托福听力高频短语合集

例： make sense 有意义，理解
 Model：[1999．1．(29)]
 —— The plot of that movie is hard to follow．(那部电影的情节很难跟得上。) —— It
makes more sense the second time．(再看一遍就理解了。) 例： cost sb．an arm and a
leg 非常昂贵
 Model：[1999。1。(4)]
 ——Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?(你看到 Bill 送给 Linda 的钻戒了
吗?)
 ——I sure did．It must have cost him an arm and a leg．(当然了。那一定很昂贵。)
 例：burn a hole in one's pocket 很快地被花光 Model：[1997．10 ]
 ——Have you saved enough to buy that new printer for your computer yet?
(你攒足钱给你的电脑买一台新打印机了吗?)
 ——You know money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately ．
Maybe next month．(这几个月我花钱如流水。也许下个月吧。) 例：fill one's shoes 很
好地顶替；令人满意地替代
 Model：[1997．8．]
 ——Have you heard that Professor Jones is retiring? (你听说 Jones 教授要退休了吗?)
 ——Yes．The faculty won't find anyone to fill her shoes．(是的。学校将很难找到合适的
人来代替她。)
 例：is ice cold 表示理所当然
Model：[1995．10．]
——Does Prof．Ford always come to class? (Ford 教授总是来上课吗?)
 ——Is ice cold? (当然了。) 例：like apples and oranges 用来表示无法相比的事物
 Model：[1997．1．]
 ——Which game do you think is more difficult to learn，chess or bridge? (你认为桥牌和
象棋哪个更难学?)
——They are like apples and oranges．(它俩没法比较。) 例：look for a needle in a hay
stack 大海捞针
 Model：[1990．1．]
 ——We are supposed to meet John here at the train station．(我们要在火
车站接 John。)
 ——That's like looking for a needle in a hay stack ．(那可真是大海捞针。) 例：lose
one's train of 忘记
 Model：[1995．1．]
 ——When you interrupted me，you made me lose my train of thought．(你打断了我的
思考，我忘记我在想什么了。)
 例：meet each other half way 相互妥协，让步
 Model：[1992．8．]
 ——My chemistry project is in trouble because my partner and I had totally
different ideas about how to proceed．(我的化学课题出问题了。在进展问题上，
我与我的合作者意见完全不同。)
 ——You should try to meet each other half way．(你们应该相互妥协。) 例：on the dot
准时；正点
Model：[1992．8．]
——Did you and Amanda really meet exactly five minutes to two in front of
the theatre? (你和 Amanda 确实在差 5 分两点的时候到达剧院门口了吗?) ——Yes，
we were both there on the dot．(是的，我俩都准点到达。) 例：once and for all 最后
一次；干脆
 Model：[1996．1．]
 ——I am going to tell that neighbor of mine to turn down that music once and for all．(我
要最后一次告诉我那个邻居把音乐声关小。)
 ——I see why you are angry．But I've always found that the polite route is the most
effective．(我明白你为什么恼火。但我总觉得礼貌的方式是最有效的。) 例：out of
earshot 不在听力所及范围 Model：[1995．10．]
 ——Hey? John! John! (嗨! John! John! )
 ——Save your breath．He's out of earshot．(省口气吧，他听不见。) 例：out of this
world 非常好
Model：[1995．10．]
 ——Have you tried Susan's apple pie? (你试过 Susan 的苹果派吗?)
 ——I got the last piece．And it was out of this world．(我拿到最后一块。好吃极了。) 例：
play by ear 随机应变，视情形而定
 Model：[1989．8．]
 ——Marty，are you doing anything special for your presentation in political science
tomorrow? (Marty，你在为明天的政治学演讲准备与众不同的材料吗?)
 ——Not really，because the class so often turns into a discussion，I've
decided to play it by ear．(不。那门课常常最后变成讨论。我决定视情形而定。)
ring a bell 令人想起某件事；听起来耳熟
Model：[1992．10．]
——That name just doesn't ring a bell with me．(那个名字我一点也不熟。) 例：share a
common outlook 有共同的观点
 Model： [1991．1．]
 ——Jeff and Alan share a common outlook on life．(Jeff 和 Alan 对于生活
有共同的观点。)
 例：six of one and half-a-dozen of the other 半斤八两；没什么区别
 Model： [1989．1．]
 ——I can't decide whether to take anthropology or geology this term．(我
决定不了这学期是选人类学还是地理课。)
 ——It's six of one and half-a-dozen of the other．(两门无甚差别。)
 例：stick around 在附近逗留或等待
 Model： [1995．5．]
 ——Leaving the party so soon? We're just getting ready to cut the cake．(这
么早就要走？我们刚准备要切蛋糕。)
 ——Sorry，I can't stick around．(对不起，我不能继续待在这儿了。) 例：stick with
继续做，坚持
 Model： [1996．8．]
——I wonder what this new flavor of ice cream tastes like? (我想知道这种
新的冰激凌是什么味道？)
 ——I tried it last week．If I were you，I would stick with an old favorite．
(上周我吃过，若我是你，我会继续吃以前爱吃的那种。)
 例：straighten out 扯平；结清
Model： [1996．1．]
——I almost forgot．I still owe you ten dollars from the other night．Do you
have change for a twenty? (我差点忘了。不久前的一个晚上我借了你 10 块钱，到现在还
没还呢，你现在能找开 20 元的吗？)
 ——Oh，not at the moment．Let's just straighten it out some other time．
(哦，现在不能。以后再结清吧。) 例：toss and turn （身体）翻来覆去（通常表示难
以入睡）
 Model： [1993．1．]
 ——Last night I tossed and turned in bed，too exhausted to sleep．(昨晚我辗转反侧，
怎么也睡不着)
 例：turn one's back (在别人遇到困难时)不愿帮助
 Model： [1990．10．]
 ——He'll turn his back on me if I ask for money．(我若向他借钱，他就会不理我。) 例：
under the weather 身体不适，生病
 Model： [1996．10．(26)]
 ——It's good to see you，Mary．How have you been? (看见你真高兴，Mary。你好吗？)
 ——Actually I have been feeling under the weather recently．(其实这两天
我身子不大舒服。)
 例：bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂；心有余而力不足；
不自量力；力不从心
 Model：
 ——I hear you've been taking an advanced physics course this semester．
How's it going? (我听说这学期你在上高等物理课。这门课怎么样？)
——I think I've bitten off more than I can chew．(我是心有余而力不足啊。) break new
ground 创新
 ——His architectural design broke new ground in the field．(他的建筑设计是这个领域里
的创新。) 例：do the trick 做成功；达到理想的结果
 Model：
 ——I've been trying to get the furnace started，but I can't find the right switch．(我尽力
想让炉子燃起来，可不知道该按哪个键。)
 ——Here，I believe this one in the back will do the trick．(这里，我相信后面按这个键，
可以让炉子燃起来。)
 例：drag one's feet 行动缓慢；磨磨蹭蹭不情愿
 Model：
 ——How's Bob coming along on his dissertation proposal? （Bob 的论文计
划进展地怎么样了？）
 ——He's really been dragging his feet．(他很磨蹭的。)
 例：draw the line 拒绝，拒不容忍
 Model：
 ——Paul expects me to clean the room every week．(Paul 想让我每周打扫
房间。)
 ——That's where I draw the line．(可是我绝对不会答应的。
 例：feel down in the dumps 心情不好；情绪低落
 Model：
 ——Kate was really feeling down in the dumps about her latest chemistry
assignment．(Kate 为最近的化学作业成绩感到很沮丧。) 例：few and far between 不
多；少而分散的；不常碰到或发现的；稀少的

