It occurs to me that…

本單元的提供同學表達「突然暸解」「突然領悟」的各種表達方式。

It occurs to me that…

occur 為「發生」之意，occur to則是「使想起」「在心中出現」的意思。

e.g. It never occurred to me that my friends spoke ill behind my back.

我怎麼也沒想到我的朋友會在背後說我的壞話。

e.g. Crossing the park, I noticed that the tree leaves were turning gold. It occurred to me that the autumn has come.

當我走過公園，我注意到樹葉已經變成金黃色。我突然明白原來已經秋天了。

e.g. It did not occur to her that his kind gesture could be taken as a flattering act.

她沒有想到她表示善意卻被當成拍馬屁。

It crosses my mind that…

e.g. When I was playing the piano last night, it crossed my mind that piano is my lifelong passion.

昨晚當我在彈鋼琴時，突然間我暸解，鋼琴是我終生的熱愛。

e.g. An idea crossed my mind that I might as well pay a visit to my elementary school teachers; they would be very delighted to see me.

我突然想到，我應當多去探訪小學老師，他們見到我應該會很高興。

e.g. An old friend crossed my mind several times today, so I decided to give him a phone call.

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