火用好了则造福人民，用得不当则祸害人民或我们赖以生存的环境，特别是炎热的夏天，因此有些地方都有明显的禁烟火的规定，特别是一些景区，因此我们平时就得养成爱护森林和大自然的好习惯，共同保护我们赖以生存的大环境。在英语中火的英语是 fire，作名词时，主要意为“火，火灾，射击，激励”等，既可以作可数名词，也可以作不可数名词，例如：1. Fire 作不可数名词，意为”火，射击，激励“等 How many historic buildings are damaged by fire each year?每年有多少历史建筑因火灾而受损？2. Fire 作可数名词，意为”火灾，灶火，炉火，取暖器“等Five people died in a house fire last night.有五人死于昨夜的住宅火灾。We put up our tents and made a small fire.我们搭起帐篷，生了一堆小火。3. Fire 作动词时，基本上与火没有关系了，而主要意为“射击，解雇，激励”等意思，例如： The officer ordered his men to fire.军官下令士兵射击。We had to fire him for dishonesty.他不诚实，我们不得不开除他。His imagination had been fired by the film.这部电影激发了他的想象力。虽然 fire 是“火”的意思，但是 under fire 不要理解为“在火的下面”，也不要理解为“着火”，着火的英语是 on fire 或 catch fire，而 under fire 的字面意思应该是”遭到射击或攻击“，相当于 be shot at 或 under attack，例如：on fire: The car was now on fire.小轿车着火了。If your home was on fire and you could save only one thing, what would it be?如果你的家着火了，你只能保留一件东西，那会是什么？catch fire:My home catches fire and everything is destroyed.我家失了火，所有的东西都烧毁了。These thatched roofs frequently catch fire.这些茅草屋顶屡屡着火。under fire/under attack:Their vehicle came under fire.他们的车遭到射击。The troops were under fire for weeks.部队遭到数周的炮火袭击。The patrol came under attack from all sides.巡逻队受到四面八方的攻击。
Under fire 还可以用来比喻遭到严厉批评或批判，意为”受到严厉批评，遭到猛烈批判“，常用于搭配 be/come under fire 中，相当于 criticize， 例如：be/come under fire:The CEO is under fire because of the high salaries paid to his friends.这位首席执行官因付给朋友的高薪而受到抨击。Our landlord came under fire at the tenants’ meeting because he does not fix any of the problems with our apartments.我们的房东在房客会议上遭到抨击，因为他没有解决我们公寓的任何问题。The president has come under fire for vetoing the bill to cut taxes.总统因否决减税法案而受到抨击。You will definitely come under fire if they find out that you were responsible for the printing error.如果他们发现印刷错误是你造成的，你肯定会受到攻击。criticize: We'll get nowhere if all you can do is criticize.如果你能做的就是批评，我们将一事无成。People often lose confidence when they are criticized.人受到批评时经常会失去信心。习语 under fire 还常与 resign 或 think 连用，表示迫于压力而做出的决定等，例如：There was a scandal in city hall, and the mayor was forced to resign under fire.市政厅出了丑闻，市长在众怒之下被迫辞职。John is a good lawyer because he can think under fire.约翰是个好律师，因为他能在猛烈的抨击中思考问题。表达类似”遭到攻击或批评“的单词还有 beleaguered，embattled 和 besieged 等。词或词组辨析：
