托福听力并不象想像的那么难，其中有很多非常实用，非常经典的短语，只要你能熟记一些短语，并且注意其中语调，相信您的托福听力会跃上一个新台阶。在新东方读过班的人都知道小钱老师，他将听力讲的非常有趣。在笑声中，便记住几个短语。好了，长话短说，我们将列出托福听力的一些短语，与大家共享。另外大家可以购买新东方的《TOEFL听力习语必备》，许杨编著。
■A big sale
大减价。托福听力围绕学生生活的话题较多，学生总是没钱，所以一听到on sale 或者 for sale, A big sale , 等等大减价等总是非常有兴趣。
A: Those are great sneakers, were they very expensive? B: I never could have bought them if the shoe store wasn’t having a big sale.
■A far cry from 离……差的老远，有很大的差别
The published book is a far cry from the early manuscript.
Anything but 单单除……之外；恰恰不
对照习语： nothing but, 意为正是，只是，不过。
She is nothing but poor. 她很穷。
Susan is anything but poor. 苏珊一点也不穷。
■Are you kidding? 你开什么玩笑？
类似说法：
you must be kidding, you must be joking?
Are you joking ?
you kidding?
You joking? 等等， 一起记。
A: how did the game go the other night? Did you team win ?
B: Are you kidding? That would be a first.
■Around the clock 一天不间断，一天24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for her management exam.
■Be backed up （交通）堵了；（活）拖下来了
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks. I don't know if we’ll make the 7:15 show.
A: I have two esams and three papers to get done in the next couple of days.
B: How did it get so backed up?