1、专业四级听力常考的习语1) take a rain check 改天吧 Can you come over for dinner tonight? (今天晚上来吃饭好吗？) Im up to my ears in work, so Ill have to take a rain check.(我工作很忙，改日吧。)2) lost count 弄不清楚 Ever since your girlfriend moved to Bridgeport, you are always driving there. How many trips a week do you make anyway?(自从你
2、的女友搬到 Bridgeport，你老是开车去看她。一周去几次啊？)I have lost count, but I can do it with my eyes closed.(搞不清楚了，但我闭着眼也能摸过去。)3) be in another world 精神恍惚；魂不守舍 Petes really out of it these days.(Pete 这几天有点心不在焉。 ) Yeah, I know. Ever since he met Ann, hes been in another world.(我同意。自从他遇见 Ann, 他就魂不守舍了。)4) make yourself a
3、t home 随意，随便 Do you mind if I take off my jacket?(你介意我脱下夹克吗？) Of course not, make yourself at home.(当然不介意，随意一点！ )5) save your breath 省口气吧；别白费口舌了 Hey? John! John!(嘿， John! John!) Save your breath. He“s out of earshot.(省口气吧。他已经听不到了。)6) make sense 有意义，理解 The plot of that movie is hard to follow.(那部电影的情
4、节很难跟得上。 ) It makes more sense the second time.( 再看一遍就理解了。)7) cost sb. an arm and a leg 非常昂贵Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?(你看到 Bill 送给 Linda 的钻戒了吗？)I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.(当然了。那一定很昂贵。)8) burn a hole in ones pocket 很快地被花光Have you saved enough to buy that n
5、ew printer for your computer yet? (你攒足钱给你的电脑买一台新打印机了吗？)You know money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately . Maybe next month. (这几个月我花钱如流水。也许下个月吧。)9)fill ones shoes 很好地顶替令人满意地替代Have you heard that Professor Jones is retiring? (你听说 Jones 教授要退休了吗？)Yes. The faculty wont find anyone to fill he
6、r shoes. (是的。学校将很难找到合适的人来代替她。)10)is ice cold 表示理所当然Does Prof. Ford always come to class? (Ford 教授总是来上课吗？)Is ice cold? (当然了。)11)like apples and oranges 用来表示无法相比的事物Which game do you think is more difficult to learn, chess or bridge? (你认为桥牌和象棋哪个更难学?)They are like apples and oranges. (它俩没法比较。)12)look fo
7、r a needle in a hay stack 大海捞针We are supposed to meet John here at the train station. (我们要在火车站接 John。)Thats like looking for a needle in a hay stack . (那可真是大海捞针。)13)lose ones train of 忘记When you interrupted me, you made me lose my train of thought. (你打断了我的思考，我忘记我在想什么了。)14)meet each other half way 相互
8、妥协，让步My chemistry project is in trouble because my partner and I had totally different ideas about how to proceed. (我的化学课题出问题了。在进展问题上，我与我的合作者意见完全不同。)You should try to meet each other half way. (你们应该相互妥协。 )15)on the dot 准时；正点Did you and Amanda really meet exactly five minutes to two in front of the t
9、heatre? (你和 Amanda 确实在差 5 分两点的时候到达剧院门口了吗？)Yes, we were both there on the dot. (是的，我俩都准点到达。)16)once and for all 最后一次；干脆I am going to tell that neighbor of mine to turn down that music once and for all.(我要最后一次告诉我那个邻居把音乐声关小。)I see why you are angry. But Ive always found that the polite route is the mos
10、t effective. (我明白你为什么恼火。但我总觉得礼貌的方式是最有效的。)17)out of earshot 不在听力所及范围Hey? John! John! (嗨! John! John! )Save your breath. Hes out of earshot. (省口气吧，他听不见。)18)out of this world 非常好Have you tried Susans apple pie? (你试过 Susan 的苹果派吗？)I got the last piece. And it was out of this world. (我拿到最后一块。好吃极了。 )19)pla
