I'm still working on it. means : I still need more time.
grab
to go get quickly
eg: I need to grab my coat; Let's grab a cup of coffee ; grab something to eat
a complimentary glass of wine

Calling in sick

quite ill means very sick
flu : a sickness , very similar to a cold, but a lot worse, stronger
headache
sore throat: sore means hurting, sore back
sore arm, sore neck
runny nose:a lot of water coming out of your nose
slightly feverish:a little bit ,the feeling of your body being very hot
recover
to get better
coming down with means starting to get sick
Are you coming down with the cold?
take the day(half day/week/month) off
not go to work on that day

Hotel Upgrade

under the name:use in a R or a H . Do you have a reservation~Smith?
mix–up means misunderstanding
overbooked:use in hotel ,flight,train,and restaurants
complimentary upgrade

I need an assistant

HEY, AMY, HOW ARE YOU TODAY
I'M DOING GREAT WHAT ABOUT YOU
I'M DOING PRETTY GOOD(REALLY WELL)
resources in this place means money
understaffed means that they don't have enough people(workers ,employees) there
The timing is just not right.
weight off my shoulders
give sb a hand:means help
keep our costs down

cut in line

there's no way means it's impossible
~I can have this report finish today.
Do you think Amy will gona buy that house?~he has enough money to buy it .
cut in line
Excuse me , I'm really late ,can I ~, please?
I hate people ~at the bank, it's so rude!
sue me
this phrase is impolite and rude,when you heard it, that means you get in trouble!

Road Trip

road trip are great! get in a car, with your family, and drive on a vacation.really popular in North America
the car is packed means that everything you need is inside the car.
munchies means snacks,food, chips
fill up the tank :put gas in your car(in the gas tank)
pit stop :quick stop for you to get some gas, food, go to the bathroom.
we've got all our bases covered means all prepared, everything ready
~incase the hurricane hit.
use this in many situations,if I'm at work I could say:Alright,we've a really good marketing plan,~.
Let's get going
means Let's go/Let's start.
So, are we all ready to go?
Yup, it's all set.means It's ready,it's prepared.

Virus

froze,means your computer stop working
infected file
not up to date
I'll be right up/out/down/there
Really?how come?
it turns out that
Amy didn't come to work today,and ~she was sick.
I've been feeling really sick recently,and ~I'm prenant.

what's your name again?

in a bit of a hurry means you don't have time,you're moving very quickly
Can you drive faster?I'm ~
I can't talk right now,I'm~
I'm ~,so I will check these files later.
contact details
slip my mind
I'm sorry to forgot to respond your email,just ~.
around here: close by.
around the conner,around there
Is there a bank around here?=Is there a bank close to here?
Amy ,there's a great restaurant right around the corner.=there's a great restaurant on the other street.
GUANGZHOU is a great city,I uesd to lived around there.
terrible with
You're ~numbers,you can't even remember you own telephone number.
I'm ~directions,I'm always getting lost.
I'm ~foreners ' faces/names,I can never recognize what pepole look like.
Nick/Hey!How's it going?(more natural,more native )=How are you?=How are you doing?

Silence Please

inconsiderate,means not thinking about the feelings of other people.
keep it down=be quite
1.Excuse me, do you mind keeping it down?It's after midnight!
2.I'm trying to study,do you mind keeping it down?
not such a big deal= not a big problem
switch it off=turn it off
Did you switch your phone off?or Did you switch off your phone?
can't hear a thing
The music is too loud, I~.
Do/Would you mind…(polite phrase,but depending on your tone of voice)
eg:~holding my coat for me?
I forgot my wallet, ~paying for dinner?

Driving Sales

drive sales =increase sales promotion=marketing strategy
1.Supose it I want to buy shampoo,and if I go to the supermaket , and I see buy one and get one free that means two-for-one promotion
2.Perhaps the shampoo in the supermaket is less expensive than usual, maybe usually it costs $5,but today it costs $4
match the competitors=as good as or better than other companies in the same industry
eg:We guarantee that we can~lower its prices.
It's impossible for us to~,our costs are just too high!
Do you think we can ~prices and still keep our quality high?
in the market=in the industry
It will never fly=It won't work=it's not a good idea
eg:1.This marketing plan will never fly, it's just too expensive.
2.What?! You want to sell bikinis in Alaska? That will never fly.
will be here any minute=I'll be here soon, I'll arrive soon.
consider=thinking about
we are thinking about a sales strategy or that sounds like something we should thinking about
It sounds like something we should consider
brilliant idea