口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
9 ~$ j2 q! W4 Z- ]4 dYou 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
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

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
It is only a matter of time.
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% ~* ~4 O5 R* E* B5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
, d1 m9 i& _) a- I/ v; T* WIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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, U7 O; N; W& P, ^# j6, a while back 不久以前
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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, anything but 绝对不
- k2 r! E9 `5 E/ {' N' L* II 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
. `' M( j$ h3 G6 r3 s9 j& _A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
" \4 }6 {, n9 n9 H, u2 ]B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

11, allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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I am at your service at any time.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
$ Q) G- l+ U: p, DMartha studied around the clock for management exam.
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$ R) |6 F; y3 T$ X- J14, as far as I know 就我所知
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She is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
7 u8 n4 D: F* r2 w7 c# y# H* v" t2 Z1) 退出
- k. g1 t$ u8 e, p( FA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.
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8 @7 Z! R$ Q8 K5 `7 h7 E2 C17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
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18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
% W! t3 Q+ k5 X: JShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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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.
& ?! d' C1 {- h  |8 c" r' Z5 rB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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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.
& {* ^& u/ M+ Q7 r5 e2) 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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9 ~& b/ E4 m9 L23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

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# n. W8 x; _% V# Q  _2 A7 X" kI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

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4 o: _5 X, G. x6 p6 h  yIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
5 V$ |: `2 m# O5 ?B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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28，be stuck 卡住了
2 Z; w- b, P% ?) X  FI 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
0 f1 p: N$ o5 r8 AA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
" Y, C, I4 h9 DB: 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
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.