龍騰瑞氣，燕舞春風，又是一年佳節到。在龍年春節，舉國歡慶的節日里，在和親人、朋友團聚之余，也別忘了順便學習和了解一些關于“龍”的傳統習俗，以及與“龍”有關的短語和詞匯，提升你的英語水平。今天我們要學習的幾個習慣用語中包含了“long”(“龍”字的拼音)和“fire”這兩個單詞。
1.not last long 難以長久
The love that is too violent will not last long.
狂熱的愛情難以長久。
2.have a long face 拉長臉，看上去沮喪
When I told him that he would have to pay for all the damage out of his own pocket, he made a long face.
當我對他說他必須自己掏腰包賠償全部損失時，他的臉一下子拉長了。
3.go back a long away 與某人熟識
We go back a long way.
我們是老朋友。
4.a list as long as your arm 非常長的單子
She wrote out a shopping list as long as her arm.
她開出一張長長的購貨單。
5.a baptism of fire 非常艱難的第一次經歷
Her first day in the job was a real baptism of fire because she had to deal with a very difficult case immediately.
從事這項工作的第一天她就經受了一場嚴峻的考驗，因為她得立即處理一件非常棘手的事情。
6.get on like a house on fire 一見如故
We got on like a house on fire.
我們一見如故。
7.hold fire 拖延做出決定、拖延做某事、停火、停止射擊
Follow orders and hold your fire.
聽從命令并停止行動。
8.not set the world on fire 不成功、不激動人心
She does the job adequately but she's not going to set the world on fire!
她工作做得不錯，但也不會有什么驚人之舉！
