即使每天都在练习听力,即使你已经把BEC真题听力听得滚瓜烂熟,你还是会对一两个短语感到陌生。

所以小编特地整理汇总了100个BEC听力常考短语,并附注释和例句,考前看一看,说不定考试时就听到了呐。

51. fill a prescription 按处方抓药

Would you please fill this prescription forme?

52. fill in for 代替

同义:fill one's place(position. shoes); take the place of; take over

Dave. can you fill in for me tonight at therestaurant? I'd like to go out of town.

for thought 令人思考的东西

同义:thought-provoking

There is a lot food for thought in what hehad to say.

nothing 免费

To pay to see that movie would be you can see it on TV for nothing.

top to bottom 从上到下

A: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.

B: I've searched it from top to bottom.

56. get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了

I got off on the wrong foot. and I don'thave any idea which way to turn now.

a lot out of something 从……学到很多

The training program was difficult,but shegot a lot out of it.

58. get at 想说

Do you understand what I'm getting at?

59. get away with 对…..摆脱惩罚

A: Did you know that Bob is leaving forhome tonight? He isn't planning to take his final exams.

B: He can't get away with that

going 赶紧行动;

同义:get moving

A: It looks like we won't have enough timeto do all we wanted to.

B: Who says we won't? let's get going.

61. get on one's nerve 招惹某人神经了

A: Why did you come to the meeting late? Ileft a message with your roommate about the time change.

B: She has a very short memory and itreally gets on my nerve sometimes.

62. get started on 开始做

We should get started on the project.

63. get time off from work 从工作中抽时间

Oh. so she was able to get time off fromthe work.

credibility to 相信

A: did you hear about Jim?

B: I wouldn't give that rumor anycredibility.

easy on 温和对待

Well. since it's your first and onlyticket. the judge will probably go easy on you.

in one ear and out the other 一耳朵进,一耳朵出

Well. you know Mike. everything's in oneear and out the other.

jogging 去跑步

Are you ready to go jogging?

to one's head 某人自负

A: Have you noticed how John's changedsince he became student government president?

B: I think the whole thing has gone to hishead. and he used to be so sociable and open.

the time 几点了

A: Got the time?

B: It's a little after ten.

70. graduation announcements 毕业典礼请柬

Have you ordered your graduationannouncements?

about 抱怨

How come Michael's always groaning aboutsomething?

lecturer 客座教授

The only person who understood the guestlecturer was the professor.

-me-down 送的东西

A: What a gorgeous jacket. It must havecost a fortune.

B: Not at all. It's a hand-me-down.

down 易如反掌

Lee won the chess match hands down.

a way with 擅长

Bonnie really has a way with words.

had it with 处于

I've had it with being sick in bed. I'veread most of these magazines twice.

77. head and shoulders above 高出许多

In computer programming. Susan is head andshoulders above the rest of us.

78. hit the spots 特别好

This lemonade sure hits the spots.

79. hold the grudge 记仇

A: I wish I hadn't hurt Mary's feelingslike that. You know I never meant to.

B: The great thing about Mary is that shedoesn't hold the grudge.

80. I have no idea which way to turn 我不知道该怎么办

81. I have seen worse 我见过更糟的

82. in advance 提前;

同义:before hand. ahead of time

It's a really nice apartment. But theowners want two-month rent in advance and I just don 't have it.

83. in case 万一

Let's take our suits along in case the suncomes out.

84. in next to no time 马上

A: Are you going to be using the copyingmachine long?

B: I'll be through in next to no time.

85. in the red 赤字 反义:in the black

the works 正在准备阶段

An advanced course in theoretical chemistryis the works.

87. keep to oneself

I'm amazed that you still haven't gotten toknow your neighbors.

88. kill time 浪费时间

Gosh. what can we do to kill the next 10hours?

89. leave…up to somebody

We'll have to leave the decision up to him.

90. letter of recommendation 推荐信;letter of reference 推荐信

91. look on the bright sides of things 看事物的光明面

92. no kidding 不是开玩笑吧

93. on the tip of one's tongue 就在舌尖

A: Are you sure you can't remember the nameof that record?

B: It's just on the tip of my tongue!

94. quitting time 下课时间

I'm glad it's almost quitting time.

95. take it over 重修

Don failed physics and had to take it over.

96. than necessary 比应该的要冷

The lab was cooler than necessary.

97. That's easer said than done. 说来容易做来难

98. There is nothing to it. 没什么,很容易

I can run this projector. There's really nothing to it.

99. with flying colors 成功

A: How did Ellen do on her American Historyexam?

B: She passed with flying colors.

100. You can bet your life 当然

A: Will Prof. Smith come to class on time?

B: You can bet your life.