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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# e0 L7 w2 h8 x: m# q2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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8 j' @" V4 h5 a) r/ ~7 F  J! V3, and how 的确
; g3 G9 {* I$ ~1 T* a( C7 v2 V5 [A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
* ]6 U' W, x) L2 c0 j8 r; oIt is only a matter of time.

0 v; L8 ^8 w7 N# c* }' X: _. [5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
) v1 O/ u' p/ h% a- Y: r, m3 IIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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% j7 c1 Y8 J& H  O2 W6, a while back 不久以前
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- }* s$ r7 A2 b3 C7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, anything but 绝对不
1 w2 O# k: v" N. A9 nI 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
0 [; Z0 G# |0 r7 Q* fA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
! ~5 ~% a: Q# c3 A4 DB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

11, allergic to 对|……过敏
# {, g" a! \( h( n5 C1 \Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

$ g8 w' w# }, o4 \9 |% i& l# p/ C2 L. E12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.
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- C2 Y% L' n8 V$ Q; h  |5 D13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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( p5 f( J" }, n0 o# J$ J3 A. R14, as far as I know 就我所知

15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
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6 h" t" t  A0 A/ {1 R: o% }A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
( d4 L/ S) R  G. S( ]" AB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
# A, ^8 E$ r7 v5 y2 Y* bShe finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
0 x& K/ v0 s5 W. {I’m not cut out to be a hero.

3 T! {/ B* c# Y, N7 [18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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5 X8 M; o9 {! R5 M9 i. O19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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' y9 v8 L* @- O. d7 g# QA: 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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2 @$ o2 P2 N" Q0 C21, 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.
' M; B0 F5 O: |  k6 r2 P! |2) 支持I’ll back it up.

22, be bound for 到……地方
+ d4 E6 x% G' J# t7 g5 nThe bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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5 a; E/ |! b) g0 C6 ^: M- A* M24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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4 v& J5 Z. }5 {9 H25, be hard up for
" W- |& [( i5 W' w+ ^# OI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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* k% M4 X+ x$ G8 E8 P26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
# r& h) s* V4 \8 s0 YA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.

4 V$ K0 W, }6 ?4 J28，be stuck 卡住了
I 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
& P$ K: e1 V$ _6 M! u/ j; lA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
B: 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
9 c* Q' a, i" |' H: xHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.