Put sb/sth first (idiom)

　　●To treat someone or something as being more important than anyone or anything else.

　　（把…放在首位）

　　Examples:　　

　　1. She all too often puts others first and never stops to think of herself.　　

　　2. I always put my marriage first.

　　Pull out (of sth) (phrasal verb)

　　●To withdraw from an undertaking.（退出，離開）

　　Examples:　　

　　1. The firm is pulling out of the personal computer business.　　

　　2. He was forced to pull out of the championship because of an injury.

　　For the better (idiom)

　　●If something changes for the better, it improves.

　　 （好轉，改善）

　　Examples:　　

　　1. Since she moved to the new school, her behaviour has certainly changed for the better.　　

　　2. Most people think that things have changed for the better since the new government came to power.

　　Materialise (verb)

　　●If an idea or hope materializes, it becomes real.

　　 （成為現實，實現，落實）

　　Examples:　　

　　1. She was promised a promotion but it never materialized.　　Our plans never materialized.

　　Duty-bound (adj.)

　　●Legally or morally responsible for doing something.

　　 （義不容辭，職責所在）

　　Examples:　　

　　1. Investigators are duty bound to find out what happened and make a report.　　

　　2. We felt duty-bound to challenge the decision.