托福听力中很多素材都会使用常用的语法，今天小编就来给你们汇总一下。
托福听力中很多素材都会使用常用的语法，今天小编就来给你们汇总一下。
1.all the rage
中文翻译：风靡一时
英语释义：英语释义：popular or fashionable at the moment
真题例句：Before long, Hawaiian steel guitar music was all the rage in the mainland US.
例句翻译：不久，夏威夷吉他就在美国本土风靡起来。
2.at odd
中文翻译：争执 ; 不一致
英语释义：cannot agree or argue with someone
真题例句：They try to fit in with the rest of the world even though it ’ s at odds with their beliefs and their identities.
例句翻译：他们正努力融入*，尽管他们和*其他地方有着不同的身份和信仰。
3.be that as it may
中文翻译：即使如此，尽管那样 ; 话虽如此
英语释义：even so, even now
真题例句：But be that as it may, whatever the exact date, whether it's 15,000, 20,000or 30,000 years a, the Chauvet paintings are from the dawn of art.
例句翻译：尽管如此，无论准确的日期是哪天，哪怕是在 15000、20000 还是 30000 年前，肖维岩洞的壁画都被认为是艺术的开端。
4.do the trick
中文翻译：奏效，成功
英语释义： places, make a hit
真题例句：Yeah,I can see how that might do the trick. But, anyway, what I wanted to ask was, when you started talking about game theory.Well, I know a little bit about it, but I am not clear about its use in biology.
例句翻译：是的，我已经看到效果了，但是，我还是想问一下，当你提到 game theory 的时候，我是有一定的了解，但是我不知道这个理论是如何运用在生物学中的。
5.down the drain
中文翻译：浪费掉 ; 徒劳 ; 堕落
英语释义：wasted or produces no results
真题例句：I know, but I didn ’ t want to risk the project ing down the drain.
例句翻译：我知道，但是我不能让这个项目冒功亏一篑的风险。
6.drop in the bucket
中文翻译：沧海一粟，九牛一毛，杯水车薪
英语释义：something is so small that it won't make any noticeable difference.
真题例句：It can generate 194 megawatts of electric power, but that ’ s just a drop in the bucket.
例句翻译：它能产生 194 兆瓦的电量，但是也是杯水车薪。
7.from scratch
中文翻译：白手起家，从头做起
英语释义：from the beginning
真题例句：But we've t all the sources and its due next week. We don ’ t have time to start from scratch.
例句翻译：但是我们已经找好各种资料了，截止日期是下周，我们已经没有时间重新来过了。
8.get a handle on
中文翻译：控制，掌握，驾驭，左右
英语释义：get something under control
真题例句：Apparently,it also contributes to the development of a brain that's flexible, a brain that's quickly able to get a handle on unfamiliar situations.
例句翻译：很显然，它对大脑灵活、*的适应陌生环境有着重要帮助。
9.heavenly body
中文翻译：天体
英语释义：planet
真题例句：That's because of their belief at the time that the heavenly bodies, the Sun,Moon,Stars and Planets, were perfect, without any flaws or blemishes.
例句翻译：这是因为他们坚信所有的行星，太阳，月亮等等，都是完美无瑕的。
10.high and low
中文翻译：到处
英语释义：everywhere
真题例句：And it so happened that the cellist graduated last year. They ’ ve been searching high and low for a replacement, someone with experience.
例句翻译：大提琴手去年毕业了，他们到处寻找有经验的接班人。
