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.
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) K* T5 N" \0 p2, a far cry from 相距甚远
' a& U- Q7 {% q( Y$ s" z$ ?! lThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

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

. U! J4 w' u4 C: W2 T4, a matter of time 时间问题
# D3 T5 Y" ^* v7 S' [  l5 TIt is only a matter of time.

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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8 y9 U$ r3 c( o- h7 ~( f. T! x* q7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

3 s6 h# d, q" w8, anything but 绝对不
, f" N$ D4 }' l& @8 R) E* }I was anything but happy about going.
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. A% B, |! ~4 I) I8 Q" A9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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10, after all 到底
# V! P! F5 h8 E$ DA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
+ Q7 U2 `4 x$ o5 f: HB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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11, 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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12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.

9 t# H7 q( j; k1 b% _+ 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

8 P# v# t3 o# @# a15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.
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& B/ Q" I/ F% d; y16, back out
  q% \; R4 n9 A, {) Q* y* {4 V1) 退出
: e5 r# Y" u+ w5 @) {  Y. r7 QA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
5 W: D& n$ V  O2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.

( b. M! H4 U0 I1 _17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

5 ?6 r9 k% T' s* W; `% E19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
5 J' G2 X- |7 d9 D6 G; r2 U+ p8 tShe has been addicted to drugs for years.

0 v( l3 q9 Y  R9 l3 `- ?- `- o20，be attached to 对……有感情
0 v; u" W9 i& I1 q( {/ ~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.
B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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21, 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.
6 K/ U; ]+ |/ l2 h# C8 I8 k8 f/ y2 O2 a2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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$ S- |3 C7 o4 n* U2 Q+ ]6 Q22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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8 N& ~" `. l8 E0 t( U7 C+ P; _! ]24, be burned up 生气
3 u) _) o$ b) vShe was really burned up at the news.

) e# ^0 K8 D' x! ?' z& y25, be hard up for
2 H( q5 p/ U0 ^! B( p% nI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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5 k& A' m. D  k1 ]( [, @26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
. J6 Z7 o! @" {9 YIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
1 `( X7 l9 T4 |; ?, lA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
9 f! a, q, d3 u6 h5 J* LB: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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* V7 o# p, J$ S  I7 I# e/ s28，be stuck 卡住了
2 [) `; D. c: O0 i" p  k7 d, rI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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* w4 ~) [& @) z: M- G8 S29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
; c9 N- i" j  B. c! A$ SA: 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.