大学英语四级考试成语、惯用语、短语.pdf

Listening Key 成语 习惯语 短语成语 习惯语 短语 Owen Chen 1 as a matter of fact 2 be up to one s ears 3 break the ice 4 beat around the bush 5 call it a day 6 ill at ease 7 make ends meet 8 stone s throw 9 a needle in a haystack 10 a piece of cake A to get just enough money for one s needs B something impossible to do C in fact to speak the truth D uncomfortable F very easy G avoid talking about the main point of a subject H be extremely busy I short distance J stop doing what one is doing K begin to be friendly with people one doesn t know 1 C 2 H 3 K 4 G 5 J 6 D 7 A 8 I 9 B 10 F 1 M hey look The scores are already 2 1 Liverpool is sure to win I bet W I don t think so One swallow does not make a summer Miracles always happen the last minute one swallow does not make a summer 一燕不成夏 一燕不成夏 2 M Bob how about tomorrow s driving test Sure to pass huh W I don t know I ve done enough I d say Anyway man proposes god disposes I am praying for good luck man proposes god disposes 谋事在 谋事在 人 成事在天 人 成事在天 3 W You must not look down upon him Though poor and gloomy he could turn out to be outstanding one day As the saying goes every dog has its day every dog has its day 三十年河东三十年河东 三十年三十年 河西河西 4 M Why I have told Joe millions of times that he should leave his dirty shoes outside but it seems he is just turning a deaf ear to my advice W Come on calm down Old habits die hard you know old habits die hard you know 江山易改 江山易改 本性难移 本性难移 1 A She ll go to her uncle s B She has an appointment with her uncle C She ll have an appointment with her friend D She ll have a visitor M Friday is a public holiday Shall we spend our weekend in New York We could leave Thursday night W I d rather go on Friday My uncle will drop by on Thursday evening I haven t met him for several years you know Q Why can t the woman go on Thursday 2 A It s quite normal B It s too high C It s cheap indeed D It could be cheaper W John told me he had got a second hand car do you know how much he paid for it M Well he said he paid 800 dollars for it I think he got a real bargain Q What does the man think of the price of the car 3 A The organization of a conference B The cost of renting a conference C The decoration of the conference room D The job of cleaning up the dining room W Renting the conference room at the hotel will cost us too much We re already running in the red M How about using our dining room for the meeting Q What s worrying the woman 4 A Because the working hours were not suitable B Because the job was not well paid C Because he had to do a lot of traveling D Because the job was quite difficult W Do you know that Mark turned down that job offered by a travel agency M Yeah the hours were convenient but he wouldn t have been able to make ends meet Q Why did Nark refuse to take the job 5 A He feels sorry for those students B He considers the punishment excessive C He thinks it right to punish those students D He disapproves of what the professor did W Professor Smith caught some students cheating on the final exam and failed them right then and there M Serve them right I don t sympathize with anyone trying to pass that way Q What is the man s attitude toward the professor s action 6 A Mike doesn t like the lecture B Something is wrong with Mike s ear C Mike doesn t listening to her D Mike has something else to do with the lecture M Did you tell Nike about the lecture W Whatever I say to him goes in one ear and out the other Q What is the woman s meaning about Nike 7 A There are six sections of each class B He has to leave since it s almost one o clock C There are dozens of classes to choose from D It doesn t matter which class the man takes M I can t decide whether to take geology or biology this term W It s six of one and half a dozen of the other Q what does the woman mean 8 A The paper must be handed in on time B The question wasn t very clear C He should ask a different person D His request was made too late M Could I hand in my paper a few days later W I m afraid that s out of the question Q What does the woman mean 9 A They can call someone B They can stop working C They have worked a day D The can have a drink W I m really glad our club decides to raise money for the children s hospital and most of the people we ve phoned seemed happy to contribute B Yeah I agree Now we ve gone through all the numbers on our list now so I guess we can call it a day Q