Frequently used TOEFL oral short sentences
Some of frequently used oral short sentences in TOEFL examination. Reocrding here for further recap and exercise in the future. Totally about 800+ items without classification.
Group 1
- Not yet! 还没!
- So long. 再见(过于怀旧)。
- Cheer up! 振作起来!
- This is my treat. 这次我请客。
- Sorry, I decline. 抱歉,我拒绝(婉拒)。
- Slow down. 慢点。
- Watch out! 当心!
- Bottoms up! 干杯(见底那种)!
- I doubt it. 我表示怀疑。
- Keep it up! 坚持下去!
- They hurt! 疼(伤口)!
- Never mind. 不要紧。
- That’s all. 就这样(表总结)。
- Time is up. 时间快到了。
- Count me on. 算我一个。
- He is my age. 他和我同岁。
- Help yourself. 别客气,随便吃。
- I’m on a diet. 我在节食。
- May I ask who’s calling? 请问是哪位(打电话)?
- You set me up! 你出卖我!
- Give me a hand! 帮我个忙!
- I just made it! 我做到了!
- I’ll see to it. 我会留意的。
- I’m in a hurry. 我赶时间。
- It’s her field. 这是她的本行。
- You own me one! 你欠我一个人情!
- Any day will do. 哪一天都行。
- I don’t mean it. 我不是有意的。
- So far, so good. 到目前为止还不错。
- He is ill in bed. 他卧病在床。
- How’s everything? 一切如何?
- I’m on your side. 我站在你这边。
- No pain, no gain. 不劳无获。
- Well, it depends. 哦,这得看情况而定。
- We’re all for it. 我们全都同意。
- What a good deal! 真便宜。
- You asked for it. 你自讨苦吃。
- You have my word. 我保证。
- Don’t count on me. 别指望我。
- Don’t fall for it! 别上当!
- Don’t let me down! 别让我失望!
- I beg your pardon? 请您在说一遍?
- Just wait and see! 等着瞧!
- Make up your mind! 做个决定吧!
- Here comes the bus. 汽车来了。
- Don’t be so modest! 别谦虚了!
- Don’t give me that! 少来这套!
- Any messages for me? 有我的留言吗?
- Forget it! 休想。
- Let me see. 让我想想。
Group 2
- I can’t help it anymore! 我再也忍不了了!
- It’s a long story. 说来话长。
- You can’t miss it! 你一定能找到。
- I’ll check it out. 我去查查看。
- I can’t follow you. 我不懂你说的。
- I felt sort of ill. 我感觉有点不适。
- It’s going too far. 太离谱了。
- It is growing cool. 天气渐渐凉爽起来。
- The answer is zero. 白忙了。
- He can hardly speak. 他几乎说不出话来。
- He always talks big. 他总是吹牛。
- Just read it for me. 就读给我听好了。
- Move out of my way! 让开!
- Time is running out. 没时间了。
- You did fairly well! 你干得相当不错!
- Clothes make the man. 人要衣装。
- Don’t lose your head. 不要惊慌失措。
- He can’t take a joke. 他开不得玩笑。
- It’s against the law. 这是违法的。
- My mouth is watering (to see so much delicious food). 我要流口水了。
- You are just in time. 你来得正是时候。
- You need to work out. 你需要去运动锻炼一下。
- Don’t be so childish. 别这么孩子气。
- Don’t trust to chance! 不要碰运气。
- This house is my own. 这所房子是我自己的。
- He paused for a reply. 他停下来等着回答。
- How much does it cost? 多少钱?
- I caught the last bus. 我赶上了最后一班车。
- Make yourself at home. 请不要拘礼。
- Not a sound was heard. 一点声音也没有。
- That’s always the case. 习以为常了。
- The road divides here. 这条路在这里分岔。
- You are a chicken. 你是个胆小鬼。
- My car needs washing. 我的车需要洗一洗。
- I’ll have to try that. 我得试试这么做。
- He suggested a picnic. 他建议搞一次野餐。
- He was not a bit tired. 他一点也不累。
- It rather surprised me. 那事使我颇感惊讶。
- Let bygones be bygones. 过去的,就让它过去吧。
- First come first served. 先到先得。
- Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。
- He has a sense of humor. 他有幽默感。
- I develop films myself. 我自己冲洗照片。
- I felt no regret for it. 对这件事我不觉得后悔。
- I meet the boss himself. 我见到了老板本人。
- I owe you for my dinner. 我欠你晚餐的钱。
- I’m fed up with my work! 我对工作烦死了!
