口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
$ v. L. w, N% F0 E6 SYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

$ q- L- D8 u, V/ B4 N! w2, a far cry from 相距甚远
, B2 ]# `' v! `2 @; {3 I% \The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
7 z& y1 N" A; N) wA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

7 N. c9 t6 d" u$ O- k0 y& N% X4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.
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2 ^8 m; ~8 e& f9 o2 }9 ~0 e5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
. v& [, [( E5 j; D$ ~$ u9 C: NIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

6, a while back 不久以前

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8, anything but 绝对不
% i2 @. N4 e3 p! mI was anything but happy about going.
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9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

/ J1 H- k; l/ q- m& f$ K9 ]10, 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.

11, allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.

" \- z( t# }/ n3 Z* P13, around the clock 24小时不停
$ r2 a6 ]' [5 d4 R; NMartha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知

6 Z; h) a3 I9 l& U9 I5 Z" b15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
* C1 Y. b9 I% W* OShe is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
( O- x) [% O, k4 d1) 退出
/ _, Y3 F: z$ H& JA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
( S. ^4 z% Z5 [2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.
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& k; p: D" ?. k! X8 G8 w- |* E17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
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' a9 R3 w7 z, L* s0 r18, be absorbed in
% j' j' C, z% q5 L/ Z& @# _2 T# D7 uShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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' U* a1 a1 N( A1 R* V19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
0 V$ w2 n) v9 k' T( E* T. F- QShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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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.
8 k& n# S- `3 _4 Z# }% X6 w$ ~) g, WB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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21, back up 1) 累积
0 F9 `% `5 E4 T( ]# ]' ^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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) {; h9 K' f$ D, p8 i2 }+ [22, be bound for 到……地方
" H: [3 f/ [6 L+ ?" zThe bus is bound for New England.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
% g% n0 R9 d% {I’m feeling myself again.

3 w" I$ \  w( G, \/ T9 Z* n24, be burned up 生气
) P0 @; _8 t6 X$ c4 d5 oShe was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
' L3 ^) n. r, c5 tI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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+ d6 ?3 O5 T4 f# F9 e/ W- b+ ?26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

- O; q: G4 \( g) p" Y, g- n* t+ p27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
/ l$ }8 G2 b2 n" w8 b9 `A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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28，be stuck 卡住了
) v3 P, _% p! L. }; a& ?I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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+ x5 o& A0 d3 s1 C- ~5 M29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
; S% ?  H( `! X& QA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
2 d& x# R. i% X- l  J# dB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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3 K! @! M; f) l; u2 o5 w$ t6 R5 O30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.