You see, the thing is, we won't be finished before Friday.

要知道，问题是星期五以前我们完不了事。

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"What does your market research consist of?"—"Well, the thing is, it depends on our target age group."

“你的市场研究包含什么内容？”—“哦，问题是，这取决于我们的目标年龄群体。”

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The thing is, I just don't know how to make her notice me.

问题是，我不知道怎么才能让她注意到我。

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"Almost all children in the world get rotavirus. The thing is that in the United States or in Europe children usually have good access to medical care -- so rehydration,antibiotics, hospitalization.

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Kant calls it "purposiveness"--that is to say, the way in which the thing is organized according to some sort of guiding pattern.

康德称之为，“合目的性“，也就是说，依据某种引导型结构,组织事物的方式。

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Well, as an actor, you see, the thing is, I'm at the level of my career now is,

嗯，作为演员，你瞧，事实就是，我做到这个层次了，

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The thing is, it turns out that the actual email tells a very different tale.

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The thing is, you can tell absolutely nothing about a person who behaves as expected.

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The thing is, those two straight trips to the AFC championship game are a distant memory.

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