1. 他总是吹牛。

[ tā zǒng shì chuī niú 。 ]

He always talks big.

2. 他的样子总是滑稽可笑。

[ tā de yàng zǐ zǒng shì huá jī kě xiào 。 ]

His looks are always funny.

3. 琳达说话总好象她是老板。

[ lín dá shuō huà zǒng hǎo xiàng tā shì lǎo bǎn 。 ]

Linda speaks as if she were a boss.

4. 他过去总是死记硬背。

[ tā guò qù zǒng shì sǐ jì yìng bēi 。 ]

He used to learn everything by rote.

5. 总之，我对一切都很厌倦。

[ zǒng zhī ， wǒ duì yī qiē dōu hěn yàn juàn 。 ]

In a word，I am tired of everything．

6. 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.

7. 有人总是向别人抱怨。

[ yǒu rén zǒng shì xiàng bié rén bào yuàn 。 ]

Somebody is always complaining to others.

8. 干得不错!你总是干得很出色!

[ gān dé bù cuò ! nǐ zǒng shì gān dé hěn chū sè ! ]

Well done! You are always doing a good job!