时间:2018-12-07 作者:英语课 分类:语言小点心


英语课

1. If people get on like a house on fire, they:


a) argue and fight with each other all the time


b) have a very good, friendly relationship 1


c) are in danger


2) This expression 2 is:


a) positive


b) negative


Today on Language Snacks we take a look at the expression get on like a house on fire. Let’s listen to the dialogue.


A: Hi, how's it going with your new boyfriend 3?


B: Daniel? Oh, great. He met my parents for the first time yesterday actually.


A: Oh really? I bet 4 you were nervous about that. What happened?


B: Well, they all got on like a house on fire!


A: Really?


B: Yes! Daniel and dad were talking about football for hours! And my mum kept laughing at all of Daniel's jokes!


Although we can sometimes guess the meaning of a new English expression, other times we have to be a bit careful. The expression get on like a house on fire, for example, sounds like it might be negative as most of us associate 5 fire and burning with danger and destruction 6. However, some students are surprised to learn that if you get on like a house on fire, you actually have a very close and good relationship with someone.


And that's it for now – join us again for some more Language Snacks.


B A



1 relationship
n.关系,联系;家属关系,亲属关系
  • Is there any relationship between them?它们之间有联系吗?
  • Robert has a friendly relationship with his customers.罗伯特和他的客户之间关系处得很好。
2 expression
n.表达,表示,表现,表情,措辞,词句
  • He looked at me without expression.他毫无表情地看着我。
  • Her face was without expression.她的脸上没有表情。
3 boyfriend
n.男朋友
  • The girl was so angry that she hung up on her boyfriend.那姑娘一气之下挂断了男朋友的电话。
  • My boyfriend gathered some beautiful flowers for me. 我的男朋友为我采来一些美丽的花。
4 bet
v.打赌,以(与)...打赌;n.赌注,赌金;打赌
  • I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说,你解决不了这个难题。
  • I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。
5 associate
vt.使发生联系,使联合;把…联想起来;vi.交往,结交;n.合伙人,同事;adj.副的
  • I always associate that song with my visit to Hawaii.听到那支歌我就会联想到我的夏威夷之行。
  • I don't associate the two ideas.这两个概念我联系不起来。
6 destruction
n.破坏,毁灭,消灭
  • The enemy bombs caused widespread destruction.敌人的炸弹造成大面积的破坏。
  • Overconfidence was his destruction.自负是他垮台的原因。
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