72. We'll send out the manuals this afternoon by express mail entirely at our cost, and the manuals should arrive tomorrow or the day after at the latest.
點睛
短語send out意為“分發(fā),發(fā)出”;at one's cost意為“由某人承擔費用”。the day after是省略的表達,結(jié)合上文可知完整的表達應該是the day after tomorrow“后天”。at the latest意為“最遲,最晚”,其中l(wèi)atest指“最近的,最新的”,屬于最高級絕對概念,而這類絕對概念也正是聽力的常見考點。
考點歸納
cost作名詞意為“費用;成本”,常與介詞at搭配構(gòu)成短語,常見的有:
at all cost(s)意為“不惜任何代價”。如:
This is your only choice. You have to win at all costs. 你別無選擇,必須不惜任何代價取勝。
at any cost意為“在任何情況下,無論如何”。如:
She decided to lose weight at any cost. 她決心無論如何都要減肥。
at cost意為“按成本(價格)”。如:
I will sell you this bag at cost. 我會以成本價將這個包賣給你。
聽音解惑
send
out[send
aut]里的[d]與[au]相鄰,讀作[sen daut];this
afternoon[ðis
?ɑ?ft??nu?n]里的[s]與[ɑ?]相鄰,讀作[ði ?sɑ?ft??nu?n];at
our[æt
?au?]里的[t]與[au]相鄰,讀作[æ ?tau?];should
arrive[?ud
??raiv]里的[d]與[?]相鄰,讀作[?u d??raiv]。