我需要买一些东西。

I need to buy some things.

好，我不能承诺你能买一些东西。

Well, I can't promise you whether you can buy anything or not.

我洗了个热水澡，才能下楼去买一些东西。

I had to take a hot shower just to be able to go downstairs and buy a few things.

fj打算去买一些东西，在那之前，他需要一些盒子去装他打算要买的不同的物品。

FJ is going to do some shopping, and before that, he needs some boxes to carry the different kinds of stuff he is going to buy.

不久前的一个晚上，我在小卖部里买一些东西给我生病的未婚妻。

The other night I was in the grocery store buying some items for my sick fiancee.

当你准备去买一些东西时，你问你自己，“我真的需要这些吗？”

When you get ready to buy something ask yourself, Do I really need this?

如果你还想买一些东西的话，将它放在清单上，记录下当时的时间。

If you still really want to buy something, put it on a list, and write down the date you added the item to the list.

水星逆行期间，你会变得很仓促并可能买一些东西，不过过后你会后悔。

Mercury retrograde periods make us hasty and you may buy something that you later regret.