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B: What¡¯s the matter? ÔõôÀ²£¿
A: If the bank won¡¯t lend us the money, we¡¯ll be stuck. Èç¹ûÒøÐв»¿Ï¸øÎÒÃÇ´û¿î£¬ÎÒÃǾʹ粽ÄÑÐÐÁË¡£
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B: The dice is cast. It¡¯s incurable. Ò»Çж¼³ÉÁ˶¨¾Ö£¬Ã»¾ÈÁË¡£
A: I feel so terrible. Ôã͸ÁË¡£
B: Me too. We just went to a lot of trouble for nothing. ÎÒÒ²ÕâôÏ룬һÇж¼°×æÁË¡£
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A: Have you finished designing that office building? ÄÇ×ù°ì¹«Â¥Éè¼ÆºÃÁËÂð£¿
B: We are back to square one now. ÎÒÃÇÕýÔÚÖØÐÂÉè¼Æ¡£
A: Back to square one? What¡¯s the matter? ÖØÐÂÉè¼Æ£¿ Ôõô»ØÊ£¿
B: We¡¯ve worked out the plan, but it¡¯s been decided that we must use cheaper material. So we have to redesign it. ±¾À´ÎÒÃǶ¼ÒѾÉè¼ÆºÃÁË£¬µ«ÏÖÔÚ¾ö¶¨Ê¹ÓñãÒ˵ãµÄ²ÄÁÏ£¬ËùÒÔÖ»µÃ´ÓÍ·ÔÙÀ´¡£ À´Ô´£º¿¼ÊÔ´ó
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A: How is Jim recently? ¼ªÄ·½ü¿öÈçºÎ£¿
B: Very well. Since he was back to the drawing board, he¡¯s been very successful. ·Ç³£ºÃ¡£×Ô´ÓËûʧ°ÜÒÔºóÁíÆð¯Ô¾ÍÒ»Ö±ºÜ³É¹¦¡£
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