2011初级商务英语BEC听力常考短语（3）

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　　41.cost somebody an arm and a leg
; e! n2 R. p0 y2 \  q　　A: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?
+ ]% r' q/ J8 D$ F# K* Z4 F　　B: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.
/ q# @9 Y: H& y2 F) l　　42. cut it out 闭嘴
　　I told you to cut it out.
( R8 J" L. a' v: [. P　　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
2 o3 U( K7 x3 `4 P% m3 F　　I didn’t write that memo to the department chair.
- }, e! m* @; ?6 h　　45.dirt cheap 非常便宜
　　A: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
3 O8 o' y% Y9 |　　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
  U6 }. F' O. e3 A　　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.
6 u! P7 t4 ^6 w/ H1 `: W　　48. down jacket 羽绒服
/ c8 x. }9 Z: u) B　　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.
, l! F+ Q" n+ t/ B- |9 [( v0 a* u0 y: }　　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.
) m. v% T' a$ i# i/ q- R8 b　　51. fill a prescription 按处方抓药
+ B8 x. d7 w; f4 X( r　　Would you please fill this prescription for me?
! I+ P# V& E0 I9 v　　52. fill in for 代替； 同义：fill one’s place(position. shoes); take the place of; take over
& d: a( {# d! W% r7 K7 _  V9 O* C　　Dave. can you fill in for me tonight at the restaurant? I’d like to go out of town.
　　53.food for thought 令人思考的东西；同义：thought-provoking
　　There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.
5 v7 @0 [) s8 u( a　　54.for nothing 免费
7 I$ p8 |% O9 x) H* ^+ t　　To pay to see that movie would be foolish. when you can see it on TV for nothing.
: u5 d1 V) ]2 a8 \. L, q6 E& M9 b6 q　　55.from top to bottom 从上到下
, b6 g, I2 y8 c! R7 T" s　　A: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.
; P! m# [4 b, H, l: H" K0 }9 Z　　B: I’ve searched it from top to bottom.
' V7 u- A4 e# g　　56. get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了
# f4 J' O$ {6 c7 w: n" }　　I got off on the wrong foot. and I don’t have any idea which way to turn now.
　　57.get a lot out of something 从……学到很多
& L0 t  ]/ j& w8 H+ [- h　　The training program was difficult,but she got a lot out of it.
0 f( }# o, s, `. \: O　　58. get at 想说
3 R) G+ Q: q5 e# k4 w　　Do you understand what I’m getting at?