你最近有没有什么好主意被采纳过?如果有的话,今天我们要学的习惯用语就能用上了。Carry the day, 这个习惯用语里的几个字分开来也许大家都认识,但是连在一起,可就不一定了。Carry the day是指一个人、一件事、或是一种意见占据上风的意思。
我舅妈在一个养老院做义工。开办这家养老院的公司想投资装修大厅,但是我舅妈知道,老人们真正想要的其实是一架新钢琴。于是她组织大家开会,并且联名上书。结果,她的建议被采纳了。也就是说,her suggestion was able to carry the day.
不过有的时候,不管你怎么努力,也很难获胜,比如下面这个保龄球选手。
例句-1:After being undefeated the entire season, our team was sure we'd win the bowling trophy. Our opponents proved us wrong. Coming from behind, they managed to score an extra strike and beat us. I can't get over how we failed to carry the day!
例句-2:When architect Maya Lin first proposed her design for the Vietnam War memorial, critics thought it wasn't traditional enough. They didn't think a granite wall that sloped into the ground was a proper tribute for those who lost their lives. Eventually her plan carried the day, going on become one of the most visited sites in Washington, D.C.