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托福听力精彩短语解析

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托福听力中常见一些精彩的短语,这类短语不仅在托福听力中使用,也可以用在托福作文中,肯定会为托福作文增色不少。那么这类托福听力词汇如何正确使用呢?小编给大家呈现一些短语例句,希望能帮助大家更好的进行托福听力练习。
  1、break new ground 创新、突破的意思
  His architectural design broke new ground in the field. (他的建筑设计是这个领域里的创新。)
  例:
  As Google continues to break new ground at a tremendous rate, perhaps the button will give some impact on the Nostalgic.
  谷歌一直都在以惊人的速度创新,但是移除这个按钮可能会对一些怀旧的人产生影响。
  2、do the trick 做成功;达到理想的结果
  ——I’ve been trying to get the furnace started, but I can’t find the right switch. (我尽力想让炉子燃起来,可不知道该按哪个键。)
  ——Here, I believe this one in the back will do the trick. (这里,我相信后面按这个键,可以让炉子燃起来。)
  例:
  If your friends are too busy to meet for lunch, a short phone call can do the trick要是你的朋友太忙而无法一起吃午饭,一个简短的电话也能起到很好的效果。
  3、drag one's feet 行动缓慢;磨磨蹭蹭不情愿
  ——How’s Bob coming along on his dissertation proposal? (Bob的论文计划进展地怎么样了?)
  ——He’s really been dragging his feet. (他很磨蹭的。)
  例如:一个百货公司的雇员正在罢工,要求增加工资。这个公司的经理说:
  The union is dragging its feet on agreeing to a settlement. They think the company is getting desperate to get people back to work because Christmas is coming and that's our busiest time of year.
  工会拖拖拉拉地不肯就解决方案达成协议。他们认为,公司一定会迫不及待地要雇员回去工作,因为圣诞节快来了,这是我们一年最忙的时候。
  4、draw the line 拒绝,拒不容忍
  ——Paul expects me to clean the room every week.(Paul想让我每周打扫房间。)
  ——That’s where I draw the line.(可是我绝对不会答应的。)
  例如:Where do you draw the line between open discussion of project expectations, including the failure or perceived failure of initial project goals, and potentially disastrous opinion-making?
  项目预期的开放讨论的界线如何确定呢(包括最初项目目标的失败或感受到的失败和潜在的灾难性观点)?
  5、feel down in the dumbrs 心情不好;情绪低落
  ——Kate was really feeling down in the dumbrs about her latest chemistry assignment.
  (Kate为最近的化学作业成绩感到很沮丧。)
  I burned midnight oil yesterday. So I feel down in the dumbrs today.
  我昨天晚上熬夜了。今天我打不起精神。
  例如:
  If they do feel down in the dumbrs though, they are also more likely to turn to a general brractitioner rather than family for helbr.
  如果他们确实感到抑郁,他们也更倾向于向普通科医师而不是家人求助。
  6、few and far between 不多;少而分散的;不常碰到或发现的;稀少的
  ——Steve is really a terrific guy. (Steve真是不简单。)
  ——He sure is. Ones like him are few and far between. (当然。像他那样的人可不多见。)
  例如:If you wait for inspiration to slap you in the face, your work sessions will be few and far between.
  如果你等着灵感在你的脸上扇一巴掌,你的工作进展将稀少而漫长。

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assignment [ə'sainmənt]

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n. 分配,功课,任务,被指定的(课外)作业;(分派的)

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impact ['impækt,im'pækt]

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n. 冲击(力), 冲突,影响(力)
vt.

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proposal [prə'pəuzəl]

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n. 求婚,提议,建议

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switch [switʃ]

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n. 开关,转换,鞭子
v. 转换,改变,交换

 
furnace ['fə:nis]

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n. 炉子,熔炉,闷热地带,严峻考验

 
nostalgic [nɔs'tældʒik]

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adj. 怀旧的,乡愁的

 
initial [i'niʃəl]

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n. (词)首字母
adj. 开始的,最初的,

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desperate ['despərit]

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adj. 绝望的,不顾一切的

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potentially [pə'tenʃəli]

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adv. 潜在地

 
inspiration [.inspə'reiʃən]

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n. 灵感,吸入,鼓舞人心(的东西)

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