別看thing很常見(jiàn)很簡(jiǎn)單，其實(shí)它的用法有很多哦!

　　今天的小詞大用就來(lái)聊聊thing的用法!

 

 

　　1.

　　things

　　財(cái)產(chǎn);(個(gè)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(lái)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(zāi)報(bào)警器常常瞎響，到時(shí)候真的著火時(shí)發(fā)警報(bào)也沒(méi)有人會(huì)注意了。

　　3.

　　a thing or two

　　一些事情;些許知識(shí)，一星半點(diǎn)

　　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(jué)得自己對(duì)于養(yǎng)育孩子樣樣精通，不過(guò)我倒可以讓她見(jiàn)識(shí)一二。

　　4.

　　a close/near thing

　　幾乎發(fā)生的事

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

　　汽車差點(diǎn)撞著小孩，就差那么一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。

　　5.

　　the thing is

　　問(wèn)題是;要緊的是

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

　　問(wèn)題是，我父母想要我10點(diǎn)前回家。

　　6.

　　thingy

　　那個(gè)人，那個(gè)東西，那個(gè)玩意兒(用于記不清名稱時(shí))

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

　　你能把那個(gè)東西遞給我嗎——你知道的，那個(gè)把紙張別在一起的東西。

　　7.

　　the done thing

　　禮貌，禮儀，禮節(jié);規(guī)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(dāng)時(shí)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(lái)?”“首先，我不喜歡坐飛機(jī);再者，我買不起機(jī)票。”