托福听力常用短语（3）P.A. (paper ass) 没头脑的人packed like sardines 拥挤得象沙丁鱼罐头一样packed snow 路上被踩过的雪paddle one's own canoe 独自闯出自己的前途pain in the neck 极讨厌的人或物paint the town red 疯狂地庆祝particular about food 对食物很讲究pass away 过世pass out 昏倒;分发pass over 忽略past master 技艺精湛的人pay down (分期付款)付头款pay one's own way 各自付费pay the price 付出代价;得到报应Penny for your thoughts. 告诉我你想什么perhaps some other day 改天吧.Perish the thought! 打消这念头!person after my own heart 他人的作为符合我的心意pick holes 挑毛病pick sb out 看中某人pick up 一点点学习pick-me-up 喝酒、汤等刺激一下神经pipe course 容易的课程或工作pipe down 安静些plain home cooking 家常便饭plain sailing 一帆风顺;轻而易举之事play ball with 与...合作play it straight 诚实play truant 逃学plenty of fish in the sea 比喻多得很plug along 为生活而拼命工作poorly off 穷困潦倒pot calling the kettle black 五十步笑百步pour oil on troubled waters 平息事态prices are soaring 物价飞涨pull a long face 拉长脸不悦pull a long oar 独自去作pull no punches 不客气,动真格的pull off 成功;完成pull one's leg 开某人的玩笑pull oneself together 恢复镇定pull through 克服困难;恢复健康push one's luck 在已有利情况下做多余冒险put an end to 结束put aside 储蓄put heads together 一起商讨问题put heat on 对某人要求严厉put it on the cuff 赊帐put it this way 这样说;这样做put off 延期put on a show 假装给人家看put on weight 胖了put one out of the way 杀某人put one's foot down 坚决反对put one's foot in it 说错话put one's foot in one's mouth 说错话put one's heart and soul in sth 全心全意做某事put sb in charge of 让某人负责某事put sb in the ring 和某人赛一场put that in one's pipe and smoke it 威胁别人好好想清楚put through 接通电话;做妥一件工作put up 举起;住宿put up a good show 好好表现自己put up with 忍受put your best foot forward 尽量使你的仪容整洁quality work 细活儿queer(strange) fish 怪人quit smocking 戒烟quite all right 没关系rain or shine 不论晴雨rainy day 贫苦困难的日子raise hell 破口大骂raise the roof 变得异常愤怒really something 了不起red tape 官样文章red tape 繁文缛节reflect on 回忆regular guy 好人,靠得住的人released from, be 被释放;解脱remember sb to another 代某人问候别人right down one's alley 正好是某人所精通的right or wrong 无论如何right-hand man 得力的助手ring a bell with sb 使某人回忆起某事road hog 驾车乱抢路的人rock the boat 破坏别人的计划;使遇到危险roll out the red carpet 铺上红色地毯rotten to the core 腐烂透顶rough hours 读书时的艰苦生活rough sb up 对某人粗卤round-about way 采用间接的方法row in one boat 从事相同事业;相同命运royal road 容易取得成功的捷径rubber check 空头支票rubber stamp 人云亦云的人run across 偶然碰见run down 撞倒;诋毁;破旧的run into 突然碰到某人run of the town 轰动一时的人run out of sth 用完run sb out of the town 把某人逐出市外run up against 遇到run wild 到处跑sad dog 放荡的人;易闯祸的人sad news 餐厅的帐单sail under false colors 挂羊头卖狗肉;冒充salt of the earth(world) 社会中坚same old stuff 陈旧货色save lots of grief 省掉许多麻烦save one's breath 节省口舌save the day 反败为胜;挽救了大局save up 储蓄say it with flowers 笑容可掬,细生细气Say no more. 别再说了.Says you! 你是胡扯!scare the devil out of sb 吓得魂不附体scratch sb a note 写封信给某人screw-ball 有怪僻的人Search me. 我不知道.second sight 超人的预见力secret sorrow 难言之隐see after 照顾see eye to eye 我们意见相同.see it through 使某事顺利通过see my point 了解;明白see off 送行see to it 留心、细致地办好某事See you around. 再见.sell like hot cakes 销售得很快sell sb down the river 出卖某人send in 提出;交出serve sb right 活该service station 加油站set about 考虑;留意set back 拖延set forth 说明set my heart on 对...倾心set the world on fire 震惊天下settle down 安定seventh heaven 极乐世界shake a leg 跳舞;赶快shake and make up 言归于好Shame on you! 