1. As ill luck would have it                        As luck would have it

    不巧，不幸的是                                             幸运的是

 

2.on a business trip   

    出差

 

3.take several days off 

   请几天假

 

4. look after

    照看

 

例句： As ill luck would have it, my fater was on a business trip in another city. So I had to take several days off to look after my mother.

 

5. concern oneself with  

   关心，关注

 

 However, nowadays  a  host of  people  only concern  themselves with their own gains and losses.

 然而，现在许多人仅仅关注自己的利益得失。

 

6. in great deal

 

 Mother caressed her sick daughter softly,trying to console her in great deal.

 母亲轻轻地抚摸着生病的女儿，努力给她最大的安慰。