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1,a change of pace 节奏变换, F1 Y$ x- W- x, Y# a1 a
You can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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2, a far cry from 相距甚远 b* u7 B2 ~+ h- A1 L
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript. + L' H! O: J2 {; b& W. Y2 R/ @
3 j# ~2 d- L" E7 e! `$ F* Q9 m* B; g3, and how 的确
9 k' C7 n* c' {7 O5 ~- |A: She’s a good dancer.
, ~3 r) J: o! t. hB: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题1 f! y3 ~" T* W n" e0 V4 A. h7 ^
It is only a matter of time. ) z V4 L; @1 C9 d; P- f+ E
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5, a phone call away 一个电话之远5 c+ i9 I/ b+ }
If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away. : s, l( N% R6 L8 h
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6, a while back 不久以前
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( w# j) g# U/ E& @+ M9 [7,all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8, anything but 绝对不
0 M) ^! E5 B7 h, P1 K7 O5 A- CI was anything but happy about going.
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9, account for 解释How do you account for it? " P+ m4 H, ]4 V
, N/ x! O/ e7 T2 g10, after all 到底
- [) }, _8 G: e9 sA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
2 T* L5 @0 y3 _7 {9 {& p" D1 wB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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11, allergic to 对|……过敏
2 Y8 i0 `0 I6 J: S; P+ m2 J8 f, c; U: TOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something. 7 t& Z. M& i% u/ K W
( w& x0 s) r3 S! z$ L/ A! ~12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务1 S; S g) E' n/ B" F, v
I am at your service at any time. " y6 M; C) A% q& _6 o
# D) g4 N! ?' u. T) a5 N4 J13, around the clock 24小时不停8 Y' ~8 g6 k. h/ ?
Martha studied around the clock for management exam. 7 b R* ~, J1 P% @; V5 Q
X* H T, [3 I14, as far as I know 就我所知 9 O/ A% [0 h; T2 B8 y, E
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15,at home with 对…..很熟悉6 ^# `2 B3 G! {$ U/ d
She is at home with problems like this. 0 ^! Y; L% x4 j3 M) y2 B3 c) W3 W
7 j( F! o) Y9 `" a/ ~. e# Y16, back out
" w8 y' x; E) B$ U6 H, q1) 退出5 s: ?1 B& } l6 m+ o
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?5 Z- k! L0 f5 v$ {
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute ?* B( H6 A8 _% y: \1 W* Y* j
2)不履行
* t* G# w" y7 a1 t wShe finally backed out of her promise. * O( S" j' ~" p3 {' }
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17, be cut out for 天生适合$ @# J1 e( h( f8 H9 w" \: h. p
I’m not cut out to be a hero. 3 L+ \# N* l( J9 W8 W2 T0 j$ t4 O, w
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18, be absorbed in8 @! w7 [' D2 D, d' d
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
4 i7 E4 g, I6 qShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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20,be attached to 对……有感情
2 ~! p5 e9 H6 B |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.2 s+ A% {' D6 Z' v
B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it. % K: y* T5 C2 M
1 R7 |1 o! t. i" L4 q/ M4 X( r21, back up 1) 累积* }! M7 n) p# W4 p7 \+ x9 \, U7 z
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
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2) 支持I’ll back it up. 3 H7 y8 }6 |7 X$ g2 \" [
: B6 y! n" g* h+ Z22, be bound for 到……地方
; h9 u9 p! r0 [& l2 RThe bus is bound for New England.
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; Q8 O% O, A j8 z4 f23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
" k, M% S$ j7 l* T2 S' vI’m feeling myself again. - }# T. q3 N$ ]; ?
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24, be burned up 生气
H X. ?7 y+ R) p8 `1 RShe was really burned up at the news. H+ ]4 H C1 c# K
2 G U' g. j: R5 R0 u25, be hard up for) y$ r, Z0 I+ t9 @2 L: q
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books. % w: J+ C) ^+ d" U- H
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" v+ [% W! f( o" zIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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5 ?+ m' j5 q5 Z2 Z1 [27,be in the dark 蒙在鼓里6 j6 B$ W) Y1 I$ F! H" Y, w( }, `5 I( t
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?# w) K' K( d# e
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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28,be stuck 卡住了$ ?8 ]+ D% c% c+ i
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck. , R- F+ ]8 p8 [2 R! F: ~/ q
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29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
; I7 q, m: Q* @: C+ E5 WA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.! r1 h9 X' {, U# M( b. q7 i# S
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew. 8 c4 ?& F; l; Y) \
6 k; m+ r) X, J, K6 u3 i& O( N4 r30, break new ground 有了新的突破3 Q2 \- i5 d' Z+ G$ n% y0 u
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