在托福聽力的備考過程中，想要快速融入聽力的備考環(huán)境中，除了不斷的練習之外，熟悉一些詞匯也會幫助大家快速的適應(yīng)托福聽力。那么，下面我們就通過例句為大家?guī)硗懈Ｂ犃淇?個高頻短語的解析。

　　1、break new ground 創(chuàng)新、突破的意思

　　His architectural design broke new ground in the field. (他的建筑設(shè)計是這個領(lǐng)域里的創(chuàng)新。)

　　例：As Google continues to break new ground at a tremendous rate, perhAPs the button will give some impact on the Nostalgic.

　　谷歌一直都在以驚人的速度創(chuàng)新，但是移除這個按鈕可能會對一些懷舊的人產(chǎn)生影響。

　　2、do the trick 做成功;達到理想的結(jié)果

　　——I’ve been trying to get the furnace started, but I can’t find the right switch. (我盡力想讓爐子燃起來，可不知道該按哪個鍵。)

　　——Here, I believe this one in the back will do the trick. (這里，我相信后面按這個鍵，可以讓爐子燃起來。)

　　例：If your friends are too busy to meet for lunch, a short phone call can do the trick要是你的朋友太忙而無法一起吃午飯，一個簡短的電話也能起到很好的效果。

　　3、drag one's feet 行動緩慢;磨磨蹭蹭不情愿

　　——How’s Bob coming along on his dissertation proposal? (Bob的論文計劃進展地怎么樣了?)

　　——He’s really been dragging his feet. (他很磨蹭的。)

　　例如：一個百貨公司的雇員正在罷工，要求增加工資。這個公司的經(jīng)理說：

　　The union is dragging its feet on agreeing to a settlement. They think the company is getting desperate to get people back to work because Christmas is coming and that's our busiest time of year.

　　工會拖拖拉拉地不肯就解決方案達成協(xié)議。他們認為，公司一定會迫不及待地要雇員回去工作，因為圣誕節(jié)快來了，這是我們一年最忙的時候。

　　4、draw the line 拒絕，拒不容忍

　　——Paul expects me to clean the room every week.(Paul想讓我每周打掃房間。)

　　——That’s where I draw the line.(可是我絕對不會答應(yīng)的。)

　　例如：Where do you draw the line between open discussion of project expectations, including the failure or perceived failure of initial project goals, and potentially disastrous opinion-making?

　　項目預(yù)期的開放討論的界線如何確定呢(包括最初項目目標的失敗或感受到的失敗和潛在的災(zāi)難性觀點)?

　　5、feel down in the dumbrs 心情不好;情緒低落

　　——Kate was really feeling down in the dumbrs about her latest chemistry assignment.

　　(Kate為最近的化學作業(yè)成績感到很沮喪。)

　　I burned midnight oil yesterday. So I feel down in the dumbrs today.

　　我昨天晚上熬夜了。今天我打不起精神。

　　例如：If they do feel down in the dumbrs though, they are also more likely to turn to a general brractitioner rather than family for helbr.

　　如果他們確實感到抑郁，他們也更傾向于向普通科醫(yī)師而不是家人求助。

　　6、few and far between 不多;少而分散的;不常碰到或發(fā)現(xiàn)的;稀少的

　　——Steve is really a terrific guy. (Steve真是不簡單。)

　　——He sure is. Ones like him are few and far between. (當然。像他那樣的人可不多見。)

　　例如：If you wait for inspiration to slap you in the face, your work sessions will be few and far between.

　　如果你等著靈感在你的臉上扇一巴掌，你的工作進展將稀少而漫長。