译：His art of speaking is to know when and where to work a funny joke into it.
3、to press for：催促/竭力争取
eg. 具有讽刺意味的是，你现在竭力争取的恰恰是你未曾珍惜的。
（短语：it is ironic that … / fail to cherish）
译：It is ironic that what you press for now is just what you once failed to cherish.
扩展：继续进行: to press on/ahead with
团团围住: to press around
迫 近: to press upon
不够/缺乏: to be pressed for
eg. 时间紧迫，因此我们要加紧努力，设法达成协议。
（短语：be pressed for time / press ahead with one’s efforts / reach an agreement）
译：We are pressed for time, so we must press ahead with our efforts to reach an agreement.
4、to take charge of：负责/管理
eg. 每个公民一旦懂得为自己的言行负责之时，则是诚信回归社会之日。
（短语：every citizen / one’s words and deeds / come back into）
译：Once every citizen knows to take charge of his words and deeds, it will be the day when
honesty comes back into society.
扩展：免 费: free of charge
自 费: at one’s own charge
由······负责/掌管: in sb.’s charge
因······的罪名: on (a/ the) charge of
eg. 在他的掌管下，公司终于扭亏为盈。
（短语：in sb.’s charge / company / turn loss into gain）
译：In his charge, the company finally turned loss into gain.
5、to be stuck with sth.：被······束缚/被······所困
eg. 她由于受思维定式所困，无法从其痛苦中解脱出来。
（短语：the fixed pattern of thinking / lift oneself out of / one’s pain）
译：Stuck with the fixed pattern of thinking, she could not lift herself out of her pain. 扩展：坚持(干某事): to stick at
支持/拥护: to stick by
坚持/忠于: to stick to
处于困境: to be/get stuck
eg. 他始终坚持这一信条：有容乃大。
（短语：stick to the belief / have tolerance / grow broad）
译：He has always stuck to the belief that, the more tolerance one has, the broader one’s mind grows.
6、to add sth. to sth. else：给······增添······
eg. 一连串的小成功为他向更大的成就奋斗增添了信心。
（短语：a succession of / one’s striving for sth. ）
译：A succession of little successes adds confidence to his striving for a greater one.
7、for better or (for) worse：无论好坏/不管怎样
eg. 不论怎样，人们彼此真诚的牵挂会增进相互间的友谊。
（短语：one’s sincere concern for sb. / add to sth.）
译：For better or worse, people’s sincere concern for each other will add to their friendship.