Part 4. Language Study and Language Appreciation.
Listen to the following statements you have learned in the previous and present units. Pay special attention to the parts in bold type. Learn to appreciate and use the language.
1. in act of.
British Airways and Dutch carriers KLM confirm they are in act of merger talks.
2. to come on the heels of.
They come on the heels of number one United Airline's offer to buy number six US Airways two weeks ago.
3. there goes the notion that...
So there goes the notion that the buses are providing increased flexibility, at least on those roads.
4. to lay flush with
The rails are laid flush with the road surface like tram tracks in the fast lane which is closed to traffic once every half hour for the trains to past through.
5. at regular intervals.
There will be special pumps at regular intervals along the tunnel to clean the air and remove the exhaust fumes from it.
6. with numbing regularity to catch their attention of the world for...
In recent years, other plans have crushed with numbing regularity, but this one captured the attention of the world for a simple reason: the Concorde, with its supersonic abilities and sleek design has always been a celebrity of the skies.
7. to wait in the wings.
And there is no supersonic successor waiting in the wings.
8. to beat the odds in.
Under the leadership of its charismatic chairman and CEO Herb Kelleher, and his low-cost, low-debt philosophy, South-west has beaten the odds in the cutthroat game above the clouds.
9. long tail-backs of traffic.
There are already long tail-backs of traffic there, and police say the road won't be open again for another hour or so.
10. to feed the appetite for.
Much of their oil, like Canada's, feeds the voracious appetite for crude in the United States which is the world's biggest consumer of oil.
11. be flush with cash.
It's flush with cash from its oil reserves and it is the world's second largest producer.
12. to quench the thirst for.
Who is going to quench the global thirst for oil in the future?
13. to go to great extremes to.
And that may be the future for oil, going to great extremes to get it out of the ground.
14. to feed the meter.
The meter is smart enough to know if you car has had its allowed sixty minutes, so you can't feed the meter and buy another hour.
15. to be the wave in.
We're hoping that this is going to be wave in technology of the future for transportation.