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托福听力常见美国本乡化词汇100个：托福听力不一样于高考听力。托福听力更偏重口语性，所用的词汇和短语有很强的美国本乡性。在听力中一些词语不像咱们常常在讲义里见到的词语，所以堆集一些本乡的词汇和短语有助于听懂托福听力。以下是100个在托福听力考试中常常呈现的托福听力词汇：
1. a big shot = an important person 大腕儿，大亨
2. a breath of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人
3. Achilles’
heel 丧命缺陷;特性的瑕疵
4. be all ears 洗耳恭听
5. be all eyes 目不斜视
6. a wet blanket 讨人嫌的人
7. chip in = contribute money 捐赠，集资
8. sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly 热销
9. get butterflies in one’s stomach = get nervous 严峻不安
10. two thumbs up 举双手撑持
11. be the apple of one’s eye = be very precious to sb.非常宝贵
12. pull one’ s leg = tease someone 开或人玩笑
13. break one’ s back 勤劳作业
14. twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永久，一向
15. go for a song = be sold very cheaply 贱卖
16. bucket down = rain very heavily 滂沱大雨
17. backroom boys 不和里英豪
18. below the mark = not measure up 不可水平，不合格
19. beyond compare 绝佳的，最好的
20. break even 不赔不赚
21. by the book 照章就事
22. cast a cloud over 泼冷水，是蒙上阴影
23. castles in the sky / air 海市蜃楼
24. as clear as a bell 十清楚白
25. clear the air 消除误解
26. come to terms 达到协议
27. shed crocodile tears 假装啼哭，假慈悲
28. cut corners 走捷径
29. do’s and don’ts 行为标准
30. face the music 面临实际
31. fair and square 正大光亮的
