很多網友在考完托福后突然發現，自己的聽力真的提高了很多，在考試中學到了很多美國習語。本文特地把托�？荚�中常出現的重要習語總結出來，供準備參加2006下半年托福考試的朋友使用。為體現原汁原味，本文未對這些詞組進行翻譯，不過在每個詞組后面都有相應的英文解釋。
我們相信，只要大家堅持用心去練，肯定會對你們聽力提高會有幫助的，而且在考試的時候你會發現這樣的效果特別好，當然這種感覺是建立在你大量練習和能力提高的基礎上的。

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 ,frustrated 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

bump 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 - alternate

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

 

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