the real thing

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They have created a model swallowtail butterfly that can fly just like the real thing.
他们设计出一种模型，这个模型能够像真正的燕尾蝶那样飞起来。
But I don't want a small one at the moment because they're all like supermarket own-brand cola: weedy imitations of the real thing.
但是我现在也不想要一辆小车因为他们都好像那些超市拥有的自己品牌的可乐一样：粗糙的模仿正品。
It usually takes a little bit of Hollywood magic to convincingly make a cloud look like a person's face, but a man in New Brunswick, Canada might have seen the real thing.
通常需要有点儿好莱坞魔术，才能令人信服地把一朵云看成一个人的脸孔，但加拿大新不伦瑞克省的一个男子，他却可能看到了真有这样的东西。

But counterfeit drugs may contain too much, too little or none of the active ingredients of the real thing.
I think that's the real thing we should talk about, not the size of his penthouse.
我认为这才是我们需要谈论的,而不是他的顶层套房有多大
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Now, you may not think that implied consent is as good as the real thing.
不过你可能认为默认的同意不如白纸黑字的协议。
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Mooncake coupons are often given out by companies to employees, to exchange for the real thing.
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