英语四级考试听力备考:常考习语汇总
一、across
1、表方位。
Lets go to the restaurant across the street and get something to eat.
让我们去街对面的餐馆买些吃的。
2、表动作,穿越。
You must go across the bridge and then turn right.
你必须先过桥,然后再往右拐。
二、age
1、年龄。最一般的表达。在此不赘述。
2、衰老。
the aging people = the old people
现代社会出现越来越严重的aging problem等。
三、all
1、shake all over 浑身颤抖
2、all of a sudden 突然地
All of a sudden, I remembered her name. 我突然想起了她的名字。
3、by all means 一定
Ill come by all means. 我一定会来的。
4、all night long 整晚
My present neighbor plays piano all night long. 我现在的邻居整晚都弹钢琴。
六、awfully
非常地,相当地。在口语中用于表程度的比例十分高。
awfully nervous 相当紧张;awfully cold 相当冷;awfully sorry 十分抱歉
Tom looks awfully nervous.汤姆看上去相当紧张。
I am awfully sorry. I didnt mean to hurt you.十分抱歉。我不想伤害你的。
七、be bound to
肯定,注定
The movie starts in 5 minutes and theres bound to be a long line.
电影还有5分钟就开始了?现在那里肯定排着长队。
八、be tired of
厌烦。当一个人感到厌烦的时候,也是最容易lose ones temper的时候。
Im tired of movies about romantic stories. 我已经彻底厌烦了电影中的浪漫故事。
九、be worn out
1、筋疲力尽,这个表达不太正式,多用于口语。
Im usually worn out at the end of the day. 在一天快结束时我时常觉得很累。
2、破旧不堪。
My soles were worn out after a long time trip.经过长时间的旅行,我的鞋底已经破旧不堪。
十、better
1、d better 最好是
Id better read one of the articles for the class.
我最好还是为上课读篇文章准备一下。
I think youd better find another partner.
我想你最好还是另找一个搭档吧。
2、make it better 让更好
Id rewrite the last two paragraphs to make it better. 我已经重写了最后两段以使它更好。
3、be better 更好些
I told you it would be better for you if you took fewer courses during the first semester.
我告诉过你如果你在第一个学期少选一些课程会比较好一些。
十一、bill
1、账单,买单。
I will pay the bill this time because last time you did it.
这次我来买单,因为上次是你。
2、提案。
We all passed the bill on yesterdays board meeting.
在昨天的董事会上我们全票通过该提案。
3、纸币。
Heres a 10-dollar bill. Give me two tickets for tonights show please.
这是一张10美元的纸币,请给我两张今晚演出的票,谢谢。
十二、book
1、书。本意,简单名词。
2、预定,订购。 be booked up 被预定空了;booking office 售票处
All the morning flights have been booked up. 所有明早的飞机票都预定光了。
十三、briefing
1、简介。会议之前,总要有一个项目叫做Give a briefing.
Mrs. Lungs briefing seems to go on forever.Lung女士的简报似乎没完没了。
2、news / press briefing 资讯发布会
十四、change
1、改变,更改。这是该词的基本意思,看两个例子回顾一下。
Id love to see a different type of movie for a change.
我想换换口味,看场不同类型的电影。
Ill have to get my ticket changed.
我必须得更改我的票。
2、零钱。这是在口语中经常使用的意思。
Two tickets and heres a dollar forty cents change.
这是两张票以及一美元四十美分的找零。
Jane, do you have some change? I have to make a call on the payphone.
Jane,你有零钱吗?我想在公用电话亭打个电话。 十五、check
1、检查。基本意思。check our baggage 检查行李
Could you check for me who borrowed it?
你能帮我查查是谁借走了吗?
Did you check the power plug and press the play button?
你是否检查了电源插头并按了播放键了呢?
2、登机台。check-in counter
Is this the check-in counter for Flight 914 to Los Angeles?
这是飞往洛杉矶的914号航班的登机台吗?
3、询问。check on it 问问看
Maybe I should call to check on it.
也许我应该打个电话问问看。
4、支票。
Sign the check. 签这张支票。
十六、copy
1、一本,一份。a copy of 口语中经常使用。
Id like to buy a copy of Professor Franklins book On American Culture.
我想买本富兰克林教授写的关于美国文化的书。
Would you like a copy of professor Smiths article?
你想要份史密斯教授的文章吗?
2、复印。简单动词。
Could you copy this article for me?你能为我拷贝一下这篇文章吗? 十七、count
1、数数。
She is counting the days. 她每天都在数着日子。
2、指望。count on 依赖
Well have to count on good weather.
我们不得不指望一个好天气。
十八、cover
1、封面。hard cover 精装书,与hard back book同意。另外,每个娱乐杂志的封面都免不了会有一位漂亮时尚的cover figure。
The hard cover is on sale for the same price as the paperback this week in the bookshop.
在书店,这些精装本与平装本价格相同。
2、读完,完成。
I think weve covered everything.
我认为我们完成所有事情了。
I just covered a few chapters which interested me most.
我只读完了自己最感兴趣的几章。
十九、crossword puzzle
纵横字谜,一种填字游戏。既可以entertain oneself,也是一种不错的智力训练。
This is not a game. Its only a crossword puzzle that helps increase my vocabulary.
