if the money was not paid promptly,the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop.其中out of business by destroying his shop.这里我不懂，这是什么结构啊？请详细解释下，再用这样的结构造个句。谢谢大虾们咯~ 这个句子我虽然理解中文翻译，但是我不会运用。我想学会了，以后可以运用到作文中去。
这个是put sb out of business by destroying his shop/ 通过。。。手段使得某人。。。 前面可以随意用任何动作词组 比如 to lose weight by doing exercise/ or to gain some money by selling second-hand goods.本回答被提问者采纳
第2个回答 2010-02-06
out of business 是没有生意可做，无法做生意 put sb out of business 即使人做不成生意 by doing 是通过某方式的意思，即通过破坏他的店铺（商店） 原文意思：如果没有及时付钱，流氓们（黑道）马上就破坏他的店铺，从而使他做不成生意。