He ran blindly upstairs. 他看也不看地就往樓上跑。

He blithely ignores everyone's complaints about the software. 他亳不在乎大家對該軟件的抱怨。

a bumbling attempt to start the race 準備開始比賽的一陣忙亂

‘I left the door unlocked all night.' ‘That was clever.' “我的門昨晚一整夜都沒鎖。”“你可真行。”

His choice of words was clumsy. 他的措詞很不得體。

disconnected sentences 不連貫的句子

They lived from day to day. 他們過一天算一天。

glib answers/explanations 信口雌黃的回答/解釋

the headlong rush to buy technology stocks 倉促購買科技股

an ill-judged remark 輕率的評論

He made only indirect references to his opponent. 他只是拐彎抹角地提到了他的對手。

indiscriminate disclosure of medical records 對病歷随意的公開

injudicious comments 缺乏判斷力的評論

We both said things we didn't mean in the heat of the moment. 我們倆一時情急，都說了些違背本意的話。

irresponsible behaviour/decisions 不負責任的行爲/決定

There were people everywhere – it was all a bit mad! 到處都是人，有點亂糟糟的。

I found her purely mechanical explanations inadequate. 我發現她那些完全不動腦筋的解釋很不充分。

I kept on merrily writing cheques, not realizing that the bank had closed my account. 我繼續盡情地開着支票，而沒有意識到銀行已結清了我的賬戶。

myopic voters who only want lower taxes now 只希望現在低稅收而缺乏深謀遠慮的投票者

I'm sorry, I'm just not thinking straight at the moment. 對不起，我現在腦子有點兒亂。

‘Why on earth did you tell him that?' ‘He caught me off guard!' “你到底爲什麽告訴他那件事？”“他弄得我措手不及！”

She got through the morning at work on automatic pilot.

He never really cared about the job and is mostly operating on autopilot these days.

The proposal was no doubt drawn up on the back of an envelope. 這項提議無疑是草草提出的。

precipitate action 輕率的舉動

She began to regret her rash decision to leave her job. 她開始爲她草率地決定辭職而後悔。

She showed a reckless disregard for her own safety. 她表現得很魯莽，置自己的安危於不顧。

short-sighted plans 缺乏遠見的計劃

We mustn't be pushed into making a snap decision. 我們一定不能在催促之下作出匆忙的決定。

I locked the door from force of habit.

In an unguarded moment, Iris had told him how she felt. 艾麗絲一不留神對他說出了她的感受。

Strong currents can sweep unwary bathers out to sea. 強大的水流會把疏於警惕的遊泳者沖向大海。

Many parents unwittingly place their children in danger by not making sure they wear seat belts. 許多父母沒有確保自己的孩子系好安全帶，無意中將孩子置於危險的境地。

a vacuous TV game show 空洞的電視娛樂節日

a vulgar waste of money 金錢的揮霍

She dived in with no thought for her own safety. 她不顧自己安危，跳進了水裏。