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. Dress to Kill = wear one’s finest clothing

　　一句话，衣服漂亮电死人啊...

　　范例短文:

　　The reception for the new Swedish ambassador at the Jennison’s was quite lavish. Naturally, everybody was dressed to kill. Since it was a formal occasion, everyone was dressed in their finiest, most elegant clothes.

　　2. Knock Someone’s Socks Off = enthuse and excite

　　当时有曹阿馒接许攸不穿鞋，今天有某人连袜子都掉了..

　　不过还好异曲同工。。

　　都是兴奋的。。

　　范例对话:

　　A:Hi, John. What’s new?

　　B: Oh, nothing too much with me, but you ought to see Alfredo’s new car. It’ll knock your socks off!

　　A: So, he finally got that Italian sports car he’s been dreaming about.

　　B: He sure did! When you see all the custom features that it has, you’ll get so enthused and excited you won’t know what to do!

　　A: Boy, I can hardly wait to go for a ride in it!

　　3. Lose One’s Shirt = lose a great deal of money

　　连衬衫都输掉了，这句话中国也有啊。。不过把衬衫换成裤头。。。

　　都是形容人输了好多钱。。

　　范例对话:

　　A: I happened to bump into Doug at lunch yesterday afternoon.

　　B: What’s new with Doug these days?

　　A: He wasn’t doing so well. For one thing, he told me he lost his shirt at the races.

　　B: Doug has always liked to bet on the horses. I’m not surprised that he lost a great deal of money.

　　A: Yeah. At this rate he’ll never have a penny to his name!

　　4. Wet Blanket = dull or boring person who spoils the happiness of others

　　盖湿毯子当然不舒服，象湿毯子一样的人，是令人厌烦、倒人胃口的人。

　　范例短文:

　　James was not invited to go on the outing with the rest of the group because he’s such a web blanket. On many previous occasions he has kept others from enjoying themselves by his pessimism and lack of enthusiasm. It’s understandable that no one wants him around.

　　5. Dress to the Teeth = dressed elegantly

　　跟中国成语武装到牙齿有异曲同工之妙，表示某人费尽心机着装打扮。

　　范例对话:

　　A: Did you see Hilda at the party last night?

　　B: Yes, I did. She was really dressed to the teeth!

　　A: Well, she had on her finest, most elegant clothing because she was out to make a good impression on Bill.

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