13)lose one’s train of忘记

　　Model: [1995.1.]

　　——When you interrupted me, you made me lose my train of thought. (你打断了我的思考，我忘记我在想什么了。)

　　14)meet each other half way相互妥协，让步

　　Model: [1992.8.]

　　——My chemistry project is in trouble because my partner and I had totally different ideas about how to proceed. (我的化??意见完全不同。)

　　——You should try to meet each other half way. (你们应该相互妥协。mal style="MARGIN: 0 0 0; TEXT-INDENT: 28px; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0">15)on the dot准时;正点

　　Model: [1992.8.]

　　——Did you and Amanda really meet exactly five minutes to two in front of the theatre? (你和Amanda确实在差5分两点的时候到达剧院门口了吗?)

　　——Yes, we were both there on the dot. (是的，我俩都准点到达。)

　　16)once and for all最后一次;干脆

　　Model: [1996.1.]

　　——I am going to tell that neighbor of mine to turn down that music once and for all.(我要最后一次告诉我那个邻居把音乐声关小。)al style="MARGIN: 0 0 0; TEXT-INDENT: 28px; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0">——I see why you are angry. But I’SPAN>我??效的。)

　　17)out of earshot不在听力所及范围

　　Model: [1995.10.]

　　——Hey? John! John! (嗨! John! John! )

　　——Save your breath. He’s out of earshot.(省口气吧，他听不见。)

　　18)out of this world非常好

　　Model: [1995.10.]

　　——Have you tried Susan’s apple pie?(你试过Susan的苹果派吗soNormal style="MARGIN: 0 0 0; TEXT-INDENT: 28px; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0">——I got the last piece. And it was out of this world. (我拿到最后一块。好吃极了。)

　　19)play by ear随机应变，视情形而定

　　Model: [1989.8.]

　　——Marty, are you doing anything special for your presentation in political science tomorrow? (Marty，你在为明天的政治学=EN-US>——Not really, because the class so often turns into a discussion, I’ve decided to play it by ear. (不。那AN>)

　　20) ring a bell令人想起某件事;听起来耳熟

　　Model: [1992.10.]

　　——That name just doesn’t ring a bell with me. (那个名字我一点也ss=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0 0 0; TEXT-INDENT: 28px; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0">21)share a common outlook有共同的观点

　　Model: [1991.1.]

　　——Jeff and Alan share a common outlook on life. (Jeff和Alan对于生活