BEC即剑桥商务英语证书考试,是剑桥大学考试委员会(UCLES)设立的。很多人误认为BEC考试针对是那些学与商务有关的专业人员的,其实不然。因为无论你学的专业是什么,都要在某个特定的商务环境中运用,BEC考查的正是这种普遍存在的商务环境中应具备的通识与能力。剑桥大学考试委员会设立BEC考试的目的是在全球范围内建立一个测试商界雇员英语水平的统一标准,使BEC证书被跨国公司和非英语国家的大公司用作商务英语测试标准,以评估在真实商务环境下雇员的英语水平,使人力资源部门能准确评估雇员商务英语的运用技能。
因此,与我国的四、六级考试相比较,BEC考试更侧重对英语实际运用能力的考查。换句话说,BEC中的考查内容都是可以马上拿到实际工作中去的,不会出现所谓高分低能现象。
1. fill a prescription 按处方抓药
Would you please fill this prescription for me?
2. 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.
3.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 tosay.
4.for nothing 免费
To pay to see that movie would be foolish. when you can see it on TV for nothing.
5.from 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.
6. get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了
I got off on the wrong foot. and I don’t have any idea which way to turn now.
7.get a lot out of something 从……学到很多
The training program was difficult,but she got a lot out of it.
8. get at 想说
Do you understand what I’m getting at?
9. get away with 对…..摆脱惩罚
A: Did you know that Bob is leaving for home tonight? He isn’t planning to take his finalexams.
B: He can’t get away with that
10.get going 赶紧行动; 同义:get moving
A: It looks like we won’t have enough time to do all we wanted to.
B: Who says we won’t? let’s get going.