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Welcome to The English We Speak.

I'm Beth. And I'm Feifei.

We have an expression all about being very happy, particularly when your face suddenly reflects how happy or excited you are.

It's a nice phrase for Christmas, and it has a Christmas word in it.

It's light up like a Christmas tree.

LIGHT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE Can you give us some context Beth?

Think about a Christmas tree!

When you turn on the lights, it's suddenly much brighter!

It's full of life and energy.

Now imagine this being your face!

Last year I got a puppy for Christmas.

It was such a shock, when I saw him I lit up like a Christmas tree.

I was so happy! Wow, I can imagine your face!

Very excited! When I was a child I really wanted a doll's house...

I didn't expect to get one...

but I did! I lit up like a Christmas tree.

So in both these situations, we were surprised.

A happy surprise! And our faces reflected that!

But this expression doesn't always have to be used with a surprise or Christmas!

True, whenever I see my family after a while, I light up like a Christmas tree.

I know I'm going to see them, it's not a surprise, but I still feel really excited about it.

Yesterday my nephew lit up like a Christmas tree when I told him we could make a snowman.

He was very excited!

Let's hear some more examples...

My girlfriend lit up like a Christmas tree when I asked her to marry me.

When I read him the poem I'd written, he lit up like a Christmas tree!

I lit up like a Christmas tree when I found out I got the job!

You're listening to The English We Speak from BBC Learning English and we're learning the expression light up like a Christmas tree which is a way of saying you look very happy or excited about something.

Now we've been using it so far metaphorically to mean you look excited about something but we can also use it more literally especially excited about something.

Now we've been using it so far, metaphorically, to mean you look excited about something.

But we can also use it more literally.

Especially when a place is particularly bright, with a lot of lights.

Yes, I went to Paris last weekend and at night the Eiffel Tower was lit up like a Christmas tree!

Ah yes, it's covered in lights!

It's always lit up like a Christmas tree at night!

I better go! It's time for our Christmas party!

See you next time and Merry Christmas!

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[英語口語解析：如何用「Light up like a Christmas tree」表達喜悅]-[Light up like a Christmas tree]

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語言習語解析：Light up like a Christmas tree

習語的意象與起源

使用情境：驚喜與期待

比喻義與字面義的區分

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🎯Key Sentences

📝Key Phrases

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