坐下
寫作用途
move into a seated position on a chair or surface
I sat down beside Noah and listened to his whole story.
我在 Noah 身旁坐下，聽他把整件事說完。
寫作技巧
Sit down describes the movement into a seated position. Add beside someone when the action also shows support or attention.
交朋友
寫作用途
begin friendly relationships with other people
Lena made friends through the art club during her first week.
Lena 在第一週透過美術社交到了朋友。
寫作技巧
Use make friends with to name a person or group. Use through to name the activity that helped the friendship begin.
看一看
寫作用途
look at something briefly or carefully
Take a look at my message before I send it to Mia.
我把訊息傳給 Mia 前，請先幫我看一下。
寫作技巧
Take a look at is common in conversation when inviting someone to examine or check something. More formal writing may use examine or review.
解釋清楚；消除誤會
寫作用途
explain something so a doubt or misunderstanding disappears
Our honest conversation cleared up the misunderstanding between us.
我們坦誠的對話化解了彼此之間的誤會。
寫作技巧
In this lesson, clear up means to remove confusion through explanation. With a pronoun, put it between clear and up.
和好
寫作用途
become friendly again after an argument or disagreement
The teammates talked after practice and made up before dinner.
隊友們練習後談了談，並在晚餐前和好。
寫作技巧
In this lesson, make up means to repair a relationship after conflict. Use make up with to name the other person.
掛斷電話
寫作用途
end a phone conversation by disconnecting the call
Jon apologized before he hung up and called back later.
Jon 掛電話前先道歉，之後又回撥。
寫作技巧
Hang up can simply mean ending a call. Hang up on someone suggests ending it suddenly and may sound rude.
胡鬧；鬼混
寫作用途
waste time behaving playfully instead of doing useful work
We stopped fooling around and finished the group poster together.
我們不再胡鬧，一起完成了小組海報。
寫作技巧
Fool around is informal and often criticizes playful behavior when serious work should be done.