11、y by ear 随机应变，视情形而定Marty, are you doing anything special for your presentation in political science tomorrow? (Marty，你在为明天的政治学演讲准备与众不同的材料吗？)Not really, because the class so often turns into a discussion, Ive decided to play it by ear. (不。那门课常常最后变成讨论。我决定视情形而定。)20) ring a bell 令人想起某件事；听起来耳熟That name j
12、ust doesnt ring a bell with me. (那个名字我一点也不熟。)21)share a common outlook 有共同的观点Jeff and Alan share a common outlook on life. (Jeff 和 Alan 对于生活有共同的观点。)22)six of one and half-a-dozen of the other 半斤八两；没什么区别I cant decide whether to take anthropology or geology this term. (我决定不了这学期是选人类学还是地理课。)Its six of o
13、ne and half-a-dozen of the other. (两门无甚差别。)23)stick around 在附近逗留或等待Leaving the party so soon? Were just getting ready to cut the cake. (这么早就要走？我们刚准备要切蛋糕。)Sorry, I cant stick around. (对不起，我不能继续待在这儿了。)24)stick with 继续做，坚持I wonder what this new flavor of ice cream tastes like? (我想知道这种新的冰激凌是什么味道？)I trie
14、d it last week. If I were you, I would stick with an old favorite. (上周我吃过，若我是你，我会继续吃以前爱吃的那种。)25)straighten out 扯平；结清I almost forgot. I still owe you ten dollars from the other night. Do you have change for a twenty? (我差点忘了。不久前的一个晚上我借了你 10 块钱，到现在还没还呢，你现在能找开 20 元的吗？)Oh, not at the moment. Lets just st
15、raighten it out some other time. (哦，现在不能。以后再结清吧。)26)toss and turn (身体)翻来覆去 (通常表难以入睡)Last night I tossed and turned in bed, too exhausted to sleep. (昨晚辗转反侧，怎么也睡不着)27)turn ones back (在别人遇到困难时 )不愿帮助Hell turn his back on me if I ask for money. (我若向他借钱，他就会不理我。)28)under the weather 身体不适，生病Its good to see
16、you, Mary. How have you been? (看见你真高兴，Mary。你好吗？)Actually I have been feeling under the weather recently. (其实这两天我身子不大舒服。)29)bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂；心有余而力不足；不自量力；力不从心I hear youve been taking an advanced physics course this semester. Hows it going? (我听说这学期你在上高等物理课。这门课怎么样？)I think Ive bitt
17、en off more than I can chew. (我是心有余而力不足啊。)30)break new ground 创新His architectural design broke new ground in the field. (他的建筑设计是这个领域里的创新。)31)do the trick 做成功；达到理想的结果Ive been trying to get the furnace started, but I cant find the right switch. (我尽力想让炉子燃起来，可不知道该按哪个键。)Here, I believe this one in the ba
18、ck will do the trick. (这里，我相信后面按这个键，可以让炉子燃起来。)32)drag ones feet 行动缓慢；磨磨蹭蹭不情愿Hows Bob coming along on his dissertation proposal? (Bob 的论文计划进展地怎么样了？)Hes really been dragging his feet. (他很磨蹭的。)33)draw the line 拒绝，拒不容忍Paul expects me to clean the room every week. (Paul 想让我每周打扫房间。)Thats where I draw the
19、line. ( 可是我绝对不会答应的。34)feel down in the dumps 心情不好；情绪低落Kate was really feeling down in the dumps about her latest chemistry assignment. (Kate 为最近的化学作业成绩感到很沮丧。)35)few and far between 不多；少而分散的；不常碰到或发现的；稀少的Steve is really a terrific guy. (Steve 真是不简单。)He sure is. Ones like him are few and far between. (
20、当然。像他那样的人可不多见。)36)fit as a fiddle 身体很健康 Harry! How have you been? I havent seen you in ages. (Harry，你好吗？好久没看见你了。)Im fit as a fiddle. This exercise program Im following is terrific. (我身体好极了。我正进行的这个锻炼计划太棒了。)37)grin and bear 任劳任怨；毫无怨言地忍受Carla,I cant take this job any longer. (Carla，我不能再做这份工作了。)If you n
