口译考试中听力要注意的词组（下）

 　　51, fill a prescription¹ 按处方抓药 Would you please fill this prescription for me?

　　52, fill in for 代替; 同义：fill one’s place(position, shoes); take the place of; take over Say, Dave, can you fill in for me tonight at the restaurant? I’d like to go out of town.

　　53,food for thought 令人思考的东西;同义：thought-provoking

　　There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.

　　54,for nothing 免费To pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV for nothing.

　　55,from top to bottom 从上到下

　　A: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.

　　B: I’ve searched it from top to bottom..

　　61, get on one’s nerve² 招惹某人神经了

　　A: Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change.

　　B: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerve sometimes.[page]

　　62, get started on 开始做

　　We should get started on the project.

　　63, get time off from work 从工作中抽时间

　　Oh, so she was able to get time off from the work.

　　64,give credibility to 相信

　　A: did you hear about Jim?

　　B: I wouldn’t give that rumor³ any credibility.

　　65,go easy on 温和对待

　　Well, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you.

　　66,go in one ear and out the other 一耳朵进，一耳朵出

　　Well, you know Mike, everything’s in one ear and out the other.

　　67,go jogging 去跑步

　　Are you ready to go jogging?

　　68,go to one’s head 某人自负

　　A: Have you noticed how John’s changed since he became student government president?

　　B: I think the whole thing has gone to his head, and he used to be so sociable⁴ and open.

　　69,got the time 几点了

　　A: Got the time?

　　B: It’s a little after ten.

　　70, graduation announcements 毕业典礼请柬

　　Have you ordered your graduation announcements?

　　71,graon about 抱怨

　　How come Michael’s always groaning⁵ about something?

　　72,guest lecturer⁶ 客座教授

　　The only person who understood the guest lecturer was the professor.

　　73,hand-me-down 送的东西

　　A: What a gorgeous⁷ jacket. It must have cost a fortune.

　　B: Not at all. It’s a hand-me-down.

　　74,hand down 易如反掌

　　Lee won the chess match hands down.[page]

　　75,have a way with 擅长

　　Bonnie really has a way with words.

　　76,have had it with 处于

　　I’ve had it with being sick in bed. I’ve read most of these magazines twice.

　　77, head and shoulders above 高出许多

　　In computer programming⁸, Susan is head and shoulders above the rest of us.

　　78, hit the spots 特别好

　　This lemonade sure hits the spots.

　　79, hold the grudge⁹ 记仇

　　A: I wish I hadn’t hurt Mary’s feelings like that. You know I never meant to.

　　B: The great thing about Mary is that she doesn’t hold the grudge.

　　80, I have no idea which way to turn 我不知道该怎么办

　　56, get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了

　　I got off on the wrong foot, and I don’t have any idea which way to turn now.

　　57,get a lot out of something 从……学到很多

　　The training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it.

　　58, get at 想说 Do you understand what I’m getting at?

　　59, get away with 对…..摆脱惩罚

　　A: Did you know that Bob is leaving for home tonight? He isn’t planning to take his final exams.

　　B: He can’t get away with that

　　60,get going 赶紧行动; 同义：get moving

　　A: It looks like we won’t have enough time to do all we wanted to.

　　B: Who says we won’t? let’s get going.

　　81, I have seen worse 我见过更糟的

　　82, in advance 提前;同义：before hand, ahead of time

　　It’s a really nice apartment. But the owners want two-month rent in advance and I just don ’t have it.

　　83, in case 万一

　　Let’s take our suits along in case the sun comes out.

　　84, in next to no time 马上

　　A: Are you going to be using the copying machine long?[page]

　　B: I’ll be through in next to no time.

　　85, in the red 赤字 反义：in the black

　　86,in the works¹⁰ 正在准备阶段

　　An advanced course in theoretical¹¹ chemistry is the works.

　　87, keep to oneself

　　I’m amazed¹² that you still haven’t gotten to know your neighbors.

　　88, kill time 浪费时间 Gosh, what can we do to kill the next 10 hours?

