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.

1 f9 b  Q  e0 D7 v4 h4 ~& x3 B! v1 @2, a far cry from 相距甚远
0 n+ I& E9 t* o: rThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
, C" T. J" ]9 {A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.
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" D3 d8 ^' P% p6 }4, a matter of time 时间问题
It 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

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

: p4 c! A: e8 H6 ]8, anything but 绝对不
1 W/ f) Z0 G% Y! e/ y+ s9 II was anything but happy about going.
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7 f8 L! B! k8 f+ D9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

10, after all 到底
  D+ k: U, E* a7 WA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
6 |  u. S$ @- j8 u% y( LB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

11, allergic to 对|……过敏
1 F* a) m5 Y/ }$ ~0 I+ AOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

, `3 F/ h  d- }9 I  e6 t12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
8 X" y1 v* Y1 P$ M0 R  ?' K' |I am at your service at any time.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
1 r/ a& Q3 ], Q( h% d) _* \% u5 V2 b+ VMartha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知

. T8 @! Q0 f& l% ^- C3 L15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
5 J% I5 ]/ S4 J9 X" T5 eShe is at home with problems like this.

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: N: s' r4 l: O7 L5 M2 }1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
3 q6 n5 r! h  s; uB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
& p; g' G7 G% @* M5 wShe finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
6 ]. ~& v, x5 D* ]9 W0 sI’m not cut out to be a hero.

2 L% r- v. L$ r; H+ W. T18, be absorbed in
" y$ h1 a5 |/ j1 d+ C  _. X5 ?4 `( CShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
# S- m! w/ b( Q0 N3 S! B( e2 V7 `She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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20，be attached to 对……有感情
' u  T* m2 O7 |; YA: 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.

5 [* a, ]% W6 `  s) X( ~3 b4 ?* `21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
4 t- u! e9 ?, W9 L0 xI 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.

- Q3 O; W2 d: Y9 P23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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7 i& c% ^) o/ P1 A) \25, be hard up for
% H1 p. O0 _% l$ f7 YI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
/ Q' d3 [' s2 L* i$ ~! i& B$ uIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

# @. t' r6 H( @5 T# v27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
9 v! X1 d: t4 F1 R% S8 bA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: 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.

29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
. R& q% m. ^8 L9 \( }B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

30, break new ground 有了新的突破
* u( x8 c* I- z0 H0 Y5 i( R: v' `$ [5 QHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.