本文环球教育小编通过例句分析给大家介绍托福听力里的5个精彩短语，一起学习下吧!

　　1、break new ground 创新、突破的意思

　　His architectural design broke new ground in the field. (他的建筑设计是这个领域里的创新。)

　　例：

As Google continues to break new ground at a tremendous rate, perhaps the button will give some impact on the Nostalgic.

　　谷歌一直都在以惊人的速度创新，但是移除这个按钮可能会对一些怀旧的人产生影响。

　　2、do the trick 做成功;达到理想的结果

　　——I’ve been trying to get the furnace started, but I can’t find the right switch. (我尽力想让炉子燃起来，可不知道该按哪个键。)

　　——Here, I believe this one in the back will do the trick. (这里，我相信后面按这个键，可以让炉子燃起来。)

　　例：

　　If your friends are too busy to meet for lunch, a short phone call can do the trick要是你的朋友太忙而无法一起吃午饭，一个简短的电话也能起到很好的效果。

　　3、drag one's feet 行动缓慢;磨磨蹭蹭不情愿

　　——How’s Bob coming along on his dissertation proposal? (Bob的论文计划进展地怎么样了?)

　　——He’s really been dragging his feet. (他很磨蹭的。)

　　例如：一个百货公司的雇员正在罢工，要求增加工资。这个公司的经理说：

The union is dragging its feet on agreeing to a settlement. They think the company is getting desperate to get people back to work because Christmas is coming and that's our busiest time of year.

　　工会拖拖拉拉地不肯就解决方案达成协议。他们认为，公司一定会迫不及待地要雇员回去工作，因为圣诞节快来了，这是我们一年最忙的时候。

　　4、draw the line 拒绝，拒不容忍

　　——Paul expects me to clean the room every week.(Paul想让我每周打扫房间。)

　　——That’s where I draw the line.(可是我绝对不会答应的。)

　　例如：Where do you draw the line between open discussion of project expectations, including the failure or perceived failure of initial project goals, and potentially disastrous opinion-making?

　　项目预期的开放讨论的界线如何确定呢(包括最初项目目标的失败或感受到的失败和潜在的灾难性观点)?

　　5、feel down in the dumbrs 心情不好;情绪低落

　　——Kate was really feeling down in the dumbrs about her latest chemistry assignment.

　　(Kate为最近的化学作业成绩感到很沮丧。)

　　I burned midnight oil yesterday. So I feel down in the dumbrs today.

　　我昨天晚上熬夜了。今天我打不起精神。

　　例如：

If they do feel down in the dumbrs though, they are also more likely to turn to a general brractitioner rather than family for helbr.

　　如果他们确实感到抑郁，他们也更倾向于向普通科医师而不是家人求助。

   上面介绍的托福听力里的5个精彩短语，大家也可以运用到托福写作中，环球教育小编建议考生，一定要在平时多多积累托福听力、阅读里的好词好句，这样有助于托福写作的练习。