Practice Time
练习时光
John: I hear your daughter graduated from high school as the valedictorian. Congratulations.
约翰:听说你女儿以第一名的成绩从高中毕业。恭喜你!
Lucy: Thank you.
露西:谢谢。
John: Where is she going to college?
约翰:她要上哪个大学呢?
Lucy: She's been admitted to Yale with a scholarship.
露西:她已经得到耶鲁大学的奖学金了。
John: Really? Thats icing on the cake! Congratulations again.
约翰:真的?那可是双喜临门了!再次恭喜你。
Lucy: Thank you.
露西:谢谢。
重点讲解:
the icing on the cake
锦上添花之物;
eg. The third goal was the icing on the cake.
第三粒进球是锦上添花。
eg. A free vacation on top of a pay raise is icing on the cake.
加了工资还有工资照发的假期,真是锦上添花。