实用口语辅导：日常美语口语

　　1.nothing to write home about ?没什么特别的日常美语口语

　　EX:

　　Anne: I heard you ate at the fancy restaurant on the Elm Street. How was it?

　　Joey: The food’s nothing to write home about, but the service is quite good.

　　2.have no bearing on something ?日常美语口语学习与某事没什么关联

　　EX:

　　Howard: What were you talking about at the meeting? It had no bearing on the issue we discussed.

　　Jennifer: I think it did. I’ll explain it to you later.[separator]

　　3.blow something out of proportion ?夸大某事的重要性

　　EX:

　　Vincent: I think I’ll have to start the experiment again.

　　Helen: Wait a second! Don’t blow this out of proportion. I didn’t say that you needed to redo the whole thing. I just said you need to work more on one part of it.

　　4.get through to someone ?把主张传递出去，与某人沟通

　　EX:

　　Jeff: How can I get through to you? Why won’t you believe me?

　　John: It’s not that I don’t believe you. It’s just that I don’t agree with you.

　　5.be wiped out ?极为疲乏

　　EX:

　　Joey: I’m wiped out. I spent five hours on this assignment.

　　Allen: I’d be wiped out, too.

　　6.be stretched out ?延伸，衣服变形

　　EX:

　　Kevin: Look! My sweater is all stretched out.

　　Karen: Did you put it in the washing machine?

　　Kevin: Yes, I did.

　　Karen: That’s why. You should’ve washed it by hand.

　　7.scratch the surface ?约略带过的日常美语口语

　　EX:

　　Greg: I’ve told you a little about my trip. But I only scratched the surface because there’s so much more to tell.

　　Judy: That’s OK. You can tell me more about it next time.

　　8.get out of one’s rut ?脱离不愉快的状况或无趣的例行公事

　　EX:

　　Benji: I need to get out of this rut. I need a big change in my life. Everything is so boring.

　　Linda: Why don’t you go to the States to study for a change?

　　9.music to one’s ears ?令人愉悦的消息或话语