On an impulse一時衝動

把請纓說得極輕：先由對方點頭，自己再接手剩下的全部，謙遜和自信在一句裡同時成立。

If you're content, I'll do the rest.

在尊重對方決定的前提下主動承擔後續工作時用，正式、得體。

Say the word and I'll take it from here. ／ Give me your blessing and I'll finish it.

正式

if you're content 放慢，I'll do the rest 輕快收。

If you're happy with the draft, I'll finish the last two chapters. 如果你對草稿滿意，最後兩章我來寫完。

用 On an impulse 交代心理、snatches back 寫動作，念頭與身體兩下寫完賭徒的掙扎。

On an impulse, someone does something.

描寫一時衝動之下的突然舉動時用，適合敘事，正式報告裡別用。

Without thinking, he pulled the money back. ／ A sudden instinct made him grab it all back.

literary

On an impulse 輕起，he snatches back 停頓，his money 加重收。

On an impulse, she booked a flight to Lisbon. 一時衝動，她訂了一張飛里斯本的機票。

用 might it not be better 這種極客氣的反問，把大改戲的建議包裝成商量，狡黠與分寸都在結構裡。

Might it not be better with X?

用商議的口吻提出大膽建議時用，正式、留餘地，緊急場合別繞彎。

Wouldn't it work better if X happened? ／ Could we not improve it by adding X?

正式

For instance 輕起，when she finally casts him off 放慢，climax 加重收。

Might it not be better with a shorter title? 換成更短的標題會不會更好？

兩句話完成一次鄭重道謝，I owe you a great deal 把恩情說成一筆要償還的賬，誠懇而不見外。

Thank you for taking it on. I owe you a great deal.

鄭重感謝別人接下難事時用，正式、有分量，對親近的人顯得見外。

I'm grateful you agreed to do it. I'm in your debt. ／ Thanks for shouldering this. I won't forget it.

正式

Thank you for 輕帶，taking it on 停頓，I owe you a great deal 放慢收。

Thank you for covering my shift. I owe you a great deal. 謝謝你替我值班。我欠你太多了。

兩個並列主語各佔一個 her，讀者跟著節奏數完兩份恩情，最後用 have saved him 落槌，短句像一行詩。

Her X, her Y have saved him.

寫某人的兩種品質挽救了局面時用，書面、抒情，新聞或敘事裡更合適。

Her patience and her courage carried him through. ／ Her words, her faith had pulled him back.

literary

Her love 停頓，her beauty 停頓，have saved him 放慢加重收。

Her patience and her honesty have saved him. 她的耐心和她的誠實救了他。