雅思听力闯关必备20个高频短语

 　1、a change of pace 改变步调；换口味

　　You can't do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

　　2、a far cry from 相距甚远

　　The published book is a far cry from the early manuscript¹.

　　3、and how 的确

　　A：She's a good dancer.

　　B：And how.

　　4、a matter of time 时间问题

　　It is only a matter of time.

　　5、a phone call away 一个电话之远，即愿意过来帮忙

　　If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

　　6、a while back 不久以前

　　Well, I listened to that CD you lent me a while back.

　　7、all along 一直

　　I knew it all along.

　　8、anything but 绝对不

　　I was anything but happy about going.

　　9、account for 解释

　　How do you account for it?

　　10、after all 毕竟；终究

　　A：I've just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine.

　　B：I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

　　11、allergic² to 对……过敏

　　Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch³. I must be allergic to something.

　　12、at sb's service 愿为某人服务

　　I am at your service at any time.

　　13、around the clock 24小时不停

　　Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

　　14、as far as I know 就我所知

　　But as far as I know, he once won the world champion at the Olympic Games.

　　15、at home with 对……很熟悉

　　She is at home with problems like this.

　　16、back out 退出

　　A：Wasn't Bert supposed to sing tonight?

　　B：Yes, but he backed out at last minute.

　　17、be cut out for 适合于，有做某事物的天赋

　　She is cut out for a dancer.

　　18、be absorbed in 全神贯注于某事物

　　She has been absorbed in a horrorfiction. I can't tear her away.

　　19、be addicted⁴ to 对某事物上瘾

　　She has been addicted to drugs for years.

　　20、be attached to 对某事物有感情

　　A：I'm amazed⁵ that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have gotten rid of it years ago.

　　B：It runs well and I've actually been quite attached to it.

1 manuscript   

n.手稿，原稿，底稿，手写本

参考例句：

• The adaptation of the play for radio manuscript was easy.把剧本改编成广播稿很容易。
• The lost manuscript was found in a repository in France.丢失的手稿在法国的一个存放处被找到了。

2 allergic   

adj.过敏的，变态的

参考例句：

• Alice is allergic to the fur of cats.艾丽斯对猫的皮毛过敏。
• Many people are allergic to airborne pollutants such as pollen.许多人对空气传播的污染物过敏，比如花粉。

3 itch   

n.痒，渴望，疥癣；vi.发痒，渴望

参考例句：

• Shylock has an itch for money.夏洛克渴望发财。
• He had an itch on his back.他背部发痒。

4 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

5 amazed   

adj.吃惊的，惊奇的v.使大为吃惊，使惊奇( amaze的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Just the size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
• I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature. 她的法国文学知识之丰富使我大为惊奇。