内容简介

“Things（事物）” 总是在不断地发生变化。有些事物会逐渐变成 “a thing of the past（已经消失的事物，过去的事情）”，而有些新事物和人则会成为 “the next big thing（下一个热门话题或人物）”。听节目，跟主持人 Phil 学习四个包含单词 “thing” 的短语。

用法总结

1. “a thing of the past” 已经消失的事物，过去的事情

• Getting lost is a thing of the past now we've all got phones.

• Some would say that cowboys are a thing of the past, but I don't agree.

2. “no such thing” 没这回事，根本不存在

• A way to learn English instantly? I'm afraid there's no such thing!

• There's no such thing as ghosts. They are products of our own imagination.

3. “the next big thing” 下一个热门话题或人物

• You've got to hear this band. I think they might be the next best thing!

• The company hopes that this product will be the next big thing, that's why they have invested so much money in it.

4. “in the thick of things” 处在风口浪尖，处于事物的核心地带

• If you want to work in a hospital, you need to like being in the thick of things.

• Once filming starts the actors are really in the thick of things. There's so much going on.