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!iMQE#f9l4-。

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Unay]iJ2f(x。

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vc*^Ju-qMG|8。

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bfMfaW[x&op6(。