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.
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. j: s: X- D1 E, U8 G1 H2, a far cry from 相距甚远
  v# B6 \. {/ t. D7 z: a) XThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
6 i9 Y6 n& q1 t) [  OIt is only a matter of time.
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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.

6, a while back 不久以前
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% N+ D) \& e8 b/ F7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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$ }+ i. q, p0 g# N6 c6 P8, anything but 绝对不
; B6 M, M. X  W$ y, o1 c8 T# II was anything but happy about going.

% K. W: u4 O3 w' y3 H/ a& L+ v) K9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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4 l' o2 @9 y$ r! D4 R10, after all 到底
. l. o3 d$ T6 R4 e% J( h, aA: 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.

  B6 E4 ?2 G; Y" x5 V' \/ @11, allergic to 对|……过敏
6 S) v. S0 d3 @6 u' ^Oh 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
! N: I# `- Q& `; HI am at your service at any time.

& ^; {/ e" |5 ~8 \13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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, r5 [% P- O! g  ~* A5 D" l+ C# U14, as far as I know 就我所知
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
  b  s8 r7 ^* OShe is at home with problems like this.
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; O5 k* I7 W3 e+ f" W% j; T16, back out
. L, o4 X5 \; s5 o1) 退出
, Z; [  B. K0 [, z. WA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
/ u/ o% j) H# O; W: g# }2）不履行
& r5 R- o2 f5 E: V) {She finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
  W- c" ^( [+ {) pI’m not cut out to be a hero.
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18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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! r) _& |8 L1 I4 y  e19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.

20，be attached to 对……有感情
6 y8 D, G  G$ ~  z4 O: MA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
3 }2 ]0 {5 `1 tB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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21, back up 1) 累积
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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4 J' A' X2 R% y5 ^0 }22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
" T9 O0 Z2 x. @. `- e* B4 PI’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
2 T/ h. i) R+ g" R0 V. P# nShe was really burned up at the news.

25, be hard up for
" T2 d) N: |$ X8 QI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

" v  q* A! q9 h* {+ s26, 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
3 I2 }2 k% Z, z; [7 Y, Y6 bA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
' i7 E0 U  B3 o- DB: I’m as in the dark as you are.

28，be stuck 卡住了
* t- N* ^' W+ y  k9 x7 ?+ e4 ?I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

# S1 H) B: m" m( x$ o! u29, 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
2 r. W' e( M% a, zHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.