商务英语(BEC)考试听力常考短语(5)
日期:2011-01-06 08:36

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41.cost somebody an arm and a leg

  A: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?

  B: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.

  42. cut it out 闭嘴

  I told you to cut it out.

  43.be cut out for 生来时做……的

  Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.

  44.department chair 系主任

  I didn’t write that memo to the department chair.

  45.dirt cheap 非常便宜

  A: You’ve already furnished your apartment?

  B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.

  46. do with 用…..凑合; do without 没有……也行

  You can do with your girlfriend.

  You can do without your girlfriend

  47. dog tired 特别累,同义:run down; worn out; out of steam

  I’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.

48. down jacket 羽绒服

  49,drive somebody up the wall 让某人发疯;同义:drive somebody out of one’s mind

  The sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind.

  50. fall back on 依赖

  A: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher?

  B: I did pretty well. but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.

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重点单词
  • understandvt. 理解,懂,听说,获悉,将 ... 理解为,认为
  • diamondn. 钻石,像钻石的物质,菱形,纸牌的方块,棒球内场 v
  • occasionallyadv. 偶尔地