内容简介
“House” 的意思是 “房屋”，但它可不只是遮风挡雨的 “房子”。比如，在餐饮服务行业，“on the house” 就指 “这笔账由店家出”，即 “由商家免费提供，免单”。此外，“house” 还可以指代 “演出场馆”。比如 ，“bring the house down” 描述的就是演出 “极为精彩，博得满堂喝彩，让观众掌声雷动”。看视频，跟主持人 Phil 学习四个包含单词 “house” 的短语。
用法总结
1. “go round the houses” 说来说去讲不到重点，兜圈子
- You’ve spent all this time going round the houses – just tell me what you really want!
- We don’t have much time in this meeting, so let’s not go round the houses.
2. “on the house” 免费提供，免单
- Sorry the food took so long to arrive. The dessert’s on the house to make up for it.
- Today is the 20th anniversary of this shop, so every customer can receive a small gift on the house!
3. “eat you out of house and home” 把…吃穷
- My son eats so much! He’s eating me out of house and home.
- I really enjoy the company of my friends and they are very nice to me, but every time they come to my place they eat me out of house and home!
4. “bring the house down” 博得满堂彩，让观众掌声雷动
- The last act was amazing. She absolutely brought the house down.
- It’s a shame that you couldn’t come to the concert last night, the band brought the house down with each and every song!