1. It is the worst thing.
    这是最坏的事情.

2. It is a good thing my aunt Harriet died years ago.
    我的姑妈哈丽特好多年前就去世了，这倒是件好事。

3. It is the simplest thing in the world."
    这实在是世界上最简单不过的事。”

4. It is the simplest thing in the world.
    这实在是世界上最简单不过的事了。

5. Instead of congratulations upon hearing our news, Deborah counseled Gail to be really sure she was doing the right thing.
    但这次听到我们的消息时，她没向我们表示祝贺，相反却劝盖尔想想清楚自己的决定是否正确。

6. It has often been remarked that the saddest thing about youth is that it is wasted on the young.
    人们常常说: 对于青春来说，最令人悲伤的事情莫过于青春在年轻时被浪费掉了。

7. It seemed the kids were eating the house. Moving seemed the wise thing to do even though, in the end, we decided to take the kids with us.
    好像孩子们在吞噬着房子似的。搬家似乎是明智之举，虽然我们最终还是决定把孩子带在身边。

8. I poured a stiff drink and, soon, two uniformed officers of the LAPD arrived. They took a report and admitted the "important thing" was nobody was hurt.
    我刚为自己倒了一杯烈性酒，两个穿制服的洛杉矶警察局的警察就到了。他们对此事作了笔录，说 "幸好"没有伤人。

9. I've always advocated gun control; the odd thing is I still do. It wasn't ignorance of crime statistics that previously kept me from owning a gun nor thinking I was immune to violence.
    我一贯主张控制枪支，奇怪的是我现在依然主张控制枪支。以前我没有枪，并不是因为我对有关犯罪的统计资料不了解，也不是因为我自认为可以不受暴力的袭击。

10. In Japan, the most important thing is what organization you work for.
    在日本，最重要的是你为什么单位工作。