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.

8 E1 u- r6 I, y9 r$ ^; C8 T% B2, a far cry from 相距甚远
! Q1 K4 a2 S0 Z: D( ?  V# LThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3 a! H! O  o  o* i9 b0 x3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
/ A7 n8 ]( C5 F1 H: h2 EB: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.
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5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
( X2 t$ `* l. J2 Q& OIf 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 Z& R6 K4 s3 [" b% y$ \' U8, anything but 绝对不
7 t% O# z; g; G' U) e* uI was anything but happy about going.

5 d/ s" m2 n! x: |/ a0 t, b: H. {9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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, @  n9 E3 Z) ?$ d6 q- r10, after all 到底
* x* l0 f0 X6 ~( x) @6 T; _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.
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11, allergic to 对|……过敏
) g- F9 t! X9 I# {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.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
+ m: L: p+ p2 z9 I" @6 D, iMartha studied around the clock for management exam.

1 `; Q+ e' w1 A7 L- x14, as far as I know 就我所知
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
  N- ?: M* y5 E0 N3 tShe is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
$ d: D6 v" g, i3 X9 yB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
, Z; }6 k) i' ]! c$ B+ i! Y2）不履行
) m0 K' _5 Z/ x! Y8 |, C4 {: {She finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
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7 T$ f3 L% G8 C% D' l7 `; P18, be absorbed in
+ C/ Q- Y. b$ j: R6 m  ^  i  \! R: vShe 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.

: z, n4 i  h* k0 a7 _( |! t20，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.
& T9 H  g+ c- H' |3 O0 Z* g* YB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

21, back up 1) 累积
( m& a% d& i, D2 MThe 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.

22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

+ A+ R0 I' w% f% o9 d23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
) u, b; O; }/ t1 j& \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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% N- Y+ J/ B, s' r1 P, U. g25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
& Y6 r/ \- {) N3 xIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
6 `2 P% {$ ]  Z: |. S0 R! C( qB: I’m as in the dark as you are.

/ i% x7 G9 ~" l9 ~9 j) a28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

" P3 e# M3 x2 U% }29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
$ D% x( N9 s: a% l7 vA: 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.