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龙腾瑞气，燕舞春风，又是一年佳节到。在龙年春节，举国欢庆的节日里，在和亲人、朋友团聚之余，也别忘了顺便学习和了解一些关于“龙的传统习俗，以及与“龙有关的短语和词汇，提升你的英语水平。今天我们要学习的几个习惯用语中包含了“long(“龙字的拼音)和“fire这两个单词。 1. not last long 难以长久 The love that is too violent will not last long. 狂热的爱情难以长久。 2. have a long face 拉长脸，看上去沮丧 When I told him that he would have to pay for all the damage out of his own pocket, he made a long face. 当我对他说他必须自己掏腰包赔偿全部损失时，他的脸一下子拉长了。 3. go back a long away 与某人熟识 We go back a long way. 我们是老朋友。 4. a list as long as your arm 非常长的单子 She wrote out a shopping list as long as her arm. 她开出一张长长的购货单。 5. a baptism of fire 非常艰难的第一次经历 Her first day in the job was a real baptism of fire because she had to deal with a very difficult case immediately. | 