你真丢脸!She's a smart dresser. 她是一个注重服饰的人.She's been two-timing me. 她背着我和其他男人约会.She's got it! 她迷倒了许多人.She's not the only fish in the sea. 她并不是世界上唯一的女人. shed of 领先shedding crocodile tears 猫哭老鼠shit of luck 倒霉shoe is on the other foot 今日不同往昔show off 炫耀show sb the ropes 传授秘诀show sb the(back) door 下逐客令show up 露面;出现;突出sick of, be 讨厌side money 外快side-kick 莫逆之交sign up for 报名参加sink in the scale 降低sitting pretty 过着舒服的生活sixes and sevens 乱七八糟sixth sense 第六感size up 打量sleep in this morning 睡个懒觉slip one's memory 一时忘记slow-poke 行动迟缓的人slowly but surely 稳扎稳打small potato 小人物smoke like a chimney 烟鬼smoke O.P.B 吸别人的烟snake in the grass 隐藏的危险snap out of it 突然改变情绪;振作起来Snowed. (学生)被一个问题弄糊涂.so that's it 原来如此So what? 那又怎么样?soft-soap 谄媚somehow or other 莫名其妙地sore spot 伤心事,旧疮疤Sorry to have kept you waiting. 抱歉,让您久等了.sounds just like 看样子就象speak of the devil 说曹操曹操到speak the same language 志同道合spell out sth 讲清楚spill the beans 露马脚spoil the show 演杂了sports bums 吃闲饭的球员square deal 公平交易stab-in-the-back business 暗箭伤人stand a change 有机会嬴stand on one's own feet 独立自主stand one up 失约而使人白等stand one's ground 一步也不退让stand sb up 让某人空等一场stand up for sth 支持;拥护standing ovation 站起来热烈鼓掌stay away from 滚开stay out O.P.B (other people's business) 不要管别人的闲事stay up late 熬夜steamed up 怒火中烧step on one's toes 触怒某人step out 出外约会;暂时离开工作sth must be done 非马上采取点行动sth tells me 我好象感觉stick around 在附近等着stick your nose into 让你忙着stick-up 抢劫stomach's growling 肚子咕噜咕噜地响stop by 过来一会stop pulling my leg 不要开玩笑了storm in a teacup 大惊小怪straight from the horse's mouth 据可靠消息strike out 删去;想出string sb along 常常戏弄某人stuffed shirt 自命不凡的讨厌鬼sugar daddy 老色狼sugar report 情书suit one's taste 合某人的胃口Sunday dress 最好的衣服swelled head 骄傲自大switch off 关掉swith majors 转系take a back seat 处于默默无闻的地位take a break 休息一下take a good look at 仔细看take a hand in 插手某事take a look 瞧一瞧take a rain check 改天吧.take advantage of 欺负;占便宜take care of sb later 迟些对付你take down 记下take for 误认为take for granted 想当然take French leave 不辞而别take in a movie 看一场电影take it easy 放松;别紧张Take it easy. 不要紧张Take it or leave it. 别讨价还价take it out to sb 拿别人出气take no for an answer 不许回答“不”字take notes in outline form 记大纲式的笔记take offense 生气take one's hat off to 表示尊敬佩服take one's time doing sth 从容不迫;不慌不忙做某事take orders from 听命于take sb for a ride 绑架某人take sth for granted 视为当然take sth up 重提某事take sth upon oneself 承担一切责任take the lead in sth 在某方面领先take the load off one's feet 坐下休息take the words out of one's mouth 说出心里话take things as they come 既来之则安之take to 养成喜好;专心于take to one's heels 溜之大吉take up 开始;继续;吸收Take your time. 慢慢来.take your word for it 相信你的话talk big 讲大话talk of the town 非常流行的东西talk one into 说服talk one's head off 说得天花乱坠talk sb into sth 说服某人做某事talk sb out of sth 说服某人不要做某事talk sense 讲得合情合理talk through one's hat 说话瞎扯不负责任talk through one's neck 说话瞎扯不负责任talk through one's nose 骄傲自大tall story 难以置信的故事teach sb a lesson 教训某人team up with sb 和某人分为一组tear down 拆毁ten bucks 十美元That dame! 那个女人!That depends. 那要看情况.That has a familiar ring. 