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学位英语听力部分常考习语汇编（按字母顺序排列）Aa big sale 大减价对照：on sale 在减价出售，for sale在出售。A：Were those shoes very expensive?B：I never could have bought them if the shoe store wasnt having a big sale.A：这些鞋子贵吗？B：要不是鞋店在大减价我是永远也不可能买的。a couple of 两三个，几个A：Should I help clean up by throwing away these newspapers?B：I want to clip a couple of articles first.A：我帮你收拾一下，把这些报纸扔了行吗？B：我想先剪几篇文章下来。a long way off 还有好长一段距离，还早着呢A：If this weather keeps up, Im going to have to buy a warmer coat.B：Sounds like a good idea. Spring is still a long way off, you know.A：如果天气一直这样的话，我就要买一件暖和一点儿的外衣了。B：听起来是个不错的主意。你知道，离春天还有很长一段时间呢。a waste of money 浪费钱I really felt the movie was a waste of money, didnt you?我认为看这部电影简直是浪费钱，你觉得呢？a waste of time 浪费时间This seminar is simply a waste of time.这个课程简直就是浪费时间。absent-minded 心不在焉，健忘He is really absent-minded. Whatever I say to him goes in one ear and out the other.他总是心不在焉。跟他说什么都是一个耳朵进，一个耳朵出。account for解释，说明；占百分比How do you account for it? 这事你怎么解释？after all毕竟，终究，到底，终于A：Mary wont be coming to work tomorrow. Shes finally going to the photography exhibit.B：Oh, so she managed to get tickets after all.A：Mary明天不会来上班，她最后还是去看那个摄影屏了。B：噢，这么说她终于还是搞到票了。ahead of time提前请对照记忆另外还有两个习语：in advance, beforehand, 都同样表示提前。A：Did you have to do anything special to use the rare book collection?B：I just had to tell them a day ahead of time what I needed.A：你对珍藏书的使用有没有什么特殊要求？B：我必须提前一天告诉他们。and how 的确 A: Shes a good dancer. B: And how. annual checkup年度体验Hello! This is Dr.Greys office. Were calling to remind you of your 4:15 appointment for your annual checkup tomorrow.anything but 单单除之外；恰恰不；根本不会对照习语：nothing but 正是，只是，不过。如：She is nothing but poor.她很穷。Susan is anything but poor.苏珊一点儿也不穷。apply for 申请1）None of the people who applied for the job has the required credential.申请这份工作的人都没有所需的文凭。2）Because he brought the wrong documents. My cousin couldnt apply for this drivers license.因为我的表弟带的文件不对，申请不了驾照。3）Why is Alex applying for financial aid? Doesnt he have a lot of money?为什么Alex正在申请财政资助？他不是有很多钱吗？4）A：Id like to apply for the part-time job.B：Fine, just fill out this form. Someone will be with you in a moment.A：我想申请这个兼职工作。B：好的，把这个表格儿填了。一会儿就会有人接待你的。around the corner在街角附近；即将来临Just around the corner theres another drugstore.就在那个街角还有一家药店。Christmas is around the corner. 圣诞节即将来临了。as long as只要；和一样长A：What did you do with your dog while you were away?B：Oh, hes a good traveler as long as he gets a chance to play.A：你不在的时间，狗怎么办？B：噢，只要它有机会玩，它会是个不错的旅伴。at hand在手头，在手边I couldnt look up the spelling of the word. I didnt have a dictionary at hand.我查不了这个词的拼写，我手头没有字典。at the most至多，顶多A：Has Sandy ever missed coming to one of our parties?B：Only once or twice at the most.A：我们的晚会Sandy有没有缺席过。B：顶多也不过是一两次。Bback out 退出A：Wasnt Bert supposed to sing tonight?B：Yes, but he backed out at the last minute.A：Bert今天晚上不是要唱歌吗？B：是的，可是他在最后一刻退出了。be absent from school缺课，没上学Clare is absent from school today. Clare今天没上学。be absorbed in 专注于，被吸引She is absorbed in a detective story. Its hard to tear her away.她正专注于一本侦探小说，要把她拉走很难。be accustomed to习惯于同义习语：be used toIm not accustomed to using a gas stove.我不习惯用煤气灶。be behind schedule晚点The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks. I dont know if well make the 7：15 show.地铁晚点了，交通堵了好几个街区。我不知道我们能不能赶上7点15的演出。be bound to一定会，必然会The plan is bound to succeed, and we are bound to win.计划一定会成功的，我们一定会赢的。