医学考博英语听力高频词组

医学考博英语听力高频词组

1. nothing but

W: How dare you be so rude to me!

M: I'm so sorry. I didn't really mean to hurt you. It's nothing but a joke!

【解析】

女士说：“你怎么敢对我如此粗鲁!”How dare you do sth. 这个句型表达说话人的愤怒和不满，意思是“你怎么敢……”。男士道歉说没想伤害这位女士，这只是一个玩笑而已。nothing but的含义是“仅仅”。

2. anything but

W: I heard you went to Pairs for holidays last week. I believe it was bound to be a wonderful trip!

M: Not exactly. My visit to Paris was anything but a pleasure trip.

【解析】

女士听说男士上周去巴黎度假了，并且相信这绝对是一次不错的旅行。be bound to do sth. 表示“一定……”。在男士的话语中，anything but的含义为“绝不、绝非”，因而男士的意思是他认为巴黎之行绝不是一次充满乐趣的旅行。

3. How come?

M: I have to tell you Sam failed the exam.

W: How come? Isn’t he the best student in the class?

【解析】

男士告诉女士说Sam考试不及格，女士很诧异。How come的含义相当于why。女士的意思是“怎么会这样?他难道不是班上最好的学生吗?”

4. I’m up to my ears in …

M: Can you come over for dinner tonight?

W: I’m up to my ears in works, so I’ll have to take a rain check.

【解析】

男士问女士今晚能否顺便来吃个饭，女士说工作忙得不可开交，所以暂时来不了了。be up to one’s ears in sth.的意思是某人忙得不可开交。(小白老师说：这个对话还涉及到另外一个重要的短语take a rain check, 表示“暂时拒绝，以待接受改日邀请”的意思)

5. be under the weather

W: Sam, what’s wrong with you? I haven’t seen you for several days.

M: Oh, it’s nothing. I was just a little under the weather. I feel better now.

【解析】

女士问男士最近怎么了，好几天没见到他了。男士回答说没什么，有点不舒服，现在好多了。be under the weather表示“不舒服，生病了”。(小白老师说：可以预见，这个短语一旦考到错误率必然是极高的，和天气还真没半毛钱关系)

6. Don’t bury your head in the sand.

W: I really don’t want to do the work. Itis so tough and I can’t stand it any more.

M: Don’t bury your head in the sand. You’ll learn a lot more from the experience.

【解析】

女士抱怨道：“我真的不想再做这项工作了。太难了，我再也无法忍受了!”男士安慰道：“不要逃避现实，你会从中学到很多东西。”Don’t bury your head in the sand.表示“不要逃避现实，要勇于面对。

7. be cut out for / to be

M: I heard Mary decided to study medicine.

W: I don’t think she is cut out for the medical profession.

【解析】

男士告诉女士Mary决定学医，女士说我觉得她天生不是学医的料。be cut out for sth.表示“天生适合”。

8. blow up

M: What’s happened to Sam?

W: When I told him the bad news that his son failed in the exam, he blew up.

【解析】

blow up的含义为“某人很生气”。

9. 虚拟语气

M: The dress you tried on was really nice,and reasonably priced.

W: I’d bought it right away if they had had it in my size.

【解析】

男士说：“你刚才试穿的衣服真漂亮，而且价格合理。”女士回答道：“要是有我穿的号我一定立马买走。”虚拟语气表示假设，实际情况是没有这位女士能穿的尺码，因此她也没有买。

10. I will save my breath.

W: I know you need a lot of money for the project. But why don’t you ask Sam for help?

M: Ask him? I’ll save my breath.

【解析】

女士问道：“我知道你这个项目需要很多钱，但为什么不向Sam求助呢?”男士回答道：“想他借?我还是省省力气吧。”对话中，why don’t you do sth.表示一种委婉的建议。I’ll save my breath.的意思是“省省力气吧，没用的”。

11. count on

W: I wonder to know whether Mary takes her camera.

M: You should never count on her. She i salways forgetful..

【解析】

女士说：“我想知道Mary是否带相机了。”男士说：“你永远不要指望她，她总是丢三落四的。”count on的意思是“依靠，指望”。

12. pigs fly

W: John says that he is bound to pass the exam.

M: He’ll succeed when pigs fly.

【解析】