口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
, M3 g& |7 D( B- P% X  d$ M! h$ j1 x/ ~You 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
, g8 d; [! T2 t# v$ L( V! ZThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
  ?! _& ?# V9 v7 iA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

5 K+ k1 x3 H$ a6 {$ d% m4, a matter of time 时间问题
$ L1 N: E3 v* GIt is only a matter of time.
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5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
3 |, t/ q0 B* O& IIf 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

. `- s" X: {" ?9 M, t7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.
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9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

1 b8 f9 v, R9 Y- v% B2 I9 l  {10, after all 到底
3 P  o, M" @( r7 j9 R5 F$ ?6 I" D) EA: 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
8 }: n3 s3 P$ o2 Z. |* oOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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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
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知

& [  y4 O' ]+ X. H# H4 s+ M/ Q# [15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
8 C6 q& s$ W5 G; CShe is at home with problems like this.

9 y( U" H# o! w+ t8 q; t1 m& E16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2 m; }0 I0 w2 d% ?% S; d" G2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.
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$ q& V  \3 z4 d2 B- ^) l  z17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

9 Q: K3 [4 W! @18, be absorbed in
She 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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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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% p% K2 Q2 q- q22, be bound for 到……地方
9 I! U! A# J) q) t8 M: f8 h1 iThe bus is bound for New England.
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: ]: k" Q! x- `+ v23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.

2 `* j& D0 R" }+ w24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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( t, U7 F0 S; A8 x25, 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
& z: s  ^+ W+ zIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
+ r$ L9 E: U2 e3 d; L. yA: 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
A: 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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30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.