be on a diet正在节食减肥场景中经常出现的习语，其他如：get on a diet, begin ones diet可一起记忆。Susan is on a diet. Susan正在节食。be overwhelmed with忙着做A：I havent seen you at the student center all week. Have you been sick?B：Ive been overwhelmed with my history paper.A：这周我都没在学生中心看见你。你病了吗？B：我正忙着做历史论文呢。be responsible for 对负责任Jack is to blame. He is responsible for the whole accident.应该受到责备的是杰克，他对整个事件负责。be sensitive to 对敏感A：Why didnt you go to the hockey finals last weekend? You missed a great game.B：Oh, come on. You know how sensitive I am to loud noise.A：为什么上周末你没有去看冰球决赛？你错过了一场精彩的比赛。B：得了，你知道我对噪音是多和地敏感。be supposed to 应该这个习语在听力当中出现很多，当它被用于现在时的时候，表达“应该”的意思，和should同义；但当它被用于过去时的时候，则含有责备的意思，表示“该做的没做”，和should have done something同义。A：Do you know if George is coming to the meeting?B：Oh, no. I was supposed to tell you he is sick and cant come.A：你知道George会来开会吗？B：噢，不。我早该告诉你他生病了不能来。be tied up被占用Im 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.我真绝望了。我们应该在计算机上完成统计学的作业。但是学生中心的那些计算机总有人占着。beat around the bush 说话不着边际，没有要点before long不久，很快 表达这个意思的习语有很多，同学可以一起记忆。例如：in no time, in next to no time, in second to no time, in a while, in a little bit, by and by, right now, right off, right away.Before long, wed all gotten to know one another. 很快我们就会彼此熟悉了。believe it or not信不信由你A：Is that math course really as hard as everybody says?B：Worse, believe it or not.A：数学课真像大家说得那么难吗？B：比那还糟，信不信由你。book up订光（常用于被动语态）A：I think Ill take my mother to that French restaurant on Main Street for her birthday.B：I hope its not any time soon. They are usually booked up weeks in advance.A：我想带我妈去梅茵大街的法国餐馆庆祝生日。B：我希望你妈妈的生日不在近期，它们总是提前很多星期就被订光了。break down坏了，出故障If the computer doesnt break down again, the data will be available to us soon.如果计算机不出故障的话，我们很快就能得到那些数据了。bring to attention 使注意到by accident不小心，偶然A：Oh, Ive turned all of my white socks pink. I threw a red T-shirt in by accidentB：Have you tried running them through again with bleach?A：噢，我将所有的白袜子都染成粉红色的了，我不小心将一件红色T恤扔了进去。B：你有没有试着用漂白剂将它们再过一下呢？by oneself自己一个人，单独A：Matthew wants to know if he can go with us to the party.B：Thats odd. This morning he said he wanted to go by himself.A：Matthew想知道他是否能和我们一起去参加聚会B：这太奇怪了。今天早晨他说他想自己去。Ccall off取消1) A：Has tomorrows meeting been confirmed?B：Ah, I was told its been called off.A：明天的会议有没有确认？B：啊，我听说被取消了。2) The outdoor concert was called off due to the weather. 室外音乐会由于天气被取消了。cant help doing避免不了；忍不住I cant help thinking it was all my fault.我不禁要想这全是我的错。can not without=must 执意要，一定坚持要对照：couldnt have done without 虚拟语气，意思是“假如没有就不可能做成某事”cancel an appointment取消约会约会是日常生活中经常碰到的事情，有关的习语表达法自然需要掌握：make an appointment, set an appointment, schedule an appointment, reschedule make an appointment, set an appointment, schedule an appointment, reschedule an appointment 等等。A：When are you going to have your eyes checked?B：I had to cancel my appointment. I couldnt fit it in.A：你什么时候去检查眼睛啊？B：我得取消我的预约，我的日程安排不开。carry out 执行，履行carry out这个习语使用场合较多，如：carry out the plan执行计划，carry out the policy执行政策，carry out ones duty履行职责，carry out ones words 履行诺言。A：Have you ever put one of these together before?B：No, never. But I think if we carry out these instructions exactly, we wont have any trouble.A：以前你有没有把这些都拼在一起过？B：没有，但如果我们严格按说明做的话，不会有问题的。clear up天气放晴A：If the weather doesnt get any better, we may have to scrap our plans for this afternoons picnic.B：Dont give up yet. The forecast says the clouds should clear up by midmorning.A：如果天气还不好的话，我们就得放弃下午野餐的计划了。