那话听起来很熟悉.that I can't say 这个我不敢肯定That is so! 是这样吗?That makes two of us. 英雄所见略同that settles that 已经安排了,那就算了That should be fun. 那一定会好玩.That sounds better. 这样说才是.That what you say. 这是你说的.(表怀疑)That won't answer. 这解决不了问题That's a good one. 无稽之谈That's a promise I'll hold you to. 是你许下的诺言,我会叫你兑现That's a trade secret. 这是生意人的秘密.That's great. 好极了That's it. 就这样That's more like it. 这才象话.That's more than I can say. 一言难尽That's my... you're making cracks about. 那是我...,请别拿他开玩笑. That's nothing. 不要紧;小意思That's right down my alley. 那是我最拿手的.That's runs my electric bill up. 使电费增加.That's something. 真是了不起.That's the boy. 好小子(赞美).That's the spirit. 真有道理.That's the way it is. 事情就是这样的.That's the way it with us. 我们就是这样.That's the whole damned trouble. 这就是所有的麻烦. That's what I came for. 我就是为这个来的.That's what I'm here for. 这是我应该做的.That's what you think. 只有你自己这么想吧.That's your funeral. 此乃阁下之事.thaw out 融化the big time 了不起的事;梦想the crack of down 破晓the dead of winter 严冬the devil in her eye 她眼神具有魅力The die is cast. 一切已成定局.the God's truth 说真的the hustle and bustle 喧嚣气氛the line is busy 通话中;占线The price isn't bad. 不贵.The whole world knows it. 全世界都知道.There goes your phone. 你有电话.There is nothing to it. 太容易了There you are. 这是你要的.There you go again. 你又来这一套了.There's nothing I can do. 爱莫能助There's nothing wrong with me. 我精神很好.They will be very put out. 他们会很生气.They're a drag. 那多讨厌,烦死了.Think nothing of it. 不要放在心上.This is a small something for you. 小小礼物,不成敬意This is serious. 我是当真的.This will be my treat. 这顿饭我请客.thorn in one's side. 眼中钉肉中刺thousand and one way 许多办法three sheets in the wind 酒醉threw a party 举行一个宴会thrilled with, be 深受感动;非常高兴throw cold water on 泼冷水throw the bull 胡言乱语tie the knot 结婚till the cows come home 很久Times have changed. 时代不同了.to a T 恰好地to and fro 到处to doctor it up with 用...作料拌起来to one's face 当面to the best of my knowledge 据我所知Today just isn't my day. 今天运气不佳.Tom, Dick and Harry 一般的人;普通的人too much for sb 使某人承受不了trade in 以旧换新treat sb 请客,招待某人turn a blind eye 故意视而不见turn a girl's head 把她说得太好;使她以为了不起turn against sb 与某人做对turn down 放低(音量);否决(提案)turn in 交还;交出;就寝turn one's back on sb 拒绝帮助别人turn one's back to sb 不理睬某人turn sb loose 放松;放任turn tail 逃跑turn the tables 扭转局势turn turtle (乌龟、汽车)四脚朝天twist another around one's little finger 玩弄于股掌之上Two heads are better than one. 一人计短,二人计长under the sun 世界上任何地方under the table 台底交易under the weather 身体不适under warranty, be 在保修期内under way (under weight) 事情在进展之中up and about 身体复员,可下地走动up to 轮到某人up to one's ears, be 沉迷;热中up to one's neck, be 太忙于做某事up to sth, be 对某事称职use one's name as a reference 让某人推荐very light in weight 很轻very much appreciated, be 很感激visit John 上厕所wage a war on sth 对某事发动一场战争walk sb home 陪某人回家walkie-talkie 手提对讲机;搬弄是非的人walking dictionary 知识渊博的人Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳wash one's dirty linen in public 公开谈论阴私. wash out 精疲力竭,脸色苍白watch one's step. 谨慎从事watch the budget 小心预算watch with hard eye 用注视的目光看人Watch your step. 小心走路.We just make it. 我们刚好赶上.We rap well together. 我们很合得来.We'll in for the night by then. 到晚上那时,我们一定已经回去了. We'll see later. 