1. To make a long story short.长话短说。

2. Just tell me the story in a nutshell.你就简明扼要地说吧。

3. To make a long story short,she is talkative.总而言之，她很健谈。.

4. It is on the tip of my tongue.话在嘴边，就是想不起来。

5. I don’t know quite how to put this.我真不知道该说什么好。

6. I am all ears.我洗耳恭听。

7. We had a small talk.我们闲聊一会儿。

8. You said you wanted to talk to me.听说你有话要对我说。

9. I need to tell you something.我有事要告诉你。

10. Talk about your unwanted houseguest.谈谈你不欢迎的客人。

11. I’d rather talk about something eles.能不能换个话题。

12. Let’s change the subject.我们换个话题吧。

13. Let’s go back to the subject.我们言归正传。

14. He dismissed the unpleasant subject.他不谈论不高兴的话题。

15. Let’s play it by ear.走一步，看一步。(见机行事)

16. John decided to play it by ear when he went for this interview.约翰决定在面试时见机行事。

17. It is the extremely important thing.这是极其重要的事。

18. There is no turning back.已经无可挽回了。

19. I can only be like that.我只能这样。

20. I am looking the scenery out of the window.我在看窗外的风景。