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他很能说。 Why do people like him so much? (为什么大家那么喜欢他?) He’s very talkative. (他很能说。) talkative “能说的”。 He talks a lot. He has the gift of gab. have the gift of gab “能说会道”、 “快言快语”。 不管他怎么努力工作， 他都升不上去。 No matter how hard he works, he never gets promoted. (不管他怎么努力工作， 他都升不上去。) Hard work isn’t the only reason people get promoted. (工作努力不是升职的惟一因素。) no matter how ... “不管……”。hard “努力地”、 “拼命地”。get promoted “升职”。 He never gets promoted, no matter how hard he works. Even though he works hard, he doesn’t get promoted. 他经济上有困难。 Why did he get a second job? (他为什么又做了一份工作?) He has financial difficulties. (他经济上有困难。) financial difficulties “经济上的困难”。 He is having financial difficulties. He has money problems. 我听说他现在身无分文。 I heard he’s flat broke now. (我听说他现在身无分文。) | 
