注：很多網(wǎng)友在考完托福后突然發(fā)現(xiàn)，自己的聽(tīng)力真的提高了很多，在考試中學(xué)到了很多美國(guó)習(xí)語(yǔ)。本文特地把托?？荚囍谐３霈F(xiàn)的重要習(xí)語(yǔ)總結(jié)出來(lái)，供準(zhǔn)備參加2006下半年托?？荚嚨呐笥咽褂谩轶w現(xiàn)原汁原味，本文未對(duì)這些詞組進(jìn)行翻譯，不過(guò)在每個(gè)詞組后面都有相應(yīng)的英文解釋。
    我們相信，只要大家堅(jiān)持用心去練，肯定會(huì)對(duì)你們聽(tīng)力提高會(huì)有幫助的，而且在考試的時(shí)候你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)這樣的效果特別好，當(dāng)然這種感覺(jué)是建立在你大量練習(xí)和能力提高的基礎(chǔ)上的。
    above all - most importantly
    account for - explain
    as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth
    as a rule - generally ;normally
    about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something
    an old hand - be an experienced persom
    any day now -soon
    approach sb -talk to sb
    be fed up with - be out of patience with
    be on one’s own - live independently
    be on the safe side - take no chances
    be out of something - have no longer in supply
    be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with
    be up to ones’ears - be extremely busy
    be up to someone -be a person’s responsibility
    be out for -trying to get
    be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible
    bite off more than one can chew - take on more than onecanhandle
    break down - cease to n
    break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people onedoesn’tknow
    break the news - inform or give bad news
    brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of somethingthroughstudy
    bump into - meet unexpectedly
    by and large - in general
    by heart - by memory
    by all means - absolutely ,definitely
    by no means - in no way
    call off -cancel
    cheer up - be happy
    come down with - become sick with
    come into -receive,especially after another’s death
    come up with - think of
    count on - depend upon
    count out - eliminate
    die down - become quiet ,become less
    do without - manage without something
    drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit
    every other - alternate
    fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time
    fall through - fail to happen or be completed
    far cry form - completely different from;a long way
    feel like - have a desire or wish for
    feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of
    few and far between - not happening often; rate
    figure out - determine; reason out by thinking
    fill in for -take another’s place
    fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know
    fish out of water - out of one’s element ornaturalenvironment
    flying colors -success,victory
    for good - permanently; forever
    for the time being - for now; temporarily
    get away with - escape without punishment
    get rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throwawaysomething
    get the ball rolling - start something; make a beginning
    get the hang of - understand; learn
    give a hand - help
    go without saying - understood; clear without needing tobestated
    go off -begin to ring
    hang on - keep hold of; persevere;keep doing something
    hard to come by - difficult to obtain
    have a heart - have kind feelings; be understanding
    have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings ratherthanreason
    hold off - delay;postpone
    hop to it - get started on something quickly
    hit it off - get along well with someone
    ill at ease - uncomfortable
    in hot water - in trouble
    in the air -uncertain
    in the dark - keep someone without knowdge; informationfromsomenoe
    in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually
    ins and outs - all the details; the various parts anddifficultiesto be seen
    iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for
    jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decisionoropinion
    keep an eye on - watch closely
    keep one’sfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong
    keep on one’s toes - be ready for action; prepared
    knock oneself out - make a great effort
    learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a placeoractivity
    little by little -gradually
    make ends meet - to get just enough money for noe’s needs
    make out - manage;get along
    mean to - intentional; on purpose
    might as well - to have no strong reson not to
    next to nothing - almost nothing; very inexpensive
    not to mention - in addition
    off balance - unaware; off guard
    on the go - working or doing something all the time
    on pins and needles - nervous; anxious; full of anticipation
    on purpose - deliberately; intentionally
    on the blink - not working properly;broken
    on the center track - thinking or doing something correctly
    on the tip of noe’s tongue - to be about to remr somthing
    once in a blue moon - rarely; almost never
    out of it - not involved in
    pick up the tab - pay the bill or the cost of something
    piece of cake - easy
    play by ear - act spontaneously; without planning
    pill it off - accomplish
    pull one’s leg - make fun of somenoe in a playgul way;makesomenoe believe something that is not ture
    quite a few - many
    raise the roof -angry
    center away - immediately
    run for office - compete for an elected position
    save one’s breath - to keep silent because talking wouldnotachieve anyting
    say that again - a saying that means; I agree completely
    stone’s throw - short distance
    search me - an answer that means; I don’t know
    serves one center - is deserving of
    sleep on it - think about something for a while
    straighten up - clean up; make tidy
    take a break - rest for a while; stop one’s work or activity
    think nothing of it - that’s all center
    throw cold water on - discourage; lessen enthusiasm for
    to say the least - at the lowest estimate
    touch on - mention a subject briefly
    under the water - not feeling well
    wait around - waiting in vain
    wait on - attend as a servant;serve
    well worth the trouble - it deseres the inconvenienceortrouble
    whole new ballgame - an entirely different situation
    with flying colors - succeed very well
    without a hitch - without difficulty or delay