- It’s no use complaining. 发牢骚没什么用。
- She’s under the weather. 她心情不好。
- The rumor had no basis. 那谣言没有根据。
Group 3
- They praised him highly. 他们大大地表扬了他。
- He grasped both my hands. 他紧握住我的双手。
- I have the right to know. 我有权知道。
- I heard some one laughing. 我听见有人在笑。
- I’ll just play it by ear. 我到时随机应变。
- I suppose you dance much. 我想你常常跳舞吧。
- I’m not used to drinking. 我不习惯喝酒。
- It’s too good to be true! 好得难以置信。
- Let’s not waste our time. 咱们别浪费时间了。
- Neither of the men spoke. 两个人都没说过话。
- Stop making such a noise. 别吵了。
- They crowned him king. 他们拥立他为国王。
- They’re in red and white. 他们穿着红白相间的衣服。
- What shall we do tonight? 我们今天晚上去干点儿什么呢?
- You mustn’t aim too high. 你不可好高骛远。
- You’ve got a point there. 你说得挺有道理的。
- Don’t cry over spilt milk. 不要做无益的后悔。
- Don’t let chances pass by. 不要让机遇从我们身边溜走。
- He owned himself defeated. 他承认自己失败了。
- He seems at little nervous. 他显得有点紧张。
- He strolls about the town. 他在镇上四处遛达。
- How about a drink tonight? 今晚喝一杯怎样?
- I get hold of you at last. 我终于找到你了。
- I saw it with my own eyes. 我亲眼所见。
- No spitting on the street. 禁止在大街上吐痰。
- She was totally exhausted. 她累垮了。
- That’s the latest fashion. 这是最流行的款式。
- There go the house lights. 剧院的灯光灭了。
- They are paid by the hour. 他们按时取酬。
- We are all busy with work. 我们都忙于工作。
- A barking dog doesn’t bite! 吠犬不咬人。
- Be careful not to fall ill. 注意不要生病了。
- Brevity is the soul of wit. 简洁是智慧的精华。
- Don’t dream away your time. 不要虚度光阴。
- Don’t keep me waiting long. 不要让我等得太久。
- He has quite a few friends. 他有不少的朋友。
- He is capable of any crime. 他什么样的坏事都能干得出来。
- He walks with a quick pace. 他快步走路。
- He was not a little tired. 他很累。
- His looks are always funny. 他的样子总是滑稽可笑。
- I was taking care of Sally. 我在照顾萨莉。
- I wish I lived in New York. 我希望住在纽约。
- I’m your lucky fellow then. 我就是你的幸运舞伴啦!
- No littering on the campus. 在校园内不准乱丢废物。
- She mended the broken doll. 她修补了破了的洋娃娃。
- The figure seems all right. 数目看起来是对的。
- We walk on the garden path. 我们走在花园小径上。
- A lost chance never returns. 错过的机会永不再来。
- Don’t let this get you down. 不要为此灰心丧气。
- I haven’t seen you for ages. 我好久没见到你了。
Group 4
- It’s very thoughtful of you. 你想得真周到。
- Opportunity knocks but once. 机不可失,时不再来。
- She dressed herself hastily. 她匆忙穿上衣服。
- She hired a car by the hour. 她租了一辆按钟点计费的汽车。
- Someone is ringing the bell. 有人在按门铃。
- These shoes don’t fit right. 这双鞋不太合适。
- This is only the first half. 这才是上半场呢。
- This pen doesn’t write well. 这钢笔不好写。
- You really look sharp today. 你今天真漂亮。
- Don’t keep the truth from me. 别瞒着我事实真相。
- He came to the point at once. 他一下子就说到了点子上。
- He fell behind with his work. 他工作落后了。
- He is the happiest man alive. 他是世界上最快乐的人。
- He ran his horse up the hill. 他策马跑上小山。
- He was efficient in his work. 他工作效率高。
- He will do anything but work. 只要不是干活,他干什么都行。
- His father runs a restaurant. 他的父亲经营一家餐馆。
- I smelled a smell of cooking. 我闻到了烧菜做饭的味道。
- I’ve got too much work to do. 我要做的工作太多了。
- The sun comes up in the east. 太阳从东方升起。
- What do you desire me to do? 你想要我做什么?
