商业托福听力考试精选辅导资料02

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　　。Those second－hand pianos are selling like hot cakes，if you want one，youd better buy one now before theyre all gone。
　　sell like hot cakes ＝sell very wellorvery quickly
　　2。Whenever I have to make a speech I get butterflies in my stomach。
　　get butterflies in ones stomach ＝get nervous
7 M% \7 a. B4 w5 E　　3。He would do anything for his daughter。She was the apple of his eye。
　　be the apple of ones eye ＝be very precious to sb。
+ c/ M0 L" H) \　　4。Lend me ，please，Tom，Im broke at the moment。
  X2 ]/ K/ N/ C# @7 L4 ]" o: m$ \　　be broke ＝doesnt have any money
0 K. U7 f: E6 P# n% ]7 U　　5。The accident was caused by a taxi driver jumping the green light。
　　jump the green light ＝doesnt wait for the traffic lights to change to green
( A! R. ^, c: g. [: g　　6。You didnt think I was serious，did you，Joe！It was a joke！I was pulling your leg，thats all。
　　pull ones leg ＝tease someone，逗某人玩
　　7。Because the owner wanted a quick sale，the painting went for a song－only 。
& z  g; `/ I4 C　　If something goes for a song，it is sold very cheaply
　　8。There was a shortage of food;so you had to pay through the nose for what you could find。
) N' E. V! R$ {; Z! y. e　　To pay through the nosefor something is to pay far more for something than it is really worth
　　9。If he finds out what you did with the companys money，hell hit the roof。
　　hit the roof＝get very angry
. \: y% W6 V& f, m2 ^　　10。The sky got very dark and soon the rain began to bucket down。
　　bucket down ＝rain very heavily
1 z. L+ v2 K, Z8 E+ l　　11。They all chip in for the benefit of Simpsons widow and little child。
9 ]. t2 ?0 w; {: v" J, X　　chip in＝contribute money捐献
' i, f/ T: N: c' ~　　12。He usually buys his clothes off the peg。Its cheaper than going to a dressmaker。
7 b. O) a+ {7 m* n1 c2 r5 ~　　Off the peg clothes ＝成衣
; y3 h. O0 ~; e3 D$ H% S& j　　13。Now stop beating about the bush and tell me what happened！
% g, A! B9 J5 a" s# _) h- J# K+ t　　beat about the bush＝avoid saying directly what you mean
  ^6 f2 U" p/ ]- Q　　14。I really must go and lie down for a while ;Ive got a splitting headache。
" m: {" b# }8 D/ w# @! D　　Splitting headache＝painful headache