【必备资料】托福听力高频词汇解析——美国校园聊天

在托福听力的题材中，美国大学校园生活的内容总是必考话题。尤其是同学之间、师生之间的谈话讨论问题如学业、感情、求助和吵架等，而这部分通常反映在托福听力考试中。掌握一些托福听力词汇就起到了事半功倍的效果。

be down and out:疲惫不堪，一蹶不振

EX: After about ten years of no business at all, they are practically down and out。

EX: I don't think you realize that I am down and out。

double date:两对伴侣的约会

EX: Sometimes it's more fun to go on a double date。

go off the deep end:鲁莽行事，感情用事

EX: He surely went off the deep end when he bought that restaurant。

go the whole hog:全力以赴

EX: When Bob became interested in model airplanes, he went the whole hog。

jump out of the frying pan into fire:每况愈下(from bad to worse)

EX: You're jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. By trying to straighten out with Mr.Bagnell, you're getting your self in trouble with Mrs. Bagnell。

jump down one's throat:横加指责

EX: I don't mind being corrected when I am wrong, but you don't need to jump down my throat。

lick into shape：塑造，训练整顿

EX: Two years in the army will lick him into shape。

EX: The inspection was announced at two o'clock, and they had the place licked into shape。

look down one's nose at:嗤之以鼻，瞧不起

EX:The man is a snob. He looks down his nose at most people

EX:He looks down his nose at the offer. (meaning he doesn't care about the offer。)

make heavy weather:发觉某事有困难

EX:Though the investment is at present making heavy weather, the future is regarded withconfidence。

make head or tail of:：弄清楚，懂得

EX:Can you understand this letter? I've read it through twice and I juse can't make head of tail of it。

Stand to reason 清楚而且合乎逻辑

Ex:It stands to reason that too many shopping choices can be as bad as too few。

Ex:If you drink too much coffee a day, it stands to reason that your health will suffer。

kick around 私下讨论一下

Ex: We haven't decided where to go on vacation. I think we'd better kick it around for a while。

put two and two together 找出解决之道

Ex: At first, he couldn't understand the directions for assembling the bookcase, but later on he was able to put two ond two together。