- Your life is your own affair. 你的生活是你自己的事。
- He broke his words once again. 他又一次违背了诺言。
- He is in his everyday clothes. 他穿着平常的衣服。
- He is taller than I by ahead. 他比我高一头。
- I don’t have any cash with me. 我身上没带现金。
- I have been putting on weight. 我开始发胖了。
- It appears to be a true story. 这故事似乎是真的。
- I’ve got to start working out. 我必须开始做健身运动了。
- Japan is to the east of China. 日本在中国的东部。
- They charged the fault on him. 他们把过失归咎于他。
- This car is in good condition. 这车性能很好。
- Truth is the daughter of time. 时间见真理。
- A wet road is usually slippery. 潮湿的路往往是滑的。
- Example is better than precept。 身教胜于言传。
- Go right back to the beginning. 直接回到起始位置。
- He is respectful to his elders. 他对长辈很恭敬。
- He resolved to give up smoking. 他决心戒烟。
- Keep your temper under control. 不要发脾气。
- My efforts resulted in nothing. 我的努力毫无结果。
- Talking with you is a pleasure. 和你谈话很愉快。
- The eggs are sold by the dozen. 鸡蛋按打卖。
- The price just covers the cost. 这个价格正好抵消成本。
- The sweater is of good quality. 这件毛衣质地很好。
- Think carefully before you act. 三思而后行。
- We are divided in our opinions. 我们意见分歧。
- Who ever comes will be welcomed. 来的人我们都欢迎。
- You look as if you didn’t care. 你看上去好像满不在乎。
- Draw your chair up to the table. 把你的椅子拉到桌子旁边来。
- He is only about five feet high. 他大概只有五英尺高。
Group 5
- I don’t think much of the movie. 我认为那电影不怎么样。
- I’m not guessing,I really know. 我不是在猜想,我真的知道。
- Let’s watch TV with a candle on. 咱们点上蜡烛看电视吧。
- What about having a pizza first? 先吃点比萨饼怎么样?
- You‘d better look before you leap. 你最好三思而后行。
- He inspected the car for defects. 他详细检查车子有无效障。
- I won‘t be able to see him today. 今天我不可能去看他。
- I‘ll call a taxi in case of need. 如果需要的话,我会叫出租车的。
- Is there any sugar in the bottle? 瓶子里还有糖吗?
- The book you ask for is sold out. 你要的那本书已经售完了。
- The play may begin at any moment. 戏随时都有可能开始。
- The salve will heal slight burns. 这种药膏能治疗轻微烧伤。
- They rode their respective bikes. 他们各自骑着自己的自行车。
- We are all in favor of this plan. 我们都赞同这项计划。
- Will you pick me up at my place? 你能到我的住处来接我吗?
- You‘re suffering from an allergy? 你过敏吗?
- Close the door after you, please. 请随手关门。
- Her handbag goes with her clothes. 她的手袋和她的衣服很搭配。
- Money is no more than our servant. 金钱不过是我们的仆人。
- She is poor but quite respectable. 她虽穷,人品却很端正。
- They employed him as a consultant. 他们雇用他为顾问。
- We often call him by his nickname. 我们经常叫他的绰号。
- You can never turn the clock back. 时光不能倒流。
- You may as well tell me the truth. 你还是把事实告诉我为好。
- He is tough, but I am even tougher. 他是一个硬汉子,不过我要比他更硬。
- He made his way through the forest. 他设法穿过了森林。
- He suggests you leave here at once. 他建议你立刻离开这儿。
- I hope you enjoy your stay with us. 希望您在这儿过的愉快。
- I‘d like to-repair our differences. 我愿意消除一下我们之间的分歧。
- Bob has always had a crush on Lucy. 鲍伯一直在爱着露茜。
- Suppose it rains, what shall we do? 万一下雨,我们该怎么办?
- This is a little something for you. 这是我给你们的一点心意。
- Who but Jack would do such a thing? 除了杰克谁会做这种事呢?
