The street accident drew a big crowd.

Some people are resigned to the present state of affairs and regard it as a matter of course.

有的人安于现状，把这一切看成理所当然的了。

The milkman leaves us three pints a day as a matter of course.

送奶人每天自然给我们送3瓶奶。

We don't have to ask her& she'll do it as a matter of course.

我们不必请求她做这件事，她自然会去做的。

You needn't ask him to come, he will come as a matter of course.

你不需要请求他来，他自然会来。

He accepted simply, as a matter of course, the tradition.

事实上，他全盘继承了这一传统。

As a matter of fact, I've brought it along with me.

事实上，我一直带着它。

The elections were conducted only as a matter of form.

那次选举只不过是个形式。

She took the news as a matter of course.

她把这则消息当作理所当然的事承受。

He appears to be strong and healthy, but, as a matter of fact, he suffers from a very weak heart.

他看上去强健，其实他的心脏很衰弱。

'I guess you haven't eaten yet.' — 'As a matter of fact, I have,' said Hunter.

“我想你还没吃吧？”“正好相反，我已经吃了。”亨特说道。

They did not approach their subject solely as a matter of 'pure' theory.

他们并没有把他们的学科完全当作一门“纯”理论学科来对待。

It's not that difficult. As a matter of fact, it's quite easy

这并不那么困难，实际上，容易得很。

He checked up on you as a matter of routine.

他给你做例行检查。

As a matter of prudence, keep a record of all your financial transactions.

为慎重起见，请记下你所有的财务往来。

She refuses to allow her family to help her as a matter of principle.

她不要家人帮忙，对她来说这是个原则问题。

We clean and repair the machines as a matter of routine.

我们定期清洗和修理机器。

Just as a matter of interest, how much did you pay for it?

我只是感兴趣，你这是花多少钱买的？

The government must deal with this as a matter of urgency.

政府必须将此事当作紧急的事情来处理。

We always check people's addresses as a matter of course.

我们总是照例检查一下人们的地址。

On average, about 15 percent of students at elite colleges receive Pell grants, which as a rule of thumb go to students in the bottom half of the income distribution.

平均来看，顶尖学府的学生中，约15%获得了佩尔助学金（Pell），根据经验，该项助学金一般由家庭收入低于中值的学生获得。