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.

" Z* ]- X5 P2 T8 r3 F8 \2, a far cry from 相距甚远
; @" M. K% u* K# t- `The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
/ o3 a! c, c) H5 _3 IA: 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.

5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
1 _! p% a  a7 w( d' H6 V: s( i: PIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

6, a while back 不久以前

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

; _3 J; j# v6 k- o- S( M1 H8, anything but 绝对不
% l! o+ K! z4 W3 T- H0 p7 oI was anything but happy about going.

9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

10, after all 到底
* M, @! q: V* |A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
  Z7 U  D# W  t$ I5 q% aB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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: f6 T* u+ H8 P& q3 u+ |( }11, allergic to 对|……过敏
& Z8 W6 q4 J8 I* ^5 ?& B$ VOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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  e& Q0 J# L+ M- q% L' `7 h12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.
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: t" u$ ?( {, Z5 X13, around the clock 24小时不停
1 X) J: \, i7 T" B& _- v  p3 KMartha studied around the clock for management exam.
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14, as far as I know 就我所知

15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
$ m7 e( o3 {; Q- r6 R! p1 ?" HShe is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
7 o3 y, t1 f9 m0 A2 T2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
! x- `; r+ y0 {' {1 II’m not cut out to be a hero.

1 z/ v! J% l4 Y, g18, be absorbed in
, D/ h! c- |  X8 f: VShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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; F( `$ b: S$ n& z. q6 i19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
) B) M4 \' e& b) S7 F1 @1 W  nShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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& j% z/ J& Q5 t) C. O20，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.
) K8 e% @1 ]& c  _6 U6 x* p4 JB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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4 k5 ~% ~- V- r21, back up 1) 累积
$ C, ^, A  D' }- k. a# f6 \7 ^; xThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
9 Z, I. q8 G1 I3 LI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.

22, be bound for 到……地方
) \- [. A) j- k+ C; `The bus is bound for New England.
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& @. m  @/ e* C1 d5 L0 c23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
& e' S7 C2 C6 }) F' O) EI’m feeling myself again.

* o- A4 {# D& [/ G* O24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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9 A$ j( h5 X- U6 M25, be hard up for
7 h3 j0 d$ ^9 y! k5 [4 L+ ~/ s) yI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

1 V, I/ e! |: t1 [. X! L  U1 ]26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

27，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.

/ x4 ?/ k; K1 J" r' d29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
' E. W( c. q9 v: |% @9 n; k0 yA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

/ ?5 m4 b; T% j/ r! B1 b30, break new ground 有了新的突破
3 b7 `' f9 n7 w. G5 JHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.