- You should have a mind of your own. 你必须有自己的主见。
- He has a nice sum of money put away. 他存了一大笔钱。
- He used to learn everything by rote. 他过去总是死记硬背。
- I am sick of always waiting. 我很讨厌无尽的等待。
- I appreciate John‘s helping in time. 我感谢约翰的及时帮助。
- I learnt that I had passed the test. 我获悉我测验及格了。
- I will seek from my doctor‘s advice. 我将请教医生的意见。
- Ice cream is popular among children. 冰淇淋深受孩子们的欢迎。
- In a word, I am tired of everything. 总之,我对一切都很厌倦。
- May I know the quantity you require? 请问你们需要多少数量的货物?
- Our school covers 100 square meters. 我们学校占地面积平方米。
- The editor over looked a print error. 这位编辑漏掉了一个印刷错误。
- The teams are coming onto the field. 队员们都进场了。
- This joke has gone a little too far. 这个玩笑开得有点过分了。
- He dare not tell us his evil conduct.他不敢告诉我们他的恶行。
- I‘ll furnish my house with furniture. 我要为我的房子置办家具。
- It seemed as if there was no way out. 看情形似乎没有出路了。
Group 6
- The question will be settled tonight. 这个问题将在今晚解决。
- There is no one but hopes to be rich. 没有人不想发财。
- Words can‘t express what I felt then. 无法用语言形容我当时的感受。
- You really have an ear for pop music. 你确实对流行音乐很有欣赏力。
- A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 手艺差的工人总是抱怨工具不好使。
- Don‘t be uneasy about the consequence. 不必为后果忧虑不安。
- He is commonly supposed to be foolish. 他是公认的傻瓜。
- He sat with his arms across the chest. 他双臂交叉于胸前的坐在那里。
- He set up a fine example to all of us. 他为我们树立了一个好榜样。
- I haven‘t even touched your tooth yet. 我还没有碰到你的牙齿呢。
- I‘m looking forward to a prompt reply. 盼迅速答复。
- Now she looks pale as if she were ill. 现在她脸色难看,好像病了一样。
- The two brothers look very much alike. 这兄弟俩看上去很相像。
- To know everything is to know nothing. 样样通,样样松。
- What‘s the point of going to college? 上大学有何用?
- Why don‘t I pick you up at your house? 为什么不让我去接你呢?
- You can kill two birds with one stone. 一举两得。
- Could I have those two tickets, please? 这两张票给我行不行?
- I don‘t like what you are saying. 我不喜欢你说的话。
- I fell in love with her at first sight. 我第一眼见到她就爱上了她。
- If you would only try, you could do it. 只要你肯尝试,你一定能做这件事。
- Please fetch a chair from another room. 请到别的房间取一把椅子。
- There is hope so long as he is with us. 只要他在就有希望。
- He talks as if he were the head of the office. 他说话的口气像办公室主任似的。
- She feared staying alone in the farmhouse. 她害怕一个人留在农舍里。
- She sang perfectly in the hall last night. 她昨晚在大厅唱得非常好。
- We regard the matter as nothing important. 我们认为这件事情不重要。
- Could you direct me to the station, please? 请问到车站怎么走?
- Have you cleared your luggage with customs? 你的行李通关了吗?
- He bothered me with a great many questions. 他对我提了一大堆问题,真烦!
- I‘d like to pick sea shells this afternoon. 今天下午我想去捡贝壳。
- It‘s odd that they didn‘t reply our letter. 他们没有给我们回信,这真奇怪。
- John seldom gets together with his friends. 约翰很少与朋友聚在一起。
- Some people have compared books to friends. 有些人把书比作朋友。
- The bat together with the balls was stolen. 球拍和球全被偷了。
- The color of her dress suits her very well. 她衣服的颜色很适合她。
- The examination puts a lot of stress on him. 那次考试给了他很大的压力。
- The mother sat the child at a little table. 母亲安排孩子坐到小桌旁。
- They insisted on staying rather than going. 他们坚持留下来,而不愿意走。
- Trust me, the game is really worth playing. 相信我,这游戏确实值得一玩。
- We‘re planning a tour to Italy this summer. 我们计划今年夏天到意大利去旅行。
- Were there any letters for me this morning? 今天早上有我的信吗?
