口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
/ @9 X7 C; I8 i) v0 O* `You can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

- L& A& D; Z+ G3 u2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
7 z5 R& z! `0 ~8 B- G2 G6 fB: and how.
# U& c# N7 b: |# o4 Y' J* @
; T2 u0 f1 g: |, S4, a matter of time 时间问题
4 m' g8 r9 b$ ?; X, d' CIt 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.
" w( q+ {+ I6 P1 Q5 y9 [
# x0 F! C7 t1 @7 Q6, a while back 不久以前

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
% ?6 h8 l& p0 I6 Q
8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

# }% L# E5 P8 B- X9 q9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

10, after all 到底
. x& X; d6 |+ k/ s6 t6 |( SA: 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.

11, allergic to 对|……过敏
8 i$ u* ?1 F/ J0 ~' jOh 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
5 J' @" o0 {7 o3 Q8 X5 g6 NI am at your service at any time.
$ G- b5 F; P6 a1 M5 @# J
3 w+ T6 x! p& J5 O- J! _13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
; }8 T" s8 H0 p+ a5 X
14, as far as I know 就我所知
, u/ \3 d) r9 E7 C. \
& N- {: w% ?, r3 n15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.
1 j& u* @( u, B% X
5 p0 H* H# C5 o( X: G* \. I5 R16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
( d% p) f& P2 d8 q9 U1 |B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
/ H0 x# a8 `: V4 p+ T2 {: vShe finally backed out of her promise.
- E/ q' D  I4 T, [1 N+ G% s
17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
# Q: ~6 [- r( g: Y0 M4 ]9 i. yShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

; N4 y4 }' n1 m! a6 S+ j19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
) H# g' V) @8 ]: \2 q" kShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
/ n" \9 h- M6 }2 |
20，be attached to 对……有感情
% y* ]7 `6 B/ P% aA: 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.
2 I8 l. d8 D3 C" s
, p/ ?- o3 r7 W9 Q' I* @21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
* v8 M3 ~8 ~) o2 X5 r3 G/ O, F1 x/ EI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.

& f0 `; E+ I8 H6 d! ?( `# h, |22, be bound for 到……地方
5 y9 o5 q; T2 L6 ^( F1 t# kThe bus is bound for New England.
- b: V- R" D# {8 a' N
23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
3 p  T. b" F: c/ bI’m feeling myself again.

$ z5 ?! |  F3 s: |5 P8 B  p24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
0 ^' [- w! A" j& _
" N% a0 t1 e7 Q. }& k: y3 A25, be hard up for
* r, S- l% \$ b/ Z* S+ nI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
5 w1 c- H7 i4 Q, u6 q
6 A5 h3 \' h( c, T26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
6 ]' K7 J& X! h" S% oIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
! o+ M- x5 ?. [A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
. j, C0 C4 e0 w- R" m
28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
( |# F* F% n2 l5 c% {. Z
3 l) R9 W+ \2 T2 O" O29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
& Z7 u" d* H' |2 xA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
7 U# Y; u9 A+ T2 F, c( h% eB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
; A0 p9 {# a% b! G: p1 \3 h
+ ?4 O, I# h+ ~8 A. b30, break new ground 有了新的突破
& Z: k9 D* s  L* W6 ~His architectural design broke new ground in the field.