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Suggested answer: “After he entered the classroom building, the instructor strode the hallway like a captain patrolling a lower deck.”

To “stride” is to take long steps, a physical act that conveys confidence and authority. A less confident person might take mincing steps. In terms of “s” words, a casual visitor might “stroll” the hallway, a young, happy person “skip” along the hallway, a furtive one “slip” through it. But an instructor is a person of authority in a classroom building and walks its hallways in the manner of a ship’s captain visiting a lower deck—with commanding presence. A well-chosen verb will accurately convey the character of a sentence.
“ Stride” 是指邁大步前進，這個動作傳達出自信與權威。缺乏自信的人步伐可能較小且破碎。說到其他 “S” 開頭的動詞，悠閒的人可能 “stroll”（漫步）過走廊，快樂的年青人可能 “ skip” （繃繃跳跳）過走廊，鬼鬼祟祟的人可能 “slip”（溜）過走廊。不過老師是學校裡的權威人物，走在走廊上，就像船長走在下甲板，有股威風凜凜的氣勢。動詞選得好，就能準確傳達出句子的特徵。