The thing is" is the pattern that we use in a sentence to stop people on their tracks.

当你想阻止某人在他们设想的路上走下去的时候，可以使用“The thing is”句型。

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If I were" is a great pattern to use at the start of a sentence.

If I were”句型是一个很棒的句型，它用于句子的开头。

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