2013年托福写作必备词组（1）

 　　英文写作反映考生综合运用英语语言的能力，只有在宏观和微观两个方面都把握得当才能构成一篇完美的TOEFL作文。这里的宏观是就一篇文章的框架结构而言的，而微观是指一篇文章的语篇要素，即文章中表达意义的微观单位，包括单词、短语和句子。语篇要素运用的纯熟，能很好地反映一个人的语言修养，准确的用词、多样化的句式结构以及精妙得体的修辞会使整篇文章熠熠生辉，极富感染力。

　　1.have an ace¹ in the hole

　　握有王牌,很有把握

　　When you have the ace in your hand,you have something which you can use to gain an advantage when you need it.have an ace in the hole(American)

　　2.a class act

　　(在运动或演艺方面)很出色的人

　　I have been tracking Neil for a year,he is a class act and I have got a lot respect for his ability.

　　我已跟踪尼尔一年，他是个出色的家伙，我很崇拜他的能力。

　　3.break one’s back

　　努力地工作

　　When you’re breaking your back to make an enterprise work,it’s going to cut into your time with family.

　　当你全身心投入工作的时候，会侵占到家庭生活的时间。

　　4.get someone’s back up

　　激怒某人

　　What does get my back up is a girlfriend who gets too jealous if someone else finds me attractive.

　　5.hat in hand

　　求助，乞讨

　　He ended up going hat in hand to the neighbours.

　　他沦落到向邻居乞讨。

　　6.in the cards

　　可能发生

　　He believes an invasion was never in the cards.

　　他相信入侵永不会发生。

　　7.a change of heart

　　态度的改变

　　8.get no change out of someone

　　从某人处没有得到任何帮助

　　You won’t get any change out of him,so don’t expect it .

　　你不会从他那儿得到任何帮助，别指望了。

　　9.chapter and verse

　　所有细节

　　The instruction gives you chapter and verse

　　使用说明给出了所有细节。

　　10.cut to the chase

　　言归正传

　　He talked about the need to see all points of view,then he cut to the chase.

　　11.cut a dash

　　(外表)给人留下深刻印象

　　Tania cut a daring dash with a dress slashed² almost to the waist .

　　12.in the dark

　　一无所知;蒙在鼓里

　　13.out of one’s depth

　　力所不能及

　　He felt out of his depth on a diploma course.

　　14.get one’s just deserts

　　活该

　　15.die like a dog

　　凄苦地死去(古)

　　16.every dog has its day

　　风水轮流转

　　17.It’s a dog’s life

　　(抱怨生活或工作不如意)

　　18.in the doghouse

　　四面楚歌

　　Insurance companies are already in the doghouse over poor advice on pensions which has left hundreds of thousands of people worse off.

　　19.do the donkey work

　　做乏味的工作

　　20.do something like a dream

　　做的很出色

　　The first stages of installation worked like a dream.

　　21.all dressed up with nowhere to go

　　准备充分，但没机会去做

　　If funding dries up ,the opera houses will be all dressed up ,but with nowhere to go .

　　22.do something at the drop of a hat

　　卤莽行事

　　23.a drop in the ocean/bucket

　　微不足道，沧海一粟

　　The size of the grants have been attacked by groups as merely a drop in the ocean.

　　24.be all ears

　　洗耳恭听

　　Now you can say ,I am all ears.

　　25.down to earth

　　现实，实际

　　He is blunt,outspoken,practical and down to earth.

　　keep somebody in the dark

　　不让某人知道

1 ace   

n.A牌；发球得分；佼佼者；adj.杰出的

参考例句：

• A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。
• He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。

2 slashed   

v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• Someone had slashed the tyres on my car. 有人把我的汽车轮胎割破了。
• He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife. 他用刀把树皮从树上砍下。 来自《简明英汉词典》