托福听力：听力中常见的惯用语

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　咱们都知道，每一门言语里都有着数不清的习语和一些比较地道的用法。一些惯用语(Idioms)假如单纯依照字面意思来了解的话，往往会和说话者的实在目的南辕北辙，特别是作为一名正在学习英语的“歪果仁”，仅仅靠字面直译的意思来了解一些表达也许会闹出笑话。

　　举个栗子，某天，你有一件工作需要费事你的兄弟，你兄弟欣然接受了你的恳求并协助了你。你表明万分谢谢，这时分你兄弟大度地说：“It’s okay, you’ve scratched my back plenty of times”。假如你只知知道scratch someone’s back 是给某人挠背的意思的话，此时此刻的你一定是一脸黑人问号的置疑人生，而且用力思索自个究竟什么时分给他挠过背。其实，这个短语的意思即是预支自个对别人的协助，以防日后不时之需时能够有人情债可收，也即是中文中常说的投(qian)桃(zhai)报(huan)李(qian)。

　　通过这个例子咱们能够发现，和中文相同，英文中也有数量很多的idioms，假如断章取义，也许就会发生歧义，导致误解，在托福听力中尤为如此。平日多积累一些地道的惯用语和表达方式，不光能够协助咱们了解文章，更会在考到一些惯用语和特别表达的标题时，心里像抽到SSR相同激动万分啊有木有!那么今日，就由我来给咱们整理托福听力中呈现过的那些“土掉渣”的地道英语表达。

　　1.all over the place：乱七八糟的;处处都是

　　Paraphrase: completely disorganized or confused

　　TPO: T13L2 – Ecology

　　Yeah,well, there used to be beavers all over the place, something like 200 million beavers, just in the continental United States.

　　这里曾经处处都是海狸，大概有200万只生活在美洲大陆上。

　　2.all the rag：风行一时

　　Paraphrase: popular or fashionable at the moment

　　TPO: T30L4 – Music History

　　Before long, Hawaiian steel guitar music was all the rage in the mainland US.

　　不久，夏威夷吉他就在美国本乡风行起来。

　　3.at odd：争论;不一致

　　Paraphrase: cannot agree or argue with someone

　　TPO: T4L2 – Literature

　　They try to fit in with the rest of the world even though it’s at odds with their beliefs and their identities.

　　他们正尽力融入国际，虽然他们和国际其他地方有着不相同的身份和崇奉。

　　Tips: at odds是争论、不一致的意思，应当把它作为一个全体来了解和运用。odd能够当形容词,意意思是奇数的;乖僻的;剩下的;暂时的;零星的;也可当名词,意思是：奇数;怪人;独特的事物;

　　如：Although it sounded odd, this is the only way to describe this behavior.

　　虽然听起来很古怪，可是这是描绘这一做法的仅有办法。

　　It's not as though, oh, today is odd but maybe tomorrow it will be even.

　　并不是说今日它是奇数，明日即是偶数了。

　　而odds 只能当名词,意思是：概率;胜算;不平等;不同

　　如：Sure, you can raise money but the odds of getting venture capital are high.

　　当然了，你能够筹集资金，可是危险投资的概率也是非常高的。

　　4.be that as it may：即使如此，虽然那样; 话虽如此

　　Paraphrase: even so, even now

　　TPO: T3L3 – Art History

　　But be that as it may, whatever the exact date, whether it's 15,000, 20,000or 30,000 years ago, the Chauvet paintings are from the dawn of art.

　　虽然如此，无论精确的日期是哪天，哪怕是在15000、20000仍是30000年前，肖维溶洞的岩画都被认为是艺术的初步。

　　5.do the trick：见效，成功

　　Paraphrase: go places, make a hit

　　TPO: T19C1 – Student & Professor

　　Yeah,I can see how that might do the trick. But, anyway, what I wanted to ask was, when you started talking about game theory.Well, I know a little bit about it, but I am not clear about its use in biology.

　　是的，我现已看到作用了，可是，我仍是想问一下，当你说到game theory的时分，我是有一定的了解，可是我不知道这个理论是怎么运用在生物学中的。

　　6.down the drain：糟蹋掉;白费;堕落

　　Paraphrase: wasted or produces no results

　　TPO: T4C2 – Student & Professor

　　I know, but I didn’t want to risk the project going down the drain.

　　我知道，可是我不能让这个项目冒功败垂成的危险。

　　7.drop in the bucket：沧海一粟，沧海一粟，无济于事

　　Paraphrase: something is so small that it won't make any noticeable difference.

　　TPO: T12L4 – Environmental Science

　　It can generate 194 megawatts of electric power, but that’s just a drop in the bucket.

　　它能发生194兆瓦的电量，可是也是无济于事。

　　8.for the birds：毫无意义的

　　Paraphrase: worthless or ridiculous

　　TPO: T8L1 – Animal Behavior

　　Studies have been done on the reproductive success rates for the birds in both areas, and the result showed surprisingly that the reproductive success was essentially the same in both areas – the preferred and the second choice habitat.

　　关于繁衍的成功率的研讨结论是毫无价值的，成果令人震惊地表明，繁衍的成功率在首选和第二挑选的休息地中本质上是相同的

　　9.from scratch：自食其力，从头做起

　　Paraphrase: from the beginning

　　TPO: T4C2 – Student & Professor

　　But we've got all the sources and its due next week. We don’t have time to start from scratch.

　　可是咱们现已找好各种材料了，截止日期是下周，咱们现已没有时间重新来过了。

　　10.get a handle on：操控，把握，驾御，左右

　　Paraphrase: get something under control

　　TPO: T25L4 – Animal Behavior

　　Apparently,it also contributes to the development of a brain that's flexible, a brain that's quickly able toget a handle on unfamiliar situations.

　　很显然，它对大脑灵敏、迅速的习惯生疏环境有着主要协助。

　　11.heavenly body：天体

　　Paraphrase: planet

　　TPO: T18L1 – Astronomy

　　That's because of their belief at the time that the heavenly bodies, the Sun,Moon,Stars and Planets, were perfect, without any flaws or blemishes.

　　这是由于他们深信一切的行星，太阳，月亮等等，都是完美无瑕的。