历年TOEFL听力常考的55个习语(2)

　　21)share a common outlook 有共同的观点  
　　--Jeff and Alan share a common outlook on life. (Jeff 和Alan对于生活有共同的观点。)  
　　22)six of one and half-a-dozen of the other 半斤八两；没什么区别  
　　--I can’t decide whether to take anthropology or geology this term. (我决定不了这学期是选人类学还是地理课。)  
　　--It’s six of one and half-a-dozen of the other. (两门无甚差别。)  
　　23)stick around 在附近逗留或等待  
　　--Leaving the party so soon? We’re just getting ready to cut the cake. (这么早就要走？我们刚准备要切蛋糕。)  
　　--Sorry, I can’t stick around. (对不起，我不能继续待在这儿了。)  
　　24)stick with 继续做，坚持  
　　--I wonder what this new flavor of ice cream tastes like? (我想知道这种新的冰激凌是什么味道？)  
　　--I tried it last week. If I were you, I would stick with an old favorite. (上周我吃过，若我是你，我会继续吃以前爱吃的那种。)  
　　25)straighten out 扯平；结清  
　　--I almost forgot. I still owe you ten dollars from the other night. Do you have change for a twenty? (我差点忘了。不久前的一个晚上我借了你10块钱，到现在还没还呢，你现在能找开20元的吗？)  
　　--Oh, not at the moment. Let’s just straighten it out some other time. (哦，现在不能。以后再结清吧。)  
　　26)toss and turn (身体)翻来覆去(通常表示难以入睡)  
　　--Last night I tossed and turned in bed, too exhausted to sleep. (昨晚我辗转反侧，怎么也睡不着)  
　　27)turn one’s back (在别人遇到困难时)不愿帮助  
　　--He’ll turn his back on me if I ask for money. (我若向他借钱，他就会不理我。)  
　　28)under the weather 身体不适，生病  
　　--It’s good to see you, Mary. How have you been? (看见你真高兴，Mary。你好吗？)  
　　--Actually I have been feeling under the weather recently. (其实这两天我身子不大舒服。)
　　29)bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂；心有余而力不足；不自量力；力不从心  
　　--I hear you’ve been taking an advanced physics course this semester. How’s it going? (我听说这学期你在上高等物理课。这门课怎么样？)  
　　--I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew. (我是心有余而力不足啊。)  
　　30)break new ground 创新  
　　--His architectural design broke new ground in the field. (他的建筑设计是这个领域里的创新。)