看绝望的主妇学英语高频短语:The thing/truth/fact is…

The thing/truth/fact is…: Used to emphasize the importance of what you are saying; Introduce an explanation, comment, or opinion, that relates to something that has just been said.; As in The thing is, my parents like me to be home by ten o’clock.

中文释义：意思是“重点是、事实是、主要是…”在口语中，我们用它来说明一个重要的事实、原因或者解释; 当我们谈论一件事的时候，可以用the thing truth/fact is来引出关于这件事的解释、评论或者意见，常常是指出一个相关的问题。例句：The thing is, my car broke down, so how can I drive? （重点是，我的车坏掉了，还怎么开啊？）