托福常用短语（二）

1.get  away  with 对.....摆脱惩罚
eg:Aid you  know  that  Bob  is  leaving  for  home  tonight?  He  isn't  planning  to
take  his  final  exams.  B:He  can't  get  away  with  that.

2.get  going 赶紧行动
eg:A:It  looks  like  we  won't  have  enough  time  to  do  all  we  wanted  to.  B:Who  says  we  won't  ?  Let's  ge  going.

3.get  started  on  开始做
eg: We  should  get  started  on  the  project.

4.get  time  off  from  work 从工作中抽时间
eg: Oh, so  she  was  able  to  get  time  off  from  the  work.

5. give  credibility  to  相信
eg: A: Did  you  hear  about  Bob?  B: I would't  give  that  rumor  any  credibility.

6.go  easy  on 温和对待
eg:Well,  since  it's  your  first  and  only  ticket,  the  judge  will  probably  go  easy
on  you.

7.go  in  one  ear  and  out  the  other  一耳朵进，一耳朵出
eg: Well,  you  know  Bob  , everything's  in  the  one  ear  and  out  the  other.

8.go  jogging  去跑步
eg: Are  you  ready  to  go  jogging?

9.graon  about  抱怨
eg: How  come  Bob's  always  groaning  about  something?

10.hand  down 易如反掌
eg:Bob  won  the  chess  match  hands  down.

11.have  a  way  with 擅长
eg: Bob  really  has  a  way  with  words.

12.have  had  it  with 处于
eg: I've  had  it  with  being  sick  in  bed. I've  read  most  of  these magazines  twice.

13.head  and  shoulders  above 高出许多
eg: In  computer  programming, Bob is  head  and  shoulders  above  the  rest  of  us.

14.hit  the  spots 特别好
eg:This  lemonade  sure  hits  the  spots.

15.in  next  to  no  time  马上
eg:A:Are  you  going  to  be  using  the  copy  machine  long?  B:I'll  be  through  in
next  to  no  time.

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16.  in  the  works 正在准备阶段
eg: An  advanced  course  in  theoretical  chemistry  is  the  works.

17.keep  to  oneself
eg: I' m  amazed  that  you  still  haven't  gotten  to  know  your  neighbors.

18. kill  time 浪费时间
eg: Gosh, what  can  we  do  to  kill  the  next  10  hours?

19.on  the  tip  of  one's  tongue 就在舌尖上
eg: A:Are  you  sure  you  can't  remember  the  name  of  that  record?  B:It's  just  on  the  tip  of  my  tongue.

20. quitting  time  下课时间
eg: I'm  glad  it's  almost  quitting  time.

21.There  is  nothing  to  it. 没什么，很容易
eg：I can  run  this  projector.  There 's  really  nothing  to  it.

22.with  flying  colors 成功
eg: A: How  did Bob  do  on  his  American  History  exam?  B:He  passed  with  flying colors.

23.You  can  bet  your  life 当然
eg: A: Will  prof.Bob come  to class  on  time?  B:You  can  bet  your  life.

24.as  a  matter  of  fact 事实上
eg: As  a  matter  of  fact,  this  referendum for  the  European Constitution proved to  be  a failure.

25.be  a flop 失败
eg:The  pharmacologist's  attempt to  find  a  new  cure  to  crack  cancer  has  been  a  flop.

26.be  head  and  shoulders  above  someone 远远超出
eg:In  the  final  match  for  Championship  of  the  last  season, San  Antonio Spurs  is  head  and  shoulders  above  its  rival.

27.be  out  of  circulation 停止流通
eg: As  a  matter  of  fact , the  third  edition  of  RMB  was  out  of  circulation  from the  currency-market.

28.be  saddled  with  something  把某事强加到某人头上
eg: Tax-payers  who are  saddled  with  many  undesirable  taxes  decide  to  vote  against  the  current  government  in  the  impending  General  Election.

29.Be  up  the  air 悬而未决
eg: The final  convicton  for  the  defendant  was  still  up  in  the  air  for  shortage  of  evidence.

30.count  some  in  算某人一份
eg:If  everyone  of  you  chip  in  to  save  one  of  our  classmates  who  suffered  leukaemia, please count  me  in.

31.draw  a  blank 杳无音讯
eg:The  handsome  man  who  wooed  the  fair  lady  wrote  her  a  romantic
billet-doux, but  he  drew  a  blank.

32.get  a  word  in  edgewise 插嘴
eg: Many  students  snub  him  as  he  always  gets  a  word  in  edgewise  when the  teacher  gives  his  lecture.

33.get  a  running  start 有一个良好的习惯
eg: Houstan  Rocket  got  a  running  start  at  the beginning  of  this  season, with  many  victories on  end.

34.get  on  well  with  someone 与某人相处融洽
eg:Everyone  in  our  office  gets  on well  with  the  new  manager  as  he  is  approachable and  very  compassionate.

35. get  over 克服
eg: The  lame-duck  company  finally  got  over  from  the  long lasting  depression  for  the  new
personnel  reshuffle.

36.give  credit  to  someone 将某事归功于某人
eg:For  the  triumph  of  the  critical  match,  all  the  teammates  gave  credit  to  him
as  he  had  a  spectacular  performance.

37.go  over  to 转向
eg: In  order  to lose  weigh,  she  went  over  to  low-calorie  food.

38. have  too  much  on  one's mind 忧心忡忡
eg:She  is  supposed  to  be  a  hypochondriac  as  she  has  too  much  on  her  mind  all  the  day  that  she  may  be  ill .

39.know  something  like  the  back of  one's  hand 了如指掌
eg: The  company's  first  foray  into  China market  swept  the  floor  as  its
top-brass  has  known  the  situations  like  the  back  of  their  hands.

40.make  a  mountain  out  of  a  molehill 小题大做
eg:For  the  mistake  the  little  kid  made,  the  teacher  made  such  a  mountain
out  of  a  molehill  as  to  hurt  his  self-respect.

41.make  something  from  scratch 白手起家
eg:The  great  entrepreneur  was  honorably  elected  as  the  Economy  Person  of  theyear  by  Times  as  he  made  his  business  from  scratch  and  contributed  a  lot  to
society.

42.paddle  one's  own  canoe 独立自主
eg:Many  Americans  are  tought  how  to  paddle  their  own  canoes  in  their  early
years  by  their  parents.

43.raise  a  lot  of  eyebrows  引起众人的惊讶
eg: During  the  handicap  Race-Meeting  ,  the  obsure  pony  proved  to  be a  rank  outsider  and  raised  a  lot  of  eyebrows  in  the  audience.

44.school  of  hard  knocks  磨练
eg:After  experiencing  a  lot  of  school  of  hand  knocks  in  the  company,  the
obscure  employee  rose  through  the  ranks  to  become  the  CEO.

45. spread  oneself  too  thin 试图同时干太多工作
eg:In  nowadays  American  society,  many  persons  juggle  between  their  families
and  career  commitments  and  spread  themselves  too  thin  in  a  single day.