新托福听力必背120个重要习语

令人惊奇的是，很多考生在考完新托福后突然发现，自己的听力真的提高了很多，并且在考试中学到了很多美国习语。本文特地把托福考试中常出现的重要习语总结出来，供准备参加新托福考试的托友们使用。为体现原汁原味，本文未对这些词组进行翻译，不过在每个词组后面都有相应的英文解释。

只要考生们坚持用心去练，肯定会对听力的提高有所帮助，而且在考试的时候会发现这样的效果真的很好。当然这种感觉是建立在你大量练习和能力提高的基础上的。

1、above all - most importantly

2、account for - explain

3、as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth

4、as a rule - generally ;normally

5、about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something

6、an old hand - be an experienced persom

7、any day now -soon

8、approach sb -talk to sb

9、be fed up with - be out of patience with

10、be on one's own - live independently

11、be on the safe side - take no chances

12、be out of something - have no longer in supply

13、be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with

14、be up to ones'ears - be extremely busy

15、be up to someone -be a person's responsibility

16、be out for -trying to get

17、be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible