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American English has its own idioms. Let' s say you buy
something in a shop. And 41 you pay for it, you say: This cost 42
an arm and a leg! What do you really mean by 43 (say) so? Do you
have to give them your arm and your leg? I hope not. Let' s listen to an
American English conversation 44 (see) if we can find out what this
means.
A: Did you buy that new computer?
B: Yeah, I did. But I 45 have bought it.
A: Why do you say so? Is there anything wrong with it?
B: Not exactly, but, as a matter of fact, it cost the way more than I 46 (expect) it to be.
A: 47 did you pay for it?
B: Let me just tell you it cost an arm and a leg!
When
you say in American English that something costs an arm and a leg, it
actually means that 48 price is very, very high, much 49 (high) than
we can accept. If you use this 50 in the United States, everyone there
will understand you. But this is an informal phrase, so don' t use it
in a formal business setting.
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Tom: Have you heard the local newspaper The Times is closing down in three months' time?
Mary: Then that' s good news. That newspaper is terrible. I won' t miss it.
Tom: 61
do you mean? The Times is the best newspaper in the city. If that 62
( close) down , we' ll only have The Pioneer and the City Journal,
which is too bad.
Mary: You only like The Times 63 it takes up to
20 pages every day with sports. The City Journal is a great paper. And
you don' t like it because it devotes less than 5 pages every day 64
baseball results.
Tom: This is a baseball city. We' ve got a great
team. Why shouldn' t we read about it? Where are we going to get the
results now?
Mary: I think a newspaper needs to meet all the 65 (need) of its readers, not just that of those 66 like sports.
Tom:
Then what about the Job Section in The Times? That was one of the
most 67 (use) parts of it. Every business, every store in the city
knows if they want to get someone 68 (work) for them, they have to put
some ads in The Times. How are all these people going to get work now?
This will 69 ( absolute) destroy the local economy.
Mary:
Destroy the local economy, will it? I admit the Job Section was pretty
good in The Times, 70 either one of the other two newspapers will
just get the ads instead. That' s how things work.
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David: Jack, you spend a lot of time on the Internet everyday. What do you most frequently use it for?
Jack:
I usually surfãã61ããnet, read news and anything I am interested in,
check emails or chat with other people. Sometimes I order online too.
Maybe I can find a girlfriend online like a fairy tale.
David: Well, I see. Thatâsãã62ããyou are so stuck to it.
Jack:
I know dozens of websites provide dating service. Curiosity and the
need for companionship make them a sure-fire business. I recommend that
youãã63ã (try) Baihe.com.
David: To beãã64ã , I really canât understand howãã65ããpeople depend on that way to make friends. Itâs kind of risky.
Jack: Yes, but itâs also one of the easiest and fastest ways to meet new people.
David:
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have reallyãã66ã (please) experience about online dating.
Jack: Itâs true, but some people did find their better-half through online dating.
David:ãã67ã , I wonât try that way to make my girlfriend.
Jack:
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intelligent, kind, honest, and you get a good feeling of her, wonât you
have the desire to get to know herãã69ããperson?
David: I wonât have such a chance in the first place, for I never enter the chatroom.
Jack: Maybeãã70ããmanâs meat is anotherâs poison.
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