2012年商务英语高级考试常考词汇(17) ! ?/ Q( `9 f+ e 1. keep to oneself5 c: m4 s9 A+ l6 T$ m
I’m amazed that you still haven’t gotten to know your neighbors.% b# c2 @5 m; G/ H* A8 _
2. kill time 浪费时间 1 c4 ^0 S4 Z6 _. q8 e/ y' A Gosh. what can we do to kill the next 10 hours?( Q" {9 z( B6 ]* c- u
3. leave…up to somebody& y1 U+ w* o9 ?# W
We’ll have to leave the decision up to him. ) K3 L2 O" t0 V; l: \0 O+ h 4. letter of recommendation 推荐信;letter of reference 推荐信+ Z. _. }- P h$ L
5. I have seen worse 我见过更糟的 6. in advance 提前;同义:before hand. ahead of time5 d- [4 `9 @* g' L3 n* H4 o
It’s a really nice apartment. But the owners want two-month rent in advance and I just don ’t have it. & [7 i+ T& t) i7 E! I% G2 a: q 7. in case 万一2 A2 r. R n' J K
Let’s take our suits along in case the sun comes out.来自www.Examw.com8 {+ q, r3 R: e. [' Q
8. in next to no time 马上7 c8 h; s* Z& D+ E# u4 e8 M
A: Are you going to be using the copying machine long? " N- L$ _ }6 K& i* b2 o& G g( T B: I’ll be through in next to no time.: W7 c: F: N' R" N# m% b; }
9. in the red 赤字 反义:in the black% y& g3 I% U8 ]
10.in the works 正在准备阶段 c! P3 n, |! D' v* G+ M: }
An advanced course in theoretical chemistry is the works.