It was a hot day. Drive-ins were doing a land-office business in ice cream and cold drinks.
那天很热，“免下车”餐馆的冰淇淋和冷饮生意兴隆。
2
Their phones -- their land lines, at home or at the office -- could ring and ring.
他们的电话—他们家里或办公室的陆地电话线，可以响个不停。
3
Growth in construction loans (for land purchases and home - and office-building) peaked at 36% a year in early 2006, leaving small Banks horribly over-exposed.