I took your advice. Apartment's not happening.我采纳你的意见，租房的事儿不提了

take one's advice 接受某人的意见

I bow to your opinion, and will take your advice.

我同意你的意见, 并接受你的忠告。

If you take my advice, you won't tell anyone about this.

你要是听我劝告的话，最好别向任何人透露此事。

And then he somehow managed to find his way to your old house a couple of times.然后不知怎地它好几次跑到你的旧居那里

manage to达成, 设法

How did you manage to get all that wine through Customs?

你是怎样使那些酒都通过海关检查的?

How do they manage to subsist on such a low wage?

他们这点工资怎么糊口？

a couple of两个, 几个

Give the bottle a couple of shakes before pouring the juice.

倒果汁前，先把瓶子摇几下。

I saw a couple of men get out.

我看见有几个人出去了。