学位英语听力部分常考习语汇编.doc

学位英语听力部分常考习语汇编（按字母顺序排列） A a big sale 大减价 对照：on sale 在减价出售，for sale在出售。 A：Were those shoes very expensive? B：I never could have bought them if the shoe store wasn’t having a big sale. A：这些鞋子贵吗？ B：要不是鞋店在大减价我是永远也不可能买的。 a couple of 两三个，几个 A：Should I help clean up by throwing away these newspapers? B：I want to clip a couple of articles first. A：我帮你收拾一下，把这些报纸扔了行吗？ B：我想先剪几篇文章下来。 a long way off 还有好长一段距离，还早着呢 A：If this weather keeps up, I’m going to have to buy a warmer coat. B：Sounds like a good idea. Spring is still a long way off, you know. A：如果天气一直这样的话，我就要买一件暖和一点儿的外衣了。 B：听起来是个不错的主意。你知道，离春天还有很长一段时间呢。 a waste of money 浪费钱 I really felt the movie was a waste of money, didn’t you? 我认为看这部电影简直是浪费钱，你觉得呢？ a waste of time 浪费时间 This seminar is simply a waste of time.这个课程简直就是浪费时间。 absent-minded 心不在焉，健忘 He is really absent-minded. Whatever I say to him goes in one ear and out the other. 他总是心不在焉。跟他说什么都是一个耳朵进，一个耳朵出。 account for解释，说明；占…百分比 How do you account for it? 这事你怎么解释？ after all毕竟，终究，到底，终于 A：Mary won’t be coming to work tomorrow. She’s finally going to the photography exhibit. B：Oh, so she managed to get tickets after all. A：Mary明天不会来上班，她最后还是去看那个摄影屏了。 B：噢，这么说她终于还是搞到票了。 ahead of time提前 请对照记忆另外还有两个习语：in advance, beforehand, 都同样表示提前。 A：Did you have to do anything special to use the rare book collection? B：I just had to tell them a day ahead of time what I needed. A：你对珍藏书的使用有没有什么特殊要求？ B：我必须提前一天告诉他们。 and how 的确 A: Shes a good dancer. B: And how. annual checkup年度体验 Hello! This is Dr.Grey’s office. We’re calling to remind you of your 4:15 appointment for your annual checkup tomorrow. anything but 单单除……之外；恰恰不；根本不会 对照习语：nothing but 正是，只是，不过。如：She is nothing but poor.她很穷。 Susan is anything but poor.苏珊一点儿也不穷。 apply for 申请 1）None of the people who applied for the job has the required credential. 申请这份工作的人都没有所需的文凭。 2）Because he brought the wrong documents. My cousin couldn’t apply for this driver’s license.因为我的表弟带的文件不对，申请不了驾照。 3）Why is Alex applying for financial aid? Doesn’t he h