2013年托福写作必备词组(1)(在线收听

   英文写作反映考生综合运用英语语言的能力,只有在宏观和微观两个方面都把握得当才能构成一篇完美的TOEFL作文。这里的宏观是就一篇文章的框架结构而言的,而微观是指一篇文章的语篇要素,即文章中表达意义的微观单位,包括单词、短语和句子。语篇要素运用的纯熟,能很好地反映一个人的语言修养,准确的用词、多样化的句式结构以及精妙得体的修辞会使整篇文章熠熠生辉,极富感染力。

  1.have an ace in the hole
  握有王牌,很有把握
  When you have the ace in your hand,you have something which you can use to gain an advantage when you need it.have an ace in the hole(American)
  2.a class act
  (在运动或演艺方面)很出色的人
  I have been tracking Neil for a year,he is a class act and I have got a lot respect for his ability.
  我已跟踪尼尔一年,他是个出色的家伙,我很崇拜他的能力。
  3.break one’s back
  努力地工作
  When you’re breaking your back to make an enterprise work,it’s going to cut into your time with family.
  当你全身心投入工作的时候,会侵占到家庭生活的时间。
  4.get someone’s back up
  激怒某人
  What does get my back up is a girlfriend who gets too jealous if someone else finds me attractive.
  5.hat in hand
  求助,乞讨
  He ended up going hat in hand to the neighbours.
  他沦落到向邻居乞讨。
  6.in the cards
  可能发生
  He believes an invasion was never in the cards.
  他相信入侵永不会发生。
  7.a change of heart
  态度的改变
  8.get no change out of someone
  从某人处没有得到任何帮助
  You won’t get any change out of him,so don’t expect it .
  你不会从他那儿得到任何帮助,别指望了。
  9.chapter and verse
  所有细节
  The instruction gives you chapter and verse
  使用说明给出了所有细节。
  10.cut to the chase
  言归正传
  He talked about the need to see all points of view,then he cut to the chase.
  11.cut a dash
  (外表)给人留下深刻印象
  Tania cut a daring dash with a dress slashed almost to the waist .
  12.in the dark
  一无所知;蒙在鼓里
  13.out of one’s depth
  力所不能及
  He felt out of his depth on a diploma course.
  14.get one’s just deserts
  活该
  15.die like a dog
  凄苦地死去(古)
  16.every dog has its day
  风水轮流转
  17.It’s a dog’s life
  (抱怨生活或工作不如意)
  18.in the doghouse
  四面楚歌
  Insurance companies are already in the doghouse over poor advice on pensions which has left hundreds of thousands of people worse off.
  19.do the donkey work
  做乏味的工作
  20.do something like a dream
  做的很出色
  The first stages of installation worked like a dream.
  21.all dressed up with nowhere to go
  准备充分,但没机会去做
  If funding dries up ,the opera houses will be all dressed up ,but with nowhere to go .
  22.do something at the drop of a hat
  卤莽行事
  23.a drop in the ocean/bucket
  微不足道,沧海一粟
  The size of the grants have been attacked by groups as merely a drop in the ocean.
  24.be all ears
  洗耳恭听
  Now you can say ,I am all ears.
  25.down to earth
  现实,实际
  He is blunt,outspoken,practical and down to earth.
  keep somebody in the dark
  不让某人知道
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