口语习惯用语100 1--30

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1，a change of pace 节奏变换
You can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

6 s  f$ L1 m+ G% R2, a far cry from 相距甚远
; r4 [! N. E8 C/ ?1 y3 CThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

+ g* m$ f* Z/ t3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

1 Z# n- u" E+ ]1 ?3 K4, a matter of time 时间问题
8 y8 j# N' F; Z* N7 XIt is only a matter of time.
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5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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6, a while back 不久以前
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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, anything but 绝对不
! F! g# U5 p1 U  S+ h& z& ?I was anything but happy about going.
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7 Q3 K% i3 d' U& j9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

+ {" q* G% w8 O4 `4 I/ H( p2 O10, after all 到底
+ `; R6 u) S8 t5 @% U1 l& JA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
/ t7 ]6 v; V+ d3 WB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

11, allergic to 对|……过敏
1 Z' c5 c1 q1 O& KOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.
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13, around the clock 24小时不停
6 g# K$ r( _: r. t# wMartha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知
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3 Z( v" Z5 g4 P7 R1 s15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.
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; Y/ @- N' v0 [4 A16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
4 e; \# x0 Y; c' h, ?She finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
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18, be absorbed in
5 L( z* R" G1 p6 PShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
- s! _( C$ M- s* X2 MShe has been addicted to drugs for years.

20，be attached to 对……有感情
0 F3 n0 d+ _# P) r$ YA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
+ _: d7 z, e7 d, DB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

. C$ F3 G1 M$ g$ e9 [4 A- k21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
( s  S/ {: ~4 c6 ]8 f8 [5 Y' |9 Y" x$ ^2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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1 t, {# ~; o1 b22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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3 F$ x, n# y( P/ l+ L) ^% @23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
9 n! J$ f& \0 v* e! F; i$ QI’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
3 e2 X2 v( H) |" F  ]In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
7 O- R) M4 w( q( q- DA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.

28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

. @. g! d6 a8 M# f' M29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
  h: F- o, R9 b" e& }A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.