4. on a physical note

    “on a … note”意思是“regarding…”，跟……有关的。而且这个短语最好用在句首，比如： On a financial note，the company don'twant to attend this meeting. 出于财政原因，公司不打算参与本次会议。

    5.… just won't cut it.

    这个表达的意思是“not up to the standard,that's not enough”，即“还不够，还达不到要求”。比如：He was prompted to managertwo weeks ago, but he quit the job yesterday. Iguess he just couldn't cut it. 他两周前升职做了经理，但是昨天他辞职了。我想是因为他还达不到那个职位的要求。

    6.Whether separated by an ocean or an outlook…

    “outlook”在这里的意思不是邮件 ......