托福考试中常见的习语内容（4）

　　Model:

　　——Lynn left no stone unturned in her research, and handed in an excellent paper. (Lynn全力以赴做她的研究，交了一篇优秀的论文。)

　　42)on cloud nine 沉浸在幸福之中;非常高兴

　　Model:

　　——Marcia looks like she’s on cloud nine. Do you know what made her so happy? (Marcia好象沉浸在幸福之中。你知道她为什么这么高兴吗?)

　　——She just had a paper accepted for publication. (她有一篇文章要发表了。)

　　43)on the tip of one’s tongue 一时想不起来，话到嘴边又忘记

　　Model:

　　——Are you sure you can’t remember the name of that record? (你肯定记不起来那张唱片的名字吗?)

　　——It’s just on the tip of my tongue! (我就是一时想不起来了。

　　44)reach the bottom of the barrel 用完，弹尽粮绝

　　Model:

　　——Don’t you have any other clean shirts? (你还有其它干净衬衫吗?)

　　——I guess I’ve reached the bottom of the barrel. (我想我已经用完了。)

　　45)rub sb. the wrong way 使(某人)有点恼火;惹怒;引起反感;烦扰，打搅

　　Model:

　　——What do you think of our new economics instructor? (你觉得新经济学老师怎么样?)

　　——I don’t know. Something about him rubs me the wrong way. (不知怎么的，他有点让我反感。)

　　46)scratch the surface 只懂皮毛，很不了解(通常和限制性副词如only, hardly等词连用)

　　Model:

　　——You’ve certainly done a lot of research for your project. (你显然对你的课题做了不少研究。)

　　——It seems like a lot, but actually I’ve only scratched the surface. (看上去不少，但事实上我只懂一些毛皮。)

　　47)up in the air 尚未决定的;捉摸不定的;悬而未决的

　　Model:

　　——Her plans for the weekend are still up in the air. (她尚未决定如何度过这个周末。)

　　48)wear and tear 磨损;消耗

　　Model:

　　——Why do you always put on slippers when you go into your apartment? (为什么你老是一进公寓就穿上拖鞋?)

　　——It saves wear and tear on the carpet. (拖鞋不磨损地毯。)

　　49)with flying colors 大获全胜;胜利地

　　Model:

　　——How did Ellen do on her Ancient History exam? (Ellen古代史考得怎么样?)

　　——She passed with flying colors. (她考得好极了。)

　　50)get off on the wrong foot 开始就不顺利;一开始就犯了个错误

　　Model: [1995.5.]

　　——I hate to get off on the wrong foot. (我讨厌一开始就犯错误。)