商务英语辅导：BEC高级考试听力常考短语(5)

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41.cost somebody an arm and a leg
2 C( Y# R) [- n4 [( x　　A: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?
" E- J8 t& R# a; Y5 U% Q8 [( [　　B: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.
: U: y$ |2 p; l　　42. cut it out 闭嘴
' Q' ?! Z' C$ C/ u0 Z- T0 t; _　　I told you to cut it out.
  }! G$ j% K- n4 `( B, i　　43.be cut out for 生来时做……的
/ D% V% h% \' S% @　　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.
% W, [( g0 q; }2 N& Y　　45.dirt cheap 非常便宜
% v5 [- p/ G' l: K0 `　　A: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
　　B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.
# w- W5 i( n  o0 V, ~2 r　　46. do with 用…..凑合; do without 没有……也行
　　You can do with your girlfriend.
* P4 \4 D- F$ E3 H( R　　You can do without your girlfriend
1 R/ s, y4 {, A  k" E6 _　　47. dog tired 特别累，同义：run down; worn out; out of steam
. Y/ I6 ^2 B$ i% B　　I’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.
$ s2 r1 E" O' W3 I: N4 J    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
8 V, M3 `& g2 ]5 o　　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.