托福听力并不象想像的那么难，其中有很多非常实用，非常经典的短语，只要你能熟记一些短语，并且注意其中语调，相信您的托福听力会跃上一个新台阶。在新东方读过班的人都知道小钱老师，他将听力讲的非常有趣。在笑声中，便记住几个短语。好了，长话短说，我们将列出托福听力的一些短语，与大家共享。另外大家可以购买新东方的《TOEFL听力习语必备》，许杨编著。

　　A big sale

　　大减价。托福听力围绕学生生活的话题较多，学生总是没钱，所以一听到on sale 或者for sale，A big sale，等等大减价等总是非常有兴趣。

　　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 离……差的老远，有很大的差别
　　The published book is a far cry from the early manuscript.

　　Anything but 单单除……之外；恰恰不
　　对照习语：nothing but, 意为正是，只是，不过。

　　She is nothing but poor. 她很穷。
　　Susan is anything but poor. 苏珊一点也不穷。

　　Are you kidding? 你开什么玩笑？

　　类似说法：you must be kidding, you must be joking? Are you joking ? you kidding? You joking? 等等, 一起记。

　　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 一天不间断，一天24小时不停
　　Martha studied around the clock for her management exam.

　　Be backed up （交通）堵了；（活）拖下来了

　　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 生气

　　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 有钱存不住

　　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 取得很大进展

　　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 把我算在内，我一块去

　　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 让某人发疯

　　类似：drive someone crazy , drive someone mad, drive someone nuts, drive someone bananas, drive someone out of one's mind, drive someone out of one's senses 等。

　　This computer is driving me up the wall.

　　Eat up 吃光, 占用

　　A: Are you going to join the chess club this year?
　　B: Chess eats up too much of my time.

　　Fall asleep （腿）麻了

　　Oh, I must have been sitting in the same position for too long, my legs have fallen asleep.

　　Few and far between 很少见, 稀少

　　A: Steve is a really terrific guy
　　B: He sure is. Friends like him are few and far between.

　　Fill in for 代替

　　类似说法，一起掌握。Fill one's position, fill one's place, fill one's vacancy, fill one's shoes, take the position, take the place of, take over

　　A:Roger was ferverish yesterday, I am not sure if he'll be up to attending today's meeting.
　　B: Then can someone fill in for him?

　　Get off the ground 开始；起作用；进行很顺利

　　A: how did you talk w

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