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【网络综合 - 英语口语试题】Mary: Are you Elvin?玛莉： 你是艾文吗？Elvin: Elvin Dixon. Who are you?艾文： 艾文迪克森。你是谁？Mary: I'm Mary. I want to say I really 1) admire the software you're designed.玛莉： 我是玛莉。我真的很欣赏你设计的软件。Elvin: Easy stuff. But thanks. And the 1)admiration is 2) mutual.艾文： 简单的玩意。不过还是谢了。这份欣赏是彼此彼此。Mary: It is?玛莉： 真的？Elvin: You're selling xxx 3) subscriptions like nobody's business. And we don't even have a working 4) demo yet.艾文： 你把“xxx”的订阅卖得如入无人之境。 而我们甚至连能用的样品都还没着落呢。Mary: I can't take the credit for that. I'm just Zina's assistant. She's the 5) pro.玛莉： 我不敢居功。我只是吉娜的助手。她才是高手。语言详解A: Here's a demo of our product.这是我们产品的样品。B: Thank you. I'll take a look at it and get back in touch with you.谢谢。我看过之后再联络你。【like nobody's business 如入无人之境】like nobody's business可以用来表达“无人能出其右”，形容此人相当有一手：A: They play the blues like nobody's business.他们演奏蓝调的技巧无人能敌。B: I have to go and see them.我一定要去看看他们。【take the credit居功】credit是“功劳，赞扬”的意思，take the credit就是指“因为功劳而接受赞扬”，可以用在正面的“居功”。A: Josh, you are amazing!乔许，你真是令人不可思议！B: I can't take the credit for this job. We all worked hard on it.这工作我不能居功。大家都很努力。1) admire (v.) 仰慕，钦羡；名词是admiration2) mutual (a.) 互相的3) subscription (n.) 订阅4) demo (n.) （商品的）样品，demonstration的略缩。5) pro (n.) 专家，系professional 的略缩