迷你对话
A: Happy birthday! This is for you, Kate.
生日快乐，凯特，这是送给你的。
B: Thanks, Miss. Wang.
谢谢，王小姐。
A: You knew in China we usually don’t open presents until the guests leave.
在我们中国通常是客人走后才打开礼物的。
B: Really? I’ve already opened it. Great! And it is exactly after my fancy. Than you very much.
真的吗？我已经打开了，太棒了！正合我意，谢谢你了。
对话精讲
第一、地道表达
【核心短语】after one’s fancy
【解词释义】after的意思是“寻找，探求”，fancy的本义为“想象力”，在此转引为“心意”。两者的结合，该习语的意思是“正合心意”。
【典型范例1】 My brother asked me to fish this morning, which was after my own fancy.
我弟弟要我今天早上去钓鱼，这正合我意。
【典型范例2】She has at last found a dress after her fancy.
她终于找到了一件合意的连衣裙。
【典型范例3】The book is just after my fancy.
这本书正合我意。
第二、句海拾贝
【句型模板】Not until+名词+系动词（助动词）+sb+does something.
【释义】某人直到某时候才做某事。
【范例1】Not until eleven o'clock did he come home.
他到十一点才回家。
【范例2】Not until evening was our dog pronounced out of danger.
到了傍晚，我们的狗才脱离危险。 |