美國本土詞匯

1、21. by the book照章辦事22. cast a cloud over潑冷水，是蒙上陰影23. castles in the sky / air 空中樓閣24. as clear as a bell 非常清楚25. clear the air 消除誤會26. come to terms 達成協(xié)議27. shed crocodile tears 假裝哭泣，假慈悲28. cut corners 走捷徑29. dos and donts 行為規(guī)范30. face the music 面對現(xiàn)實31. fair and square 正大光明的32. first things first 先說

2、重要的33. forgive and forget盡釋前嫌；握手言和34. get the ball rolling 使蓬勃發(fā)展35. a knockout引人注目36. a man of few words沉默寡言的人37. a rainy day不如意的日子38. all thumbs笨手笨腳的；一竅不通的39. ants in ones pants (skirt)坐立不安40. as mod as sb.與某人一樣時髦41. at ones fingers tips 了如指掌42. at sixes and sevens昆亂的43. backseat driver指手劃腳的人44. bi

3、te ones head off 大發(fā)脾氣45. black sheep 不孝子女46. blow ones top 怒發(fā)沖冠47. break ones neck痛打一頓；拼命做某事48. break the ice打破僵局；打破沉默托福聽力常見美國本土化詞匯100個：托福聽力不同于高考聽力。托福聽力更強調(diào)口語性，所用的詞匯和 短語有很強的美國本土性。在聽力中一些詞語不像我 們常常在課本里見到的詞語，所以積累一些本土的詞 匯和短語有助于聽懂托福聽力。以下是100個在托福聽力考試中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的托福聽力詞匯：1. a big shot = an important person 大腕兒大亨2. a

4、 breath of fresh air使人耳目一新的人3. Achillesheel致命弱點；個性的瑕疵4. be all ears洗耳恭聽5. be all eyes目不轉(zhuǎn)睛6. a wet blanket討人嫌的人7. chip in = contribute money 捐獻，集資8. sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly 暢銷9. get butterflies in ones stomach = get nervous 緊張不安10. two thumbs up舉雙手贊成11. be the apple of on

5、e s eye = be very precious to sb.非常珍貴12. pull ones leg = tease someone開某人玩笑13. break one s back 辛勤工作14. twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永遠，一直15. go for a song = be sold very cheaply 賤賣16. bucket down = rain very heavily 瓢潑大雨17. backroom boys 幕后英雄18. below the mark =

6、not measure up 不夠水平， 不合格19. beyond compare 絕佳的，最棒的20. break even不賠不賺49. bring down the house 掌聲雷動77. I.O.U = I owe you 我欠你；借據(jù)50. burn a hole in ones pocket 花錢如流水78. in hot water 遇到麻煩51. buy your story相信你的話79. in the hole遇到經(jīng)濟困難52. call it a day今天到此為止80. in the long run從長遠來看;終究53. Capital idea 好主意81.

7、in the soap遇到麻煩54. cold fish冷酷無情的人82. keep ones head 鎮(zhèn)定55. dark horse 黑馬；冷門83. keep ones shirt on 不動手打架56. daylight robbery價錢貴到離譜84. keep punching 繼續(xù)努力57. dear Jones letter 絕交信85. kick off開始干某事58. dirty dog卑鄙小人86. kill two birds with one stone 一石一鳥59. eat ones words 承認錯誤87. knock it off別再講下去了60. eve

8、ry Tom, Dick and Harry 張三李四88. Knock on wood.說話禁忌；趕緊討個吉利.61. flat tire沒精打采89. let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密62. from A to Z 從頭到尾90. let nature take its course 順其自然63. go on the horse 快一點吧91. like a cat on hot bricks 熱鍋上的螞蟻64. God knows 天曉得92. like a turtle on its back 對事情束手無策65. gone with the wind

9、隨風(fēng)而逝93. lousy clich s 陳詞濫調(diào)66. good for nothing 毫無用處的94. make a hit 出風(fēng)頭67. Great minds think alike!英雄所見略同。95. make my mouth water 使我垂涎68. happy go lucky 樂天派96. master key萬能鑰匙；關(guān)鍵69. have a big mouth 話多的人97. neck and neck 不分上下70. have it both ways 權(quán)衡兩方面98. need others shoulder希望得到某人的安慰71. have time off 休假99. no sweat沒問題；不用冒汗72. have word