Hi,buddy!How’s business?嗨，伙计！生意好吗？

Stop beating around the bush and talk to me.What’s the problem？别和我兜圈子了，直说吧，有什么问题？

Take a deep breath.作深呼吸。

I don’t want to speak about it in public.我不想当众说这件事。

It’s a black day for us.今天我们不走运。

He is absent because he’s on a business trip.他出差了，所以缺席。

She doubled her investment in a year.她一年内增加了一倍的投资。

Our boss has been fired.我们的上司被解雇了。

Bob was able to beat Bill at billiards,but Bill always beat Bob badly at badminton.鲍勃在台球上能打败比尔，但是打羽毛球比尔常常大败鲍勃。

Bill was beaten black and blue by a bad boy with a traveling bag on his back.比尔被一个坏家伙用一个旅行袋打在背上，打得他青一块紫一块。

He’s not used to making speeches in public.It’s so embarrassing.他不习惯在大庭广众中演讲，因为这太让人为难了。

Climb/I want to climb Mt.Everest some day.有一天我要去爬珠穆朗玛峰。

Comb/Boy,your hair needs a good comb.孩子，你的头发要好好梳一下。

dumb哑的；不能说话的/I was dumb at the news.这个消息让我目瞪口呆。