1,benefit concert 慈善音乐会
We need to let everyone know about the benefit concert, but we dont have
much money for advertising.
2, busy signal 占线
Ive been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busysignal.
3,between you and me 你我之间,保密
4,call for
A,打电话找
Tom just called for you.
B,预报
The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Arent you glad well be
getting away from this for a week?
C,问
Its probably in the new part of town. Well have to call for directions.
5, call it a day 就此结束
A: Im really glad our club decides to raise money for the childrens
hospital, and most of the people weve phoned seemed happy to contribute.
B: Yeah, I agree. Now weve gone through all the numbers on our list now,
so I guess we can call it a day.
6,cash the check 兑现支票
Have your sister cashed her paycheck?
7,clear off 收拾,整理
Its about time we clear off the desk.
8,come down 下起来
The heavy rain is coming down, now.
9, come in first in the race 比赛第一名
Not only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best
running time of the season.
10,come what may 不管怎样
Well pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.
11,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.
12, cut it out 闭嘴
I told you to cut it out.
13,be cut out for 生来时做的
Dr. Hamilton doesnt feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.
14,department chair 系主任
I didnt write that memo to the department chair.
15,dirt cheap 非常便宜
A: Youve already furnished your apartment?
B: Ive found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.
16, do with 用..凑合; do without 没有也行
You can do with your girlfriend.
You can do without your girlfriend
17, dog tired 特别累,同义:run down; worn out; out of steam
Im dog tired these days. Im working on seven articles.
18, down jacket 羽绒服
19,drive somebody up the wall 让某人发疯;同义:drive somebody out of ones mind
The sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind.
20, fall back on 依赖
A: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from theteacher?
B: I did pretty well, but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.
21, fill a prescription 按处方抓药
Would you please fill this prescription for me?
22, fill in for 代替; 同义:fill ones place; take the
place of; take over Say, Dave, can you fill in for me tonight at the
restaurant? Id like to go out of town.
23,food for thought 令人思考的东西;同义:thought-provoking
There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.
24,for nothing 免费
To pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV fornothing.
25,from top to bottom 从上到下
A: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.
B: Ive searched it from top to bottom..
26, get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了
I got off on the wrong foot, and I dont have any idea which way to turnnow.
27,get a lot out of something 从学到很多
The training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it.
28, get at 想说
Do you understand what Im getting at?
29, get away with 对..摆脱惩罚
A: Did you know that Bob is leaving for home tonight? He isnt planning to
take his final exams.
B: He cant get away with that
30,get going 赶紧行动; 同义:get moving
A: It looks like we wont have enough time to do all we wanted to.
B: Who says we wont? lets get going.
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新概念英语第一册 Lesson 67:The weekend
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 99:Owl
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 57:An unusual day
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 133:Sensational news
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 95:Tickets,please
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 45:The boss’s letter
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 137:A pleasant dream
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 105:Full of mistakes
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 69:The car race 汽车比赛
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 89:For sale
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 129:Seventy miles an hour
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 81:Roast beef and potatoes
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 71:He’s awful
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 113:Small change
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 75:Uncomfortable shoes
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 49:At the butcher’s
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 93:Our new neighbour
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 111:The most expensive model
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 125:Tea for two
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 109:A good idea
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 121:The man in the hat
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 97:A small blue case
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 79:Carol’s shopping list
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 65:Not a baby
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 87:A car crash
新概念英语第一册 Lesson 47:A cup of coffee