　　89, leave…up to somebody We’ll have to leave the decision up to him.

　　90, letter of recommendation¹³ 推荐信;letter of reference¹⁴ 推荐信

　　91, look on the bright sides of things 看事物的光明面

　　92, no kidding 不是开玩笑吧

　　93, on the tip of one’s tongue 就在舌尖

　　A: Are you sure you can’t remember the name of that record?

　　B: It’s just on the tip of my tongue!

　　94, quitting time 下课时间 I’m glad it’s almost quitting time.

　　95, take it over 重修 Don failed physics and had to take it over.

　　96, than necessary 比应该的要冷 The lab was cooler than necessary.

　　97, That’s easer¹⁵ said than done. 说来容易做来难

　　98, There is nothing to it. 没什么，很容易

　　I can run this projector¹⁶. There’s really nothing to it.

　　99, with flying colors 成功

　　A: How did Ellen do on her American History exam?

　　B: She passed with flying colors.

　　100, You can bet¹⁷ your life 当然

　　A: Will Prof. Smith come to class on time?

　　B: You can bet your life.

1 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。

2 nerve   

n.神经；勇气，胆量，沉着，果断

参考例句：

• Did he have the nerve to say that?他竟有脸说这话吗？
• He never got up enough nerve to meet me.他从没有足够的胆量来见我。

3 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

4 sociable   

adj.好交际的，友好的，合群的

参考例句：

• Roger is a very sociable person.罗杰是个非常好交际的人。
• Some children have more sociable personalities than others.有些孩子比其他孩子更善于交际。

5 groaning   

adj. 呜咽的, 呻吟的 动词groan的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• She's always groaning on about how much she has to do. 她总抱怨自己干很多活儿。
• The wounded man lay there groaning, with no one to help him. 受伤者躺在那里呻吟着，无人救助。

6 lecturer   

n.讲演者

参考例句：

• The lecturer tried to settle the audience down.那位演讲者试图让听众静下来。
• The lecturer is booked for every night of the week.这位讲演人本星期每晚都有预约。

7 gorgeous   

adj.华丽的，灿烂的，美丽的，宜人的，棒的

参考例句：

• The gorgeous costume added to the brilliance of the dance.华丽的服装使舞蹈更加光彩夺目。
• What a gorgeous day it is today!今天天气多好啊！

8 programming   

n.编程，规划， 设计

参考例句：

• There are some programming errors that need correction.有一些程式错误需要修改。
• He asked his teacher to expand on the steps of programming.他要老师进一步阐述编制程序的步骤。

9 grudge   

n.不满，怨恨，妒嫉；vt.勉强给，不情愿做

参考例句：

• I grudge paying so much for such inferior goods.我不愿花这么多钱买次品。
• I do not grudge him his success.我不嫉妒他的成功。

10 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

11 theoretical   

adj.理论的，假设的；根据理论的

参考例句：

• It's a theoretical matter as well as a practical one.这不仅是个实践问题，也是个理论问题。
• It's only a theoretical possibility.这只是一种假设的可能性。

12 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。

13 recommendation   

n.推荐（信）建议，优点，长处

参考例句：

• I wrote him a good recommendation.我为他写了一封很好的推荐信。
• This method deserves recommendation.这种做法值得提倡。

14 reference   

n.提到，说到，暗示，查看，查阅

参考例句：

• We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。
• I like to have my reference books within my reach.我喜欢把参考书放到伸手可取的地方。

15 easer   

油墨添加剂； 趋疲； 放松物

参考例句：

• The tickets are much easer to come by and a great deal cheaper, around $15-20. 现在门票不难买，也让以前便宜多了，才15至20美元。
• Easer: Printing ink additive used to reduce tack.Examples are thin varnish, reducing oil, etc. 减黏剂：用来降低油墨黏度的添加剂。例如稀光漆，减韧油。

16 projector   

n.投影机，放映机，幻灯机

参考例句：

• There is a new projector in my office.我的办公室里有一架新的幻灯机。
• How long will it take to set up the projector?把这个放映机安放好需要多长时间？

17 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。