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like a house on fire
ShaDowiCool · 2008-05-23 · via 博客园 - ShaDowiCool

like a house on fire。 习惯用语like a house on fire已经有两百多年的历史了。归根溯源,它是来自早年美国西部的拓荒生活的。当年垦荒的人们砍伐树木开辟农场,并就地取材用伐下的原木搭房子。

这些原木没经过木材处理还带着树脂所以一点就着。原木造的房子一旦着火,那就来势迅猛,一栋房子一眨眼就化为灰烬。

奇怪的是人们却没在意这种意外事件的灾难性后果,倒是对这种迅雷不及掩耳的火势印象深刻,于是就采用like a house on fire来比喻迅速地一举成名。我们来听个例子,说的是一部杰出的新电影。

例句-3:This movie has everything: an exciting story, fantastic special effects and top popular stars. So it's going like a house on fire: the first week it was out it took in 25 million dollars.

他说:这部电影万事俱备:扣人心弦的故事情节,奇妙逼真的特技效果,再加上光彩夺目的明星阵容,所以这部片子立即引起轰动;上映第一周就创收二千五百万美元。

这里的like a house on fire用来比喻迅速成名。

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Like a house on fire也可以带有浪漫情调。下面就有这么个例子。说话的人把Sallie小姐介绍给了弟弟Joe。我们来听听进展怎样。

例句-4:I was worried that Joe and Sally are so different they wouldn't like each other. But they're getting along like a house on fire and tonight Joe says he's going to ask her to marry him.

他说:我起先担心Joe和Sally全然不同,可能不会相互爱慕,但是他们的爱情却如同野火春风般地迅速发展。Joe说今晚他要向 Sally 求婚了。

这里的like a house on fire用来描述爱情的迅速发展。