A: Wasn't Bert supposed to sing tonight? B: Yes, but he backed out at the last minute. back out退出 ********************************************************************************************************** I heard Dan twisted his ankle during basketball paractice yesterday. twisted his ankle扭脚 ********************************************************************************************************** A: Larry got a very high mark on his lab report. B: How he managed that is a mystery to me. be a mystery to someone对某人来讲是个谜，不明白 ********************************************************************************************************** She is absorbed in a detective story. It's hard to tear her away. abosorbed in 专注于，被…吸引 ********************************************************************************************************** I'm not accustomed to using a gas stove.我不习惯用煤气灶 be accustomed to = be used to 习惯于 ********************************************************************************************************** I have heard about Xu Yang, but I am not acquainted with him. be acquainted with和…认识 ********************************************************************************************************** If you drink too much coffee, you will get addicted to caffeine. be addicted to 对…上瘾 ********************************************************************************************************** To anyone working in a hotel, complaints from guests are all in a day's work. be all in a day's work 日常生活的一部分 ********************************************************************************************************** A: I'm amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have gotten rid of it years ago. B: It runs well and I've actually grown quite attached to it. be attached to 对…有感情 ********************************************************************************************************** (1)The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks. I don't know if we'll make the 7:15 show. (2)A: What do you mean my suit isn't ready yet? I dropped it off for alterations more than three weeks ago. B: Our tailor has been out sick, so work is backed up about a week. (3)A: I have two exams and three papers to get done in the next couple of days. B: How did it get so backed up? be backed up （交通）堵了，（活）拖下来了 be behind schedule 晚点 alteration 改改 ********************************************************************************************************** (1) I'm way behind in my letter writing. I've got to get started. (2) A: Hey, Larry. Wanna meet a few of us for coffee in a little while? B: Hmm. I would if I weren't so far behind in this reading I'm doing for history. be behind in落后 ********************************************************************************************************** (1) A: Debra says she is going to stay up all night studying for her exam tomorrow morning. B: Wouldn't she be better off getting a good night's sleep so she will feel fresh in the morning? (2)A: Could I look at your bus schedule? I don't want to drive to work tomorrow if it's snowing. B: You'd better off calling the terminal. It's been a long time since I've used my schedule and I'm sure it's out of date. be better off 会更好的 ********************************************************************************************************** The train is bound for Dallas. be bound for去…地方 ********************************************************************************************************** The plan is bound to succeed, and we are bound to win. be bound to一定会，必然会 ********************************************************************************************************** (1)She was really burned up at the news. (2)A: Suan still hasn't gotten her research paper back. B: I know, and she is really burned up at the professor. be burned up生气 ********************************************************************************************************** be capable of 有能力做 be incapable of没有能力做 TOEFL中，一定要注意听出否定前缀in-，因为这是经常考的考点。 ********************************************************************************************************** You know, every time I talk to Mary I get the feeling she's being critical of me. be critical of对……持批评态度，批评 ********************************************************************************************************** A: How much more should I boil these vegetables? The recipe says about ten minutes total. B: They look pretty done to me. I doubt you want to cook them any more. be done(菜)熟了 ********************************************************************************************************** She talks too much; you will be glad when you are free of her. be free of 摆脱，清除 ********************************************************************************************************** You are free to leave at anytime. be free to自由做…… ********************************************************************************************************** A：Larry certainly made a mess of that paint job. B: Don't be too hard on him. He was only trying to help. be hard on 对……苛刻 ********************************************************************************************************** I'm hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books. hard up for 缺少 ********************************************************************************************************** In calculus, Susan is head and shoulders above her classmates. be head and shoulders above 比……高出很多 ********************************************************************************************************** (1)A: These books are two weeks overdue. How much is the fine for late returns? B: You are in luck. There's a moratorium this week on fines. We're trying to encourage returns. 你很幸运，我们这周暂缓罚款以鼓励还书。 (2)A: Could I borrow a twenty to tide me over till payday next Tursday? B: You are in luck. I've just cashed the check. be in luck很运气，幸运 tide me over 帮我度过难关 ********************************************************************************************************** A: Do you have any idea what this notice is about? B: I'm as in the dark as you are. be in the dark 蒙在鼓里，不知道 ********************************************************************************************************** A: Hi, Bob, Can I borrow ten dollars? B: Ten dollars? Do you think I'm made of money? be made of money是钱做的，很有钱 ********************************************************************************************************** My calculator is on loan to someone. be on loan to someone 借给某人 ********************************************************************************************************** A: What's wrong with Harold today? He snapped at me for no reason today. B: Don't worry. It's just the end of the semester pressure. He will be his old self next week. be one's old self 恢复正常 ********************************************************************************************************** A: How's your work going? B: I think this time I am really onto something. be onto something想到点什么东西，有些想法(常出现在论文场景，指论文有眉目了) ********************************************************************************************************** A: Joe, I thought your article in the school newspaper was right on target, You certainly convinced me anyway. B: Thanks Mary. Unfortunately, based on the general response, you and I are definitely in the minority. be right on target 正中靶心， 讲的很到位 ********************************************************************************************************** A Nobel Prize winner is slated to be the next speaker. be slated to 提名……做候选人，内定……的职务 ********************************************************************************************************** (1)I've been waiting all week for this concert. The philharmonic(交响乐团) is supposed to be excellent, and with our student discount the ticket, will be really cheap. (2)A: Pam asked me to tell you to call her. She said you have her biology notes. B: Whoops. I was supposed to give those to her yesterday. be supposed to应该 这个习语在TOEFL听力当中出现很多，当它被用于现在时的时候，表达“应该”的意思， 和should同义； 当它被用于过去时的时候，则含有责备的意思，表示“该做而没有做”， 和should have done something同义。 ********************************************************************************************************** A: Oh, professor Jackson, I was wondering well, ah...well if uh...if you had a chance yet to look at my thesis proposal. B: Well, I know you gave it to me over a week ago, but to be honest, I've be swamped with other things. be swamped with忙于。。。 ********************************************************************************************************** (1)I just have to type this last page and I'm through. (2)Are you finally through with your exams?你都考完了吗？ be through (with) 做完 ********************************************************************************************************** I'm so frustrated. We are supposed to do our assignments for statistics on the computer. But the ones in the student center are always tied up. be tied up 被占用 ********************************************************************************************************** A: Professor, have you graded my term paper yet? B: To tell you the truth, I've been tied up in committee meetings all week. be tied up in忙于 ********************************************************************************************************** A: Richard seems to be really anxious these days. B: I think he's bearing up extremely well under the circumstances. bear up well 表现的很坚强 ********************************************************************************************************** Before long, we'd all gotten to know one another. before long 不久，很快 ********************************************************************************************************** A: Boy, how quickly technology changes. So many people have a computer in their homes nowadays. B: I know, I feel so behind the times. behind the times 落后于时代 ********************************************************************************************************** A: You don't believe in diets, do you? B: There is nothing wrong with tem per se but they have to be combined with exercise to do any good. per se本身 believe in 相信 ********************************************************************************************************** We need to let everyone know about the benefit concert. But we don't have much money for advertising. benefit concert 慈善音乐会 ********************************************************************************************************** Better than half class was absent. Better than half一多半，多一半 ********************************************************************************************************** She learned to use the computer bit by bit. bit by bit一点儿一点儿，逐步的，慢慢的 ********************************************************************************************************** A: I hear you're taking an advanced physics course this semester. How is it going? B: I think I've bitten off more than one can chew. bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂 ********************************************************************************************************** A: My hand still hurts from falling on the ice yesterday. I wonder if I broke something. B: I'm so doctor, but it's not black and blue or anything. Maybe you just need to rest it for a few days. black and blue青肿的，淤血的 ********************************************************************************************************** A: They said the train won't arrive until nine. B: Well, what that boils down to is yet another delay in our schedule. boil down to归结为 ********************************************************************************************************** A: I think I'll take my mother to that French restaurant on Main Street for her birthday. B: I hope it's not any time soon. They are usually booked up weeks in advance. book up 订光（常用于被动语态） ********************************************************************************************************** A: I'm worried about my jewelry business. I really thought I'd do better. B: At least you broke even. That's better than most people do in their first year. break even收支相抵 ********************************************************************************************************** His architectural design broke new ground in the field. break new ground 有了新的突破 ********************************************************************************************************** Mr. Roberts always looks on bright side of things. bright side光明面 dark side 阴暗面 ********************************************************************************************************** The flowers in the window really brighten my spirits. brighten one's spirits 使情绪好起来 ********************************************************************************************************** A: I'm worried about those classes I missed when I was sick. B: I'll try to bring you up-to-date on what we've done. bring somebody up-to-date on告诉某人最新的消息 ********************************************************************************************************** We need to bring jackests along, don't we? bring...along一块带来 ********************************************************************************************************** A: What sort of grade did you get on your research paper? I know how hard you worked on it. B: Yeah, well. I was hoping for something really good. But the professor said that I made too many broad claims that weren't supported enough. broad claims （论文中）宽泛的论点 ********************************************************************************************************** A: I want to play tennis tomorrow but I didn't bring my racket with me this weekend. Do you have one I could borrow? B: I do but it has a broken string. racket 球拍 broken string 弦断了 ********************************************************************************************************** I broken the brown paper and the string. Could you hand me the tape and the scissors, please? brown paper 牛皮纸 ********************************************************************************************************** I really need to brush up on my math. brush up on重温，再练（荒疏的学业，技术） ********************************************************************************************************** A: Have you saved enough to buy that new printer for your computer yet? B: You know money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately. Maybe next month. burn a hole in one's pocket 有钱就在口袋里烧一个洞， 有钱存不住，有钱就花 ********************************************************************************************************** The finals are coming. I have to burn the midnight oil. burn the midnight oil点灯熬夜 ********************************************************************************************************** A: Let's see. Another thing we need to do is show the new students around town. You know, show them all the highlights of the area. B: I don't see why we need to do that ourselves. I understand the Visitor's Center offers a wonderful bus tour. 我知道游客中心为游客提供非常好的乘车游览项目。 bus tour乘公共汽车旅游 highlights of the area.这里的主要地方 ********************************************************************************************************** You'll be able to meet these people by and by. by and by很快 ********************************************************************************************************** Your little nephew is growing by leaps and bounds. by leaps and bounds跳跃的，非常快的 **********************************************************************************************************