英語口語練習小對話 第690期:博得滿堂喝彩

Subject：It brought down the house.

迷你對話

A: Have you heard the speech delivered by your president?

你聽到總統的演講了嗎？

B: Do you mean the one about the new policy? Oh, marvelous! It brought down the house.

你指的是那個新政策的演講嗎？哦，太棒了。這個演講博得滿堂喝彩。

1. 解釋

俚語bring down the house用來稱讚“轟動全場的演出或表演”。跟我們中文中的“博得滿堂喝彩”意思相同。

2. 例句

e.g. The comedian's jokes brought the house down.

丑角的表演博得全場喝彩。

e.g. The acrobat's performance brought down the house.

雜技演員的表演獲得滿堂採。

e.g. The President made a fine speech which brought the house down.

總統的出色講演使全場轟動。

e.g. The opera singer's excellent performance brought the house down.

這位歌劇演員的出色表演博得全場喝彩。