口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
, f$ V1 y# r4 G: uYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

2, a far cry from 相距甚远
. `" J/ A2 x) pThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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8 T2 ~! x) Z: h. n( O+ |9 f3, and how 的确
6 C( s4 x, G  v( b8 YA: She’s a good dancer.
* t# a9 a) ?4 S0 AB: and how.

. \8 u: O! ]/ }, U4, a matter of time 时间问题
& t& E. ^% O2 Q  R4 U+ WIt 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.

. b8 `! Q* u! u! Y2 I$ e, D+ T6, a while back 不久以前

1 y" }! F1 L+ }  v$ H, z7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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1 D: P7 n0 P' t) m! ?! p* z: o: ~8, anything but 绝对不
8 ~" k( ^* y; D- Q& }* b( ]I was anything but happy about going.

6 H0 D+ Z% t( v9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

( Q  H2 l4 t& K- N10, after all 到底
# W% V' o. L5 Q6 r. n5 ~6 FA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
# {2 {2 I7 `' A0 x( a1 E. E. GB: 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.

) @# l- O& n) F- n- o, S: M12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
. Z% e( z  l$ `, VI am at your service at any time.
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; M2 b0 L6 ]/ t, z( m; i13, around the clock 24小时不停
6 W8 P. w$ M$ hMartha studied around the clock for management exam.
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5 T; b7 `7 E# N4 K3 W0 c14, as far as I know 就我所知

$ d; M$ m7 ^. X" g$ w. f15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.

' W' w4 }3 \' k- G9 S; }16, back out
% B& C0 U! a% l$ W1) 退出
1 C2 f1 D1 K1 A; a; d* x+ h* B  YA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
: G  V4 }$ g' r. g7 w2）不履行
, _/ U; A2 u9 JShe finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
3 B& I" R$ N  N  EI’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.
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+ S. w0 g2 U  ]) \19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.

1 L  i- ^' L' i5 l7 A% F20，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.
  u0 `1 H1 n& ?( RB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
2 s4 E8 E7 N7 ]3 TI 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.

- Z# W) L3 W9 c23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
& o& M6 m& o6 oI’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
. _% M+ S) \- L* _She was really burned up at the news.

) Y% R# c/ g* \9 W25, be hard up for
( V5 c3 D7 s1 fI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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0 B5 s5 D/ L' D6 x. w26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
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
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
/ w8 g, A) T3 f2 X/ p8 VA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
( T5 n+ m* D1 _/ v$ yB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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4 |4 [- G2 @- Y  }8 p: ~: @0 r30, break new ground 有了新的突破
+ p0 c9 w7 @( vHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.