地道美语练习第2期:成事不足败事有余

W: How do you feel about work recently?

M: There's great pressure. I'm just a little bit not used to it.

W: It doesn't matter. You will get used to it.

M: Is the new math teacher okay?

W: Yes, the only thing is his accent.

M: It doesn't matter. You will get used to it.

It's better than nothing.

W: I heard you won the lottery prize.

M: Well, only a piece of the cake.

W: It's better than nothing.

M: What did you get for your union for the spring festival?

W: Only ten movie tickets.

M: It's better than nothing.

这里,the only thing is在这里表示'唯一有问题就是'.在美剧中我们经常会听到the thing is,这个短语通常用来陈述原因,事实或问题.
the thing is: used to introduce an important fact, reason or explanation 事实是;主要原因是
I'm sorry my assignment isn't finished. The thing is, I've had a lot of other work this week.对不起,我的任务没完成.主要原因是我这星期有许多其他工作要做.