2017年bec初级商务英语口语必备短语

2017年bec初级商务英语口语必备短语

　　1.allergic to 对……过敏

　　Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch, I must be allergic tosomething.

　　2.at sb's service 愿为某人服务

　　I am at your service at any time.

　　3.around the clock 24小时不停

　　Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

　　4.as far as I know 就我所知

　　5.at home with 对…..很熟悉

　　She is at home with problems like this.

　　6. back out

　　1) 退出

　　A: Wasn't Bert supposed to sing tonight?

　　B: Yes. but he backed out at last minute

　　2)不履行

　　She finally backed out of her promise.

　　7.be cut out for 天生适合

　　I'm not cut out to be a hero.

　　8.be absorbed in

　　She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can't tear her away.

　　9.be addicted to 对……上瘾

　　She has been addicted to drugs for years.

　　10.be attached to 对……有感情

　　A:I'm amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours.I thought youwould have gotten rid of it years ago.

　　B:It runs well and I've actually been quite attached to it.

　　11.a change of pace 节奏变换

　　You can't do these chemistry experiments all day long.You certainly need achange of pace.

　　12.a far cry from 相距甚远

　　The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

　　13.and how 的确

　　A:She's a good dancer.

　　B:and how.

　　14.a matter of time 时间问题

　　It is only a matter of time.

　　15.a phone call away 一个电话之远，愿意过来帮忙。

　　If you need my help. do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

　　16. a while back 不久以前

　　17.all along 一直

　　I knew it all along.

　　18.anything but 绝对不

　　I was anything but happy about going.

　　19.account for 解释

　　How do you account for it?

　　20.after all 到底

　　A:I've just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine.

　　B:I see.Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

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

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

　　23.no kidding 不是开玩笑吧

　　24.on the tip of one's tongue 就在舌尖

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

　　B:Its just on the tip of my tongue!

　　25.quitting time 下课时间

　　I'm glad it's almost quitting time.

　　26.take it over 重修

　　Don failed physics and had to take it over.

　　27.than necessary 比应该的要冷

　　The lab was cooler than necessary.

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

　　29.There is nothing to it. 没什么，很容易

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

　　30.with flying colors 成功

　　A:How did Ellen do on her American History exam?

　　B:She passed with flying colors.

　　31.You can bet your life 当然

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

　　B:You can bet your life.

　　32.I have seen worse 我见过更糟的

　　33.inadvance/before hand/ahead of time 提前

　　It's a really nice apartment. But the owners want two-month rent in advance andI just

　　don't have it.

　　34.in case 万一

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

　　64.in next to no time 马上

　　A:Are you going to be using the copying machine long?

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

　　35.in the red 赤字

　　36.in the works 正在准备阶段

　　An advanced course in theoretical chemistry is the works.

　　37.keep to oneself

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

　　38.kill time 浪费时间

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

　　39. leave…up to somebody

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