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What's that thing over there?

那边的是什么东西？

There are some nice things in the shops this summer.

今年夏天商店里有些好东西。

I don't eat sweet things (= sweet food).

我不吃甜食。

How does this stupid thing work?

这鬼东西怎么用？

All their things were destroyed in the fire.

他们所有的东西都被大火烧掉了。

Bring your swimming things if the weather's nice.

如果天气好，带上你的游泳用品。

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。

That was an unkind thing to say.

那样说是不友好的。

I've got so many things to do I don't know where to start.

我有许多事情要做，都不知道从何下手。

Your information is correct but you left out one thing.

你的消息是正确的，不过你遗漏了一件事。

“What's the matter?” “It's this insurance thing. I'm really worried about it.”

“怎么回事？”“是保险这事。我真的很担心。”

The article was exactly the thing I needed for my research.

这篇文章正好是我研究需要的东西。

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。

Training isn't the same thing as education.

培训与教育并不一样。

Let's call the whole thing off.

此事就此作罢吧。

I want to forget the whole thing.

我想忘掉这一切。

I value my freedom above all things.

我把自由看得比什么都重要。

Be true to yourself in all things.

任何时候都要坚持按自己的想法做。

If there's one thing I want to know, it's where he goes on Thursday afternoons.

有一件事我想知道，就是他每个星期四下午都到哪里去了。

Things have been going very well recently.

最近情况很好。

It's a good thing (that) we booked our tickets early.

幸好我们早订了票。

The way things are, I'll never have this ready by June.

从目前情况来看，6月份前我绝对无法把这一切准备好。

Don't worry about a thing (= anything). I'll take care of it.

什么事情也不要操心，我会料理好一切的。

After the guests had gone, there wasn't a thing left to eat.

客人走后，吃的东西一点都没剩。

I'm going to a wedding on Saturday and I don't have a thing to wear.

我周六要去参加一个婚礼，可没有合适的衣服可穿。

He broke his promise and there wasn't a thing we could do about it.

他不履行诺言，对此我们无计可施。

I went by plane, a thing I hardly ever do.

我是乘飞机去的——我很少这样。

One thing you'll have to agree to is working in the evenings.

有件你必须同意的事，就是你得在晚上工作。

The first thing (to do) is to write your name at the top of the paper.

首先要做的就是把你的名字写在这一页的上方。

“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。”

The poor things were kept in small cages without room to move.

这些可怜的东西都被关在小笼子里，连动一动的空间都没有。

I can't believe you won – you lucky thing!

我真不敢相信你赢了——你这走运的家伙。