| Subject | English | Chinese |
| milk. | At that time, I thought the cream cake is the most delicious thing in the world | 那时候，我以为奶油蛋糕就是世界上最美味的东西了 |
| proj.manag. | But as economists thumb through the history books, the one thing that is crystal clear is that this summer's turmoil will not be the last | 但在经济学家翻阅历史时、非常明确的一点是、今年夏季爆发的市场动荡将不会是最后一次 |
| gen. | friction is the rubbing of one thing against another | 摩擦是一物和另一物相擦 |
| gen. | I'm awfully sorry. The only thing we can do is to contact CAAC office in Paris. Maybe they will wait for you if you are not too late | 非常抱歉。我们唯一能做的就是联系巴黎的中国民航办事处。如果没有迟到很久，也许他们会等你们的 |
| gen. | it weighs 100 lbs, or, what is the same thing, 45.4 kg | 它重 100 磅,或者,换句话说也一样,45,4 千克 |
| gen. | that is the last thing to try | 那东西不值一试 |
| gen. | The first thing that comes to mind when I think about France is wine | 想到法国，脑子里出现的第一件东西就是葡萄酒 |
| footwear | The key thing with any shoe, high or flat, is that it should fit properly, not pinch your toes and have a degree of flexibility | 不管是高跟鞋还是平跟鞋，最关键的是是否合脚，得不夹脚且有一定的活动余地 |
| gen. | the only thing we have to go on is... | 我们唯一所依据的是… |
| gen. | the standard with which other things are compared is called a unit | 用来和别的东西作比较的标准叫做单位 |
| gen. | the thing is | 目前最要紧的是 |
| gen. | the thing is | 现在要做的是 |
| gen. | the thing is | 目前的问题是 |
| gen. | this is the last thing in labour-saving devices | 这是节省劳力方面的最新产品 |
| gen. | what is the same thing | 换个说法也一样 |
| gen. | what is the same thing | 插人语同样的是 |
