He continued with his usual round of private and business engagements.

【round】他生活依旧，除了私事就是公事。

Jacob von Bisterfeld, an expat who is long retired but still actively involved in all and sundry social and business engagements in China, is effusive about the new development.

雅各布·冯·比斯特菲尔德（音译）是一名外籍人士，早已退休，但仍积极参与中国的各种社会和商业活动，他对这一新发展充满热情。

Well, I know, of course, how important it is not to keep a business engagement, if one wants to retain any sense of the beauty of life, but still I think you had better wait till Uncle Jack arrives.

好吧，我当然知道， 如果一个人想保留对生活之美的任何感觉， 那么不保持商业约会是多么重要， 但我仍然认为你最好等到杰克叔叔来了。