One time I remember talking to a parent, whose son I was teaching English to. I asked the parent why his son was enrolled in so many classes and he replied, “I want my son to become a dragon.” I couldn’t understand his meaning. When I asked a Chinese friend with good English I understood that his meaning had been“望子成龍”，which in English would be better expressed as“I have high hopes for my son/daughter.”
記得有一次我和一位家長(zhǎng)聊天，我正在教他兒子英語(yǔ)。我問(wèn)這位家長(zhǎng)為什么他的兒子要上這么多的課， 他回答說(shuō)：“I want my son to become a dragon.”我一頭霧水。當(dāng)我問(wèn)了一位英語(yǔ)很好的中國(guó)朋友后，我知道了這位家長(zhǎng)是想表達(dá)“望子成龍”。在英語(yǔ)中用“I have high hopes for my son/daughter.”來(lái)表達(dá)這一意思會(huì)比較好。
與“期望”相關(guān)的詞匯：
high hopes厚望 bright future前途無(wú)量
good outlook美好前景 good prospect美好的未來(lái)
successful career事業(yè)成功 rewarding life愉快人生
meaningful work有意義的工作 ideal job理想工作
place one’s hope on someone把希望寄托在某人身上
文化差異：
Unlike in China, where the dragon is considered a lucky and powerful sign, in Western culture, dragons are generally associated with “evil（邪惡的）” or “danger（危險(xiǎn)）” in stories.
