第一，迷你对话

A:What are you going to do when you grow up?

你长大了想干什么？

B:I'm going to be a teacher.

我想当老师。

A:A teacher? Then you must devote yourself to the education.

老师？那你必须献身教育。

B:I will.

我会的。

第二，地道表达

devote oneself to something

1.解词释义

Devote oneself something的意思是“献身于某物，致力于某物”。

2.拓展范例

He has devoted himself to teaching since he graduated from the college in 1962.

一九六二年他大学毕业后一直献身于教育工作。

He often devoted himself to reading.

他常常专心于阅读。

The doctor devoted himself to the cure of cancer.

这名医生把自己奉献于癌症的治疗上。

Because I have completely devoted myself to my family, I refuse to relocate for work and upend their lives.

因为我把自己完全奉献给了我的家庭，我拒绝因工作而搬迁，搅乱他们的生活。

Unfortunately, Molly seems to have devoted herself to a dubious nonprofit organization.

不幸的是，莫莉似乎把自己奉献给了一个可疑的非盈利组织。