最好的練習聽力的材料就是托福考試聽力真題,在托福聽力真題中有一些詞語很經典，但卻是考生聽不懂意思的小詞小句，新東方網托福頻道把這些詞語拿出來，考生們要認真練習。真題就是要反復做,帶著問題去做。做完之后對了答案,不要僅限于對完答案,就把這套真題放在一邊,而是要拿這套真題衡量自己的水平。

1.take a rain check 改天吧

Can you come over for dinner tonight? (今天晚上來吃飯好嗎?)

I’m up to my ears in work, so I’ll have to take a raincheck。(我工作很忙，改天吧。)

2. lost count 弄不清楚

Ever since your girlfriend moved to Bridgeport, you are alwaysdriving there. How many trips a week do you makeanyway?(自從你的女友搬到Bridgeport，你老是開車去看她。一周去幾次啊?)

I have lost count, but I can do it with my eyesclosed。(搞不清楚了，但我閉著眼也能摸過去。)

3. be in another world 精神恍惚;魂不守舍

Pete’s really out of it these days。(Pete 這幾天有點心不在焉。)

Yeah, I know. Ever since he met Ann, he’s been in anotherworld。(我同意。自從他遇見Ann, 他就魂不守舍了。)

4. make yourself at home 隨意，隨便

Do you mind if I take off my jacket?(你介意我脫下夾克嗎?)

Of course not, make yourself at home。(當然不介意，隨意一點!)

5. save your breath 省口氣吧;別白費口舌了

Hey? John! John!(嘿，John! John!)

Save your breath. He"s out of earshot。(省口氣吧。他已經聽不到了。)

6. make sense 有意義，理解

The plot of that movie is hard to follow。(那部電影的情節很難跟得上。)

It makes more sense the second time。(再看一遍就理解了。)

7. cost sb. an arm and a leg 非常昂貴

Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave toLinda?(你看到Bill送給Linda的鉆戒了嗎?)

I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and aleg。(當然了。那一定很昂貴。)

8.burn a hole in one’s pocket 很快地被花光

Have you saved enough to buy that new printer for your computeryet? (你攢足錢給你的電腦買一臺新打印機了嗎?)

You know money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately .Maybe next month. (這幾個月我花錢如流水。也許下個月吧。)

9.fill one’s shoes 很好地頂替;令人滿意地替代

Have you heard that Professor Jones is retiring?(你聽說Jones教授要退休了嗎?)

Yes. The faculty won’t find anyone to fill her shoes。(是的。學校將很難找到合適的人來代替她。)

10.is ice cold 表示理所當然

Does Prof. Ford always come to class? (Ford教授總是來上課嗎?)

Is ice cold? (當然了。)

11.like apples and oranges 用來表示無法相比的事物

Which game do you think is more difficult to learn, chess orbridge? (你認為橋牌和象棋哪個更難學?)

They are like apples and oranges. (它倆沒法比較。)

12.look for a needle in a hay stack 大海撈針

We are supposed to meet John here at the train station。(我們要在火車站接John。)

That’s like looking for a needle in a hay stack . (那可真是大海撈針。)

13.lose one’s train of 忘記

When you interrupted me, you made me lose my train of thought。(你打斷了我的思考，我忘記我在想什么了。)

14.meet each other half way 相互妥協，讓步

My chemistry project is in trouble because my partner and I hadtotally different ideas about how to proceed。(我的化學課題出問題了。在進展問題上，我與我的合作者意見完全不同。)

You should try to meet each other half way. (你們應該相互妥協。)

15.on the dot 準時;正點

Did you and Amanda really meet exactly five minutes to two infront of the theatre? (你和Amanda確實在差5分兩點的時候到達劇院門口了嗎?)

Yes, we were both there on the dot. (是的，我倆都準點到達。)

16.once and for all 最后一次;干脆

I am going to tell that neighbor of mine to turn down that musiconce and for all。(我要最后一次告訴我那個鄰居把音樂聲關小。)

I see why you are angry. But I’ve always found that the politeroute is the most effective. (我明白你為什么惱火。但我總覺得禮貌的方式是最有效的。)

17.out of earshot 不在聽力所及范圍

Hey? John! John! (嗨! John! John! )

Save your breath. He’s out of earshot. (省口氣吧，他聽不見。)

18.out of this world 非常好

Have you tried Susan’s apple pie? (你試過Susan的蘋果派嗎?)

I got the last piece. And it was out of this world。(我拿到最后一塊。好吃極了。)

19.play by ear 隨機應變，視情形而定

Marty, are you doing anything special for your presentation inpolitical science tomorrow? (Marty，你在為明天的政治學演講準備與眾不同的材料嗎?)

Not really, because the class so often turns into a discussion,I’ve decided to play it by ear. (不。那門課常常最后變成討論。我決定視情形而定。)

20. ring a bell 令人想起某件事;聽起來耳熟