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.

; t# `: H; Z* h) e) o0 r- V2, a far cry from 相距甚远
4 h+ T2 W  G0 r/ ?  pThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

4 r: R- u; p' U, G' `6 P. V4, a matter of time 时间问题
, Y+ H" E8 Y% I0 zIt is only a matter of time.

5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
9 S8 L4 {- V- S7 R5 e2 IIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

6, a while back 不久以前
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# y9 v! s2 R6 I! `9 G. ?  X7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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1 r( C8 D& ?3 |' t) x- d8, anything but 绝对不
) z2 h  i4 D4 j' ?+ W: A& ?I was anything but happy about going.

9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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" S' u. n! Y6 w5 Z10, after all 到底
8 ]( T# N! Y/ P- P: X1 MA: 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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& g/ F4 P7 j( H  M; r- w11, allergic to 对|……过敏
/ Y) o0 ^3 J' zOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

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I am at your service at any time.
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% y3 S. A* s* l9 T+ z13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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3 o0 F8 T* S/ c" V( y14, as far as I know 就我所知
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
$ x. ^: l  F& ZShe is at home with problems like this.
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9 @6 h3 }  y  @& h16, back out
+ y, T* b2 O' y4 b# p" ~# r1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.
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1 F6 m; \2 M% R5 M17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
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18, be absorbed in
" _: Q" u- G/ g( \# TShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
3 H/ K/ s7 E, K( aShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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20，be attached to 对……有感情
& y3 \" x  `( U$ g: A* _" jA: 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.
0 B, i5 R3 F5 Y6 z8 c+ j2 L2) 支持I’ll back it up.

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The bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
6 M0 M# l2 r+ @  `9 q; iI’m feeling myself again.
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1 K. Z5 j( z6 D7 \) V% z24, be burned up 生气
% |  E' P! r% HShe was really burned up at the news.
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% Y" f4 E$ r" |1 Q! w7 @0 Y! k# r25, be hard up for
1 N6 w. @5 \/ [( [I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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& r, E8 i* _- ~26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In 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?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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28，be stuck 卡住了
4 u' Q7 A. f% R$ @+ i/ K5 n  mI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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7 h+ E( H6 x3 z4 F# j. w9 [: m! K: l( a29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
0 t, |# C, m6 W( o( _A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
) n4 |: p4 T5 ^5 }) h5 B6 XB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

30, break new ground 有了新的突破
6 E9 u  U% ?4 B1 W2 MHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.