work, so I’ll have to take a rain check。(我工作很忙,改天吧。)
2. lost count 弄不清楚
A:Ever since your girlfriend moved to Bridgeport, you are alwaysdriving there. How many trips a week do you makeanyway?(自从你的女友搬到Bridgeport,你老是开车去看她。一周去几次啊?)
B:I have lost count, but I can do it with my eyesclosed。(搞不清楚了,但我闭着眼也能摸过去。)
3. be in another world 精神恍惚;魂不守舍
A:Pete’s really out of it these days。(Pete 这几天有点心不在焉。)
B:Yeah, I know. Ever since he met Ann, he’s been in anotherworld。(我同意。自从他遇见Ann, 他就魂不守舍了。)
4. make yourself at home 随意,随便
A:Do you mind if I take off my jacket?(你介意我脱下夹克吗?)
B:Of course not, make yourself at home。(当然不介意,随意一点!)
5. save your breath 省口气吧;别白费口舌了
A:Hey? John! John!(嘿,John! John!)
B:Save your breath. He"s out of earshot。(省口气吧。他已经听不到了。)
6. make sense 有意义,理解
A:The plot of that movie is hard to follow。(那部电影的情节很难跟得上。)
B:It makes more sense the second time。(再看一遍就理解了。)
7. cost sb. an arm and a leg 非常昂贵
A:Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave toLinda?(你看到Bill送给Linda的钻戒了吗?)
B:I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and aleg。(当然了。那一定很昂贵。)
8.burn a hole in one’s pocket 很快地被花光
A:Have you saved enough to buy that new printer for your computeryet? (你攒足钱给你的电脑买一台新打印机了吗?)
B:You know money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately .Maybe next month. (这几个月我花钱如流水。也许下个月吧。)
9.fill one’s shoes 很好地顶替;令人满意地替代
A:Have you heard that Professor Jones is retiring?(你听说Jones教授要退休了吗?)
B:Yes. The faculty won’t find anyone to fill her shoes。(是的。学校将很难找到合适的人来代替她。)
10.is ice cold 表示理所当然
A:Does Prof. Ford always come to class? (Ford教授总是来上课吗?)
B:Is ice cold.(当然了。)
对于考生来说,在考场上能听懂多的短语或句子肯定是有优势的,所以在备考时期还是要多多积累短语和词汇。
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