考试技巧：托福听力常考的20个短语

 　　考试技巧：托福听力常考的20个短语

　　托福听力短语是大家在进行托福听力备考的时候一定要关注的一类，因为托福听力短语承载了大部分的听力段子文意。下面是为大家搜集整理了20个托福听力场景短语，少而精，方便大家记忆。

　　1、a change of pace 节奏变换

　　eg:You can’t do these chemistryexperiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace。

　　2、a far cry from 相距甚远

　　eg:The published book is far cry from the early manuscript¹。

　　3、and how 的确

　　eg:A: She’s a good dancer。

　　B: and how。

　　4、a matter of time 时间问题

　　eg:It is only a matter of time。

　　5、a phone call away 一个电话之远、愿意过来帮忙

　　eg: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

　　7、all along 一直

　　eg:I knew it all along。

　　8、anything but 绝对不

　　eg:I was anything but happy about going。

　　9、account for 解释

　　eg:How do you account for it?

　　10、after all 到底，终究

　　eg:A: 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

　　eg:Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch². I must be allergicto something。

　　12、at sb’s service 愿为某人服务

　　eg:I am at your service at any time。

　　13、around the clock 24小时不停

　　eg:Martha studied around the clock for management exam。

　　14、as far as I know 就我所知

　　15、at home with 对….很熟悉

　　eg:She is at home with problems like this。

　　16、back out

　　1) 退出

　　eg:A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?

　　B: Yes、 but he backed out at last minute

　　2)不履行

　　eg:She finally backed out of her promise。

　　17、be cut out for 天生适合

　　eg:I’m not cut out to be a hero。

　　18、be absorbed in全神贯注在……

　　eg:She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away。

　　19、be addicted³ to 对……上瘾

　　eg:She has been addicted to drugs for years。

　　20、be attached to 对……有感情

　　eg:A: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have gotten ridof it years ago。

　　B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it。

1 manuscript   

n.手稿，原稿，底稿，手写本

参考例句：

• The adaptation of the play for radio manuscript was easy.把剧本改编成广播稿很容易。
• The lost manuscript was found in a repository in France.丢失的手稿在法国的一个存放处被找到了。

2 itch   

n.痒，渴望，疥癣；vi.发痒，渴望

参考例句：

• Shylock has an itch for money.夏洛克渴望发财。
• He had an itch on his back.他背部发痒。

3 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。