英语新闻：男孩玩火柴酿成加州大火A California Fire Was Started by a Boy

Dean

A boy who was playing with matches is being blamed for a fire last week in southern California.

The fire damaged several properties（房产）and sent thousands of people from their homes.

\"He admitted to playing with matches and accidentally starting the fire,\" an official said.

石头剪刀布

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Dean

辨析catch fire，be on fire，set fire to，get burnt
　　
  catch fire“着火”，着重强调动作。

　　be on fire“烧着”，着重强调状态。

　　set fire to “点燃”，“放火烧”，着重强调动作。也用set…on fire来表达这一意义。

　　get burnt 指“烧伤”，“烧着”。强调结果。

　　Don't let your dress catch fire. 别把衣服烧着了。

　　The house is on fire. 房子着火了。

　　The enemy set fire to our buildings. == The enemy set our buildings on fire. 敌人放火烧了我们的房子。

　　Don't play with fire；you may get burnt. 别玩火，你会烧伤的。

伊人独酌

Thanks for your explanation, hope members can acquire these knowledge.

Dean

辨析be out，put out，go out

　　三者都可以表示火或灯的“熄灭”。

　　be out表示“熄灭”的状态，还可以表示“在外面”，“不在家”。

　　go out指“灯，火”熄灭，是不及物动词短语，主语是灯或火等。也有“出去”之意，强调动作。

　　put out指“熄灭”灯火，是及物动词短语，其宾语只能是表示灯火一类的词。例子如下：

　　The light in the room is out. 房间里的灯熄了。

　　His son is out in America. 他的儿子远在美国。

　　One of the plane's engines went out. 飞机的一个发动机灭火了。

　　She put the fire out and went to bed. 她熄灭炉火后上床。