They were so thin C it seemed as if they would break against the waves.

VOA: special.2010.03.06

The opposite leaflet does the other thing, the water soluble part points down and the fat points up, so now you have thin region of fat which is surrounded on both sides by water.

相反的部位则有不同的情况,水溶性部分向下,而脂肪向上,所以现在就得到了,两侧均被水包围的薄层脂肪区域

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

Too many fat people in the United States, so this will help them keep thin, you know.

美国有太多肥胖的人了，这样可以帮助他们保持苗条。

在中央公园溜达 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

At about nineteen-thousand meters, the air is so thin and the amount of oxygen so small that a person needs a lot of special equipment to survive.

VOA: special.2011.04.06

So, these two facts taken together, thin slices and the power of first impressions, means that just by a brief exposure to somebody it shapes so much of how you're going to think about them in the future.

综合考虑这两方面，薄片效应和第一印象的影响，意味着只需要短暂地接触对方,就能决定,你以后对他们有什么看法。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

And then,when my head was well in the room, I undid the lantern just so much that a single thin ray of light fell upon the vulture eye.

VOA: special.2009.05.16