春喜外语：小词大用之”thing”

 　　别看thing很常见很简单，其实它的用法有很多哦!

　　今天的小词大用就来聊聊thing的用法!

 

 

　　1.

　　things

　　财产;(个人的)所有物，用具;成套物品

　　Let me help you clear away the tea things (= cups, plates, etc. that are used for having tea).

　　我来帮你收拾茶具。

　　2.

　　the real thing真事;真品，非赝品

　　The fire alarm goes off accidentally so often that when it's the real thing (= when it really does happen) nobody will take any notice.

　　火灾报警器常常瞎响，到时候真的着火时发警报也没有人会注意了。

　　3.

　　a thing or two

　　一些事情;些许知识，一星半点

　　She thinks she knows everything about raising children, but I could tell her a thing or two (= some information she does not know).

　　她觉得自己对于养育孩子样样精通，不过我倒可以让她见识一二。

　　4.

　　a close/near thing

　　几乎发生的事

　　The car just missed the child but it was a very close thing.

　　汽车差点撞着小孩，就差那么一点点。

　　5.

　　the thing is

　　问题是;要紧的是

　　The thing is, my parents like me to be home by ten o'clock.

　　问题是，我父母想要我10点前回家。

　　6.

　　thingy

　　那个人，那个东西，那个玩意儿(用于记不清名称时)

　　Can you pass me that thingy - you know, that clip thing for holding papers together.

　　你能把那个东西递给我吗——你知道的，那个把纸张别在一起的东西。

　　7.

　　the done thing

　　礼貌，礼仪，礼节;规矩

　　Don't forget to shake hands - it's the done thing, you know.

　　别忘了握手——你知道，这是礼貌。

　　8.

　　and another thing

　　再者，此外

　　And another thing, why didn't you tell me you were going out?

　　还有，当时你为什么不告诉我你要出去?

　　9.

　　all things being equal

　　如果一切照常;如果一切顺利

　　All things being equal, I'll be at home on Tuesday.

　　如果一切顺利，我星期二就能回家。

　　10.

　　for one thing

　　首先;一方面

　　"Why won't you come to New York with me?" "For one thing, I don't like flying, and for another, I can't afford it."

　　“你为什么不跟我到纽约来?”“首先，我不喜欢坐飞机;再者，我买不起机票。”