托福聽力：常見美國本土化詞匯

1. a big shot = an important person 大腕兒,大亨

2. a breath of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人

3. achilles’ heel 致命弱點;個性的瑕疵

4. be all ears 洗耳恭聽

5. be all eyes 目不轉(zhuǎn)睛

6. a wet blanket 討人嫌的人

7. chip in = contribute money　捐獻(xiàn),集資

8. sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly 暢銷

9. get butterflies in one’s stomach = get nervous 緊張不安

10. two thumbs up 舉雙手贊成

11. be the apple of one’s eye = be very precious to sb. 非常珍貴

12. pull one’ s leg = tease someone 開某人玩笑

13. break one’ s back 辛勤工作

14. twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永遠(yuǎn),一直

15. go for a song = be sold very cheaply 賤賣

16. bucket down = rain very heavily 瓢潑大雨

17. backroom boys 幕后英雄

18. below the mark = not measure up 不夠水平,不合格

19. beyond compare 絕佳的,最棒的

20. break even 不賠不賺

21. by the book 照章辦事

22. cast a cloud over 潑冷水,是蒙上陰影

23. castles in the sky / air 空中樓閣

24. as clear as a bell 非常清楚

25. clear the air 消除誤會

26. come to terms 達(dá)成協(xié)議

27. shed crocodile tears 假裝哭泣,假慈悲

28. cut corners 走捷徑

29. do’s and don’ts 行為規(guī)范

30. face the music 面對現(xiàn)實

31. fair and square 正大光明的

32. first things first 先說重要的

33. forgive and forget 盡釋前嫌;握手言和

34. get the ball rolling 使蓬勃發(fā)展

35. a knockout 引人注目

36. a man of few words 沉默寡言的人

37. a rainy day 不如意的日子

38. all thumbs 笨手笨腳的;一竅不通的

39. ants in ones pants (skirt) 坐立不安

40. as mod as sb. 與某人一樣時髦

41. at ones fingers tips 了如指掌

42. at sixes and sevens 混亂的

43. backseat driver 指手劃腳的人

44. bite ones head off 大發(fā)脾氣

45. black sheep 不孝子女

46. blow ones top 怒發(fā)沖冠

47. break ones neck 痛打一頓;拼命做某事

48. break the ice 打破僵局;打破沉默

49. bring down the house 掌聲雷動

50. burn a hole in ones pocket 花錢如流水