經過考慮後下定決心
寫作用途
reach a firm decision after considering different choices
After comparing both programs, Hana made up her mind to study design.
比較兩個課程後，Hana 下定決心研讀設計。
寫作技巧
Change one's to match the person: make up my mind, make up her mind. Add to plus a verb for the decided action.
同情正在受苦或孤單的人
寫作用途
feel sympathy for someone facing pain or difficulty
Eli felt sorry for the new student sitting alone at lunch.
Eli 同情那位午餐時獨自坐著的新同學。
寫作技巧
Here, feel sorry for expresses sympathy for another person. It does not mean apologizing for your own action.
沒有延遲地立刻行動
寫作用途
immediately, without waiting or allowing any delay
When the alarm sounded, we left the building right away.
警報響起時，我們立刻離開了大樓。
寫作技巧
Use right away after a triggering event to emphasize how quickly the response begins.
實際試用方法或事物以了解效果
寫作用途
test something in practice to learn how well it works
Our class tried out a new note-taking method for one week.
我們班試用了一個新的筆記方法一週。
寫作技巧
Use try out when testing a method, activity, or product. Put an object pronoun in the middle: try it out.
用 get 加形容詞表達狀態逐漸改變
寫作用途
change into a physical, emotional, or activity state
After carrying boxes upstairs, the volunteers quickly got tired.
把箱子搬上樓後，志工們很快就累了。
寫作技巧
Use get plus an adjective for a change of state. This lesson models get tired; be tired describes the state, not the change.
正在前往某個目的地
寫作用途
be traveling toward a particular destination
The morning ferry is bound for Green Island with forty passengers.
早班渡輪載著四十名乘客前往綠島。
寫作技巧
Use a form of be before bound for, then name the destination after for. Here, bound describes direction, not obligation.
車輪輾過路上的人或物
寫作用途
hit and pass over someone or something with a vehicle
The delivery cart nearly ran over a backpack beside the gym door.
送貨推車差點輾過體育館門邊的一個背包。
寫作技巧
Here, run over describes a vehicle passing over a person or object. The quick-review meaning is outside this lesson.