things

n.

（个人的）用品；需要的东西；生物；事实物（ thing的名词复数 ）；

simple things简单事情；单纯的事；小事情；平常事

make things worse使情况更糟

things about me自我介绍

as things stand在目前的情况下；按照现状来看

as things are在目前情况下，照目前情况

facts are stubborn things事实是不容改变的东西

take things easy放轻松；沉住气，慢慢来

sort things out整理（东西、思想等）

1. He put his shaving things into a plastic bag.
   他将刮脸用具放入塑料袋内。
2. We have a few kitchen things and a dining toom set.
   我们有一些炊事用具和一套餐室设备。
3. I often buy school things on my way home.
   我经常在回家的路上买学习用具。
4. Things will improve as time goes on.
   随着时间的推移,情况会改善的。
5. Cheer up! Things are not so bad as they seem.
   振作起来！情况并不象看上去那样糟。

Things that make us smart. 1993
The Design of Everyday Things
The Design of Everyday Things
The Psychology of Everyday Things
Sorting Things Out: Classification and Its Consequences
The psychology of everyday things. 1988
Three things everyone should know to improve object retrieval
Why we Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
Things that make us smart: defending human attributes in the age of the machine
Cradle to cradle : remaking the way we make things