習語：

after one's own heart

講解：

該習語的意思是：合某人心愿。此語出自《圣經·舊約》中的《撒母耳記》上卷第十三章的第十四節。撒母耳 Samuel 任以色列術師 Judge 時，奉耶和華之命，順從民意，立掃羅 Saul 為王，建立了以色列王國。可是掃羅的所作所為不蒙耶和華的喜悅，其便讓撒母耳再立新王即后來的大衛 David. 之前撒母耳對掃羅說：“現在你的王位必不長久，耶和華已經尋著一個合他心意的人 a man after his heart.”此語就是由此而來，至今語義不變。

支持范例：

It was a job after his own heart.

這是一件他稱心如意的工作。
He's a man after your own heart.

他是個很合你心意人。

With his love for the great outdoors he is a man after my own heart.

由于他愛好大自然，他跟我正是志同道合了。

He likes good wine too he's obviously a man after my own heart.

他也喜歡好酒--真是與我臭味相投了。

She was engaged to a man after her own heart.

她按照自己的理想同一個人訂了婚。

Thanks for agreeing with me about the class party; you are a girl after my own heart.

感謝您對班級舞會的想法與我一致，您是位令人愉悅的女孩。

He loves her very much. She is a girl after his own heart.

他非常愛她，她正是他中意的姑娘。

迷你對話：

A:How happy you are! Next Monday is your wedding day. Congratulations!

你真幸福！下周一就要結婚了，恭喜你了！

B:Thank you!

謝謝你！

A:Fred is really a good guy. And he loves you so much.

弗菜德真是個好小伙子，他那么愛你。

B:Yeah. I'm lucky to be his wife.

對呀，做他的妻子是件幸運的事。

A:He's after your own heart, it is important.

關鍵是他很合你的心意。

B:So he will make a perfect husband. Make sure you will be here next Monday.

所以他會是個完美的丈夫，下周一記得一定要來哦。

A:I promise!

一定！

詞海拾貝：

1.make sure：

（1）務必

Make sure you are firm1y strapped in before the plane takes off.

飛機起飛前務必系好安全帶。

Make sure that you understand the sequence in which these activities are carried out.

務必使自己弄懂進行這些活動的順序。

（2）弄清楚

Make sure of your facts before you write the article.

先弄明白事實，然后再寫文章。

Make sure of your facts before you accuse him.

在指責他以前要把材料核實一下。

（3）確信

I'll make sure he doesn't put his foot in his mouth again.

我必須確信他不再胡說八道。

2.make a perfect husband：做一個完美的丈夫

特別說明：該節目中的迷你對話選自《脫口說英語》之口語習語大全，講解部分為可可編輯原創。