1. take a beating 惨败
The team
took a beating in last night's game.
该队在昨晚的比赛中败得很惨。
2. lose a fortune 失去财产
He
lost every cent of his
fortune and his story is one of the darker ones we're telling.
他所有的财产丧失得一分不剩，他的故事也是我们讲述过的最悲惨的一个。
3. if not for 要不是因为
If not for John, Brian wouldn't have learned the truth
要不是因为约翰，布赖恩也不可能知道真相。
4. get clobbered 受到损害；被击败
The problem is when they make a large amount of money and the shareholders
get clobbered.
问题是有时候某些公司的高管赚了不少而股东的利益却受到了损害。
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