口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
4 o: \3 i5 t% e" eYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

2, a far cry from 相距甚远
. }) `/ D& G/ O4 e+ x3 sThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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2 s' G6 @% I$ R8 Y. R. A3, and how 的确
! p; e# `$ J( H' tA: She’s a good dancer.
" E" M  |) }/ ^* X( G9 b' TB: and how.
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: @. n" P. b; u3 K8 O% D* K1 ?4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.

5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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6, a while back 不久以前

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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: Q! }. Z" x5 P! m# v8, anything but 绝对不
  s# B3 n- u5 [6 @) YI was anything but happy about going.
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, u- k3 E2 z: |6 y  {4 M6 q" J9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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- |& b5 b+ T$ C4 C0 B  ?9 r10, after all 到底
& j  J4 L1 p2 R( h7 K# Z& @0 QA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
' x$ R, N. H) {- C# fB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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11, allergic to 对|……过敏
: T, m1 [- E0 O; ]+ e5 R9 p6 \7 @4 \/ AOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

( f) a& Q9 m$ G! j( ?$ v12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
" s# B) W8 W& l9 M( o; S; tI am at your service at any time.
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13, around the clock 24小时不停
" `3 _7 [2 C. W1 n0 K; k+ _Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
, X, q/ }5 a% |3 r  tShe is at home with problems like this.
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0 W2 z3 {2 h! ~# f( {* k# y16, back out
1) 退出
/ m& @3 I! F8 }" ~0 E  [+ JA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
- s8 R2 Y1 Z& nB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
# e* ~# \" r2 O/ G" d2）不履行
' L, e& s: A2 Z2 c8 A# OShe finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
2 h3 y6 g4 |6 ZI’m not cut out to be a hero.

+ u3 f) g5 _0 q8 o$ F3 ?" g' d18, be absorbed in
3 I+ U: p. Q8 S; X1 DShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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: [. d3 E9 _- w+ X4 h  f3 KShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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% E' X# G, w& Y9 y6 o9 t20，be attached to 对……有感情
A: 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.

21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
3 l% I/ i' K4 }) U: d( ?& K2) 支持I’ll back it up.

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, C  n* Z" O" J- S5 \1 v  D. @The bus is bound for New England.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
0 S! Y+ z  z$ c1 C8 |) CShe was really burned up at the news.
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; h0 Q: S- D6 d25, be hard up for
+ a+ ]; J! u4 e+ I& a& P% jI’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.
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) |) [/ u, O, ~. c1 m. Z27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
# i' A% J$ ]3 w+ o1 `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
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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% i  a& I0 g1 s: p- {( V4 ^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.
9 p5 P6 O8 r8 A9 {# m" LB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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30, break new ground 有了新的突破
; h( q6 q" [3 J# D& Q% H) ?- \His architectural design broke new ground in the field.