B：现在还不是放弃的时候，天气预报说上午10点左右天就会放晴了。clock watcher一直看表的人（尤指特想早点儿下课，一直看表的学生）A：Im sure glad its almost quitting time.B：Me too. I have been watching the clock all afternoon.A：真高兴，终于要下课了。B：我也是。今天下午我一直在看表。come up 来临；发生1) A：Mary is watching a movie on TV.B：Should she be doing that now with the exams coming up next week?A：玛丽正在电视上看电影。B：她下星期就要考试了，怎么可以现在还看电视呢？2) A：Last Monday when I was at Doctor Smiths office, I spent over an hour in the waiting room.B：Really? Something must have come up that day.A：上星期一我去了史密斯医生的诊所，我在候诊室里等了一个多小时。B：真的吗？那天一定是出什么事了。come up with 想出A：Ive finally found a research topic for our sociology class.B：Actually I still havent come up with anything.A：你的论文选了什么题目啊？B：事实上我还没想出来。concentrate on 将注意力集中于A：Could you turn down your stereo a bit? I really cant concentrate on my book.B：Why didnt you just say so?A：你能把音响关小点儿声吗？我都无法集中精力看书了。B：你为什么不早说呢？cool off 凉爽；消气，不再生气A：Larry was really angry during the meeting.B：Yes, I am not going to approach him until he cools off.A：开会时Larry可真生气了。B：是的。在他冷静下来之前我是不会去找他的。count on依靠，依赖Im counting on my professor to get me a job in the cataloging department this summer.我就依仗着我的教授在今天夏天能给我在目录部找一份工作了。Dday and night夜以继日A：I cant stop thinking about my research.B：Neither can I. Im working on my thesis day and night.A：我一直都想着我的研究。B：我也是。我一直在夜以继日地写我的论文。develop the film冲胶卷Linda developed the film herself. Linda自己冲洗胶卷。do the cooking 做饭do the dishes洗碗Have you asked your brother to do the dishes?你有没有让你弟弟洗碗？do the kitchen 收拾厨房do the laundry洗衣服Bill dislikes dong the laundry. Bill不喜欢洗衣服。do the washing 洗衣服dont mention it 没什么值得提的，没关系的A：Its very nice of you to give me your tickets for the play.B：Please, dont mention it. Im going to be out of town this weekend anyway.A：很感激你把戏票让给我。B：好了，这没什么。反正这个周末我不在城里。drop 退课due to 因为The outdoor concert was called off due to the weather.因为天气的原因，室外音乐会被取消了。Eeat out出去吃饭editorial section（报纸的）社论版A：Would you pass me the sports section, please?B：Sure, if you pass me the classified ads and editorial section.A：你能不能把体育版给我？B：当然，那你把分类广告版和社论版给我every once in a while有时A：Do you ever think of changing your major to art?B：Every once in a while.A：你有没有想过转成艺术专业？B：有时候想过。exam period考试周A：Lets ask Professor Brown if she can give us the final exam during the last week of classes.B：You mean instead of during the exam period? Not much chance of that.A：我们问问布朗教授看看她能不能在我们最后一周上课的时候进行期末考试。B：你的意思是说不在考试那一周考？没有什么可能。Ffigure out琢磨出，搞清楚1）I thought Paul might be able to help me figure out this computer program.我认为保罗能帮我解决这一计算机程序问题。2）what I cant figure out is how to make it work in my program.我现在搞不清的就是怎样才能让它在我的计划书里发挥作用。financial aid助学金，奖贷学金，财政援助A：I have to fill out these forms. They are due at the financial aid office by tomorrow afternoon.B：You were just complaining about how broke you are. If I were you, Id make that my first priority.A：我得把这些表填了。明天下午就得交到资助办公室。B：你一直都在抱怨你多么地没钱。如果我是你的话，我就会把这件事当作最重要的事情来做。find out调查，搞清楚A：Hello. Can you tell me if the library will be open Saturday evening?B：Hold the line, please. Ill find out.A：您好！您能不能告诉我星期六晚上图书馆开门吗？B：请别挂电话，我查一查。first class一流的，最好的；头等舱的Id like a first class ticket to Boston.fitness center健身中心for a change变化一下；换换口味A：I am really looking forward to the picnic tomorrow.B：If we are lucky, well have some sun this year for a change.A：我真的盼着明天的野餐。B：如果幸运的话，我们今天就会有所改变，遇上晴天。