[下载]转 “新托福必备听力习语200条”和自己整理的英文版

原帖地址http://www.neworiental.org/publish/portal0/tab1216/info322756.htm；感觉以口语化、informal的短语居多，不知道对于toefl听力是不是真的有用^_^

花了一下午整理出的英文释义主要来自于http://dictionary.cambridge.org。

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a breath of fresh air

someone or something that is new and different and makes everything seem more exciting 
Angela's like a breath of fresh air when she comes to stay.
After all the criticism, his positive comments came as a breath of fresh air.

wet blanket noun [C usually singular] DISAPPROVING
a person who says or does something that stops other people enjoying themselves

be all ears   to be waiting eagerly to hear about something:
I'm all ears - tell us what they had to say.

be all eyes  to watch someone or something with a lot of interest:
We were all eyes as the Princess emerged from the car.

chip (sth) in (PAY) phrasal verb [M] INFORMAL
to give some money when several people are giving money to pay for something together:
They all chipped in fifty pounds and bought their mother a trip to Greece.

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toefl听力好像真没多少口语化的东西

反正考托福也是为了出去，收了总有用

谢谢！！