大学英语3口语

Unit 1

a great many A great many students love playing games.

Come along Take any opportunity that comes along.

dwell on Don't dwell on your past mistakes.

hand in hand Dirt and disease go hand in hand.

have something at heart He has the welfare of the poor at heart.

in contrast In contrast to her brother,she often cares about others.

of one's choice She married the man of her choice.

set aside I will set a piece of cake aside for you.

be apt to He is apt to lose his temper sometimes.

be prone to Some plants are prone to a particular disease.

cheer up I cheered up at the good news.

In a … light Try to see the problem in new light.

In the grip of The country is in the grip of severe winter storms.

In the meantime The doctor will be here soon.In the meantime try to relax.

run for He did not want to run for President in that year.

hold something back Don’t let others’opinions hold you back.

In a…mood The boss is in a bad mood today.

In part He should be responsible for the accident in part.

Keep track of He kept track of his business by telephone every day.

Reach out for We urge women to reach out for that help.

Take credit Her boss took all the credit instead.

Unit 2

At the (very) thought My throat hurts again at the very thought!

Choose to I chose to ignore his advice.

Escape someone’s notice Nothing important escapes her notice.

Jump to one’s feet He suddenly jumped to his feet and left.

Now and again Now and again he would join us to play games.

Rest assured You can rest assured that I will never tell anyone.

Set off We set off early the next morning.

Slowly but surely Slowly but surely we made our way down the hillside.

Be consumed with/by He was consumed with guilt after the accident.

Cast a spell on/over A witch will cast a spell on you if she sees you in the woods! In place of I want a red one in place of the blue one.

Put an end to something Winning the competition put an end to his financial problems. Adept at She is adept at making people feel at their ease.

At will As an actor,he has to be able to cry at will.

Be greeted with/by The news was greeted by cheering.

Behave oneself Did Peter behave himself while I was away?

Condemn someone to death The prisoner was condemned to death.

Conform to We should conform to school rules.

Hand over He bowed and handed over the letter.

Of one’s own accord They gave generously of their own accord.

Take revenge on someone She takes revenge on the man by cheating him.