口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

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.

2, a far cry from 相距甚远
9 }( B8 ^, y$ u& ]2 t9 J* e- M$ iThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

. u3 @4 L; F9 g' B2 X$ r2 I3, and how 的确
, w6 R9 U' `: Y9 X. QA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

3 e) u' G. S7 i- _4, a matter of time 时间问题
7 W- D- q; ^7 `8 ^; E' Z( b- KIt is only a matter of time.

5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
8 t3 O" M5 G) G; A* aIf 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
5 [+ {7 q$ _5 z/ eI was anything but happy about going.
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/ K7 X( ~+ |# ]/ v  t/ j9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

9 {3 Q5 ]9 K6 {% U10, after all 到底
; U4 E) l! I  g1 ?& K1 y- LA: 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.

11, allergic to 对|……过敏
  T" T7 _0 \6 B6 |3 X' }( ZOh 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
" ?( y3 D0 k$ m% ]3 OI am at your service at any time.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

+ K: @2 c6 @* f0 ^- O  t1 }2 K14, as far as I know 就我所知

15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
  |+ h. M- o! M; Y1 G! W* L9 S* OShe is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
1) 退出
) z9 \+ r. G$ S0 |" n3 ^3 yA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
9 I. a' X- x+ `1 [) p6 n* C2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.

/ ~4 C! g5 Z7 _9 G17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

1 ~6 L  Y( @9 |5 \( O5 x- w18, be absorbed in
, K- c" w* Q! _/ oShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

% N. t( @  r% P5 X: B  _19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
5 y8 D1 ]: l* ]  aShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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9 }7 n! E1 E, m9 z( [5 \20，be attached to 对……有感情
) s$ P5 T& J7 e9 nA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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9 Y1 d5 M$ K# i2 f9 }/ Q* K% ?21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
! D+ B& t7 r2 ^I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
/ T7 I3 T3 p8 M3 |( I1 v, s2) 支持I’ll back it up.

22, be bound for 到……地方
/ C" N+ e, j4 n' bThe bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
/ g% k" v. Z  C3 c- lI’m feeling myself again.
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) Z) N6 b" l9 x) J24, be burned up 生气
/ S3 |. ?# d7 r; t9 r! HShe was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
1 [/ k& U& A( N4 o; {/ Z  zI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
, {- K9 _9 N; z! UIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

& m' N" s+ T- w7 {( N! s27，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.

28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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7 X: u, ?! d" k' l29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

, ^  ^6 G- x* O1 ]30, break new ground 有了新的突破
) J% a0 v- E9 L0 m' V2 |% |9 h9 R( wHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.