1、沪江网：http:/ 4 级听力必考短语英语四级听力考试中总有一些词汇和短语是经常会考到的。掌握这些词汇的各种意思是听懂四级听力做对题目的基础。本文列出了 26 个英语四级听力常考的短语，帮大家扫除听力路上的拦路虎。1.bill(1)账单，买单。I will pay the bill this time because last time you did it.这次我来买单，因为上次是你。(2)提案。We all passed the bill on yesterdays board meeting.在昨天的董事会上我们全票通过该提案。 (3)纸币。Heres a 10-dollar bill
2、. Give me two tickets for tonights show please.这是一张 10 美元的纸币，请给我两张今晚演出的票，谢谢。2. apply这里我们详细串联一下在听力考试中涉及到的与求职相关的短语。apply for(申请 )，这是工作的第一步; 既然要申请，必然需要递交 letter of application (求职信)，只要你足够 confident about yourself，就有可能获得 job interview (工作面试) 的机会。是否能够 give a good impression(留个好印象) 给主管，那就得看你个人造化了。有些工作岗位会
3、require much traveling，( 要求经常出差)还有些工作，做不了多久就会希望 find a way out(找到出路)。正所谓城里城外，各有风光。没工作的人想工作，有工作的人又烦工作。3.as well 也If the weather is this hot tomorrow, we may as well give up the idea of playing tennis outside.如果明天温度还是这么高，我们也可能放弃到户外进行比赛的主意。4.as soon as 一就，尽快I will do that for you as soon as I have fixe
4、d the machine.一修好机器我就会尽快为你完成那个工作。5.awfully非常地，相当地。在口语中用于表程度的比例十分高。awfully nervous 相当紧张; awfully cold 相当冷; awfully sorry 十分抱歉Tom looks awfully nervous.汤姆看上去相当紧张。I am awfully sorry. I didnt mean to hurt you.十分抱歉。我不想伤害你的。6.be bound to沪江网：http:/ movie starts in 5 minutes and theres bound to be a long li
5、ne.电影还有 5 分钟就开始了在那里肯定排着长队。7.be tired of厌烦。当一个人感到厌烦的时候，也是最容易 lose ones temper(生气) 的时候。Im tired of movies about romantic stories.我已经彻底厌烦了电影中的浪漫故事。8.be worn out(1)筋疲力尽，这个表达不太正式，多用于口语。Im usually worn out at the end of the day.在一天快结束时我时常觉得很累。(2)破旧不堪。My soles were worn out after a long time trip. 经过长时间的旅行
6、，我的鞋底已经破旧不堪。9.better(1)d better 最好是Id better read one of the articles for the class.我最好还是为上课读篇文章准备一下。I think youd better find another partner.我想你最好还是另找一个搭档吧。(2)make it better 让更好Id rewrite the last two paragraphs to make it better.我已经重写了最后两段以使它更好。(3)be better 更好些I told you it would be better for you
7、 if you took fewer courses during the first semester.我告诉过你如果你在第一个学期少选一些课程会比较好一些。10.book(1)书。本意，简单名词。(2)预定，订购。 be booked up 被预定空了;booking office 售票处All the morning flights have been booked up.所有明早的飞机票都预定光了。11.briefing(1)简介。会议之前，总要有一个项目叫做 Give a briefing.Mrs. Lungs briefing seems to go on forever. 朗女士
8、的简报似乎没完没了。(2)news / press briefing 新闻发布会12.change(1)改变，更改。这是该词的基本意思，看两个例子回顾一下。沪江网：http:/ love to see a different type of movie for a change.我想换换口味，看场不同类型的电影。Ill have to get my ticket changed.我必须得更改我的票。(2)零钱。这是在口语中经常使用的意思。Two tickets and heres a dollar forty cents change.这是两张票以及一美元四十美分的找零。Jane, do yo
9、u have some change? I have to make a call on the payphone.Jane，你有零钱吗?我想在公用电话亭打个电话。13.check(1)检查。基本意思。check our baggage 检查行李Could you check for me who borrowed it?你能帮我查查是谁借走了吗?Did you check the power plug and press the play button?你是否检查了电源插头并按了播放键了呢?(2)登机台。check-in counterIs this the check-in counter
10、 for Flight 914 to Los Angeles? 这是飞往洛杉矶的 914 号航班的登机台吗?(3)询问。check on it 问问看Maybe I should call to check on it.也许我应该打个电话问问看。(4)支票。Sign the check.签这张支票。14.copy(1)一本，一份。a copy of 口语中经常使用。Id like to buy a copy of Professor Franklins book On American Culture.我想买本富兰克林教授写的关于美国文化的书。Would you like a copy of