 ——Steve is really a terrific guy．(Steve 真是不简单。)
 ——He sure is．Ones like him are few and far between．(当然。像他那样的人可不多见。)
 例：fit as a fiddle 身体很健康
 Model：
—— Harry! How have you been? I haven't seen you in ages．(Harry，你
好吗？好久没看见你了。)
 ——I'm fit as a fiddle．This exercise program I'm following is terrific．(我身体好极了。我
正进行的这个锻炼计划太棒了。)
 例：grin and bear 任劳任怨；毫无怨言地忍受
 Model：
 ——Carla,I can't take this job any longer．(Carla，我不能再做这份工作了。)
 ——If you need the money，you'll just have to grin and bear it．( 如果你
需要钱，你就得忍耐。) 例：hit the spot （特指吃了食物，喝了饮料之后）精神完全
恢复过来或感到满足；恢复精力；提精神
 Model：
 ——This Lemonade sure hits the spot．（柠檬汁太提神了。）
 ——And how! (当然了！) 例：keep between the two of us 不让第三者知道，保密
 Model：
 ——What I'm going to say is rather personal，so let's keep between the two of us．(我要
讲的纯属私事，所以希望你能保密。)
 know a thing or two about 略知一二

 ——Do you think Andy could help us plan the camping trip to West Virginia?
(你认为 Andy 会帮我们计划去西弗吉尼亚州野营吗？)
 ——Well，since he spends every summer there，he might know a thing or two about
it．(可能吧。他每个夏天都去那儿，应该知道一些事儿。)
 以上就是托福听力真题中经常出现的句子，大家可以积累其中的词汇、短语，为自己
的托福口语和托福写作增添色彩，另外，还可以根据这些句子积累一些托福听力背景知
识。