托福听力考试中常常会出现一大批经典句子，这些经典句子常常出现，有时甚至几个月就出现一次，这么高频的出现率，难道还不足以引起各位成都环球考生的关注么?

　　1.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。)

　　2.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. (我的化学课题出问题了。在进展问题上，我与我的合作者意见完全不同。)

　　――You should try to meet each other half way. (你们应该相互妥协。)

　　3.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。)

　　4.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。)

　　――I see why you are angry. But I’ve always found that the polite route is the most effective. (我明白你为什么恼火。但我总觉得礼貌的方式是最有效的。)

　　5.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。)

　　6.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?)

　　――I got the last piece. And it was out of this world. (我拿到最后一块。好吃极了。)

　　7.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演讲准备与众不同的材料吗?)

　　――Not really, because the class so often turns into a discussion, I’ve decided to play it by ear. (不。那门课常常最后变成讨论。我决定视情形而定。)

　　8. 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. (那个名字我一点也不熟。)

　　以上就是托福听力真题中的经典句，大家在日常备考中可以多积累一些托福听力常用词汇，句子，以及背景知识，提高对托福听力段子的把握度。