1·The next thing we might want to ask about a plant like that is what chances does it have to survive into the future.
我们对那类植物可能提出的下一个问题是，它存活到未来的机率有多大。
2·I am not precisely sure how long I stayed frozen in that position, but the next thing I recall is the apparition vanishing before my eyes.
我不能精准地确定我在那个位置上呆了多久，但我记得的下一件事就是那个幽灵在我眼前消失了。
3·I fainted and the next thing I knew I was in the hospital.
我昏迷了，醒来时只知道自己在医院里。
—— 《牛津词典》
4·Round here, you leave school at sixteen and next thing you know , you're married with three kids.
这一带的人十六岁中学毕业，接着就结婚，生三个孩子。
—— 《牛津词典》
5·The next thing we knew, it was on the bonnet.
接下来我们所知的便是，它在车盖上了。
6·The next thing you need is a harness (保护带).
接下来你需要一个保护带。
7·What's the next thing on the agenda?
议程上的下一件事是什么？
8·As it was, they did the next thing to it.
事实上，他们做了下一件事。
9·The next thing I knew, I was running off the stage.
接下来我所知道的就是，我跑下了舞台。
10·We were having an important discussion about diplomacy and the next thing I know, you're talking about that diplomatic courier in the dingy suit over there.
我们正在进行一个关于外交的重要讨论，接下来我知道的是，你正在谈论那边那个穿着肮脏衣服的外交信使。