He thinks he has a good voice but in fact he can't sing for nuts.

Even a coffee shop owner must love coffee, must love customers coming in, she added.

咖啡店老板必须热爱咖啡，也爱着光顾本店的每位顾客，她说。

Shop owner: yeah, I noticed Microsoft has started making cell phones.

店主：对呀，咱注意到微软开始做手机啦。

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The shop owner explained that the price hike was due to a cost increase.

店老板称涨价是因为包子成本增加。

Shop owner: there's a big demand for cell phones with digital cameras.

店主：咱这有对带数码相机功能的手机有巨大需求。

Shop owner found him on the pavement.

商铺业主在人行道发现他的。

I paid the shop owner$ 80 for the bike.

买这辆自行车，我付给了店主80美元。

The shop owner punctually opens his business every day.

主人每天都会准时开门营业的。

Suddenly the shop owner came out and moved to the counter.

突然，店主出来走到柜台边。

Could you please phone the shop owner?

给你们店主打个电话问问吧。

To be successful, a shop owner must have excellent interpersonal skills.

要想取得成功，商店业主必须有极好的人际交往技巧。

The shop owner recommends the best engine oil made by Shell.

他说最好的机油是壳牌的，一百多块一升。

The shop owner is female and the other two are male.

除了开服饰店的是位女士外，其余两位都是男的。

A shop owner he went to bed, the telephone rang.

一个店老板关闭了店铺，回家去了。他非常疲惫，但就在他刚躺下时电话铃响了。

The shop owner makes it a rule that customers should pay in cash.

店主规定顾客必须付现金。

The shop owner charged me too much money.

这个店主收了我很多钱。

His wife wants him to grass on the members of his own gang

妻子要他向警方告发他所在团伙的成员。

He had an urge to open a shop of his own

他很想自己开一家店。

He answered her smile with one of his own

他对她的微笑回以同礼。

He was surprised at the strength of his own feeling

他感情之强烈令他自己都很吃惊。