那些你所不知道的常用托福口语俚语

 　　zero in on 瞄准;集中精力于

　　例句：Once you have identified suspicious¹ traffic, you can then start to add specifications² on the command line to zero in on the detail of the traffic.

　　一旦您识别出了可疑流量，您就可以开始在命令行上添加参数以便关注于流量细节

　　Gentleman’s agreement 君子协议

　　例句："What we have seen over the past couple years is, you might think of it as a kind of a gentleman's agreement not to discuss Iraq, " he said.

　　格伦说：“过去两三年的情况看起来好像是一种君子协定，就是大家同意不讨论伊拉克问题

　　Walk on air 兴高采烈

　　例句：Some students seem to walk on air after they succeed in passing the entrance examination³ of college.

　　一些学生在考入大学后似乎有些忘乎所以了。

　　At an awkward⁴ age 即将成年

　　例句：Tom was very easy to bring up and never seemed to have an awkward age at all.

　　汤姆是一个很容易带大的孩子，他好像从来就没有 成年前的那种彷徨。

　　Autumn of somebody’s life 在垂暮之年

　　例句：It's amazing that somebody can still contribute⁵ to society even in the autumn of his life.

　　令人惊异的是，有人在垂暮之年还能够为社会作贡献。

　　Paint the lily 多此一举

　　例句：Comment upon this would be to paint the lily.

　　对此发表评论无异于画蛇添足。

　　Lay at somebody’s door 归咎于某人

　　例句：Don't lay the blame at my door; you spilled food on the carpet too!

　　不要只责怪我;你也把食物打翻在地毯上呀!

　　Wall-to-wall 无处不在的; 似无处不在的

　　例句：Within minutes, the presidential salvo is wall-to-wall on the wire services and TV news. Then the Internet.

　　几分钟之内，总统保留态度的看法就被各大新闻通讯社和电视新闻台铺天盖地地作了报道，接着上了互联网。

　　To Put on the dog 摆阔、装门面

　　例句：But what I like about him was that he never put on the dog to show off his money.

　　但是我喜欢他的一点的是他从来不乱花钱来炫耀他的富有。

　　On the side 作为兼职

　　例句：He's a teacher but he does some journalism⁶ on the side.

　　他是教师,可还兼职做一些新闻工作.

　　Get into the swing of thing 积极投入某事

　　例句：It took time to get into the swing of things.

　　熟悉情况需要一些时间.

1 suspicious   

adj.可疑的，容易引起怀疑的，猜疑的，疑心的

参考例句：

• A man was hanging about the house in a suspicious manner.一个男人在房子周围可疑地荡来荡去。
• He's so suspicious he would distrust his own mother.他这个人疑心太重，连自己的母亲也不相信。

2 specifications   

n.规格；载明；详述；（产品等的）说明书；说明书( specification的名词复数 )；详细的计划书；载明；详述

参考例句：

• Our work must answer the specifications laid down. 我们的工作应符合所定的规范。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This sketch does not conform with the specifications. 图文不符。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 examination   

n.考试，考查，试题；检查，调查

参考例句：

• Teachers always judge their students on the final examination.老师常根据期末考试来评价他们的学生。
• He put up a good show in the final examination.他在期末考试中表现得不错。

4 awkward   

adj.笨拙的，尴尬的，使用不便的，难处理的

参考例句：

• John is so shy and awkward that everyone notices him.约翰如此害羞狼狈，以至于大家都注意到了他。
• I was the only man among the guests and felt rather awkward.作为客人中的唯一男性，我有些窘迫。

5 contribute   

vt.有助于，捐助，投稿；vi.出力，捐献，投稿

参考例句：

• The rich will be asked to contribute money;the strong to contribute labour.有钱出钱，有力出力。
• The three sons also contribute to the family business.这3个儿子也为家族事业做出了贡献。

6 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
• He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。