托福听力中的美式小短语听不懂怎么办?很多同学会吐槽,在托福听力中总是会有很多小的短语或者表达方式,突然出现让人听不懂,尤其在对话中,所以新航道常州托福小编这次将给大家梳理TPO和真题中的常见短语表达,希望能够帮助大家扫清理解的障碍,让大家一听就懂。
1. have a new angle on: 对…有新的见解
原句:I think I have a new angle on them.
英文解释:have a new perspective on…
更多例句:Now, I have a new angle on what success is.
2. straighten out: (使)变直,(使)变正;理清,整顿(混乱的局面)
原句:I really thought I would be able to straighten this out without her, you know, she did me a huge favor by giving me extra time.
英文释义:to make or become straight or aligned in some way
更多例句:Can you straighten out those picture frames so they all line up ?
3. skate on thin ice: 如履薄冰
原句:I feel like I’m skating on thin ice with her.
英文解释: engaged in some activity or behavior that is very risky, dangerous, or likely to cause a lot of trouble.
更多例句: You are skating on thin ice when you ask me that!
4. that wasn’t always the case: 情况并不总是…
原句:Well, it's that way in almost all schools now, but that wasn't always the case.
更多例句:While we would like to believe that everyone is kind and honest, sadly that is not always the case.5. it turns out that: 原来,结果是
原句:it turns out that her grandfather was actually there in the period of jazz I am writing about.
英文解释:to happen, to end up
更多例句:After it was all over, it turned out that both of us were pleased with the bargain.
6. turn in: 提交,递交
原句:Yeah, well, I could write the paper as it is and turn it in on time and it would be fine.
英文解释:to submit or hand in something
更多例句: She turned in the lost wallet at the local police station.
7. when it comes to: 当涉及…
原句:They don't have a lot of competition when it comes to that food.
英文解释:when considering some particular person, thing or action
更多例句:There is nothing she doesn’t know when it comes to computers.
8. in terms of: 就…而言
原句:As you can probably surmise, styles of pottery vary over time, in terms of how they're made, what they're made of and what they were used for. 英文解释: regarding, in reference to…
更多例句:In terms of merger, I’m afraid I can’t provide any more details at this time.
好了我们今天的短语就讲到这里啦,你们都学会了么?大家记得多读读背背哦,这样托福听力才能听得更明白。如果能灵活应用这些短语,在口语中,也能帮大家提高语言表达的地道性哦!看完新常州托福小编分享的实用资料,你是不是还想学习更多给力的考托知识技巧?可以关注新航道常州学校哦!