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
　　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.
( g4 y' F6 f- a$ i　　42. cut it out 闭嘴
　　I told you to cut it out.
  a" ^! G, H# R　　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
4 {  L  E% G% ]　　I didn’t write that memo to the department chair.
　　45.dirt cheap 非常便宜
1 @7 ?) n8 u3 P$ ^4 R$ u　　A: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
& L5 E- d+ \( d2 _/ Z" T　　B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.
　　46. do with 用…..凑合; do without 没有……也行
! A4 Z3 y* r  n4 T! b　　You can do with your girlfriend.
+ o! g7 ?8 a: J1 o  B　　You can do without your girlfriend
　　47. dog tired 特别累，同义：run down; worn out; out of steam
4 V# o% Y0 P# E7 l5 {" N1 Q/ x0 {　　I’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.
/ G1 M4 }  b( p7 u2 \    48. down jacket 羽绒服
) v# B- V6 E3 F8 G; x. f. z　　49，drive somebody up the wall 让某人发疯;同义：drive somebody out of one’s mind
7 `8 K! p7 ]" \) P/ f　　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?
1 V* G- _& ?6 l. N　　B: I did pretty well. but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.