from top to bottom从上到下，到处A：Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.B：Ive already searched it from top to bottom.A：也许你是在这间屋子里丢的钱包。B：我已经到处都找遍了。Gget along without没有也行You can get along without expensive clothes and fancy restaurant food.你如果没有昂贵的衣服，没有精美的餐馆饭菜也是可以的。get ones hands full手头很忙对照have ones hands full手头很忙。A：Do you think you could fix my television for me today?B：Sorry, Ive got my hands full as it is.A：你今天能不能替我修电视机？B：对不起，我手头太忙了。get over摆脱A：I heard Joan was turned down for the graduate fellowship. She must be upset.B：She was at first. But you know Joan. She got over it pretty quickly.A：我听说了琼没有拿到研究生奖学金。她一定心情不好。B：她一开始是心情不好。但你是了解琼的，她很快就摆脱了坏心情。get rid of处理掉Well, if you are seriously considering buying a car, Im trying to get rid of mine. All it needs is some new paint.嗯，如果你真的想买车的话，我正好想把我的车处理掉。我那车只需要刷点新油漆。get tired of对厌烦A：How are you enjoying art history?B：At least it is a diversion from my normal coursework. Im getting tired of math.A：你觉得艺术历史课怎么样啊？B：至少我可以从平常的功课当中解脱出来，消遣一下。我对数学已经很烦了。give one a hand给帮忙A：These boxes are too heavy for me to move.B：Here, Ill give you a hand with them.A：这些盒子太重了，我搬不动。B：我来帮你。go ahead继续进行（表示同意）A：Do you mind if I smoke?B：Go ahead.A：我抽烟你介意吗？B：请便吧！go into business 经商，从事商业A：Ive decided to apply to graduate school in engineering for next year.B：More School? Im going into business for myself.A：我已经决定明年申请工程类研究生院了。B：你还要上学啊？我自己可得经商了。go in one ear and out the other 左耳进右耳出(=forgetful)go over复习A：How about seeing the new movie at the North Park Theater tonight?B：Sounds great. But Ive got to go over my notes for tomorrows midterm.A：今天晚上去北方公园剧院看那部新电影怎么样？B：听起来很不错，但明天要期中考试，我得复习我的笔记。graduate school研究生院I thought you were planning to take that psychology course at graduate school.我原以为你打算选修研究生的心理学课程。grocery shopping生活必需品的购买A：Shall we take in the concert in the park this evening?B：Great idea. Provided we can do the grocery shopping first.A：今天晚上我们去听公园音乐会好吗？B：太棒了。不过我们得先买点生活必需品。guess what猜猜看意思基本同guess what I just heard.Guess what. I just nominated you for this years class treasurer.猜猜看我干了什么，我刚提名你做我们班今年的生活委员。Hhave a hard time doing做不容易，做有困难同样的句式还有：have some difficulty doing, have some trouble doing, have a problem doing。have trouble doing做有困难A：You certainly have a lot of clocks. There seems to be one in every room.B：My family gave them to me because I have trouble keeping track of time.A：你的钟很多嘛！好像每个记房间都有一个。B：是我家人给我的，因为我总是忘记时间。heavy traffic拥堵的交通I need to go across town. But the traffic is so heavy this time of day.我得穿过城区，可是现在交通这么拥挤。hold off 推迟；等一等A：I think Ill break down and get myself some new towels.B：Id hold off if I were you. There are some good sales next month.A：我想我得停下来买点儿新毛巾。B：如果我是你的话，我就会等一等。下个月会有大减价的。hold up耽误；持续A：Its already 10 oclock. I guess Bob and Amy wont be coming to the party.B：They called at nine to say that theyd been held up.A：已经10点钟了。我猜想Bob和Amy不会来参加晚会了。B：他们9点钟打电话来说他们被耽误了。home-cooked meal 家常饭菜Iidle around 无所事事，到处闲逛(=wander)if only要是就好了常常用来引导一个虚拟语气。If only I paid attention in class. 我要是上课注意听就好了。in a bad mood心情不好对照同义习语in a black mood, in a blue mood一起记忆。Harry seems to be in a bad mood today.哈里今天好像有点儿情绪不高。in case惟恐，万一，说不定Lets take our swimsuits along in case the sun comes out.我们把泳衣带着吧！说不定太阳会出来的。in no way决不能In no way do I blame you for what happened. 对发生的事，我决不责怪你。in person亲自A：That was quite a game. The stadium was really full.B：And being there in person was so much more fun than watching the game on television.A：那个比赛真棒。体育馆人都满了。