anythingimportant的用法（小词大用之thing的实用表达）

anythingimportant的用法（小词大用之thing的实用表达）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.2 the real thing真事；真品，非赝品财产；（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。

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！

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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。”

（来源：沪江英语 编辑：yaning）

来源：沪江英语