校園英語口語習慣用語第261期:set one's sight on

set one's sight on 打定主意

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【講解】

sight的意思是指人的目光，在這兒喻指“眼光”。set one's sight on的字面直譯是“將眼光盯住……”，意即“立定目標，打定主意”。例如：set one's sights on a medical career（立志從醫）。

【對話】

A:Mum, the teacher asked me what I would like to be when I grew up?

A:媽媽，老師問我當我長大以後要做什麼？

B:How did you answer her?

B:你怎麼說？

A:I said I'd set my sights on becoming a writer. And then the teacher told me to read more great books.

A:我說我打定主意要當一名作家，然後老師告訴我說要多讀名著。

B:That's the best advice.

B:那是最好的忠告。