21、eed the money, youll just have to grin and bear it. ( 如果你需要钱，你就得忍耐。)38)hit the spot (特指吃了食物，喝了饮料之后)精神完全恢复过来或感到满足；恢复精力；提精神This Lemonade sure hits the spot.(柠檬汁太提神了。)And how! ( 当然了！)39)keep between the two of us 不让第三者知道，保密What Im going to say is rather personal, so lets keep between the two of us. (我要
22、讲的纯属私事，所以希望你能保密。)40)know a thing or two about 略知一二Do you think Andy could help us plan the camping trip to West Virginia? (你认为Andy 会帮我们计划去西弗吉尼亚州野营吗？ )Well, since he spends every summer there, he might know a thing or two about it. (可能吧。他每个夏天都去那儿，应该知道一些事儿。)41)leave no stone unturned 不遗余力；全力以赴Lynn lef
23、t no stone unturned in her research, and handed in an excellent paper. (Lynn全力以赴做她的研究，交了一篇优秀的论文。)42)on cloud nine 沉浸在幸福之中；非常高兴Marcia looks like shes on cloud nine. Do you know what made her so happy? (Marcia好象沉浸在幸福之中。你知道她为什么这么高兴吗？)She just had a paper accepted for publication. (她有一篇文章要发表了。 )43)on th
24、e tip of ones tongue 一时想不起来，话到嘴边又忘记Are you sure you cant remember the name of that record? (你肯定记不起来那张唱片的名字吗？)Its just on the tip of my tongue! (我就是一时想不起来了。44)reach the bottom of the barrel 用完，弹尽粮绝Dont you have any other clean shirts? (你还有其它干净衬衫吗？)I guess Ive reached the bottom of the barrel. (我想我已经用
25、完了。)45)rub sb. the wrong way 使(某人) 有点恼火；惹怒；引起反感；烦扰，打搅What do you think of our new economics instructor? (你觉得新经济学老师怎么样？)I dont know. Something about him rubs me the wrong way. (不知怎么的，他有点让我反感。)46)scratch the surface 只懂皮毛，很不了解(通常和限制性副词如 only, hardly 等词连用)Youve certainly done a lot of research for your
26、project. (你显然对你的课题做了不少研究。)It seems like a lot, but actually Ive only scratched the surface. (看上去不少，但事实上我只懂一些毛皮。)47)up in the air 尚未决定的；捉摸不定的；悬而未决的Her plans for the weekend are still up in the air. (她尚未决定如何度过这个周末。)48)wear and tear 磨损；消耗Why do you always put on slippers when you go into your apartment
27、? (为什么你老是一进公寓就穿上拖鞋？)It saves wear and tear on the carpet. (拖鞋不磨损地毯。)49)with flying colors 大获全胜；胜利地How did Ellen do on her Ancient History exam? (Ellen 古代史考得怎么样？)She passed with flying colors. (她考得好极了。)50)get off on the wrong foot 开始就不顺利；一开始就犯了个错误I hate to get off on the wrong foot. (我讨厌一开始就犯错误。 )51)
28、get on someones nerves 使人不安，使人心烦Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change. (为什么你开会迟到？我让你的同屋告诉你改时间的事了。 )She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerves sometimes. (她记性不好，有时真让我心烦。)52)give someone a break 不要去管，饶了某人吧Give me a break. Im ne
29、rvous enough as it is. (不要管我，我已经够紧张了。)53)head and shoulders above (在方面)强于某人In computer programming, Susan is head and shoulders above the rest of us.(在计算机编程上，Susan 比我们强。)54)in the red 赤字，负债So far the clubs are about three hundred dollars in the red, and we still have four months to go before membership renewal. ( 到目前为止，俱乐部有 300 元赤字，然而还有 4个月才到交会员费的时间。)Well, we may have to raise our dues.(那么，我们必须提高会员费了。)55)in the dark 一无所知；不了解情况Do you have any idea what this notice is about? (你知道这通知讲的是什么吗？)Im as in the dark as you are. (我也跟你一样不了解情况。)
