托福口语中关于时间的表达
新东方孟炎老师为大家带来托福口语中关于时间的表达，大家在托福口语表达中可以灵活地使用这些词组，为自己的口语流利度和地道程度加分...
once in a blue moon: 偶尔、千载难逢
I don't usually hang out here, just once in a blue moon.
kill some time：消磨时间
Where shall I go to kill some time?
at the drop of a hat：动辄
He was ready to quarrel at the drop of a hat.
burn the midnight oil：熬夜
You shouldn't burn the midnight oil.
nick of time：紧要关头
His generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time.
spur of the moment：一时冲动
He bought the car on the spur of the moment.
days are numbered：气数已尽、日子屈指可数
The old man' s days are numbered.
Down to the wire：最后时刻、接近最后期限
I think the election will got right down to the wire.
Eleventh hour：最后时刻
He turned in the report at the eleventh hour.
From the word go: 一开始
He's been against the plan from the word go.
In the long run：长期
The product can help you to save money in the long run.
Jump the gun:草率行事、操之过急
Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while.
put something On hold：稍等
The decision was put on hold until a meeting of the party's central committee.
Shake a leg：赶快
Shake a leg! The bus won't wait.
quick off the mark：马上行动
Be quick off the mark if you hear of something promising.
Step on it：加速
If he didn't drive faster, we were going to be late, so I told him to step on it.
Time on one's hands：有空余的时间
I've got extra time on my hands.
Under the wire：在截止日期前， the last minute
He applied the college just under the wire.
Until the cows come home:一直的、很晚很晚
This wine's delicious! I could drink it until the cows come home.
作者简介
孟炎，托福(TOEFL)口语优秀主讲师，毕业于密苏里大学哥伦比亚分校，经济学硕士，SAS高级程序员。托福114，GRE高分通过(1330),2008年外研社全国大学生英语竞赛特等奖(全省仅4人)，演讲比赛优胜奖;全额奖学金获得者，曾在经济系任研究生助教教授美国本科生经济学课程。
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