托福聽(tīng)力高頻短語(yǔ)合集

例： make sense 有意義，理解
 Model：[1999．1．(29)]
 —— The plot of that movie is hard to follow．(那部電影的情節(jié)很難跟得上。) —— It
makes more sense the second time．(再看一遍就理解了。) 例： cost sb．a(chǎn)n arm and a
leg 非常昂貴
 Model：[1999。1。(4)]
 ——Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?(你看到 Bill 送給 Linda 的鉆戒了
嗎?)
 ——I sure did．It must have cost him an arm and a leg．(當(dāng)然了。那一定很昂貴。)
 例：burn a hole in one's pocket 很快地被花光 Model：[1997．10 ]
 ——Have you saved enough to buy that new printer for your computer yet?
(你攢足錢(qián)給你的電腦買(mǎi)一臺(tái)新打印機(jī)了嗎?)
 ——You know money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately ．
Maybe next month．(這幾個(gè)月我花錢(qián)如流水。也許下個(gè)月吧。) 例：fill one's shoes 很
好地頂替；令人滿(mǎn)意地替代
 Model：[1997．8．]
 ——Have you heard that Professor Jones is retiring? (你聽(tīng)說(shuō) Jones 教授要退休了嗎?)
 ——Yes．The faculty won't find anyone to fill her shoes．(是的。學(xué)校將很難找到合適的
人來(lái)代替她。)
 例：is ice cold 表示理所當(dāng)然
Model：[1995．10．]
——Does Prof．Ford always come to class? (Ford 教授總是來(lái)上課嗎?)
 ——Is ice cold? (當(dāng)然了。) 例：like apples and oranges 用來(lái)表示無(wú)法相比的事物
 Model：[1997．1．]
 ——Which game do you think is more difficult to learn，chess or bridge? (你認(rèn)為橋牌和
象棋哪個(gè)更難學(xué)?)
——They are like apples and oranges．(它倆沒(méi)法比較。) 例：look for a needle in a hay
stack 大海撈針
 Model：[1990．1．]
 ——We are supposed to meet John here at the train station．(我們要在火
車(chē)站接 John。)
 ——That's like looking for a needle in a hay stack ．(那可真是大海撈針。) 例：lose
one's train of 忘記
 Model：[1995．1．]
 ——When you interrupted me，you made me lose my train of thought．(你打斷了我的
思考，我忘記我在想什么了。)
 例：meet each other half way 相互妥協(xié)，讓步
 Model：[1992．8．]
 ——My chemistry project is in trouble because my partner and I had totally
different ideas about how to proceed．(我的化學(xué)課題出問(wèn)題了。在進(jìn)展問(wèn)題上，
我與我的合作者意見(jiàn)完全不同。)
 ——You should try to meet each other half way．(你們應(yīng)該相互妥協(xié)。) 例：on the dot
準(zhǔn)時(shí)；正點(diǎn)
Model：[1992．8．]
——Did you and Amanda really meet exactly five minutes to two in front of
the theatre? (你和 Amanda 確實(shí)在差 5 分兩點(diǎn)的時(shí)候到達(dá)劇院門(mén)口了嗎?) ——Yes，
we were both there on the dot．(是的，我倆都準(zhǔn)點(diǎn)到達(dá)。) 例：once and for all 最后
一次；干脆
 Model：[1996．1．]
 ——I am going to tell that neighbor of mine to turn down that music once and for all．(我
要最后一次告訴我那個(gè)鄰居把音樂(lè)聲關(guān)小。)
 ——I see why you are angry．But I've always found that the polite route is the most
effective．(我明白你為什么惱火。但我總覺(jué)得禮貌的方式是最有效的。) 例：out of
earshot 不在聽(tīng)力所及范圍 Model：[1995．10．]
 ——Hey? John! John! (嗨! John! John! )
 ——Save your breath．He's out of earshot．(省口氣吧，他聽(tīng)不見(jiàn)。) 例：out of this
world 非常好
Model：[1995．10．]
 ——Have you tried Susan's apple pie? (你試過(guò) Susan 的蘋(píng)果派嗎?)
 ——I got the last piece．And it was out of this world．(我拿到最后一塊。好吃極了。) 例：
play by ear 隨機(jī)應(yīng)變，視情形而定
 Model：[1989．8．]
 ——Marty，are you doing anything special for your presentation in political science
tomorrow? (Marty，你在為明天的政治學(xué)演講準(zhǔn)備與眾不同的材料嗎?)
 ——Not really，because the class so often turns into a discussion，I've
decided to play it by ear．(不。那門(mén)課常常最后變成討論。我決定視情形而定。)
ring a bell 令人想起某件事；聽(tīng)起來(lái)耳熟
Model：[1992．10．]
——That name just doesn't ring a bell with me．(那個(gè)名字我一點(diǎn)也不熟。) 例：share a
common outlook 有共同的觀點(diǎn)
 Model： [1991．1．]
 ——Jeff and Alan share a common outlook on life．(Jeff 和 Alan 對(duì)于生活
有共同的觀點(diǎn)。)
 例：six of one and half-a-dozen of the other 半斤八兩；沒(méi)什么區(qū)別
 Model： [1989．1．]
 ——I can't decide whether to take anthropology or geology this term．(我
決定不了這學(xué)期是選人類(lèi)學(xué)還是地理課。)
 ——It's six of one and half-a-dozen of the other．(兩門(mén)無(wú)甚差別。)
 例：stick around 在附近逗留或等待
 Model： [1995．5．]
 ——Leaving the party so soon? We're just getting ready to cut the cake．(這
么早就要走？我們剛準(zhǔn)備要切蛋糕。)
 ——Sorry，I can't stick around．(對(duì)不起，我不能繼續(xù)待在這兒了。) 例：stick with
繼續(xù)做，堅(jiān)持
 Model： [1996．8．]
——I wonder what this new flavor of ice cream tastes like? (我想知道這種
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．
(上周我吃過(guò)，若我是你，我會(huì)繼續(xù)吃以前愛(ài)吃的那種。)
 例：straighten out 扯平；結(jié)清
Model： [1996．1．]
——I almost forgot．I still owe you ten dollars from the other night．Do you
have change for a twenty? (我差點(diǎn)忘了。不久前的一個(gè)晚上我借了你 10 塊錢(qián)，到現(xiàn)在還
沒(méi)還呢，你現(xiàn)在能找開(kāi) 20 元的嗎？)
 ——Oh，not at the moment．Let's just straighten it out some other time．
(哦，現(xiàn)在不能。以后再結(jié)清吧。) 例：toss and turn （身體）翻來(lái)覆去（通常表示難
以入睡）
 Model： [1993．1．]
 ——Last night I tossed and turned in bed，too exhausted to sleep．(昨晚我輾轉(zhuǎn)反側(cè)，
怎么也睡不著)
 例：turn one's back (在別人遇到困難時(shí))不愿幫助
 Model： [1990．10．]
 ——He'll turn his back on me if I ask for money．(我若向他借錢(qián)，他就會(huì)不理我。) 例：
under the weather 身體不適，生病
 Model： [1996．10．(26)]
 ——It's good to see you，Mary．How have you been? (看見(jiàn)你真高興，Mary。你好嗎？)
 ——Actually I have been feeling under the weather recently．(其實(shí)這兩天
我身子不大舒服。)
 例：bite off more than one can chew 貪多嚼不爛；心有余而力不足；
不自量力；力不從心
 Model：
 ——I hear you've been taking an advanced physics course this semester．
How's it going? (我聽(tīng)說(shuō)這學(xué)期你在上高等物理課。這門(mén)課怎么樣？)
——I think I've bitten off more than I can chew．(我是心有余而力不足啊。) break new
ground 創(chuàng)新
 ——His architectural design broke new ground in the field．(他的建筑設(shè)計(jì)是這個(gè)領(lǐng)域里
的創(chuàng)新。) 例：do the trick 做成功；達(dá)到理想的結(jié)果
 Model：
 ——I've been trying to get the furnace started，but I can't find the right switch．(我盡力
想讓爐子燃起來(lái)，可不知道該按哪個(gè)鍵。)
 ——Here，I believe this one in the back will do the trick．(這里，我相信后面按這個(gè)鍵，
可以讓爐子燃起來(lái)。)
 例：drag one's feet 行動(dòng)緩慢；磨磨蹭蹭不情愿
 Model：
 ——How's Bob coming along on his dissertation proposal? （Bob 的論文計(jì)
劃進(jìn)展地怎么樣了？）
 ——He's really been dragging his feet．(他很磨蹭的。)
 例：draw the line 拒絕，拒不容忍
 Model：
 ——Paul expects me to clean the room every week．(Paul 想讓我每周打掃
房間。)
 ——That's where I draw the line．(可是我絕對(duì)不會(huì)答應(yīng)的。
 例：feel down in the dumps 心情不好；情緒低落
 Model：
 ——Kate was really feeling down in the dumps about her latest chemistry
assignment．(Kate 為最近的化學(xué)作業(yè)成績(jī)感到很沮喪。) 例：few and far between 不
多；少而分散的；不常碰到或發(fā)現(xiàn)的；稀少的

