迷你對話學地道口語第1882期:如願以償

第一，情景對話

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A: Mum, Yale accepts my application.

媽媽，我被耶魯大學錄取了。

B: Really? You get your cheese at last. I'm so proud of you .

這是真的嗎？你終於如願以償了，我真爲你驕傲。

A: I will make you even prouder, I ensure you.

我保證會讓你更驕傲的。

第二，詞海拾貝

get one’s cheese

exp. To accomplish something successfully.（達到預期目的，如願以償）

e.g. ——I heart that Peter has found a right job for himself.——He has got his cheese.

——我聽說Peter找到自己一份合適的工作。——他如願以償了。

e.g. Although he had his eye on the presidency of Ford, he can never get his cheese.

他有意當福特公司的總裁，但從未想過能夠如願以償。

e.g. He tried many times to pass the examination, and in the end he got his cheese.

他多次努力試圖通過考試，最後終於如願以償。

e.g. I always dreamed of having a college education and now I get my cheese!

我一直夢想接受大學教育， 而現在我如願以償了!

第三，語彙積累

1. be proud of：爲......感到驕傲

e.g. He is proud of his daughter's ability to speak four languages.

他爲女兒能說四種語言而驕傲。

e.g. Steven had always been very proud of his taste.

Steven 一向對自己的審美感非常自豪。

2. at last：最後，最終

e.g. His wish to visit China has at last come true.

他要訪華的願望終於實現了。

e.g. After a long dispute, he at last made a concession to me.

經過長時間的爭論，他終於對我讓步。