
You'll get used to it.
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.
這里,the only thing is在這里表示'唯一有問題就是'.在美劇中我們經常會聽到the thing is,這個短語通常用來陳述原因,事實或問題.
the thing is: used to introduce an important fact, reason or explanation 事實是;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.對不起,我的任務沒完成.主要原因是我這星期有許多其他工作要做.