1. how come 為什么，怎么會(huì)……（那樣）

eg. How come you speak English without an accent?
為什么你說英語一點(diǎn)口音也沒有？

eg. How come some people can stick with it and others not?
為什么有的人可以堅(jiān)持，有的人卻不可以。

2. cook up

(1) 策劃（騙局等）[非正式]

eg. He must have cooked up his scheme on the spur of the moment.
他肯定是即興策劃了他的方案。

(2) 編造[非正式]

eg. She'll cook up a convincing explanation.
她將編造一個(gè)有說服力的解釋。

3. long story 一言難盡

eg. Long story short, he is now our director of retail operations.
長話短說，他現(xiàn)在是我們的零售總監(jiān)了。

eg. It's a long story, it takes time to explain it.
說來話長，這需要花時(shí)間來解釋它。