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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。)
　　51）get on someone’s nerves 使人不安，使人心烦
　　Model: [1996.8.]
　　——Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change. (为什么你开会迟到？我让你的同屋告诉你改时间的事了。)
　　——She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerves sometimes. (她记性不好，有时真让我心烦。)
　　52）give someone a break 不要去管，饶了某人吧
　　Model: [1994.5.]
　　——Give me a break. I’m nervous enough as it is. (不要管我，我已经够紧张了。)
　　53）head and shoulders above （在…方面）强于某人
　　Model: [1991.10.]
　　——In computer programming, Susan is head and shoulders above the rest of us.(在计算机编程上，Susan比我们强。)
　　54）in the red 赤字，负债
　　Model: [1996.5.]
　　——So far the clubs are about three hundred dollars in the red, and we still have four months to go before membership renewal. ( 到目前为止，俱乐部有300元赤字，然而还有4个月才到交会员费的时间。)
　　——Well, we may have to raise our dues.（那么，我们必须提高会员费了。）
　　55）in the dark 一无所知；不了解情况
　　Model: [1994.1.]
　　——Do you have any idea what this notice is about? (你知道这通知讲的是什么吗？)
　　——I’m as in the dark as you are. （我也跟你一样不了解情况。）
　　托福听力需要听读写三位一体进行备考，词汇和短语、习语的积累是必不可少的。