It brought down the house.

　　（演讲）赢得了满堂喝彩。

　　bring down the house直译过来就是：“击垮一座房子”，这个短语的正确意思是：“获得满堂掌声，博得满堂喝彩”。因此，当美国人说"It brought down the house."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"The house was full of applause."、"All people were cheering for him."。

　　情景对白：

　　Terry: Have you heard the speech delivered by our president?

　　泰瑞：你听到我们董事长的演讲了吗？

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

　　本杰明：那个关于新策略的演讲吗？噢，太棒了！博得了满堂喝彩。

　　搭配句积累：

　　①The presentation given by the manager was a totally success.

　　经理做的那个报告真是太成功了。

　　②What's the response to the wage guarantee system you proposed in the meeting?

　　你提出的那个薪水保障制度，会议上反响如何？

　　③How about your presentation in the meeting?

　　你在会上的发言如何？

　　④What's the audience's response to your presentation?

　　对于你的发言，大家是什么反应？

　　单词：

　　marvelous adj. 了不起的

　　Your conception for the future of our company is marvelous.

　　你对我们公司未来的设想太精彩了。

　　People say there is a marvelous view of a poetic yet bustling life at the Bund just at dawn.

　　人们说外滩黎明的景色不同凡响，既富有诗意又活跃热闹。

　　My best congratulations on your marvelous discovery .

　　让我热烈祝贺你的伟大发现。