不少网友在考完托福后忽然发现,我们的听力真的提升了不少,在考试中学到了不少美国习语。本文特地把托福考试中常出现的要紧习语总结出来,供筹备参加2006年8月19日托福考试的朋友用。为体现原汁原味,本文未对这类词组进行翻译,不过在每一个词组后面都有相应的英文讲解。

大家相信,只须大伙坚持用心去练,一定会对你们听力提升会有帮助的,而且在考试的时候你会发现如此的成效特别好,当然这种感觉是打造在你很多训练和能力提升的基础上的。

above all - most importantly

account for - explain

as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth

as a rule - generally ;normally

about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something

an old hand - be an experienced persom

any day now -soon

approach sb -talk to sb

be fed up with - be out of patience with

be on one's own - live independently

be on the safe side - take no chances

be out of something - have no longer in supply

be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated1 with

be up to ones'ears - be extremely busy

be up to someone -be a person's responsibility

be out for -trying to get

be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible

bite off more than one can chew - take on more than onecanhandle

break down - cease to n

break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people onedoesn'tknow

break the news - inform or give bad news

brush up on - imporve noe's knowledge of somethingthroughstudy

bump2 into - meet unexpectedly

by and large - in general

by heart - by memory

by all means - absolutely ,definitely

by no means - in no way

call off -cancel

cheer up - be happy

come down with - become sick with

come into -receive,especially after another's death

come up with - think of

count on - depend upon

count out - eliminate

die down - become quiet ,become less

do without - manage without something

drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit

every other - alternate3

fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time

fall through - fail to happen or be completed

far cry form - completely different from;a long way

feel like - have a desire or wish for

feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of

few and far between - not happening often; rate

figure out - determine; reason out by thinking

fill in for -take another's place

fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know

fish out of water - out of one's element ornaturalenvironment

flying colors -success,victory

for good - permanently; forever

for the time being - for now; temporarily

get away with - escape without punishment

get rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throwawaysomething

get the ball rolling - start something; make a beginning

get the hang of - understand; learn

give a hand - help

go without saying - understood; clear without needing tobestated

go off -begin to ring

hang on - keep hold of; persevere;keep doing something

hard to come by - difficult to obtain

have a heart - have kind feelings; be understanding

have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings ratherthanreason

hold off - delay;postpone

hop to it - get started on something quickly

hit it off - get along well with someone

ill at ease - uncomfortable

in hot water - in trouble

in the air -uncertain

in the dark - keep someone without knowdge; informationfromsomenoe

in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually