
After . . . of waiting ......的等待之后
A:After seven years of waiting, the people of Sydney are ready for the games to begin.
A:在七年的等待之后,悉尼人已準備就緒迎接奧運的來臨。
After . . . of waiting表示'……的等待之后',可替換其它時間,用來形容等待時間之久。someone is ready for something則表示'某人已準備……就緒',介系詞for之后接要準備的事。
例句:
B:After 10 years of waiting, the girl finally met her long-lost sister.
B:經過十年的等待,這個女孩終于見到久未謀面的姐姐.