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智课网IELTS备考资料 看热门美剧学地道口语表达(四)   10. to ask (someone) for (ones) hand：to ask girls parents for marriage approval(指男人请求女方家长应允将女儿嫁给他，这里的“someone”是指女方的家长，“one”则是指要求婚的对象，hand只能用单数形式)  Mr. Su asked me for my daughters hand.  苏先生到我家来向我女儿提亲。  He has asked her parents for their daughters hand.  他请求她的父母应允他们的婚事。  11. to move onward and upward：to be promoted;from good to better situation(情况得以改善，或往更好的情況发展)  He hopes to move onward and upward with his current company.  他希望能在现在就职的公司里顺利发展，步步高升。  Many young couples try to move onward a