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8. Business ['biznis]
Basic need 音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. 职务,职责
It's your business to take care of the kids. (你的职责是照顾孩子。)
=It's your responsibility.
n. 职业
What line of business are you in? (你从事那一行？)
n. 商业
John wants to go into business when he leaves university.
复合词语
businessman/ businesswoman (商人（男/女）);
businesslike (公事化的);
business hours (营业时间，办公时间)
常见搭配 Useful Phrases
娱乐圈 show biz (business)
show time 演出时间
show off 显摆
show up 出现 （I waited for you for half an hour, why didn't you show up? ）
开始办正事，言归正传 ---to get (down) to business
别管闲事 mind one's own business
与......无关，没有权力...... have no business to (do)
忙自己的事情 go about one's business
破产，倒闭 go out of business
习语与俗语Idioms & Slangs
business is business 公事公办
sb. mean business 某人是当真的 (跟某人表白，别人不当真，可以说I mean business.或者I mean it.；I don’t mean it. 我不是有意的)
It's none of your business. 不关你的事。
生活用语 Street Talks
A: Hi, Bob, how's business? (情况如何?)
B: Just okay.
A: Okay, enough small talk. Let's get down to business/ talk business. (谈正题吧)
B: Good idea.
small talk 拉东拉西的说， talk business 谈正事儿
A: Since we're good friends, you don't have to pay me.
B: No, I can't accept it. Business is business.
A: Joanna, will you go out with me tonight?
B: I'd like to, but I'm afraid I can't. I have another date tonight.
A: With who?
B: David! C'mon! It's none of your business. (你就别管了。)
A: Why are you so happy?
B: Well, the bank just called and agreed to finance us. So we are in business now, buddy!
I've got a bank loan. 我已经搞到了贷款。
A: Hi Jane where's your husband?
B: He's away on business.
on business 出差
I majored in bookkeeping in business school.
谚语 Proverbs
Business makes a man as well as tries him. 事业既会考验人，也会造就人。
try sb. 考验某人
Business is the salt of life. 事业是人生之盐，不可缺少。
