很多网友在考完托福后突然发现，自己的听力真的提高了很多，在考试中学到了很多美国习语。本文特地把托福考试中常出现的重要习语总结出来，供准备参加2006年8月19日托福考试的朋友使用。为体现原汁原味，本文未对这些词组进行翻译，不过在每个词组后面都有相应的英文解释。

　　我们相信，只要大家坚持用心去练，肯定会对你们听力提高会有帮助的，而且在考试的时候你会发现这样的效果特别好，当然这种感觉是建立在你大量练习和能力提高的基础上的。

　　above all - most importantly

　　account for - explain

　　as a matter of fact - in fact ，to speak the truth

　　as a rule - generally ；normally

　　about to - be ready to；be on the point of doing something

　　an old hand - be an experienced persom

　　any day now -soon

　　approach sb -talk to sb

　　be fed up with - be out of patience with

　　be on one's own - live independently

　　be on the safe side - take no chances

　　be out of something - have no longer in supply

　　be tired of - be bored with ，frustrated¹ with

　　be up to ones'ears - be extremely busy

　　be up to someone -be a person's responsibility

　　be out for -trying to get

be out of the question - be unacceptable ，impossible

　　bite off more than one can chew - take on more than onecanhandle

　　break down - cease to n

　　break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people onedoesn'tknow

　　break the news - inform or give bad news

　　brush up on - imporve noe's knowledge of somethingthroughstudy

　　bump² into - meet unexpectedly

　　by and large - in general

　　by heart - by memory

　　by all means - absolutely ，definitely

　　by no means - in no way

　　call off -cancel

　　cheer up - be happy

　　come down with - become sick with

　　come into -receive，especially after another's death

　　come up with - think of

　　count on - depend upon

　　count out - eliminate

　　die down - become quiet ，become less

　　do without - manage without something

　　drop by - visit informally； pay a short visit

　　every other - alternate³

　　fall behind - lag； fail to accomplish something on time

　　fall through - fail to happen or be completed

　　far cry form - completely different from；a long way

　　feel like - have a desire or wish for

feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of

　　few and far between - not happening often； rate

　　figure out - determine； reason out by thinking

　　fill in for -take another's place

　　fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know

　　fish out of water - out of one's element ornaturalenvironment

　　flying colors -success，victory

　　for good - permanently； forever

　　for the time being - for now； temporarily

　　get away with - escape without punishment

　　get rid of - give something away； sell， destroy， or throwawaysomething

　　get the ball rolling - start something； make a beginning

　　get the hang of - understand； learn

　　give a hand - help

　　go without saying - understood； clear without needing tobestated

　　go off -begin to ring

　　hang on - keep hold of； persevere；keep doing something

　　hard to come by - difficult to obtain

　　have a heart - have kind feelings； be understanding

　　have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings ratherthanreason

　　hold off - delay；postpone

　　hop to it - get started on something quickly

　　hit it off - get along well with someone

　　ill at ease - uncomfortable

　　in hot water - in trouble

　　in the air -uncertain

　　in the dark - keep someone without knowdge； informationfromsomenoe

　　in the lone run - looking toward the future； eventually

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