托福聽力TPO中的固定搭配（3）

　　認(rèn)為…理所當(dāng)然

　　assume sth.Is real for sure

　　●TPO24L3 – Archeology

　　Today we take for granted that there horizontal bands of plant communities.

　　今天我們認(rèn)為植物帶的水平分布是理所當(dāng)然的。

　　tall order

　　離譜的要求

　　hard to achieve or fulfill

　　●TPO5C2 – Student & Professor

　　It's still a pretty tall order, and we will be moving right along, so you will really need to stay on top of it.

　　這始終是個(gè)苛刻的要求，我們要一直保持前進(jìn)，你就必須保持在巔峰狀態(tài)。

　　tongue in cheek

　　虛情假意的

　　not seriously

　　●TPO12L1 – Biology

　　That's the so-called JUNK DNA. Though the word junk is used sort of tongue in cheek.

　　這就是所謂的“無用DNA”，不過junk一詞在這里有點(diǎn)嘲弄的意思。