托福听力必备习语200.doc

新托福听力必备的200条习语 a big shot 大腕儿，大亨a breath of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人或物Achilles’ heel 致命弱点；个性的瑕疵be all ears 洗耳恭听be all eyes 目不转睛a wet blanket 讨人嫌的人或物chip in = contribute money　 捐献，集资sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly畅销,大卖,热卖get butterflies in one’s stomach = get nervous紧张不安two thumbs up 顶呱呱break one’ s back 辛勤工作twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time永远，一直go for a song = be sold very cheaply贱卖bucket down = rain very heavily瓢泼大雨backroom boys 幕后英雄below the mark = not measure up 不够水平，不合格beyond compare 绝佳的，最棒的break even 不赔不赚go by the book 照章办事cast a cloud over 泼冷水，蒙上阴影castles in the sky / air 空中楼阁as clear as a bell 非常清楚come to terms 达成协议;谈判成功shed crocodile tears 假装哭泣，假慈悲cut corners 走捷径do’s and don’ts 行为规范fair and square 公正的,公平的,正大光明的first things first 先说重要的forgive and forget 尽释前嫌；握手言和get the ball rolling 使事情开始发生a knockout 引人注目的人,轰动一时的东西 a man of few words 沉默寡言的人a rainy day 不如意的日子all thumbs 笨手笨脚的;一窍不通的ants in ones pants (skirt) 坐立不安,热锅上的蚂蚁at ones fingers tips 了如指掌backseat driver 指手划脚的人bite ones head off 斥责black sheep 不孝子女blow ones top 怒发冲冠break ones neck 痛打一顿;拼命做某事break the ice 打破僵局;打破沉默break a leg 祝好运，成功bring down the house 掌声雷动burn a hole in ones pocket 花钱如流水 buy your story 相信你的话call it a day 今天到此为止apital idea 好主意cold fish 冷酷无情的人dark horse 黑马;冷门daylight robbery 价钱贵到离谱dear Jone letter 绝交信every Tom, Dick and Harry 张三李四flat tire 没精打采 follow suit 鹦鹉学舌；学样子from A to Z 从头到尾gain ground 有进展God knows 天晓得gone with the wind 随风而逝good for nothing 毫无用处的Great minds think alike! 英雄所见略同。happy go lucky 无忧无虑的have a big mouth 话多的人have it both ways 权衡两方面，两者兼顾have words with sb. 口角hit of the show 表演中最精彩的一幕hit the sack 睡觉hold ones tongue 保持沉默in hot water 遇到麻烦in the hole 遇到经济困难in the long run 从长远来看;终究keep ones head 镇定，不慌不忙keep ones shirt on 保持冷静，不发脾气keep punching 继续努力kick off 开始干某事knock it off 别再讲下去了Knock on wood. 说话禁忌；赶紧讨个吉利.let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密let nature take its course