1、Thing
擅长的事
【例句】
Look, skating isn't my thing. I tend to fall a lot.
我不擅长滑冰,我老摔跤。
2、See things my way
从我的角度看事情
Why don't you see things my way?
你为什么不能从我的角度看事情?
【例句二】
You can see things my way. I like you.
你能从我的角度看问题。我喜欢你。
【例句三】
We should see things other people's way.
我们应该从其他人的角度看问题。
【例句四】
We see things differently.
我们看法不一样。
3、have a thing for
喜欢某人
【例句】
I have a thing for Terry.
我有点喜欢Terry。
4、It's just one thing after another
真是一波未平一波又起
【例句】
First the stove broke, then water started leaking, and now my car won't start. It's just one thing after another.
先是炉子坏了,然后漏水了,现在我的车又坏了,真是一波未平一波又起。
5、One thing lead to another
事情一件接一件
【例句一】
One thing lead to another and before I knew it I had invited her family to stay.
一件事连着一件事,在我弄清楚之前我就邀请了她的一家在这短住。
【例句二】
Well we started kissing and one thing lead to another.
我们先开始接吻,然后一件事接着另一件事就发生了…
6、I'm just doing my own thing nowadays
我现在就做自己的事
【例句】
I'm just doing my own thing nowadays. I don't work there anymore.
我现在就做自己的事,我不在那工作了。
7、I know a thing or two about…
关于…我略知一二
【例句一】
I know a thing or two about computers.
关于电脑我略知一二。
【例句二】
I know a thing or two about flowers.
关于花我略知一二。
How are things…
…情况怎么样
【例句一】
A: How are things at home?
家里情况怎么样?
B: Things aren't so great.
不怎么样。
【例句二】
A: How are things?
你好吗?
B: Great.
好极了。
【例句三】
A: How are things at your company?
你公司现在情况怎么样了。
B: It's great. /It's not so great.
很棒。/不是特别好。
That's just the way things are
事情就是这样子的
【例句一】
There's nothing we can do about it. That's just the way things are.
事情就是这个样子,我们也改不了什么。
【例句二】
That's just the way things are at our company.
我们公司的事情就是这个样子的。