英語口語練習小對話 地759期:成爲現實

Subject: I hope your idea takes wings.

迷你對話

A: Boss, I’m too tired, so I want to resign and work as a teacher. Please accept my resignation.

老闆，我很累了，我想辭職然後去做一名教師。請接收我的辭職。

B: It seems that I have to accept it. I hope your idea takes wings.

看來我不得不接受你的辭職。我希望你的想法成真。

地道表達

take wings

1. 解釋

Take wings的字面意思是“插上翅膀”，引申爲“成爲現實”的意思。Hope one’s idea takes wings. 也就是希望某人的願望成真，用來表達對他人期望，看法及願望的一種美好祝願。

2. 例句

e.g. The love that teachers give students can make their hopes take wings.

教師給學生的愛能夠讓學生們的希望成真。

e.g. Whenever I see the snow coming down and hear the wind begin to howl, I remember a dream that took wings.

每當我看到雪花紛飛聽到風聲嗚嗚時，我總會記起那個夢想成真的平安夜。

y great achievement is a dream before it takes wings.

每一項重大成就在成爲現實之前都是夢想。

your opinion, which things do you think will probably take wings?

在你看來，你認爲哪些東西會成爲現實？