11、professor Smiths article?你想要份史密斯教授的文章吗?(2)复印。简单动词。Could you copy this article for me?你能为我拷贝一下这篇文章吗?15.count(1)数数。She is counting the days. 她每天都在数着日子。(2)指望。count on 依赖Well have to count on good weather.我们不得不指望一个好天气。沪江网：http:/ cover 精装书，与 hard back book 同意。另外，每个娱乐杂志的封面都免不了会有一位漂亮时尚的 cover figure(封面人物)。
12、The hard cover is on sale for the same price as the paperback this week in the bookshop.在书店，这些精装本与平装本价格相同。(2)读完，完成。I think weve covered everything.我认为我们完成所有事情了。I just covered a few chapters which interested me most.我只读完了自己最感兴趣的几章。17.crossword puzzle纵横字谜，一种填字游戏， 。既可以 entertain oneself(自我娱乐) ，也是一种不错的智
13、力训练。This is not a game. Its only a crossword puzzle that helps increase my vocabulary.这不是游戏。这只是可以帮助我提高单词量的一种纵横字谜。18.drama戏剧。这是一种西方的艺术形式。四级听力中曾经多次出现。其他的艺术形式还有 TV play(电视剧)，soap opera(肥皂剧) ，concert(音乐会) Some people just cant seem to appreciate real-life drama.有些人似乎不愿意欣赏真实生活的戏剧表演。19.drop(1)拜访。drop byI
14、wonder if you can drop by tomorrow evening.我想知道你能否在明晚过来。(1)载人一程。Im going home, but I can drop you at the supermarket.我要回家，但我可以载你到超市。(2)忘掉，放弃。drop itWe can drop it this time. But dont do it again.这次我们可以算了，但下次不要再犯。I have to drop it this time.我这次不得不放弃。20.drunk driving酒后驾驶。在四级听力中出现，一般都是作为 traffic accide
15、nt(交通事故) 的主要原因之一。I think its high time we turned our attention to the danger of drunk driving now.我认为这是我们必须重视酒后驾驶的危险性的时候了。21.expect愿意“期待，期望” 。沪江网：http:/ expects you to be a superstar.没有人指望你会成为超级明星。 引申意思为“等待，预期” 。The lecture was much more difficult to follow than I had expected.这个演讲比我预期的要难懂多了。Mr. Smi
16、th is expecting you at 3 oclock.史密斯先生等待着你三点钟到来。22.extremely使用频率非常高，不亚于 very，这个东西 extremely expensive。The speech the blind girl gave this evening was extremely moving.今晚那个盲人女孩的演讲非常感人。23.film(1)电影。最常见用语。(2)胶卷。ran out of film 胶卷用完;a roll of film 一卷胶卷;develop the film 冲洗胶卷，说成wash 就完蛋了。(3)拍摄。film the riv
17、er bank 拍摄河岸景致24.gains and losses得与失。Think about the gains and losses before you make the decision.在你做出决定之前，一定要好好想想得与失。25.give(1)give sb a ride 请某人搭便车Could you give me a ride to school tomorrow?你明天能载我一程去学校吗? (2)give sb a hand 帮助某人Can you give me a hand, Mike?麦克，你能帮我一下吗?(3)give sb a ring 打电话给某人I need
18、 to give Mum a ring and tell her I will not be back for dinner.我要给妈妈打电话告诉她不回去吃晚饭了。26.go(1)go broke 破产;身无分文(2)go for a ride 乘车外出My sister wanted to go for a ride around town.我的姐姐想乘车去镇上转一转。(3)go Dutch 各付各的(4)go ahead 向前进;继续下去沪江网：http:/ ahead, please.请继续向前进。(5)go on forever 永远继续下去Mrs. Lungs briefing se
19、ems to go on forever.郎女士的演说似乎没完没了。(6)go against 不顺心Oh, yes, but not a thing to go against me.哦，是啊，没有什么不顺心的事情发生在我身上。(7)go over 复习，温习Ive have to go over my notes for tomorrows midterm.我不得不为明天的期中考试复习笔记。高频短语（非听力）hold sth to account 与.对证，核实admit to 许可，允许appear to 似乎，好像apply sth to sth 把.适用于.ask for 要求ass
20、ure sb of sth 使某人确信某事 ensure sb to do sth 保证某人做某事attach importance to = pay/ call attention to 关注，重视be based on 以.为基础be bound to 肯定，一定when it comes to 当谈论到.,涉及到.be concerned with 担心，忧虑contribute to 促成，造就be content with 对.满意cut back 消减be convinced of/that 相信，认为cope with=deal with 处理，克服daily routine 日常生活devote to 投身于，致力于have difficulty in doing sth 做.有困难end up sth with sth 用 .结束.be engaged in 参与，从事 be equal to 等同于，相当于expose to 暴露，接触to some /a extent 从某种角度