以后再说.We're not pressed for time. 我们并不赶时间.wear sth inside out 把衣服穿反了wee hours 凌晨welcome to the party! 现在你总算懂了!well in advancce 老早Well, I never! 真想不到What a mess! 好乱啊!What a pleasant surprise! 真想不到的好事What a thing to say! 这是什么话!What are we waiting for? 我们还在等什么?What are you getting at? 你的意思如何?What are you going to sell? 你这是什么意思?What are you smoking? 你这是什么意思?What are you up to do? 你的意思如何?What can you do about it? 你有何办法?看你怎样?What do you figure? 你的意思如何?What do you give? 你有何高见?What do you say? 你的意思如何?What held you up? 你为什么迟到?What to call it? 这叫什么?What were you up to? 你干什么去了?What's come over you? 你怎么啦?What's cooking? 发生了什么事?What's going on? 发生了什么事?What's it to you? 这和你有什么关系?What's on the schedule? 有什么计划?What's on your mind? 有什么事吗?What's the big idea? 你这是什么意思?What's the catch? 你这是什么意思?What's the good word? 你有什么好消息?what's the matter 到底怎么样What's under your cat? 你这是什么意思?What's up? 发生了什么事?what's up? 什么事?What's your pleasure, Treasure? 你喜好什么吃的,富翁(婆)? What's your pleasure? 你喜欢什么?whatever made you... 你为什么...?whatever you say. 随你的便.when in Rome do as the Romans do 入乡随俗when the doors open 一开场就进入;太准时When there is life, there is hope. 活着,就有希望.When's the big day? 哪天办喜事?Where are you heading? 你上哪去?white lie 善意的谎言Who are all the characters? 那些人是谁?who said so 谁说的?Who's calling, please? 请问您是哪位?Who's the lucky guy? 谁是新郎?Why not tell it to the Horse Marines? 你以为有人会相信你这一套吗? wind up 结束,结果window shoping 只看不买地逛商场wise up 知道with a long face 拉长脸with flying colors 成功地with open arms 热烈欢迎within an ace of 几乎;差一点without fail 一定woman of the world 精通事故的女人won't be long 不会太久的Wonders never cease! 奇怪的事永远不断发生!words fail me 说不出话来work a tight schedule 时间很紧迫work away 连续工作work like a Trojan 工作勤奋work out 计划;想出Would there be room enough for me? 有没有空位让我坐?Would you like to order now? 现在要点菜了吗?Wouldn't she be nice to come home to? 和她生活在一起,不是很好吗? wouldn't work for me 不适合我yes-man 唯唯诺诺的人You are a dead duck. 你完了.You are a thoughtful person. 你真周到You are all wet. 你完全错了.You are just being polite. 你真会说话.You are killing me. 真是笑死我了.You are your father's son. 你长得很象你父亲.You ask for it. 你自找苦吃.you bet 的确You bet! 当然啦You can say it again. 我同意你的说法.You can set your watch by him. 他总是很准时.You can't beat it. 无人匹敌的You can't keep a good man down. 好人自有出头之日.You don't know half of it. 你知道什么!You don't say so. 是真的吗?You get me there. 你把我难住了.You get no say. 你无权说话.You got me there. 你难住我了,这个我不清楚You got the picture. 你了解了.You have a point there. 你的见解很对.you have outstanding 款还没付清You know something? 让我告诉你一件事.You leave me in the cold. 你太令我扫兴了.You let me down. 你太让我失望了.You look upset. 你好象情绪不好.You look wonderful. 你气色很好.You mean to say... 你的意思是说...You said a mouthful. 你说得够多的了.You said it. 我同意你的说法.You see what I mean? 你明白我的意思了吗?You should be smart enough. 你应该聪明一点.You stay out of this. 不要插手这件事.You're all mixed up. 你全搞混了.You're confusing your days. 你把日子弄混了.You're putting me on. 你在和我开玩笑.You're ribbing me. 你开我玩笑.You're thoughtful. 你想得真周到.You're way ahead of me. 你讲得那么快,我还没听清呢. Your timing is just right. 你来得正好.。