北京新航道为考生提供托福考试考前资讯。要想学好英语，单单只是循规蹈矩的背课文背单词是远远不够的，在国外留学生活的时候，你会遇到不懂的场景情境，地道的美国俚语会让你一个头两个大，所以说学好英语，顺利通过托福考试，的在国外生活，了解的美国文化，当地的俚语是很重要的。而这些俚语中包含了常见的托福词汇。下面，小编就带领大家去看一看吧。

　　1. Feel Like a Million Dollars = feel wonderful

　　现在体育彩票，福利彩票，六合彩，各种各样的乐透活动满天飞，小豆丁因为购买了一个彩票。。做了一天白日梦，看她开心的，好像那什么花似的,如果有一天，你得了100w大奖，你会不会开心呢?那么feel like a million dollars 就是感觉好极了。

　　范例对话:

　　A: I bumped into Nick at the barbershop yesterday. He looked great, but I noticed that he had a slight limp when he walked.

　　B: I guess you didn’t know that he had an operation on his knee.

　　A: No, I didn’t. How’s he feeling?

　　B: He says he’s feeling like a million dollars now. Apparently the pain in his knee is all gone.

　　A: It’s good that he’s feeling so wonderful. It must be a refreshing change not having to put up with all that discomfort.

　　不行了，不行了，旷工，买彩票去啦。

　　2. Sitting Pretty = in a fortunate position

　　处于幸运的境地。

　　pretty 有美丽机灵的意思，想象一下，我们站在美丽的草原上，地上满是不的花朵，微风划过我们的脸庞，香满身。是不是很惬意啊，对于这个词大家完全可以把pretty理解成美丽的花朵的意思，坐在美丽的花朵上，是不是就是处于幸运的境地啊。

　　范例对话:

　　A: I heard that Michael and Jennifer got a good price when they sold their house.

　　B: Yes, they did. Now they’re really sitting pretty. As a matter of fact, they’re thinking of going on a long vacation.

　　A: I wish I were in such a fortunate position. I haven’t had a vacation in years.

　　3. Have the World by the Tail = be successful and happy

　　表示某人成功，就像掌握了全世界一样。

　　范例短文:

　　Marc finished school at the top of his class and he was offered an excellent position with an accounting firm. Now he feels that he has the world by the tail. Everything has been working out for him lately, and it’s no wonder that he’s feeling so successful and happy.

　　4. Burry the Hatchet = make peace

　　把武器都埋起来，表示和解的意思。

　　范例对话:

　　A: Somebody told me that you and Doug had been quarreling over the construction site of the new building.

　　B: That’s true, but we worked out the problem and decided to bury the hatchet.

　　A: Glad to hear that. You guys have always worked well together.

　　B: Well, once we came to the conclusion that we both had the same goal in mind, we put an end to our bitter feelings and made peace with each other.

　　5. Get Away Clean = escape punishment

　　罪犯逃脱掉惩罚。

　　范例短文:

　　After robbing a neighborhood bank, the robbers sped off in a waiting car and got away clean. In spite of all police efforts to apprehend them, the criminals were never caught and punished for their crime.

　　上面就是一个美国俚语，里面的托福词汇，大家都记住了么?通过俚语来学习词汇是不是很有趣，让你轻松掌握托福词汇，顺利通过考试，大家加油哦!

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