托福听力考试中经常会出现一些美国日常应用的常用习语,这些习语一般不会出现在教科书中,在辅导材料中出现的几率也不多,但是却是生活中会经常遇到的。我们记忆这些常用习语,对于托福听力考试会有很大的帮助。

35. hold your horses 放慢,等一等

36. high and dry 让某人陷入困境

37. hit the hay 去睡觉

38. be hot and bothered 焦虑,不安

39. have one’s hands full 很忙

40. have cold feet 紧张

41. hit the roof 很生气

42. His name rings a bell 名字听起来很熟

43. have a heart of gold 心好,好人

44. in the wink of an eye 一眨眼功夫,很快

45. to jump the gun 行动过早, 结论错误

46. keep a straight face 摆出严肃面孔.忍住不笑

47. keep one’s fingers crossed 交叉手指,乞求好运

48. keep an eye on someone 留心,留意

49. to kick the bucket

50. to knock your teeth out 打人

51. look for a needle in a haystack 像大海捞针一样困难

52. to let the cat out of the bag 泄露秘密

53. to let one’s hair down 放松,好好玩

54. the least of my worries 次要的事情,小事一桩,一点也不担心

55. eat one’s words 收回说过的话

56. a fish out of water 如鱼儿离水,没有把握,有点不安

57. to face the music 勇敢地面对困难

58. make a monkey out of 嘲弄,戏弄

59. make eyes at 送秋波,抛媚眼

60. make one’s mouth water 使人垂涎三尺,想吃

61. make or break 涉及成败的关键时刻

62. music to one’s ears 悦耳的声音,喜讯

63. make hay while the sun shines 趁热打铁,及时把握机会

64. make some time 抽出时间,挤出时间

65. meet each other half way 相互妥协,各让一步

66. My legs have fallen asleep 双腿麻木

67. make a night of it 痛快玩一夜

68. make heads or tails of it 弄清楚,弄明白 (多用在搞不懂的情况下)