托福作为美国留学的必考语言科目，不可避免的要涉及到美国大学校园生活，尤其是同学之间、师生之间的谈话讨论问题如学业、感情、求助和吵架等，而这部分通常反映在托福听力考试中，希爱优（CIU）美语中心就给大家整理了关于校园里同学师生间聊天方面的高频词汇，希望对还在托福备考路上奋斗的考生们有所帮助。
be down and out:疲惫不堪，一蹶不振
EX: After about ten years of no business at all, they are practically down and out。
EX: I don't think you realize that I am down and out。
double date:两对伴侣的约会
EX: Sometimes it's more fun to go on a double date。
go off the deep end:鲁莽行事，感情用事
EX: He surely went off the deep end when he bought that restaurant。
go the whole hog:全力以赴
EX: When Bob became interested in model airplanes, he went the whole hog。
jump out of the frying pan into fire:每况愈下(from bad to worse)
EX: You're jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. By trying to straighten out with Mr.Bagnell, you're getting your self in trouble with Mrs. Bagnell。
jump down one's throat:横加指责
EX: I don't mind being corrected when I am wrong, but you don't need to jump down my throat。
lick into shape:塑造，训练整顿
EX: Two years in the army will lick him into shape。
EX: The inspection was announced at two o'clock, and they had the place licked into shape。
look down one's nose at:嗤之以鼻，瞧不起
EX:The man is a snob. He looks down his nose at most people
EX:He looks down his nose at the offer. (meaning he doesn't care about the offer。)
make heavy weather:发觉某事有困难
EX:Though the investment is at present making heavy weather, the future is regarded withconfidence。
make head or tail of: 弄清楚，懂得
EX:Can you understand this letter? I've read it through twice and I juse can't make head of tail of it。
Stand to reason 清楚而且合乎逻辑
Ex:It stands to reason that too many shopping choices can be as bad as too few。
Ex:If you drink too much coffee a day, it stands to reason that your health will suffer。
kick around 私下讨论一下
Ex: We haven't decided where to go on vacation. I think we'd better kick it around for a while。
put two and two together 找出解决之道
Ex: At first, he couldn't understand the directions for assembling the bookcase, but later on he was able to put two ond two together。
以上就是托福听力考试中出现的关于校园里同学师生间聊天方面的高频词汇，记住了这些词汇在托福考试中可以有意想不到的效果。既然是关于聊天的词汇就非常口语化，对托福口语也会有一定的帮助。希爱优（CIU）美语中心预祝大家托考成功！
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