1 . business is business 公事公办。如:
Bill may be a friend but business is business, and he’s not the best man for the job. 比尔可以算是朋友,但公事公办,他不是做这项工作最适合的人选。
2 . do business with sb 与某人做生日。如:
It’s a pleasure to do business with you. 同你做生意很愉快。
We don’t do much business with foreign companies. 我们跟外国公司没有多少生意来往。
3 . get down to business 认真干事,开始谈正经事。如:
It’s time we got down to business. 我们该认真办事了。
4 . have no business doing [to do ] sth 无权做某事,没有理由做某事。如:
You’ve no business to say that. 你无权说那样的话。
He had no business going swimming that day. 他那天不该去游泳。
5 . in business 在经商。如:
He is no longer in business. 他不再经商。
Most of my family are in business. 我们一家大多数经商。
6 . mind one ’s own business 管自己的事,不干涉别人的事。如:
A:Where did you go last night? 昨晚你去那儿去了?
B:Mind your own business. 你少管闲事。
7 . none of one ’s business 与某人无关,不关某人的事。如:
It’s none of your business. 这不关你的事。
I know it’s none of my business, but what did you decide?
我知道这不关我的事,但我还是想请问你作出了什么决定呢?
注:有时也说 no business of sb’s.如:
It’s no business of yours. 这不关你的事。
8 . on business 因公,出差,办事。如:
No admittance except on business. 非公莫入。
I’m here on business, not for pleasure. 我是来办公事,不是来玩的。