习语：after one's own heart

 

讲解：

 

该习语的意思是：合某人心愿。此语出自《圣经•旧约》中的《撒母耳记》上卷第十三章的第十四节。撒母耳 Samuel 任以色列术师 Judge 时，奉耶和华之命，顺从民意，立扫罗 Saul 为王，建立了以色列王国。可是扫罗的所作所为不蒙耶和华的喜悦，其便让撒母耳再立新王即后来的大卫 David. 之前撒母耳对扫罗说：“现在你的王位必不长久，耶和华已经寻着一个合他心意的人 a man after his heart.”此语就是由此而来，至今语义不变。

 

支持范例：

 

It was a job after his own heart.

这是一件他称心如意的工作。

 

He's a man after your own heart.

他是个很合你心意人。

 

With his love for the great outdoors he is a man after my own heart.

由于他爱好大自然，他跟我正是志同道合了。

 

He likes good wine too he's obviously a man after my own heart.

他也喜欢好酒--真是与我臭味相投了。

 

She was engaged to a man after her own heart.

她按照自己的理想同一个人订了婚。

 

Thanks for agreeing with me about the class party; you are a girl after my own heart.

感谢您对班级舞会的想法与我一致，您是位令人愉悦的女孩。

 

He loves her very much. She is a girl after his own heart.

他非常爱她，她正是他中意的姑娘。

 

英语情景对话：

 

A: How happy you are! Next Monday is your wedding day. Congratulations.

你真幸福！下周一就要结婚了，恭喜你了！

 

B: Thank you.

谢谢你！

 

A: Fred is really a good guy. And he loves you so much.

弗菜德真是个好小伙子，他那么爱你。

 

B: Yeah. I'm lucky to be his wife.

对呀，做他的妻子是件幸运的事。

 

A: He’s after your own heart, it is important.

关键是他很合你的心意。

 

B: So he will make a perfect husband. Make sure you will be here next Monday.

所以他会是个完美的丈夫，下周一记得一定要来哦。

 

A: I promise.

一定！

 

英语学习笔记：

 

1.make sure：

 

（1）务必

 

Make sure you are firm1y strapped in before the plane takes off.

飞机起飞前务必系好安全带。

 

Make sure that you understand the sequence in which these activities are carried out.

务必使自己弄懂进行这些活动的顺序。

 

（2）弄清楚

 

Make sure of your facts before you write the article.

先弄明白事实，然后再写文章。

 

Make sure of your facts before you accuse him.

指责他以前要把材料核实一下。

 

（3）确信

 

I'll make sure he doesn't put his foot in his mouth again.

我必须确信他不再胡说八道。

 

2.make a perfect husband：做一个完美的丈夫