- Your English is improving little by little. 你的英语正在渐渐提高。
- He decided to bring a suit against his boss. 他决定起诉他的老板。
- He devoted his life to the study of science. 他把毕生献给科学研究。
- His previous attempts had been unsuccessful. 他以前的尝试没有成功。
- I have 4 books and 2 magazines to check out. 我有4 本书和2 本杂志要借。
- I think I‘ve filled in everything correctly. 我想各项都填对了。
- It took him a little time to fix that watch. 他很快就把表修理好了。
- Not until last week did I get a work permit. 直到上周我才拿到工作许可证。
Group 6
- She intends to make teaching her profession. 她想以教书为职业。
- The sight of the dead body scared him stiff.看到尸体把他吓僵了。
- We enjoyed driving along the new expressway. 我们喜欢沿着新建的高速公路开车。
- We need more than listening. We need action! 我们需要的不光是听得进意见,我们要的是行动。
- Yes. I wouldn‘t go home early if I were you. 是的,如果我是你,我不会早回家。
- Your answer is satisfying. I feel satisfied. 你的答案是令人满意的。我感到很满意。
- I am looking forward to your visit next week. 我期待着你下周来访。
- I had to sit up all night writing the report. 我不得不熬通宵写报告。
- I hope we can see each other again some time. 希望还能有相见的机会。
- The brain needs a continuous supply of blood. 大脑需要连续不断地供血。
- The truth is quite other than what you think. 事实真相和你所想的完全不同。
- They were glad of the examination being over. 他们为考试结束了而高兴。
- This is by far the largest cake in the world. 这是目前世界上最大的蛋糕了。
- His words are strongly impressed on my memory. 他的话深深地铭记在我的心头。
- They are arguing over who should pay the bill. 他们为谁应该付款而争论不休。
- Wait a moment, I‘ll be with you in an instant. 等一下,我立刻就来。
- I assure you that you will feel no pain at all. 我保证你根本不会觉得疼的。
- I‘m afraid I have some rather bad news for you. 我恐怕有些很坏的消息要告诉你。
- This way, he can kill two birds with one stone. 这样他就能两全其美。
- We are all taking medicine against the disease. 我们都服药治疗疾病。
- Would you please go to a dancing party with me? 请你跟我一起去参加一个舞会好吗?
- He usually drops in at my place on his way home. 他常常在回家的路上顺便来看看我。
- His vanity was hurt by their talking so frankly. 他们坦率的谈话伤害了他的虚荣心。
- How would you go to Beijing, by air or by train? 你怎样去北京,是乘飞机还是坐火车?
- I cannot express how glad I am to hear from him. 我无法表达我接到他的信时有多高兴。
- I‘m thinking of hanging the lamp from the ceiling. 我打算把灯吊在天花板上。
- She makes it clear that she doesn‘t like swimming. 她明确地表示她不喜欢游泳。
- The constitution guards the liberty of the people. 宪法保护人民的自由。
- The doctor examined the soldier‘s wound carefully. 大夫仔细检查了战士的伤口。
- Every man is fool sometimes, but none at all times. 每个人都有愚蠢的时候,但是没有一个人永远愚蠢。
- He dreamed of traveling to remote South Sea Islands. 他曾梦想到遥远的南海诸岛去旅游。
- However, Susan has not really made up her mind yet. 然而,苏珊却还没有决定。
- I will never forget the days that I spent with you. 我永远都不会忘记和你一起度过的日子。
- We got a bad headache, and my nose is running. 我头痛得厉害,还流鼻涕。
- Somebody‘s knocking at the door. I‘ll answer it. 有人在敲门,我去开。
- They celebrated his birthday with a dance party. 也们举办舞会来祝贺他的生日。
- They misplaced this book under other categories. 他们把它错放到另一个类别去了。
- As a matter of fact, he was pretending to be ill. 实际上,他是在装病。
- In spite of the heavy rain, she went to the shop. 尽管下着大雨,她还是去了商店。
- The population of the city is close to a million. 这个城市的人口接近一百万。
- We are prohibited from smoking on school grounds. 我们被禁止在校园内抽烟。
- He appears to be your friend but I doubt if he is. 他看上去像是你的朋友,但我怀疑他是否是真心的。
- I‘m sorry, these 2 books are 3 days overdue. 对不起,这两本书已经过期3天了。
Misc
- Personally, I think that …
- If it were up to me, I would …
- They’ll probably …
- I’ll have a glass of wine please.
- Sorry, what did you say?
- You are an excellent cook!
- What’s the magic word? … please.
- Truth or Dare.
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