You can talk about general things.

你可以在日常事物中讨论。

You might look for general things or specific things.

你可能会寻找一般的东西或具体的东西。

So, what about these body paragraphs? What general things should you keep in mind?

那么，关于这些主体段落你需要记住什么呢？

The indefinite article indicates that a noun refers to a general thing, a general idea, rather than a specific thing.

不定冠词表示名词指的是一般事物，一般概念而不是特定的事物。

Just sort of general things, nothing personal going on there.

只是一些一般性的事情， 没有任何个人问题。

So, reading out loud will help you with general things, but it's not going to help you with certain tenses.

所以，大声朗读可以帮助你掌握一般的东西，但对你掌握特定的时态没有帮助。

And you can also talk about more general things, like time.

你也可以谈论更一般的事情，比如时间。

Yeah, so I found this list of general things to tick off.

- 是的，所以我找到了这份一般事项清单来勾选。

There are also more general things that we can do to improve our memory.

我们还可以做一些更一般的事情来提高我们的记忆力。

There was a gate, but as a general thing he was too crowded for time to make use of it.

有一扇门，但总的来说，他太拥挤了，没有时间利用它。

The interviewer may, however, initiate small talk with you, in which case, general things they like to talk about in England...

然而，面试官可能会主动与您闲聊，在这种情况下， 他们喜欢谈论的一般事情在英国. . . . . .

Some people say that drinking orange juice can stave off a cold, but we can also use it to mean prevent other general negative things.

有人说喝橙汁可以预防感冒，但我们也可以用它来表示预防其他一般的负面事情。

But the down ballot races, you know, the ones in the state legislatures and county supervisors and attorneys general, things like that, are so important.

但是， 你知道，州立法机构、县监督员和司法部长之类的投票竞赛非常重要。

The difference between a common and a proper noun is merely the difference between a general thing, so this side is more general, and a specific thing.

普通名词和专有名词之间的区别仅仅是一般事物之间的区别，所以这一面更一般，而具体事物。

Better for us that we cannot as a general thing, but now and then it would be such a comfort, such a saving of time and temper.

对我们来说更好的是，我们不能作为一般的事情，但偶尔它会是一种安慰，这样可以节省时间和脾气。

There's also the error code, which is like a general thing in a lot of programming languages, some way of reporting how the entire run of something went.

还有错误代码，它就像许多编程语言中的通用代码一样，是报告整个运行过程的某种方式。

You are a good woman, and I don't want any harm to happen to you at your time of life, —though as a general thing the Bertellieres are as sound as a roach.

你是个好女人，我不想在你有生之年对你造成任何伤害——尽管一般来说，贝特利埃家的人都像蟑螂一样健全。

Nor indeed can the whale possibly be otherwise than fragrant, when, as a general thing, he enjoys such high health; taking abundance of exercise; always out of doors; though, it is true, seldom in the open air.

鲸鱼的气味也确实不可能难闻，因为，一般而言，鲸鱼都极其健康；它有充分的运动，总是待在户外；尽管实际上，它很少在海面露天里活动。

Values-affirmation — they had to write an essay focusing on things that were significant to them, not particularly to do with the subject they were studying, but more general things like music or people who mattered to them.

价值观认定。学生们要以对他们来说很重要的事情为题写一篇文章，不用特地选择和他们所学科目相关的话题，更多的是像音乐或者对他们很重要的人这类更平常的话题。

She saw the young men who came in large numbers to see her sister; but as a general thing they were afraid of her; they had a belief that some special preparation was required for talking with her.

她看到成群结队来看她姐姐的年轻人；但总的来说，他们都怕她。他们认为与她谈话需要一些特殊的准备。