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。

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 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。

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。

" Never mind, " urged the Scarecrow, in a comforting voice, " such a transformation doesn't last always, and as a general thing there's some way to break the enchantment. I'm sure Glinda could do it, in a jiffy" .

“没关系，” 稻草人用一种安慰的声音催促道， “这样的转变不会一直持续下去， 一般来说，有一些方法可以打破魔法。我相信格林达能做到， 很快。 ” .

And if our young men appear disinterested, " the Doctor's wiser sister went on, " it is because they marry, as a general thing, so young; before twenty-five, at the age of innocence and sincerity, before the age of calculation.

博士的聪明姐姐继续说道， “那是因为他们通常这么年轻就结婚； 二十五岁之前， 天真真诚的年纪， 算计之前的年纪。

Bears like to keep out of the way of men as a general thing, but if an old, lean, hungry mother with cubs met a man on her own ground she would, in my opinion, try to catch and eat him.

熊通常喜欢避开男人，但如果一位带着幼崽的年老、瘦弱、饥饿的熊妈妈在自己的领地上遇到一个男人，在我看来，她会试图抓住并吃掉他。