(一).The thing is... 重要的是……/事实是……/问题的重点是……

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。