1. We need to be more proactive.

我们应该积极主动。

2. How can we break the standoff?

怎样打破僵局呢？

3. Avoid strenuous¹ physical exertion².

避免重体力劳动。

4. Are you scandalized?

你是不是对这很反感？

5. You have to alter your mode of living.

你得改变生活方式。

6. Take advantage of your fortes³.

发挥自己的长处。

7. We paid through the nose.

我们花多了。

8. You’ve had one too many.

你喝高了。

9. Have a can-do attitude.

乐观一点。

10. We don’t have to drag her name through the mire⁴.

没必要诋毁人家。