托福听力最常考的习语结构汇总
——Marty， are you doing anything special for your presentation in political science tomorrow? (Marty，你在为明天的政治学演讲准备与众不同的.材料吗?)
——Not really， because the class so often turns into a discussion， I’ve decided to play it by ear。 (不。那门课常常最后变成讨论。我决定视情形而定。)
20.ring a bell 令人想起某件事;听起来耳熟
——That name just doesn’t ring a bell with me。 (那个名字我一点也不熟。)
21.share a common outlook 有共同的观点
——Jeff and Alan share a common outlook on life。 (Jeff 和Alan对于生活有共同的观点。)
22.six of one and half-a-dozen of the other 半斤八两;没什么区别
——I can’t decide whether to take anthropology or geology this term。 (我决定不了这学期是选人类学还是地理课。)
——It’s six of one and half-a-dozen of the other。 (两门无甚差别。)
23.stick around 在附近逗留或等待
——Leaving the party so soon? We’re just getting ready to cut the cake。 (这么早就要走?我们刚准备要切蛋糕。)
——Sorry， I can’t stick around。 (对不起，我不能继续待在这儿了。)
24.stick with 继续做，坚持
——I wonder what this new flavor of ice cream tastes like? (我想知道这种新的冰激凌是什么味道?)
——I tried it last week。 If I were you， I would stick with an old favorite。 (上周我吃过，若我是你，我会继续吃以前爱吃的那种。)
25.straighten out 扯平;结清
——I almost forgot。 I still owe you ten dollars from the other night。 Do you have change for a twenty? (我差点忘了。不久前的一个晚上我借了你10块钱，到现在还没还呢，你现在能找开20元的吗?)
——Oh， not at the moment。 Let’s just straighten it out some other time。 (哦，现在不能。以后再结清吧。)
26.toss and turn (身体)翻来覆去(通常表示难以入睡)
——Last night I tossed and turned in bed， too exhausted to sleep。 (昨晚我辗转反侧，怎么也睡不着)
27.turn one’s back (在别人遇到困难时)不愿帮助
——He’ll turn his back on me if I ask for money。 (我若向他借钱，他就会不理我。)
28.under the weather 身体不适，生病
——It’s good to see you， Mary。 How have you been? (看见你真高兴，Mary。你好吗?)
——Actually I have been feeling under the weather recently。 (其实这两天我身子不大舒服。)
29.bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂;心有余而力不足;不自量力;力不从心
——I hear you’ve been taking an advanced physics course this semester。 How’s it going? (我听说这学期你在上高等物理课。这门课怎么样?)
——I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew。 (我是心有余而力不足啊。)
30.break new ground 创新
——His architectural design broke new ground in the field。 (他的建筑设计是这个领域里的创新。)
31.leave no stone unturned 不遗余力;全力以赴
——Lynn left no stone unturned in her research， and handed in an excellent paper。 (Lynn全力以赴做她的研究，交了一篇优秀的论文。)
32.on cloud nine 沉浸在幸福之中;非常高兴
——Marcia looks like she’s on cloud nine。 Do you know what made her so happy? (Marcia好象沉浸在幸福之中。你知道她为什么这么高兴吗?)
——She just had a paper accepted for publication。 (她有一篇文章要发表了。)
33.on the tip of one’s tongue 一时想不起来，话到嘴边又忘记
——Are you sure you can’t remember the name of that record? (你肯定记不起来那张唱片的名字吗?)
——It’s just on the tip of my tongue! (我就是一时想不起来了。
34.reach the bottom of the barrel 用完，弹尽粮绝
——Don’t you have any other clean shirts? (你还有其它干净衬衫吗?)
——I guess I’ve reached the bottom of the barrel。 (我想我已经用完了。)
35.rub sb。 the wrong way 使(某人)有点恼火;惹怒;引起反感;烦扰，打搅
——What do you think of our new economics instructor? (你觉得新经济学老师怎么样?)
——I don’t know。 Something about him rubs me the wrong way。 (不知怎么的，他有点让我反感。)
36.fit as a fiddle 身体很健康
—— Harry! How have you been? I haven’t seen you in ages。 (Harry，你好吗?好久没看见你了。)
——I’m fit as a fiddle。 This exercise program I’m following is terrific。 (我身体好极了。我正进行的这个锻炼计划太棒了。)
37.grin and bear 任劳任怨;毫无怨言地忍受
——Carla，I can’t take this job any longer。 (Carla，我不能再做这份工作了。)
——If you need the money， you’ll just have to grin and bear it。 ( 如果你需要钱，你就得忍耐。)