口语习惯用语100 1--30

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1，a change of pace 节奏变换
! B- R: J2 j: S' I/ OYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

3 J: p0 N" [2 t$ W- y  ^( t2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
" ~0 J  ^& E/ SIt is only a matter of time.
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5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
* o& ^0 K6 u3 g+ m0 r% {& [6 zIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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9 e! W' }, b2 }; n/ s2 m6, a while back 不久以前

/ X" R% p* k/ X6 ?( n7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

0 d2 x1 B; L" e2 H9 c% b10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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- C! K9 Y+ L. D0 X" x+ }3 f11, allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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( ~( C% A2 O" _* d% Z$ L12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.

8 I% f. m. t6 V1 Q* h6 J13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知

# |% H) V# p. a% z15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
! m* r9 N7 x& O$ c+ f9 e' y! t7 tShe is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
3 I+ h. O$ i4 z. D9 U( xB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.

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
' i" d" q% a) o1 p, ~% QShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.

% j+ n5 G8 i3 E/ e8 }8 [2 k9 m20，be attached to 对……有感情
A: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
. e. n  |- K9 uB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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21, back up 1) 累积
/ {6 r0 C; c( X3 _! @The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
& j+ `* v' ^8 w" jI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.

22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
- c( W, H" H% D* KShe was really burned up at the news.
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' t+ g5 [( d6 b/ _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
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
  |0 a' v, ~& HA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
* g: T/ n' E- {+ s5 X" W# NB: 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.

2 C/ Q/ K/ _8 o4 P/ f29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
% L8 W6 L, a# G  ?, JA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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30, break new ground 有了新的突破
% G0 ]" d$ K) VHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.