1. 我可以用你的笔吗?

[ wǒ kě yǐ yòng nǐ de bǐ ma ? ]

May I use your pen?

2. 发牢骚没什么用。

[ fā láo sāo méi shén me yòng 。 ]

It's no use complaining.

3. 他用枪把狮子打死了。

[ tā yòng qiāng bǎ shī zǐ dǎ sǐ le 。 ]

He shot the lion with a gun.

4. 老师用英文考我们。

[ lǎo shī yòng yīng wén kǎo wǒ mén 。 ]

The teacher tested us in English.

5. 他们雇用他为顾问。

[ tā mén gù yòng tā wèi gù wèn 。 ]

They employed him as a consultant.

6. 我们应该充分利用我们的时间。

[ wǒ mén yīng gāi chōng fēn lì yòng wǒ mén de shí jiān 。 ]

We should make good use of our time．

7. 我可以用很好的英语来表达自己的观点。

[ wǒ kě yǐ yòng hěn hǎo de yīng yǔ lái biǎo dá zì jǐ de guān diǎn 。 ]

I can express myself in good English.

8. 无法用语言形容我当时的感受。

[ wú fǎ yòng yǔ yán xíng róng wǒ dāng shí de gǎn shòu 。 ]

Words can't express what I felt then.

9. 手艺差的工人总是抱怨工具不好用。

[ shǒu yì chà de gōng rén zǒng shì bào yuàn gōng jù bù hǎo yòng 。 ]

A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

10. 上大学有何用?

[ shàng dà xué yǒu hé yòng ? ]

What's the point of going to college?

11. 他雇用了一个工人修理围墙。

[ tā gù yòng le yī gè gōng rén xiū lǐ wéi qiáng 。 ]

He hired a workman to repair the fence.

12. 他一生大部分时间用来积聚钱财。

[ tā yī shēng dà bù fēn shí jiān yòng lái jī jù qián cái 。 ]

He spent most of his life gathering money.

13. 大多数人吃饭，写字，工作都用右手。

[ dà duō shǔ rén chī fàn ， xiě zì ， gōng zuò dōu yòng yòu shǒu 。 ]

Most people eat, write, and work with their right hands.

14. 女孩做一条裙子要用多少布?

[ nǚ hái zuò yī tiáo qún zǐ yào yòng duō shǎo bù ? ]

How much cloth does it take to make a skirt for the girl?

15. 我正在用真空吸尘器清理地板，还有好几件衬衫要熨。

[ wǒ zhèng zài yòng zhēn kōng xī chén qì qīng lǐ dì bǎn ， hái yǒu hǎo jǐ jiàn chèn shān yào yùn 。 ]

l am vacuuming the floor now and have several shirts to iron.

16. 别客气/不用谢

[ bié kè qì / bù yòng xiè ]

You're always welcome.

17. 不用谢。

[ bù yòng xiè 。 ]

It was my pleasure.