托福口语中关于时间的表达

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　　once in a blue moon: 偶尔、千载难逢

　　I don't usually hang out here, just once in a blue moon.

　　kill some time：消磨时间

　　Where shall I go to kill some time?

　　at the drop of a hat：动辄

　　He was ready to quarrel at the drop of a hat.

　　burn the midnight oil：熬夜

　　You shouldn't burn the midnight oil.

　　nick of time：紧要关头

　　His generous¹ endowment of the laboratory² came just in the nick of time.

　　spur³ of the moment：一时冲动

　　He bought the car on the spur of the moment.

　　days are numbered：气数已尽、日子屈指可数

　　The old man' s days are numbered.

　　Down to the wire：最后时刻、接近最后期限

　　I think the election⁴ will got right down to the wire.

　　Eleventh hour：最后时刻

　　He turned in the report at the eleventh hour.

　　From the word go: 一开始

　　He's been against the plan from the word go.

　　In the long run：长期

　　The product can help you to save money in the long run.

　　Jump the gun:草率行事、操之过急

　　Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while.

　　put something On hold：稍等

　　The decision was put on hold until a meeting of the party's central committee⁵.

　　Shake a leg：赶快

　　Shake a leg! The bus won't wait.

　　quick off the mark：马上行动

　　Be quick off the mark if you hear of something promising⁶.

　　Step on it：加速

　　If he didn't drive faster, we were going to be late, so I told him to step on it.

　　Time on one's hands：有空余的时间

　　I've got extra time on my hands.

　　Under the wire：在截止日期前， the last minute

　　He applied⁷ the college just under the wire.

　　Until the cows come home:一直的、很晚很晚

　　This wine's delicious! I could drink it until the cows come home.

1 generous   

adj.慷慨的，大方的，慷慨给予的

参考例句：

• She was kind and generous.她心地善良，宽容大量。
• She was generous with her money.她很乐于仗义疏财。

2 laboratory   

n.实验室，化验室

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a laboratory.她捐款成立了一个实验室。
• Our laboratory equipment isn't perfect,but we must make do.实验室设备是不够理想，但我们只好因陋就简。

3 spur   

n.刺激(物)，激励；vt.激励，鞭策，促进

参考例句：

• Even a small success would spur me on to greater effort.哪怕是微小的成功也会促使我做出更大的努力。
• Such stories serve as a spur to children's imagination.这类故事能激发儿童的想像力。

4 election   

n.选举，选择权；当选

参考例句：

• There is no doubt but that he will win the election.毫无疑问，他将在竞选中获胜。
• The government will probably fall at the coming election.在即将到来的大选中，该政府很可能要垮台。

5 committee   

n.委员会，全体委员

参考例句：

• We referred the matter back to the Finance Committee.我们把这事转回给财政委员会处理。
• I am going to speak out against the committee's decision.我打算直言反对委员会的决定。

6 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

7 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。