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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$ r$ c8 A, o- U& t3 m( {2, a far cry from 相距甚远
8 [/ o  M: S% |/ VThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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6 ^+ i% E, }: y$ R3, and how 的确
: n1 J. k5 G# I. b+ {$ @. EA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.

- X! [3 L2 }/ h' j; X5, 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.
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6, a while back 不久以前

7 C" H0 p+ ]" B: u. X4 I7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.
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9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
: W5 i* ]6 B( U0 ]B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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11, allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.
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13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

4 N  z0 _6 i; U+ L' p- s. I! o5 T14, as far as I know 就我所知

15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
2 e# y& x, a- E; y* ?She is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
5 _1 `. O" T1 Z2 L7 M4 hB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
. ?% ^* Y: d% u; X6 i2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
* L- |1 R' ~  Q6 TShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
: p0 l8 ?& ~2 f1 T) M5 }9 @4 RShe has been addicted to drugs for years.

20，be attached to 对……有感情
A: 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 v8 S( y- ?+ m  J0 h6 dB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
* D. ~- s3 u7 i: M. k9 ?, z( ZI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
; b/ C. B5 F# Z! B  D2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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, N" f& X/ \/ l: O; x% t! ^* T23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
* j* R3 V* r3 f* k9 ~I’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
& O2 H* L1 h1 }  [0 R% h6 {# sShe was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
  B, p# S$ n! f% ]: K+ r* v. Z4 LI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

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. c! `& n' U5 R6 C4 f: ^/ V; xIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
7 g/ b# p4 P; c! X7 n% zB: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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# H0 w7 P- j+ K% U28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
) {0 f9 N4 f& D- k5 _/ WB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

& _8 f; ~" h3 j, @' a30, break new ground 有了新的突破
; h1 K2 M% p1 Q! S1 L) n4 a+ P+ V4 w. }# ~His architectural design broke new ground in the field.