校园英语口语习惯用语第261期:set one's sight on

set one's sight on 打定主意

【讲解】

sight的意思是指人的目光，在这儿喻指“眼光”。set one's sight on的字面直译是“将眼光盯住……”，意即“立定目标，打定主意”。例如：set one's sights on a medical career（立志从医）。

【对话】

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

A:妈妈，老师问我当我长大以后要做什么？

B:How did you answer her?

B:你怎么说？

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

A:我说我打定主意要当一名作家，然后老师告诉我说要多读名著。

B:That's the best advice.

B:那是最好的忠告。