口语习惯用语100 1--30

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1，a change of pace 节奏变换
7 A: H. U3 T/ n8 ]& _# PYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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  y% O- H$ ?1 ^6 P+ Y2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
! ]' ?4 J. S" u& H9 ZA: She’s a good dancer.
& _& z# p3 G, q: pB: and how.
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4 U. G( y/ D$ ^& Z: |( J  s: u4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.

' }4 }, }7 V* U, ], r1 e$ G5, 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
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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

6 G/ U. x/ Q9 f' E7 G  A8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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10, after all 到底
7 e; a1 |- J9 T+ {$ l/ X) YA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
! Z& T9 m, ^8 K* f7 @, y/ IB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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11, allergic to 对|……过敏
5 V4 L7 K: @$ U0 k8 p' tOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

; _( n2 J* V. J  W- a% Q12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
' O5 m5 `( R) B% o* A7 U9 D" YI am at your service at any time.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
, R. `' V2 |& z# M1 ]$ ~% `Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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' x# g: ]3 {% a. ^8 v! _14, as far as I know 就我所知

15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.
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/ D) c; ~/ p. r0 X/ F+ X* `16, back out
% S0 J# D# L7 G9 a; P1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
# I* g8 K  a8 T! MB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
) e% h! |/ t+ s# y, m2）不履行
% J: p  \6 G( ^She finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
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.

" T9 }* Z5 A7 K$ K6 Z4 X  e" K, Y19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.

20，be attached to 对……有感情
6 ]: B5 e2 s! g8 _% a. ^' \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.
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21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
$ h1 z! w' l( \* K3 RI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
, w( p. z5 {6 g2 S' ~: o2) 支持I’ll back it up.

' M, _; A6 k9 [' E  a) ~1 U; W/ Q9 B22, be bound for 到……地方
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
( V- Q2 R5 Y0 z, E/ ^3 P5 Q; yShe was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
* s3 A8 o, p" F7 x" AI’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.

27，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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; e4 F7 F! {; Q, [7 s# f) A6 Z- S5 P28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

% f$ M* Y: e1 J1 k; B29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
6 d0 s" S+ \6 KA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
B: 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
* Y" D" e$ b0 n4 r! r9 R! s1 MHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.