口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
+ W/ t/ S9 S* K" w5 q: `1 BYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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) U+ U0 s  R4 n2, a far cry from 相距甚远
$ l* f& n! N/ R" L  aThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
" q3 J/ v/ b5 t: K1 s  uA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.
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4 W) D4 x/ s8 z- k+ L4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.

7 {1 ]! l' ]5 F9 [% F! g& q5, 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
" @1 x" f, Q( S/ u+ v7 l1 YI was anything but happy about going.
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9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

9 ~/ X, w/ c, A+ N/ W10, after all 到底
% S/ Q! H- z% f2 z' v* iA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
1 f0 q( G' g+ ~' L8 q3 d. ZB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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) ^( H1 P, s/ r3 j11, 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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I am at your service at any time.
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13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.

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1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
% V! O+ S5 w$ m4 B9 GB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
8 t1 A& W4 ^6 t- i2）不履行
( y8 X5 M, D! I3 pShe finally backed out of her promise.

  S2 \3 N* N. F" i' q  I: e17, 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
8 M7 d( n1 B3 ^- TShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.

20，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.
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.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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22, 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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' I; ]8 @& r' K& U; i0 c24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

' Q$ w4 [* G% s! ?" V; h2 V25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
+ b, ~# W4 z. W+ |2 B7 WIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

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+ k8 o' n3 Q* g" h, [( YA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
5 s5 b( o$ y+ g& Y7 g; cB: 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.

9 ?$ N+ v0 L- \: K* r29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
" O$ |$ @5 s6 J0 L) kA: 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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/ H- X- a% B1 x. B30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.