1 benefit concert 慈善音乐会
* e8 X0 v) O( Y1 Z* U We need to let everyone know about the benefit concert, but we don’t have much money for advertising.9 |6 ?% V( U( I9 G' \. F F
2 busy signal 占线( v$ H ^+ F4 V+ {8 i
I’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal.
8 W# F/ w" k9 x4 w# j+ [ 3 between you and me 你我之间,保密& v' C3 @2 r+ o# z! P0 g4 d
4 call for
I& X r% b' L, t0 A- B A,打电话找
/ A& G6 w" b0 y* N* N2 ` Tom just called for you." j9 X6 T t3 n$ P" Z% b3 ]" |
B,预报1 S* U. |5 L! g
The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?- H: `7 m5 p* N o n- t
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It’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions.
' b4 ]& `7 d+ b& W% Q) m 5 call it a day 就此结束9 Q' u6 d# U8 z
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.
0 {$ ], ^0 G$ Z B B: Yeah, I agree. Now we’ve gone through all the numbers on our list now, so I guess we can call it a day.
' _) K& N% o2 w, I- U! X5 _ 6 cash the check 兑现支票9 B8 k4 D' s- U: o, d8 g$ h, @9 B
Have your sister cashed her paycheck?& q- v. ]) }% S8 V5 X! H
7 clear off 收拾,整理* t0 O2 z9 M& ~0 ~
It’s about time we clear off the desk.6 b7 Y: x H2 ~. i; _
8 come down (雨,雪)下起来
3 v3 `5 |. ~2 K3 A# Z1 U The heavy rain is coming down, now.3 D7 f3 }4 H: @0 k- v9 p6 e5 P5 e6 f
9 come in first in the race 比赛第一名- B. ]0 @; |7 @" ?
Not only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.
( T6 F1 z% [# c$ X6 |& x 10 come what may 不管怎样
; K; n6 F6 `' z- B' U# S We’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.4 g* i" e& N/ `* {. N
11 cost somebody an arm and a leg4 c- p3 X7 g" C; \0 G: {: D- y
A: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?% A" l Y |6 V6 @! A2 B z6 G
B: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.0 L: B/ O3 l! B! g
12 cut it out 闭嘴; [5 B0 \4 } x) [4 I, `+ ` f
I told you to cut it out.* Z1 C) g. }+ e1 y! ?) Q% d
13 be cut out for 生来时做……的
( e: E) o, w; _$ s% |1 o Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession. \# d# h, h* z0 i# K
14 department chair 系主任
9 q% |( `1 D- l; B2 w: m$ j; R& G3 W I didn’t write that memo to the department chair.+ D; t3 `4 w- H7 g2 Y8 x5 W
15 dirt cheap 非常便宜
5 P6 ^! ?+ Q/ j A: You’ve already furnished your apartment?* O9 q2 e$ P* N7 t4 I4 ?8 Q6 C
B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap. Z5 H8 }4 g s! _; r6 T" p8 [
16 do with 用………凑合; do without 没有……也行4 P* x& h W- ^5 `' W7 p- n& X- h
You can do with your girlfriend.; a' l$ W/ p4 E4 P1 E# n* l
You can do without your girlfriend
' `4 u. K4 k% l 17 fall back on 依赖, G+ S. e8 C8 u' S& f# c P* `& g8 r
A: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher?- D r" w+ A0 D6 F% x
B: I did pretty well, but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.
$ s' [& [2 v2 v1 n( S 18 fill a prescription 按处方抓药
4 _% w0 E% x8 L \/ ` Would you please fill this prescription for me?* E! c" v4 Q& J" v8 `( M' u0 W8 D
19 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.1 y# q# z' I( A7 n) f) [
20 food for thought 令人思考的东西;同义:thought-provoking
1 E9 n; Q2 d' c7 n' N There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.
. u9 M% p% [! Z" p 21 for nothing 免费6 F) Y7 Z" f) Z8 }: }6 u7 G7 C
To pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV for nothing.
! n% b$ p+ a& p, M5 ^+ O7 b 22 from top to bottom 从上到下( `, J5 a; r$ H0 F! s
A: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room./ m% k; }! N3 ^% Y7 a4 k0 {
B: I’ve searched it from top to bottom……; H0 ?. N$ }6 U/ O
23 get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了
" Z3 K( ^- X9 ~% p I got off on the wrong foot, and I don’t have any idea which way to turn now.& k& G) d/ _, R, ]0 s9 Z M
24 get a lot out of something 从……学到很多6 z8 V( ~6 E2 M
The training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it.
, q) A0 o+ g2 Q( e 25 get at 想说( i: R& \1 U5 Y) N9 \
Do you understand what I’m getting at?
$ @( K% |9 x1 K/ M8 ], m' Z 26 get away with 对………摆脱惩罚
" M/ J5 U9 R8 L* L8 m1 l A: Did you know that Bob is leaving for home tonight? He isn’t planning to take his final exams.
* ~* q2 ]% g" J- L" V" d$ Y B: He can’t get away with that
3 C7 T+ |! | _' k! } 27 get going 赶紧行动; 同义:get moving% Q" |8 A3 I" O) y
A: It looks like we won’t have enough time to do all we wanted to.
4 U0 ]% m O$ X6 w9 F0 I B: Who says we won’t? let’s get going. |