32, busy signal 占线
" B6 h9 G$ J+ M: iI’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal.
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34,call for
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Tom just called for you.
7 f! _/ R' @/ n8 [" [' \B,预报 4 x) C6 d2 o0 O: x+ H. ^; c
The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?
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It’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions. 0 u" w! i, p7 `
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35, call it a day 就此结束 * S) _$ I$ B# [5 d' a
A: I’m really glad our club decides to raise money for the children’s hospital, and most of the people we’ve phoned seemed happy to contribute.
9 y- G0 c, d- A4 w% wB: Yeah, I agree. Now we’ve gone through all the numbers on our list now, so I guess we can call it a day.
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36,cash the check 兑现支票 ! n& \6 C: {& N! m( B6 r3 I8 C
Have your sister cashed her paycheck? ( y- ^* `' A4 |* S K: a" b/ @
# F' R* z1 U/ N37,clear off 收拾,整理
/ H- e+ }- S8 c8 Z. j( l& a+ UIt’s about time we clear off the desk. # z5 R- c$ h4 k% u" ~! G+ M
% {$ M. f0 t6 w, S38,come down (雨,雪)下起来 1 j5 b% h- y# C
The heavy rain is coming down, now.
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# z4 R. U# c% w& U( _! A39, come in first in the race 比赛第一名
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40,come what may 不管怎样
6 Y$ d( h' X' QWe’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may. 0 Y( f+ [3 b" W# c( `" q
W* H: W% F0 Q; R& J2 ~ f; s; z2 n) y41,cost somebody an arm and a leg
1 W+ Z9 v9 P% NA: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda? * J8 c" f2 i, k% q1 B, @7 b& b
B: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg. 1 y" z* K/ a# y* I$ `$ v5 i
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42, cut it out 闭嘴 / H% M* U1 C3 Q6 W6 `# y
I told you to cut it out. 9 v! }7 ~/ j: t+ v A2 r0 `4 A
% V: S0 l" t! T- T; b1 C- O/ G& e43,be cut out for 生来时做……的 , A3 x" E y' z7 T0 ?& u- B4 u
Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession. 4 Z0 u$ R& W2 `& e" ?+ I
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44,department chair 系主任 3 G7 c' W0 w+ g O) _
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6 q/ w. j. h1 S2 H: I. m45,dirt cheap 非常便宜
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B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.
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46, do with 用…..凑合; do without 没有……也行 4 H4 t3 S' k+ L1 ~) x3 w
You can do with your girlfriend.
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I’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles. 9 N6 Q: r/ x/ H' n. H( c4 M& ^5 A
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48, down jacket 羽绒服 # i& U4 u$ ~5 d4 R
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49,drive somebody up the wall 让某人发疯;同义:drive somebody out of one’s mind
( L$ P4 L: n1 M ^1 X9 W+ ]: E# CThe sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind. ) N) `2 H: m4 c8 O& v' \ A% |6 h
& D' u; L: T' H, H50, fall back on 依赖 & V5 t0 a9 m8 T0 B
A: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher? 8 S- g4 \$ Q: z/ e, C8 ~9 U( g
B: I did pretty well, but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally. - S+ ~& x& @! u6 t
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51, fill a prescription 按处方抓药 " g! O4 _2 G' t& P3 J9 G4 Y
Would you please fill this prescription for me?
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52, fill in for 代替; 同义:fill one’s place(position, shoes); take the place of; take over Say, Dave, can you fill in for me tonight at the restaurant? I’d like to go out of town.
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% R( ]) `( U! G5 @2 W8 W, X53,food for thought 令人思考的东西;同义:thought-provoking ) Y q3 j w: p/ p. z$ K, X
There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say. $ G% A* O) M/ r3 P4 A! `$ p
1 N0 `5 w4 C* ~' p x54,for nothing 免费 5 \6 m/ P; s' g: v
To pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV for nothing.
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0 |& k! O. B7 c, zA: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room. S# [4 `7 v" e
B: I’ve searched it from top to bottom.. % B* b# j9 d1 T
56, get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了 * `2 n+ h- P( f Q ?9 @+ J6 z
I got off on the wrong foot, and I don’t have any idea which way to turn now. |