2015年12月四级考试即将如期而至，对大多数习惯了中式英语的大学生来说，四级听力是比较难的部分，那些听上去熟悉的句子实在是不知道是什么意思，小编整理了四级听力中常见的习语，了解这些听力分分钟的事。
1.above all - most importantly 最重要的是
2.account for - explain 对…做出解释
3.as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth 事实上
4.as a rule - generally ;normally通常
5.about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something刚要
6.an old hand - be an experienced persom老手;行家
7.any day now -soon随时
8.approach sb -talk to sb靠近
9.be fed up with - be out of patience with感到厌烦
10.be on one’s own - live independently独处时
11.be on the safe side - take no chances万无一失;稳当
12.be out of something - have no longer in supply没有;缺乏
13.be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with厌烦
14.be up to ones’ears - be extremely busy非常忙碌
15.be up to someone -be a person’s responsibility由某人负责
16.be out for -trying to get力图得到
17.be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible不可能的
18.bite off more than one can chew - take on more than one can handle心有余而力不足，贪多嚼不烂
19.break down - cease to function发生故障
20.break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people one doesn’t know打破沉默，打破僵局;破冰
21.break the news - inform or give bad news宣布消息
22.brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of something through study复习，温习
23.bump into - meet unexpectedly无意中遇到
24.by and large - in general大体上，总的来说
25.by heart - by memory凭记忆
26.by all means - absolutely ,definitely一定，务必;尽一切办法
27.by no means - in no way决不
28.call off -cancel取消
29.cheer up - be happy使高兴
30.come down with - become sick with染上病
31.come into -receive,especially after another’s death继承
32.come up with - think of想出
33.count on - depend upon依靠
34.count out - eliminate点数
35.die down - become quiet ,become less逐渐消失
36.do without - manage without something没有…也行
37.drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit every other - alternate顺便拜访
38.fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time拖欠;落在后面
39.fall through - fail to happen or be completed落空;失败
40.far cry form - completely different from;a long way和……完全不同 ..
