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【托福培训-口语】托福口语中关于时间的表达

2017-08-21 14:12

来源:新东方

作者:孟炎

  新东方孟炎老师为大家带来托福口语中关于时间的表达,大家在托福口语表达中可以灵活地使用这些词组,为自己的口语流利度和地道程度加分

托福培训

 

  once in a blue moon: 偶尔、千载难逢

  I don't usually hang out here, just once in a blue moon.

  kill some time:消磨时间

  Where shall I go to kill some time?

  at the drop of a hat:动辄

  He was ready to quarrel at the drop of a hat.

  burn the midnight oil:熬夜

  You shouldn't burn the midnight oil.

  nick of time:紧要关头

  His generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time.

  spur of the moment:一时冲动

  He bought the car on the spur of the moment.

  days are numbered:气数已尽、日子屈指可数

  The old man' s days are numbered.

  Down to the wire:最后时刻、接近最后期限

  I think the election will got right down to the wire.

  Eleventh hour:最后时刻

  He turned in the report at the eleventh hour.

  From the word go: 一开始

  He's been against the plan from the word go.

  In the long run:长期

  The product can help you to save money in the long run.

  Jump the gun:草率行事、操之过急

  Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while.

  put something On hold:稍等

  The decision was put on hold until a meeting of the party's central committee.

  Shake a leg:赶快

  Shake a leg! The bus won't wait.

  quick off the mark:马上行动

  Be quick off the mark if you hear of something promising.

  Step on it:加速

  If he didn't drive faster, we were going to be late, so I told him to step on it.

  Time on one's hands:有空余的时间

  I've got extra time on my hands.

  Under the wire:在截止日期前, the last minute

  He applied the college just under the wire.

  Until the cows come home:一直的、很晚很晚

  This wine's delicious! I could drink it until the cows come home.

  作者简介 

济南新东方孟炎老师

  孟炎,托福(TOEFL)口语优秀主讲师,毕业于密苏里大学哥伦比亚分校,经济学硕士,SAS高级程序员。托福114,GRE高分通过(1330),2008年外研社全国大学生英语竞赛特等奖(全省仅4人),演讲比赛优胜奖;全额奖学金获得者,曾在经济系任研究生助教教授美国本科生经济学课程。

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