托福听力小词经典(4)

61, get on one’s nerve¹ 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.

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 rumor² 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 sociable³ 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 groaning⁴ about something?

72,guest lecturer⁵ 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 gorgeous⁶ 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.

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 programming⁷, 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 grudge⁸ 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

1 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。

2 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。

3 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。

4 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。

5 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。

6 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！

7 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。

8 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。