1. take a beating 慘敗
The team took a beating in last night's game.
該隊在昨晚的比賽中敗得很慘!iMQE#f9l4-。

2. lose a fortune 失去財產
He lost every cent of his fortune and his story is one of the darker ones we're telling.
他所有的財產喪失得一分不剩，他的故事也是我們講述過的最悲慘的一個Unay]iJ2f(x。

3. if not for 要不是因為
If not for John, Brian wouldn't have learned the truth
要不是因為約翰，布賴恩也不可能知道真相vc*^Ju-qMG|8。

4. get clobbered 受到損害；被擊敗
The problem is when they make a large amount of money and the shareholders get clobbered.
問題是有時候某些公司的高管賺了不少而股東的利益卻受到了損害bfMfaW[x&op6(。