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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# c9 k% Q1 j* M& V2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

( \9 D4 A! {, s# J3 _8 X3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
) G# b& z1 a7 Q0 L* r( @B: and how.

! R% v! i) Y0 V  w. I4 ?- G4, a matter of time 时间问题
; S2 |* I0 h0 u" M+ ?# a+ S3 oIt is only a matter of time.
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# r" O% {& }: f0 y& g( o5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
4 S( O# ^/ E9 h5 zIf 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 o: k+ z$ v5 W/ @+ K# s3 l0 K! h7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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+ \8 J+ P+ r/ b# L8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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10, after all 到底
6 I) Q! f" _- L  {/ t5 K5 \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.
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$ L: N1 x3 E  b0 A6 w11, allergic to 对|……过敏
9 i0 r- B% w9 YOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

: s6 k1 Q& d; k$ d! O; |# g+ @5 j12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
. O2 M! m/ w) ~* L) ^I am at your service at any time.
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( l1 \8 `1 q& y' g) C8 D13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
, }& M8 z3 ?0 @) R( x1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
8 ]1 h$ W5 S/ E2 W1 dB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
! q! p# `; E  Q2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.
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/ C9 A* v, {  A17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
* T( m: h* X, V% e$ m& H2 DShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
: G3 s' l: ?8 t: ^6 H& [6 C% cShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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20，be attached to 对……有感情
$ V7 q; U6 z! F: a# \! v' FA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
/ R9 ^# y! h6 y2 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.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
: [7 r& `% s; O8 T- ]2) 支持I’ll back it up.

22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

; p% `1 y1 [1 A& N23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

. v7 M- h" u) D) \& }2 w3 Q25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

/ q! F# I8 k# C27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
7 R: J$ `7 H4 J1 w- y  D  ]& mA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
, [6 l* z) Y( n* [. B$ i* iB: I’m as in the dark as you are.

28，be stuck 卡住了
4 ?0 X# h  @  e6 [5 i. DI 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.
* p" g. L. _2 G$ k$ xB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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: P( N  _3 u0 n: ?6 h1 K30, break new ground 有了新的突破
! v5 A; B* G. _7 Q# }His architectural design broke new ground in the field.