11.like apples and oranges 用來(lái)表示無(wú)法相比的事物

　　Model: [1997.1.]

　　——Which game do you think is more difficult to learn, chess or bridge? (你認(rèn)為橋牌和象棋哪個(gè)更難學(xué)?)

　　——They are like apples and oranges. (它倆沒(méi)法比較。)

　　12.look for a needle in a hay stack 大海撈針

　　Model: [1990.1.]

　　——We are supposed to meet John here at the train station. (我們要在火車(chē)站接John。)

　　——That’s like looking for a needle in a hay stack . (那可真是大海撈針。)

　　13.lose one’s train of 忘記

　　Model: [1995.1.]

　　——When you interrupted me, you made me lose my train of thought. (你打斷了我的思考，我忘記我在想什么了。)

　　14.meet each other half way 相互妥協(xié)，讓步

　　Model: [1992.8.]

　　——My chemistry project is in trouble because my partner and I had totally different ideas about how to proceed. (我的化學(xué)課題出問(wèn)題了。在進(jìn)展問(wèn)題上，我與我的合作者意見(jiàn)完全不同。)

　　——You should try to meet each other half way. (你們應(yīng)該相互妥協(xié)。)

　　15.on the dot 準(zhǔn)時(shí);正點(diǎn)

　　Model: [1992.8.]

　　——Did you and Amanda really meet exactly five minutes to two in front of the theatre? (你和Amanda確實(shí)在差5分兩點(diǎn)的時(shí)候到達(dá)劇院門(mén)口了嗎?)

　　——Yes, we were both there on the dot. (是的，我倆都準(zhǔn)點(diǎn)到達(dá)。)

　　16.once and for all 最后一次;干脆

　　Model: [1996.1.]

　　——I am going to tell that neighbor of mine to turn down that music once and for all.(我要最后一次告訴我那個(gè)鄰居把音樂(lè)聲關(guān)小。)

　　——I see why you are angry. But I’ve always found that the polite route is the most effective. (我明白你為什么惱火。但我總覺(jué)得禮貌的方式是最有效的。)

　　17.out of earshot 不在聽(tīng)力所及范圍

　　Model: [1995.10.]

　　——Hey? John! John! (嗨! John! John! )

　　——Save your breath. He’s out of earshot. (省口氣吧，他聽(tīng)不見(jiàn)。)

　　18.out of this world 非常好

　　Model: [1995.10.]

　　——Have you tried Susan’s apple pie? (你試過(guò)Susan的蘋(píng)果派嗎?)

　　——I got the last piece. And it was out of this world. (我拿到最后一塊。好吃極了。)

　　19.play by ear 隨機(jī)應(yīng)變，視情形而定

　　Model: [1989.8.]

　　——Marty, are you doing anything special for your presentation in political science tomorrow? (Marty，你在為明天的政治學(xué)演講準(zhǔn)備與眾不同的材料嗎?)

　　——Not really, because the class so often turns into a discussion, I’ve decided to play it by ear. (不。那門(mén)課常常最后變成討論。我決定視情形而定。)

　　20. ring a bell 令人想起某件事;聽(tīng)起來(lái)耳熟

　　Model: [1992.10.]

　　——That name just doesn’t ring a bell with me. (那個(gè)名字我一點(diǎn)也不熟。)

　　以上就是托福聽(tīng)力真題中的20個(gè)經(jīng)典句，大家在日常備考中可以多積累一些托福聽(tīng)力常用詞匯，句子，以及背景知識(shí)，提高對(duì)托福聽(tīng)力段子的把握度。

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