托福听力真题：经典难理解小词小句汇总（新增版）

在托福真题听力中，除了常见高频句型，还有很多简短却易被误解的小词小句——它们句式简单、出现频率高，但字面意思与实际含义差异较大，是考生听懂听力、捕捉关键信息的“绊脚石”。以下为大家新增总结这类经典小词小句，搭配对应托福真题场景，助力大家精准破解听力难点，提升备考效率：

例：save your breath 省口气吧；别白费口舌了

Model: [1995.10.(14)]

—— Hey? John! John! (嘿，John! John!)

—— Save your breath. He's out of earshot. (省口气吧。他已经听不到了。)

例：cost sb. an arm and a leg 非常昂贵

Model: [1999.1.(4)]

—— Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda? (你看到Bill送给Linda的钻戒了吗?)

—— I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg. (当然了。那一定很昂贵。)

例：burn a hole in one’s pocket 很快被花光

Model: [1997.10]

—— Have you saved enough to buy that new printer for your computer yet? (你攒足钱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. (这几个月我花钱如流水。也许下个月吧。)

例：fill one’s shoes 很好地顶替；令人满意地替代

Model: [1997.8.]

—— 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。)

例：is ice cold 表示理所当然

Model: [1995.10.]

—— Does Prof. Ford always come to class? (Ford教授总是来上课吗?)

—— Is ice cold? (当然了。)

例：like apples and oranges 无法相比的事物

Model: [1997.1.]

—— Which game do you think is more difficult to learn, chess or bridge? (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。)