A big sale
大減價。托福聽力圍繞學生生活的話題較多,學生總是沒錢,所以一聽到on sale 或者for sale,A big sale,等等大減價等總是非常有興趣。
A: Those are great sneakers were they very expensive?
B: I never could have bought them if the shoe store wasn't having a big sale.
A far cry from 離……差的老遠,有很大的差別
The published book is a far cry from the early manuscript.
Anything but 單單除……之外;恰恰不
對照習語:nothing but 意為正是,只是,不過。
She is nothing but poor. 她很窮。
Susan is anything but poor. 蘇珊一點也不窮。
Are you kidding? 你開什么玩笑?
類似說法:you must be kidding you must be joking? Are you joking ? you kidding? You joking? 等等 一起記。
A: how did the game go the other night? Did you team win ?
B: Are you kidding? That would be a first.
Around the clock 一天不間斷,一天24小時不停
Martha studied around the clock for her management exam.
Be backed up (交通)堵了;(活)拖下來了
The subway is running behind schedule and traffic is backed up for blocks. I don't know if we'll make the 7:15 show.
A: I have two esams and three papers to get done in the next couple of days.
B: How did it get so backed up?
Be burned up 生氣
A: Susan still hasn't gotten her research paper work.
B: I know and she is really burned up at the professor.
Burn a hole in one's pocket 有錢存不住
A: Have you saved enough to buy that new printer for your computer yet?
B: You know money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately. Maybe next month.
Come a long way 取得很大進展
A: I saw some of your paintings at the student art exhibit. They are great.
B: Thanks. I feel as though I've come a long way.
Count me in 把我算在內(nèi),我一塊去
A: I got an invitation to a financial planning seminar. And I don't want to go alone.
B: count me in. I need all the help I can get managing my money. Do some errands 作一些跑腿的事
A: We thought we'd all go out for lunch today. Can you be ready to leave at one o'clock?
B:I have to pick up my car and do a couple of errands I'll just come straight to the resturant.
Drive somebody up the wall 讓某人發(fā)瘋
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