托福聽力中常出現(xiàn)的經(jīng)典語句

例：take a rain check 改天吧

Model: [1998.8.北美(29)]

—— Can you come over for dinner tonight? (今天晚上來吃飯好嗎?)

—— I’m up to my ears in work, so I’ll have to take a rain check.(我工作很忙，改日吧。)

例： lost count 弄不清楚

Model: [2000.1.(21)]

—— Ever since your girlfriend moved to Bridgeport, you are always driving there. How many trips a week do you make anyway?(自從你的女友搬到Bridgeport，你老是開車去看她。一周去幾次啊?)

——I have lost count, but I can do it with my eyes closed.(搞不清楚了，但我閉著眼也能摸過去。)

例： be in another world 精神恍惚;魂不守舍

Model: [1996.5.(25)]

—— Pete’s really out of it these days.(Pete 這幾天有點心不在焉。)

—— Yeah, I know. Ever since he met Ann, he’s been in another world.(我同意。自從他遇見Ann, 他就魂不守舍了。)

例： make yourself at home 隨意，隨便

Model: [1999.8.(7)]

—— Do you mind if I take off my jacket?(你介意我脫下夾克嗎?)

—— Of course not, make yourself at home.(當(dāng)然不介意，隨意一點!)

例： save your breath 省口氣吧;別白費口舌了

Model: [1995.10.(14)]

—— Hey? John! John!(嘿，John! John!)

—— Save your breath. He"s out of earshot.(省口氣吧。他已經(jīng)聽不到了。)

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. an 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。)