Volubulary learning

regardless of 不管，不注意的
The couple were irresponsible for having four girls regardless of their economic situation or their abilities to take care of them.
夫婦多次忽略及獨留女兒在家。法官批評兩被告不負責任，沒有理會他們的財政及照顧子女的能力，恣意地誕下四名女兒。

a heated debate 激烈討論
A 14-year-old pregnant girl posted photos of herself eight months pregnant online, prompting a heated debate of her situation.
一名十四歲少女在網上張貼自己懷孕八月相片，引起激烈討論。她的前男友因與未成年少女性交，被法庭判處社會服務令。少女輟學，現住在「母親的抉擇」院舍內。

for the sake of 為了
The tax is levied for the sake of public health. But some worry that the higher tax would encourage smuggling.
政府以市民健康為理由加煙草稅，但有人擔心高煙草稅曾助長私煙。

optimism for/about 樂觀，樂觀主義
A poll carried out by information group TNS and Gallup International has found that Hongkongers are the most pessimistic about 2009 in the world, just 12 months after it came first in the global ranking for optimism. Sixty-seven per cent of Hongkongers said they believed this year would be worse than 2008. 市場資訊公司 TNS & Gallup International的一項調查發現，前一年被稱為全球最樂觀的港人，對09年卻成為全球最悲觀。67％港人預計09年會較08年差。