雅思詞組1:on strike罷工

Transport workers are on slrike in Melbourne over a pay claim and the strike looks set to spread to other states.
墨爾本的運(yùn)輸工人舉行罷工要求加薪，這場罷工很可能會波及其他州。

雅思口語考試中，曾考過strike的另一個(gè)詞組:strike up a conversation，意為“攀談，搭仙”。

雅思詞組2:on the margin of接近于，近乎

When I learn that I have gone bankrupt, I'm on the margin of breaking down.
當(dāng)?shù)弥约阂哑飘a(chǎn)，我?guī)捉罎ⅰ?/p>

in the brink of, on the edge of

雅思詞組3:on the minus side不利的一面

On the minus side, our testers did not like the fact that the side of the cot did not drop down, making it dii}cult to pick up newborn babies.
我們的測試者覺得這個(gè)嬰兒床不好的一點(diǎn)是，側(cè)板不能降下，要抱起新生兒很困難。

minus常出現(xiàn)在稚思聽力的地理場景中，多用來表示溫度，如:minus five degree(零下五度)。

雅思詞組4:on the other hand另一方面

On the one hand they'd love to have kids, but on the other hand, they don't want to give up their freedom.
一方面，他們想要孩子，但另一方面，他們又不想放棄自由。

on the other side

雅思詞組5:on the phone在打電話;在電話里

Let me explain on the phone. I'm a counsellor here at the Student Services Section of the university and I'm interviewing overseas students to help me draw up a guide for new students.
我在電話里解釋吧。我是大學(xué)生服務(wù)中心的顧問，我正在采訪留學(xué)生，這有助于我草擬一個(gè)為新生服務(wù)的指南。

雅思詞組6:on the same wavelength具有相同的思路，合拍

Although we don't work together all the time, we are really on the same wavelength.
盡管我們并不總是一起工作，但我們真的很合拍。

be sympathetic to

雅思詞組7:on the weaker side不利的方面

I felt the small size was a real advantage. On the weaker side, I find the noise the key gives off unpleasant.
我覺得形狀小巧確實(shí)是個(gè)優(yōu)點(diǎn)。要說缺點(diǎn)，我發(fā)現(xiàn)鑰匙發(fā)出的聲音不悅耳。

雅思詞組8:on the whole總之;總體上,基本上,大體上

My opinion is on the whole the same with yours.
我的意見與你的大體相同。

all in all, in general

雅思詞組9:on top of除…之外;緊接著，緊靠著;在…上方;控制著，掌握著

A:You'd be expected to write an essay each month, which counts towards your final assessment. You have a case study to do by the end of the course, which might involve doing a survey or something like that, and also you need to hand in a short report every four weeks.
A:每個(gè)月要寫一篇論文，這將包括在你的期末評估里。在這門課程結(jié)束時(shí)還要做一個(gè)案例研究，這可能會是一個(gè)調(diào)查或類似的事，而且每四周還要交一份簡短的報(bào)告。

B:So, that's quite a lot of work, then, on top of working every day. It sounds like a lot of studying-and really tiring.
B:除了每天的學(xué)習(xí)外，還真有不少作業(yè)，聽起來學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù)很繁重，而且很令人厭煩。

Please put this record on top of this pile of books.
請把唱片放在這堆書的上面。

in addition to

雅思詞組10:one's/the best bet最好的方法

A:Where do you think I should put up the notice? Where everyone's guaranteed to see it.
A:你認(rèn)為我應(yīng)該把通知貼在哪兒?得是一個(gè)保證每個(gè)人都能看到的地方。

B:On the cafe notice board I should thsnk.
B:我認(rèn)為可以貼在咖啡館的布告牌上。

A:Hardly anyone looks at that.
A:幾乎沒有人會看那里。

B:Well, the newsletter is probably your best bet.
B:登在時(shí)事通訊欄可能是最好的辦法。