blurb
（封面等处的）推荐性广告

例句：
He gets a kick out of reading the blurb on cereal boxes.
他以读谷类食品包装盒上的广告为乐。


odds and ends
零星杂物

例句：
Even the odds and ends may be of use to him.
即使是零星杂物也会对他有用的。


We can get by.
我们还过得去。

对话：
A: We need more computers in our office.
B: I agree. I'll apply for a new one. But it will take some time.
A: That's all right. We can get by with the present computer.

A：我们办公室需要更多的电脑。
B：我同意。我将申请一台新电脑。可是这得需要一些时间。
A：没关系。有现在的电脑我们还过得去