6.something or other这样或那样的事情
I have been intending to go every day but something or other has always prevented me.我每天都打算去, 可是总有这样那样的事情让我走不了。
7.that's something
(said to give comfort)已经很不错了
Well, you're staying. That's something, I suppose.哦, 你留下来了。我想这已经很不错了。
8.there's something in sth
(sth is valid)…有些道理
Christianity has stood the test of time, so there must be something in it.基督教经受住了时间的考验, 因此其中一定是有些道理的。
Could there be something in what he said?他的话会不会有些道理呢?