小詞大用之thing的實用表達！

今天傳實翻譯小編就和大家一起聊聊thing的用法！

1 things

財產；（個人的）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).

我來幫你收拾茶具。

2 the real thing真事；真品，非贗品

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.

火災報警器常常瞎響，到時候真的著火時發警報也沒有人會注意了。

3 a thing or two

一些事情；些許知識，一星半點

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

她覺得自己對于養育孩子樣樣精通，不過我倒可以讓她見識一二。

4 a close/near thing

幾乎發生的事

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

汽車差點撞著小孩，就差那么一點點。

5 the thing is

問題是；要緊的是

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

問題是，我父母想要我10點前回家。

6 thingy

那個人，那個東西，那個玩意兒（用于記不清名稱時）

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

你能把那個東西遞給我嗎——你知道的，那個把紙張別在一起的東西。

7 the done thing

禮貌，禮儀，禮節；規矩

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

別忘了握手——你知道，這是禮貌。

8 and another thing

再者，此外

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

還有，當時你為什么不告訴我你要出去？

9 all things being equal

如果一切照常；如果一切順利

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

如果一切順利，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."

“你為什么不跟我到紐約來？”“首先，我不喜歡坐飛機；再者，我買不起機票。”

（來源：滬江英語）