A big sale
大減價(jià)。托福聽(tīng)力圍繞學(xué)生生活的話題較多，學(xué)生總是沒(méi)錢，所以一聽(tīng)到on sale 或者for sale，A big sale，等等大減價(jià)等總是非常有興趣。
A: Those are great sneakers, were they very expensive?
B: I never could have bought them if the shoe store wasn't having a big sale.
A far cry from 離……差的老遠(yuǎn)，有很大的差別
The published book is a far cry from the early manuscript.
Anything but 單單除……之外;恰恰不
對(duì)照習(xí)語(yǔ)：nothing but, 意為正是，只是，不過(guò)。
She is nothing but poor. 她很窮。
Susan is anything but poor. 蘇珊一點(diǎn)也不窮。
Are you kidding? 你開(kāi)什么玩笑?
類似說(shuō)法：you must be kidding, you must be joking? Are you joking ? you kidding? You joking? 等等, 一起記。
A: how did the game go the other night? Did you team win ?
B: Are you kidding? That would be a first.
Around the clock 一天不間斷，一天24小時(shí)不停
Martha studied around the clock for her management exam.
Be backed up (交通)堵了;(活)拖下來(lái)了
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks. I don't know if we'll make the 7:15 show.
A: I have two esams and three papers to get done in the next couple of days.
B: How did it get so backed up?
Be burned up 生氣
A: Susan still hasn't gotten her research paper work.
B: I know, and she is really burned up at the professor.
Burn a hole in one's pocket 有錢存不住
A: Have you saved enough to buy that new printer for your computer yet?
B: You know money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately. Maybe next month.
Come a long way 取得很大進(jìn)展
A: I saw some of your paintings at the student art exhibit. They are great.
B: Thanks. I feel as though I've come a long way.
Count me in 把我算在內(nèi)，我一塊去
A: I got an invitation to a financial planning seminar. And I don't want to go alone.
B: count me in. I need all the help I can get managing my money. Do some errands 作一些跑腿的事
A: We thought we'd all go out for lunch today. Can you be ready to leave at one o'clock?
B:I have to pick up my car and do a couple of errands , I'll just come straight to the resturant.
Drive somebody up the wall 讓某人發(fā)瘋