托福听力的对话和讲座在语言使用上有一定差异，对话时可能会有一些口语化的表达方式，而在讲座时则会比较正式学术。今天，雅雅来为大家盘点一些托福听力对话中经常会出现的习惯用语表达，宝子们可以收藏一下哦。
—— Can you come overfor dinner tonight? (今天晚上来吃饭好吗?)
—— I’m up to my earsin work, so I’ll have to take a rain check.(我工作很忙，改天吧。)
—— Ever since yourgirl friend moved to Bridgeport, you are always driving there. How many trips aweek do you make anyway?(自从你的女友搬到Bridgeport，你老是开车去看她。一周去几次啊?)
——I have lost count, but I can do it withmy eyes closed.(搞不清楚了，但我闭着眼也能摸过去。)
3.be in another world 精神恍惚;魂不守舍
—— Pete’s really out of it thesedays.(Pete 这几天有点心不在焉。)
—— Yeah, I know. Ever since he met Ann,he’s been in another world.(我同意。自从他遇见Ann, 他就魂不守舍了。)
4.make yourself at home 随意，随便
—— Do you mind if I take off my jacket?(你介意我脱下夹克吗?)
—— Of course not, make yourself at home.(当然不介意，随意一点!)
5.save your breath 省口气吧;别白费口舌了
—— Hey? John! John!(嘿，John! John!)
—— Save your breath. He's out ofearshot.(省口气吧。他已经听不到了。)
—— The plot of that movie is hard tofollow.(那部电影的情节很难跟得上。)
—— It makes more sense the second time.(再看一遍就理解了。)
7.cost sb. an arm and a leg 非常昂贵
——Did you see the diamond ring Bill gaveto Linda?(你看到Bill送给Linda的钻戒了吗?)
——I sure did. It must have cost him anarm and a leg.(当然了。那一定很昂贵。)
8.burna hole in one’s pocket 很快地被花光
——Have you saved enough to buy that newprinter for your computer yet? (你攒足钱给你的电脑买一台新打印机了吗?)
——You know money seems to be burning ahole in my pocket lately .Maybe next month. (这几个月我花钱如流水。也许下个月吧。)
9.fillone’s shoes 很好地顶替;令人满意地替代
——Have you heard that Professor Jones isretiring?(你听说Jones教授要退休了吗?)
——Yes. The faculty won’t find anyone tofill her shoes.(是的。学校将很难找到合适的人来代替她。)
——Does Prof. Ford always come to class?(Ford教授总是来上课吗?)
11.likeapples and oranges 用来表示无法相比的事物
——Which game do you think is moredifficult to learn, chess orbridge? (你认为桥牌和象棋哪个更难学?)
——They are like apples and oranges. (它俩没法比较。)
12.lookfor a needle in a hay stack 大海捞针
——We are supposed to meet John here atthe train station.(我们要在火车站接John。)
——That’s like looking for a needle in ahay stack . (那可真是大海捞针。)
——When you interrupted me, you made melose my train of thought.(你打断了我的思考，我忘记我在想什么了。)
14.meeteach other half way 相互妥协，让步
——My chemistry project is in troublebecause my partner and I had totally different ideas about how to proceed.(我的化学课题出问题了。在进展问题上，我与我的合作者意见完全不同。)
——You should try to meet each other halfway. (你们应该相互妥协。)
——Did you and Amanda really meet exactlyfive minutes to two in front of the theatre? (你和Amanda确实在差5分两点的时候到达剧院门口了吗?)
——Yes, we were both there on the dot. (是的，我俩都准点到达。)
16.onceand for all 最后一次;干脆
——I am going to tell that neighbor ofmine to turn down that music once and for all.(我要最后一次告诉我那个邻居把音乐声关小。)
——I see why you are angry. But I’vealways found that the polite route is the most effective. (我明白你为什么恼火。但我总觉得礼貌的方式是最有效的。)
17.outof earshot 不在听力所及范围
——Hey? John! John! (嗨! John! John! )
——Save your breath. He’s out of earshot.(省口气吧，他听不见。)
——Have you tried Susan’s apple pie? (你试过Susan的苹果派吗?)
——I got the last piece. And it was out ofthis world.(我拿到最后一块。好吃极了。)
——Marty, are you doing anything specialfor your presentation inpolitical science tomorrow? (Marty，你在为明天的政治学演讲准备与众不同的材料吗?)
——Not really, because the class so oftenturns into a discussion,I’ve decided to play it by ear. (不。那门课常常最后变成讨论。我决定视情形而定。)
20.ring a bell 令人想起某件事;听起来耳熟
以上就是雅雅为大家盘点的托福听力对话中经常听不懂的习语，同学们可以积累起来增强自己的听力词汇储备。还可以添加下方的雅雅小助手，帮你快速地提高托福成绩。
