口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
, y. b( t+ a9 F5 Q: t# O  g. g7 rYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

2, a far cry from 相距甚远
0 e7 _" r2 v% }1 `0 d% dThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
% S, j+ I$ O- T4 f2 ^5 fIt is only a matter of time.
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5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
  w/ B( X$ B+ O. A1 |, W3 D8 SIf 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
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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8, anything but 绝对不
8 `2 k; s& T4 [I was anything but happy about going.
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# N- g+ m1 Q1 u9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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( ~$ B- B8 m% v10, after all 到底
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.

0 Q4 @- m- p0 t11, allergic to 对|……过敏
- x6 v3 |' {$ q# S6 lOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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# k( o5 O* M8 A8 v5 s2 j12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
+ A: s& a0 U- L& r( G+ x' `I am at your service at any time.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
: C+ n- o2 X  H! \- W- O4 `Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
; c3 p! Y0 B- g& K& Y! n, g1) 退出
: R7 p4 T- d  B" S7 q5 sA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
/ E7 ]& `: M, H3 h; W" d; m1 PB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
, P' H! \* S6 H8 u2 qShe finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
5 }. f; [& Y5 B/ `* E  kI’m not cut out to be a hero.
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, g! t3 ^' K6 Z- HShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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& E6 p# n3 G/ O) E1 A) M6 ]19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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4 U; f+ h9 v+ b' q9 N4 C6 R20，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.
& T7 ^' j1 k" v  }B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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21, back up 1) 累积
& q, m6 a1 a" Q/ AThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
8 l4 n4 A6 M  a1 ]4 b, a4 Z2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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& Y& H$ ~8 r7 m  Q22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.

  Y1 G9 o4 o8 G! [24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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: T: W$ O9 W9 l7 {- |% U- H7 j26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

2 W" v4 u( u, j27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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' W( \9 J- r# X: H28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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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.
& E( g6 f8 y, r' I' q) UB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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30, break new ground 有了新的突破
; W: z6 [! Y/ Z- A. qHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.