在准备托福听力时，大家是不是遇到过这种情况：看听力文本每个词都认识，但是却听不出来、每一个词都能听懂，组成短语连在一起却不明白，影响同学们听力信息摄取的障碍之一，恰恰是那些看似很懂、没什么生词、听起来马马虎虎，感觉又似懂非懂的听力短语，今天新航道小编就为大家分享一组常考的托福听力高分词，一起来学习下!

　　anything but

　　听力原句：

　　Librarian：Oh,wellI guess you might think that.But when I saw it back then it wasanything but boring.

　　语境释义：并不;一点也不

　　in such short notice

　　听力原句：

　　Student：Hi,thanksfor seeing me in such short notice.

　　语境释义：如此仓促

　　and how

　　听力原句：

　　A：She'sa good dancer.

　　B：Andhow.

　　语境释义：的确

　　high-end

　　听力原句：

　　Pro:Ok,basicallythey have to offer things that most people can find anywhere else,youknow quality,that means better exercise equipment,high-end stuff,andclasses-exercise classes may be aerobics.

　　语境释义：高端的

　　drive…home

　　听力原句：

　　Therefore,it’sbest to be a non-conformist–to do your own thing,not worrying aboutwhat other people think.That’s an important point.He really drivesthis argument home through out the essay.

　　语境释义：把(论点、问题等)讲得透彻、明白

　　short notice

　　听力原句：

　　Iknow it's short notice,but I'll only have the film for a few days.

　　语境释义：临时通知

　　go down the drain

　　听力原句：

　　Student:Iknow,but I didn’t want to risk the project going down the drain.

　　语境释义：前功尽弃，付诸东流

　　open spot

　　听力原句：

　　Iam afraid we don’t have any openings at lunch time.A lot ofstudents want to work then,so it is really rare for us to have anopen spot at that time of day.

　　语境释义：职位空缺

　　beat odds with

　　听力原句：

　　Theytry to fit in with the rest of the world even though it’s at oddswith their beliefs and their identities.

　　语境释义：与…相违背、相冲突，在听力中该短语会有连读，要多听。

　　prosand cons

　　听力原句：

　　Imean no one really thinks that,say a bee goes through weighing thepros and cons of pollinating this flower or that flower.

　　语境释义：权衡利弊，仔细斟酌

　　lowkey

　　听力原句：

　　Pro:Oh,that'svery thoughtful of you,Eric,but it will be low key,nothingflashy.That's not her style.

　　语境释义：低调的，不张扬的

　　tonguein cheek

　　听力原句：

　　Butif you took away all the DNA that codes for genes,you still havemaybe 70%of the DNA left over.That’s the so-called JUNK DNA.Thoughthe word junk is used sort of tongue in cheek.

　　语境释义：半开玩笑地

　　pull them from thin air

　　听力原句：

　　Tobegin,how do we create fictional characters?We don’t just pull themfrom thin air,do we?I mean we don’t create them out of nothing.

　　语境释义：凭空捏造

　　touch base

　　听力原句：

　　Advisor:Hi,StevenI schedule this appointment,cause it has been a while since wetouched base.

　　语境释义：联系，进行接触

　　从听到单词能反应出意思、到听到词组能想到中文意思一直到听到句子能迅速做出反应，是托福考生们需要不断训练的，听力的反应单元需要不断扩大。