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People say things they don’t mean when they are angry.

人生气时就会口不择言。

It was a horrible thing to happen.

发生这样的事情太糟糕了。

I plan to do all the things I’ve been meaning to do for ages.

我打算去做我多年以来一直想做的事。

The first thing to do is to give them food and shelter.

首要的事是给他们提供食物和住所。

That’s a terrible thing to say .

这话说得太难听了。

Getting more American ideas into British business would be a good thing .

将更多的美国式理念注入英国商界会是一件好事。

‘I did no such thing ,’ he protested.

“我没干过这样的事。”他抗议道。

I know a thing or two (= a lot ) about dogs.

我对狗所知甚详。

In a democracy, it is no bad thing to be able to compromise (= it is good, even though it may not seem good ) .

在民主国家，能够妥协并非就是坏事。