这不是游戏。这只是可以帮助我提高单词量的一种纵横字谜。 二十、drama
戏剧。这是一种西方的艺术形式。四级听力中曾经多次出现。其他的艺术形式还有TV play,soap opera,concert
Some people just cant seem to appreciate real-life drama.
有些人似乎不愿意欣赏真实生活的戏剧表演。
二十一、drop
drop by
1、拜访。
I wonder if you can drop by tomorrow evening.
我想知道你能否在明晚过来。
2、载人一程。
Im going home, but I can drop you at the supermarket.
我要回家,但我可以载你到超市。
drop it 忘掉,放弃
We can drop it this time. But dont do it again.
这次我们可以算了,但下次不要再犯。
I have to drop it this time.
我这次不得不放弃。
二十二、drunk driving
酒后驾驶。在四级听力中出现,一般都是作为traffic accident的主要原因之一。
I think its high time we turned our attention to the danger of drunk driving now.
我认为这是我们必须重视酒后驾驶的危险性的时候了。
二十三、expect
愿意期待,期望。
Nobody expects you to be a superstar.
没有人指望你会成为超级明星。
引申意思为等待,预期。
The lecture was much more difficult to follow than I had expected.
这个演讲比我预期的要难懂多了。
Mr. Smith is expecting you at 3 oclock.
史密斯先生等待着你三点钟到来。
二十四、extremely
使用频率非常高,不亚于very,这个东西extremely expensive。
The speech the blind girl gave this evening was extremely moving.
今晚那个盲的女孩的演讲非常感人。
二十五、film
1、电影。最常见用语。
2、胶卷。
ran out of film 胶卷用完;a roll of film 一卷胶卷;develop the film冲洗胶卷,说成wash就完蛋了。
3、拍摄。
film the river bank 拍摄河岸景致
二十六、gains and losses
得与失。
Think about the gains and losses before you make the decision.
在你做出决定之前,一定要好好想想得与失。
二十七、give
1、give sb a ride 请某人搭便车
Could you give me a ride to school tomorrow?
你明天能载我一程去学校吗?
2、give sb a hand 帮助某人
Can you give me a hand, Mike? 麦克,你能帮我一下吗?
3、give sb a ring 打电话给某人
I need to give Mum a ring and tell her I will not be back for dinner.
我要给妈妈打电话告诉她不回去吃晚饭了。
二十八、go
1、go broke 破产;身无分文
2、go for a ride 乘车外出
My sister wanted to go for a ride around town.
我的姐姐想乘车去镇上转一转。
3、go Dutch 各付各的
4、go ahead 向前进;继续下去
Go ahead, please. 请继续向前进。
5、go on forever 永远继续下去
Mrs. Lungs briefing seems to go on forever.
郎女士的演说似乎没完没了。
6、go against 不顺心
Oh, yes, but not a thing to go against me.
哦,是啊,没有什么不顺心的事情发生在我身上。
7、go over 复习,温习
Ive have to go over my notes for tomorrows midterm.
我不得不为明天的期中考试复习笔记。
二十九、item
1、物品。I want to move a few heavy items into the car.
我想把一些很重要的东西搬进车里。
2、项,东西。如果填表,就必然有many items to write。
3、指代工作。
What about a cup of coffee before we move onto the next item?
在进入下一个议程前要不要来杯咖啡。
三十、keep
1、keep in touch 保持联系
But well keep in touch.
但是我们会保持联系的。
Do you still keep in touch with your parents regularly after you leave them?
你离开父母以后还仍然与他们继续保持经常的联系吗?
2、keep an eye on 看守。
31、laundry
该词本意是指洗衣店。但是在听力中,会用来借指洗衣服的工作。
比如,Theres a lot of laundry to do.有很多衣服要洗。
32、look
该词本身作为一个基本动词并无什么难度,但是它频频在听力中出现的各种用法我们不得不掌握一下。
(1)看上去。
You look great. 你看上去气色很好。
You look awfully nervous. 你看上去很紧张。
All of my clothes look so old and I cant afford something new.
我所有的衣服看上去都很旧,我买不起新的。
Its not as bad as it looks. 它并没有看上去的糟。
(2)查阅。look up 查阅字典
a、 希望。look forward to
b、 寻找。 look for
Do you think we should try to call him or look for him?
你认为我们是打电话给他呢,还是去找他?
Have you seen a young gentleman looking for his wristwatch?
你见过一个寻找腕表的年轻人吗?
33、make
make an appointment 预约
Why didnt you make an appointment to see the doctor last week?
你为什么上周不给医生打个预约电话。
make a call on the payphone 打一个收费电话
make room for sb 腾出位子给某人
Could you make room for the old lady? 你能为这位老太太让个座吗?
make it 达到,抵达,做到
But Im afraid I cant make it. 但是我恐怕做不到。
Im afraid I cant make it before 7 oclock. 我恐怕在7点前没法到达。
34、mistake
错误。make a mistake
误认。这对双胞胎长得太像了,所以I often mistake one for another,并且无法tell them apart。
35、notice
通知。
Please wait for further notice. 请注意进一步通知。
注意到。
Have you noticed anything wrong here? 你注意到这里有什么问题吗?
36、offer
提供。公司提供工作职位给学生就是offer a job。国外大学提供奖学金即:offer scholarship。所以大家一般称国外大学的全额奖学金为offer。
I turned down the offer because it would mean frequent business trips away from my family.