tā / wèi le / shuō fú / kè hù / mó pò / zuǐ pí / zuì hòu / hái shì / méi yǒu / qiān xià / hé tóng他为了说服客户,磨破了嘴皮,最后还是没有签下合同。He talked himself hoarse trying to persuade the client, but in the end he still failed to sign the contract.