 ——Steve is really a terrific guy．(Steve 真是不簡(jiǎn)單。)
 ——He sure is．Ones like him are few and far between．(當(dāng)然。像他那樣的人可不多見(jiàn)。)
 例：fit as a fiddle 身體很健康
 Model：
—— Harry! How have you been? I haven't seen you in ages．(Harry，你
好嗎？好久沒(méi)看見(jiàn)你了。)
 ——I'm fit as a fiddle．This exercise program I'm following is terrific．(我身體好極了。我
正進(jìn)行的這個(gè)鍛煉計(jì)劃太棒了。)
 例：grin and bear 任勞任怨；毫無(wú)怨言地忍受
 Model：
 ——Carla,I can't take this job any longer．(Carla，我不能再做這份工作了。)
 ——If you need the money，you'll just have to grin and bear it．( 如果你
需要錢(qián)，你就得忍耐。) 例：hit the spot （特指吃了食物，喝了飲料之后）精神完全
恢復(fù)過(guò)來(lái)或感到滿(mǎn)足；恢復(fù)精力；提精神
 Model：
 ——This Lemonade sure hits the spot．（檸檬汁太提神了。）
 ——And how! (當(dāng)然了！) 例：keep between the two of us 不讓第三者知道，保密
 Model：
 ——What I'm going to say is rather personal，so let's keep between the two of us．(我要
講的純屬私事，所以希望你能保密。)
 know a thing or two about 略知一二

 ——Do you think Andy could help us plan the camping trip to West Virginia?
(你認(rèn)為 Andy 會(huì)幫我們計(jì)劃去西弗吉尼亞州野營(yíng)嗎？)
 ——Well，since he spends every summer there，he might know a thing or two about
it．(可能吧。他每個(gè)夏天都去那兒，應(yīng)該知道一些事兒。)
 以上就是托福聽(tīng)力真題中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的句子，大家可以積累其中的詞匯、短語(yǔ)，為自己
的托�？谡Z(yǔ)和托福寫(xiě)作增添色彩，另外，還可以根據(jù)這些句子積累一些托福聽(tīng)力背景知
識(shí)。