這一集共有 7 個學習項目，依影片順序整理成完整講義。
確認某件事正確或已完成
寫作用途
check that something is correct or completed
I made sure every source was listed before submitting our history report.
我在繳交歷史報告前，確認每項資料來源都已列出。
寫作技巧
Use make sure before a clause that names the detail you check. Change make to made for a past check.
當下想要做某件事
寫作用途
want to do something at a particular moment
After the long rehearsal, Maya felt like walking home in silence.
漫長的排練結束後，Maya 想安靜地走路回家。
寫作技巧
Follow feel like with an -ing form when naming an action. This lesson teaches a present desire, not how something feels to the touch.
用氣流把火焰吹熄
寫作用途
extinguish a flame by sending air toward it
Eli blew out the candles after making one quiet birthday wish.
Eli 默默許下一個生日願望後，吹熄了蠟燭。
寫作技巧
Use blow out for a candle or small flame. Put an object pronoun between blow and out: blow it out.
做決定前把某項因素納入考量
寫作用途
consider a factor before making a decision
The committee took bus schedules into account when setting the meeting time.
委員會設定會議時間時，把公車時刻納入考量。
寫作技巧
Put the factor between take and into account. Use this phrase to show that a decision considers relevant information.
建築物被火嚴重燒毀
寫作用途
be destroyed completely or severely by fire
The old storage shed burned down during a midnight electrical fire.
那座老舊儲藏棚在午夜的電線走火中燒毀了。
寫作技巧
Here, the building is the subject and burns down. This lesson does not teach the transitive pattern for causing a fire.
努力後仍未達成預期結果
寫作用途
without achieving the result that was intended
We searched every classroom in vain for the missing camera.
我們找遍每間教室，仍找不到遺失的相機。
寫作技巧
Use in vain after an effort that fails to reach its goal. The phrase highlights the unsuccessful result, not a lack of effort.
在不利條件中盡量善用現況
寫作用途
use a difficult situation as positively as possible
Our team made the best of a delayed bus and reviewed notes together.
公車誤點時，我們團隊一起複習筆記，盡量善用等待時間。
寫作技巧
Use make the best of before an imperfect situation you cannot quickly change. Add by plus an -ing form to show the positive response.