1. To make a long story short.長話短說。

2. Just tell me the story in a nutshell.你就簡明扼要地說吧。

3. To make a long story short,she is talkative.總而言之，她很健談。.

4. It is on the tip of my tongue.話在嘴邊，就是想不起來。

5. I don’t know quite how to put this.我真不知道該說什么好。

6. I am all ears.我洗耳恭聽。

7. We had a small talk.我們閑聊一會兒。

8. You said you wanted to talk to me.聽說你有話要對我說。

9. I need to tell you something.我有事要告訴你。

10. Talk about your unwanted houseguest.談談你不歡迎的客人。

11. I’d rather talk about something eles.能不能換個話題。

12. Let’s change the subject.我們換個話題吧。

13. Let’s go back to the subject.我們言歸正傳。

14. He dismissed the unpleasant subject.他不談論不高興的話題。

15. Let’s play it by ear.走一步，看一步。(見機行事)

16. John decided to play it by ear when he went for this interview.約翰決定在面試時見機行事。

17. It is the extremely important thing.這是極其重要的事。

18. There is no turning back.已經(jīng)無可挽回了。

19. I can only be like that.我只能這樣。

20. I am looking the scenery out of the window.我在看窗外的風景。