B：到现场看比看电视要有意思得多。in season 在旺季，处于当令时节in the long run 长远看来A：Id really like to go to the concert tonight, but I dont know if I could spare the time.B：Music always relaxes me. It might be worth it in the long run.A：我真的很想去今晚的音乐会，但我不知道是否我能抽出时间。B：音乐总会让我感到放松。从长远看来，它是很值的。information desk 问讯处A：Can I borrow your calculus textbooks? I left mine in the classroom. And it was gone when I got back.B：That happened to me once. Id almost given up on finding it until I checked at the lost-found at the information desk downstairs in the lobby.A：我能不能借一下你的微积分课本？我把我的书忘在教室里了。我回去的时候就不见了。B：我也有一次。直到我在楼下大厅问讯处的失物招领处找到之前，我都准备放弃了。in-service training 在职期间进行的训练introductory course初级课程与之对照的短语为advanced course。A：I saw you coming out of Prof. Yangs office this morning. Were you asking for more time to finish your project?B：No. I just had to get his signature to take an upper level seminar. I havent taken the introductory course.A：我看见你今天早晨从杨教授的办公室里出来，你是不是需要更多的时间完成你的课题？B：不是。我要参加一个高级研讨班，需要他的签字。我没选初级课程。Its all the same to me.对我来说都一样A：Were going to change our meeting from Monday to Tuesday.B：Its all the same to me.A：我们的会议将由周一改到周二开。B：对我来说都一样。Its up to you. 这取决于你。Kkeep an eye on something留意着照看着A：Could I leave my briefcase here until its time for my train?B：Yes, of course. Ill keep an eye on it.A：上火车之前，我能不能把公文包放在这儿？B：当然可以。我会替你照看的。keep up持续下去If this weather keeps up, Im going to have to buy a warmer coat.如果天气一直这样冷下去的话，我就要买一件更暖和一些的外衣了。kill time消磨时间What can we do to kill the next 10 hours?怎样才能消磨掉接下来的10个钟头呢？kind of 有点Llay off裁员，解雇I got some bad news today. The store where I work is laying off staff.今天我有个坏消息。我工作的那个商店在裁员。leavealone先将放在一边Im thinking of leaving it alone. Ill do it later.light lunch很随便的午夜A：I always want a little something to eat about this time of day.B：So do I. Lets have a snack now and then have a light lunch later.A：每天的这个时候我总是想吃点儿什么东西。B：我也是。现在我们去吃点儿小吃，然后午饭再少吃点儿。living room起居室，客厅A：I cant seem to find my photo album.B：I think Mary is looking at it in the living room.A：我好像找不着我的相册了。B：我觉得Mary正在起居室里看着呢。look forward to盼望A：Im 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.B：I know what you mean. Im looking forward to the day when I can afford to get my own.A：我真绝望了。我们应该在计算机上完成统计学的作业。但是学生中心的那些计算机总有人占着。B：我知道你在说什么了。我期待着能买得起属于我自己的计算机的那一天。look out小心Look out ,the bus is coming.小心，汽车来了。look up查字典Look it up in the dictionary, why dont you?你为什么不查一下字典呢？lost-and-found失物招领A：Excuse me, did anybody find a black umbrella after the last show? I left it under my chair.B：As a matter of fact, we did. Check at the ticket counter. Thats where we turn in the lost-and-found items.A：劳驾，上次演出之后，有没有人捡到一把黑色的雨伞？我把它忘在椅子下面了。B：事实上，的确是的。你去卖票的柜台看一看。失物招领处在那里。lunch hour午饭时间同lunch breakLets meet downstairs at lunch hour.午饭的时候我们在楼下见面吧。lucky dog 幸运儿Mmajor in以为专业A：I just heard about your acceptance into law school. Do you think you will be able to join your brothers firm when you graduate?B：Not likely. He is a tax lawyer and Im going to major in criminal law.A：我刚听说你被法学院录取了。你毕业之后会不会加入你哥哥的律师事务所？ B：不可能的。他是税收律师，而我主修的是刑法。make a hotel reservation预订饭店I need to make a hotel reservation for the conference.我得跟饭店预订房间开会。make ends meet收支相抵A：Did you hear that Michelle turned down that job?B：Yeah. The hours were convenient, but she wouldnt have been able to make ends meet.A：你有没有听说米歇尔没有接受那份工作？B：是的。那工作时间倒合适了，但会让她入不敷出的。make it支撑；赶上；成功A：The subway is running behind schedule, and traffi