【句子】The prodigal son who returns home to the father who forgives him.   【Desperate Housewives S2E10】

【发音】/ðə/ /ˈprɒd.ɪ.ɡəl/ /ˈprɑː.dɪ.ɡəl/ /sʌn/ /huː/ /rɪˈtɜː(r)nz/ /həʊm/ /tə/ /ðə/ /ˈfɑː.ðə(r)/ /huː/ /fə(r)ˈɡɪvz/ /hɪm/

【发音技巧】暂无；

【翻译】浪子回头，得到了父亲的宽恕。

【适用场合】

今天我们学习这个表达，跟这个形容词prodigal有关，它可以理解成：“放荡的；浪费的；挥霍的”；wasteful with money; tending to spend large amounts without thinking of the future；

下面我们来看一个例子：

eg: There have been rumours that he has been prodigal with company funds.

坊间一直有传言，说他肆意挥霍公司资金。

而今天视频中出现的这个表达the / a prodigal (son)，就非常有意思了，先来看看它所对应的英文解释：

a person who leaves home and wastes their money and time on a life of pleasure, but who later is sorry about this and returns home；这个释义其实完美契合了中文的“浪子回头”，可以理解成：“离家出走、挥霍钱财后幡然醒悟、重返家园/原集体的人”；

这个表达有点偏正式用法，带有一定的贬义/幽默的语气。

eg: He was a prodigal son in his youth.

他年轻时是个挥霍家产的浪子。

eg: Well, well, the prodigal son has returned. Guess you didn't like that fancy new company that poached you last year.

哟哟，浪子终于回头了。看来去年挖走你的那家光鲜新公司，你待得并不顺心啊。

eg: All the family went to the airport to welcome the prodigal son home.

全家人都去了机场，迎接这位归来的浪子。

eg: After years abroad, the prodigal son came back to his hometown.

漂泊海外多年，这位游子终归故里。

eg: He was a prodigal son who spent all his father's money.

他曾是个挥霍无度的浪子，花光了父亲所有积蓄。

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The novel tells a story of a prodigal son who finally repented.