口译考试中听力要注意的词组（上）

 　　1，a change of pace 节奏变换

　　You can’ 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 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，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

　　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 到底

　　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

　　15，at home with 对…..很熟悉 She is at home with problems like this.

　　16, back out

　　1) 退出A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight? B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute

　　2)不履行 She finally backed out of her promise.

　　17, be cut out for 天生适合 I’m not cut out to be a hero.

　　18, be absorbed in She has been absorbed in a horror⁴ fiction. I can’t tear her away.

　　19, be addicted⁵ to 对……上瘾 She has been addicted to drugs for years.

　　20，be attached to 对……有感情

　　A: I’m amazed⁶ 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.

　　21, back up

　　1) 累积 The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks. I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.

　　2) 支持 I’ll back it up.[page]

　　22, be bound⁷ for 到……地方 The bus is bound for New England.

　　23, be (feel) myself 找到自我 I’m feeling myself again.

　　24, be burned up 生气 She was really burned up at the news.

　　25, be hard up for I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

　　26, be head and shoulders above 好许多In calculus⁸, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

　　27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里

　　A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?

　　B: I’m as in the dark as you are.

　　28，be stuck 卡住了 I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

　　29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂

　　A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester⁹.

　　B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

　　30, break new ground 有了新的突破 His architectural design broke new ground in the field.

　　31，benefit concert 慈善音乐会We need to let everyone know about the benefit concert, but we don’ have much money for advertising¹⁰.

　　32, busy signal 占线

　　I’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal.

　　33,between you and me 你我之间，保密

　　34，call for

　　A,打电话找 Tom just called for you.

　　B,预报 The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?

　　C,问 It’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions.

　　35, call it a day 就此结束

　　A: I’ really glad our club decides to raise money for the children’ hospital, and most of the people we’ve phoned seemed happy to contribute.

　　B: Yeah, I agree. Now we’ve gone through all the numbers on our list now, so I guess we can call it a day.

　　36,cash the check 兑现支票 Have your sister cashed her paycheck?

　　37,clear off 收拾，整理 It’s about time we clear off the desk.

　　38,come down (雨，雪)下起来 The heavy rain is coming down, now.

　　39, come in first in the race 比赛第一名

　　Not only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.[page]

　　40,come what may 不管怎样 We’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.

　　41,cost somebody an arm and a leg

　　A: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?

　　B: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.

　　42, cut it out 闭嘴 I told you to cut it out.

　　43,be cut out for 生来时做……的 Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.

　　44,department chair 系主任 I didn’t write that memo¹¹ to the department chair.

　　45,dirt cheap 非常便宜 A: You’ve already furnished your apartment?

　　B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.

　　46, do with 用…..凑合; do without 没有……也行

　　You can do with your girlfriend. You can do without your girlfriend

　　47, dog tired 特别累，同义：run down; worn out; out of steam

　　I’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.

　　48, down jacket 羽绒服

　　49，drive somebody up the wall 让某人发疯;同义：drive somebody out of one’s mind

　　The sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind.

　　50, fall back on 依赖A: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher?

　　B: I did pretty well, but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally¹².

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 horror   

n.惊骇，恐怖，惨事，极端厌恶

参考例句：

• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation.公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。
• The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror.一想到要夜间工作我就觉得惨兮兮的。

5 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。

6 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。

7 bound   

adj.一定的，必然的；受约束的，有义务的

参考例句：

• I feel honor bound to repay the money I borrowed.我觉得有责任归还我借的钱。
• If he signs that paper,he will be bound hand and foot.如果他签署那份文件，他就会受到束缚。

8 calculus   

n.微积分；结石

参考例句：

• This is a problem where calculus won't help at all.对于这一题，微积分一点也用不上。
• After studying differential calculus you will be able to solve these mathematical problems.学了微积分之后，你们就能够解这些数学题了。

9 semester   

n.一学期，半学年，六个月的时间

参考例句：

• A student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester.每个学生一学期可能要修四五门课程。
• I had an especially rough time during my first semester.我第一个学期的日子难受极了。

10 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

11 memo   

n.照会，备忘录；便笺；通知书；规章

参考例句：

• Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？
• Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？

12 occasionally   

adv.偶然地；非经常地

参考例句：

• He went on talking,occasionally wiping at his face with a towel.他继续说着，偶尔用毛巾擦一下脸。
• I like playing football best,but occasionally I play table tennis,too.我最喜欢踢足球，偶尔也打打乒乓球。