原音重现：

A: Can you drop by tomorrow afternoon?
明天下午你能过来一趟吗？
B: The thing is that I'll be quite busy then.
问题是我那时会很忙。

美剧表达:

The thing is that you're married to Jane.
事实是你已经和简结婚了。
The thing is that I don't really believe it.
问题在于我不相信。

(二).The whole point (of A) is to do... (……的)真正目的是做……
原音重现：

A: I think it'll be fun to travel to South American.
我想南美旅行肯定会很有意思的。
B: The whole point of going is to improve your Spanish language skill.
这趟旅行的真正目的是提高你的西班牙语水平。

美剧表达:

I thought the whole point of the party was to announce our engagement.
我还以为这次派对的真正目的是公布我们订婚的消息呢。
I don't want to be working together with others. That's the whole point I'm trying to make.
我不想和别人一起工作，这就是我想说的重点。