Model：
——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：do the trick 做成功；达到理想的结果 Model：
——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：drag one's feet 行动缓慢；磨磨蹭蹭不情愿 Model：
——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：draw the line 拒绝，拒不容忍 Model：
——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：feel down in the dumps 心情不好；情绪低落 Model：
——Kate was really feeling down in the dumps about her latest chemistry assignment．(Kate为最近的化学作业成绩感到很沮丧。)
例：few and far between 不多；少而分散的；不常碰到或发现的；稀少的 Model：
——Steve is really a terrific guy．(Steve真是不简单。)
——He sure is．Ones like him are few and far between．(当然。像他那样的人可不多见。) 例：fit as a fiddle 身体很健康 Model：
—— Harry! How have you been? I haven't seen you in ages．(Harry，你好吗？好久没看见你了。) ——I'm fit as a fiddle．This exercise program I'm following is terrific．(我身体好极了。我正进行的这个锻炼计划太棒了。)
例：grin and bear 任劳任怨；毫无怨言地忍受 Model：
——Carla,I can't take this job any longer．(Carla，我不能再做这份工作了。)
——If you need the money，you'll just have to grin and bear it．( 如果你需要钱，你就得忍耐。) 例：hit the spot （特指吃了食物，喝了饮料之后）精神完全恢复过来或感到满足；恢复精力；提精神 Model：
——This Lemonade sure hits the spot．（柠檬汁太提神了。） ——And how! (当然了！)
例：keep between the two of us 不让第三者知道，保密 Model：
——What I'm going to say is rather personal，so let's keep between the two of us．(我要讲的纯属私事，所以希望你能保密。)
例：know a thing or two about 略知一二 Model：
——Do you think Andy could help us plan the camping trip to West Virginia? (你认为Andy会帮我们计划去西弗吉尼亚州野营吗？)
——Well，since he spends every summer there，he might know a thing or two about it．(可能吧。他每个夏天都去那儿，应该知道一些事儿。)
以上就是托福听力真题中经常出现的句子，大家可以积累其中的词汇、短语，为自己的托福口语和托福写作增添色彩，另外，还可以根据这些句子积累一些托福听力背景知识。