口语习惯用语100 1--30

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1，a change of pace 节奏变换
You can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

( }6 f! c$ |% ]# k- H# o- D2 L1 A/ _8 ?2, a far cry from 相距甚远
! T5 g+ H8 B$ cThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
( Q2 s/ p' f5 {8 B+ AB: and how.

5 [' E: c7 B) {0 n4, a matter of time 时间问题
1 u3 u, m* L9 A6 I+ j4 aIt is only a matter of time.
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5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
) ]2 G6 y+ n& N8 R( Q" ?" fIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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8 t& m8 r( x/ D$ s6, a while back 不久以前
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. y2 t3 Q$ k+ D: @! ^$ I: u7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

. ~7 t( f& E: P9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
( N: i) R. x+ o( Z/ |6 HB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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; s& Y! x! {/ {11, allergic to 对|……过敏
/ L* `  |! T- h7 ROh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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( o- a4 M- [/ y12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
0 |, ~8 u" Q) h7 \8 E# ~7 yI am at your service at any time.
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13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知

" i1 e$ K' M$ X8 z8 ^* e15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
: H' S3 K& d2 b* R* ?. M0 C: y9 rB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
  w- D$ H& J, z) NShe finally backed out of her promise.
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* q, E/ L3 H  T, d% k" ]) G  a17, be cut out for 天生适合
. ?/ p( u4 U8 E1 T3 u- @I’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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! a! K0 i- |' n& L- S% B19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
; E1 t1 G9 @9 _+ Z  o7 aShe has been addicted to drugs for years.

20，be attached to 对……有感情
) Y% @- J" G% K) Q6 j  m+ s+ CA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

0 n3 E" W3 q5 a( L8 X8 G21, back up 1) 累积
/ Q$ h2 d. \) n" rThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
" M* d+ N! J/ h( QI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
& r, x- M: F* L: o2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
, i, b+ p, [, m6 q, hI’m feeling myself again.

24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

25, be hard up for
" g! e* _. o1 Z9 uI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

9 Y8 z6 v' ?6 [  [: k3 I27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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28，be stuck 卡住了
$ N, R) J: I* b3 LI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
- F6 ^- j1 {0 xB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

30, break new ground 有了新的突破
# P3 L1 U4 }, ~9 aHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.