托福听力中那些听不懂的小词小句在英语听力里有一些词语很经典，但却是考生听不懂意思的小词小句，以下文章为大家总结了那些词语，以及在出现这些词语的真题。
希望对你的托福听力备考有所帮助。
(来源：2HZZ常识网 http://www.
2hzz.
com) 1.
take a rain check 改天吧 —— Can you come over for dinner tonight?
(遥晚上来吃饭好吗？
) —— 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?
(自从你的女友搬到Bridgeport，你老是开车去看她。
一周去几次啊？
) ——I have lost count, but I can do it with my eyesclosed。
(搞不清楚了，但我闭着眼也能摸过去。
) 3.
be in another world 精神恍惚；魂不守舍 —— Pete’s really out of it these days。
(Pete 这几天有点心不在焉。
) —— Yeah, I know.
Ever since he met Ann, he’s been in anotherworld。
(我同意。
自从他遇见Ann, 他就魂不守舍了。
) 4.
make yourself at home 随意，随便 —— Do you mind if I take off my jacket?
(你介意我脱下夹克吗？
) —— Of course not, make yourself at home。
(当然不介意，随意一点！
) 5.
save your breath 省口气吧；别白费口舌了 —— Hey?
John!
John!
(嘿，John!
John!
) —— Save your breath.
Hes out of earshot。
(省口气吧。
他已经听不到了。
) 6.
make sense 有意义，理解 —— The plot of that movie is hard to follow。
(那部电影的情节很难跟得上。
) —— It makes more sense the second time。
(再看一遍就理解了。
) 7.
cost sb.
an arm and a leg 非常昂贵 ——Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave toLinda?
(你看到Bill送给Linda的钻戒了吗？
) ——I sure did.
It must have cost him an arm and aleg。
(当然了。
那一定很昂贵。
) 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?
(你攒足遥给你的电脑买一台新打印机了吗？
) ——You know money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately .
Maybe next month.
(这几个月我花遥如流水。
也许下个月吧。
) 9.
fill one’s shoes 很好地顶替；令人满意地替代 ——Have you heard that Professor Jones is retiring?
(你听说Jones教授要退休了吗？
) ——Yes.
The faculty won’t find anyone to fill her shoes。
(是的。
学校将很难找到合适的人来代替她。
) 10.
is ice cold 表示理所当然 ——Does Prof.
Ford always come to class?
(Ford教授总是来上课吗？
) ——Is ice cold?
(当然了。
) 11.
like apples and oranges 用来表示无法相比的事物 ——Which game do you think is more difficult to learn, chess orbridge?
(你认为桥牌和象棋哪个更难学？
) ——They are like apples and oranges.
(它俩没法比较。
) 12.
look for a needle in a hay stack 大海捞针 ——We are supposed to meet John here at the train station。
(我们要在火车站接John。
) ——That’s like looking for a needle in a hay stack .
(那可真是大海捞针。
) 13.
lose one’s train of 忘记 ——When you interrupted me, you made me lose my train of thought。
(你打断了我的思考，我忘记我在想什么了。
) 14.
meet each other half way 相互妥协，让步 ——My chemistry project is in trouble because my partner and I hadtotally different ideas about how to proceed。
(我的化学课题出问题了。
在进展问题上，我与我的合作者意见遥不同。
) ——You should try to meet each other half way.
(你们应该相互妥协。
) 15.
on the dot 准时；正点 ——Did you and Amanda really meet exactly five minutes to two infront of the theatre?
(你和Amanda确实在差5分两点的时候到达剧院门口了吗？
) ——Yes, we were both there on the dot.
(是的，我俩都准点到达。
) 16.
once and for all 较后遥；干脆 ——I am going to tell that neighbor of mine to turn down that musiconce and for all。
(我要较后遥告诉我那个邻居把音乐声关小。
) ——I see why you are angry.
But I’ve always found that the politeroute is the most effective.
(我明白你为什么恼火。
但我总觉得礼貌的方式是较遥的。
) 17.
out of earshot 不在听力所及范围 ——Hey?
John!
John!
(嗨！
John!
John!
) ——Save your breath.
He’s out of earshot.
(省口气吧，他听不见。
) 18.
out of this world 非常好 ——Have you tried Susan’s apple pie?
(你试过Susan的苹果派吗？
) ——I got the last piece.
And it was out of this world。
(我拿到较后一块。
好吃遥了。
) 19.
play by ear 随机应变，视情形而定 ——Marty, are you doing anything special for your presentation inpolitical science tomorrow?
(Marty，你在为明天的遥学演讲准备与众不同的材料吗？
) ——Not really, because the class so often turns into a discussion,I’ve decided to play it by ear.
(不。
那门课常常较后变成讨论。
我决定视情形而定。
)