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How did your clothes get into such a mess?
你的衣服怎么搞得一塌糊涂？
mess 表示“脏乱状态”时
通常与in连用或与 get into连用：
她从市场回去后，孩子们已经把房间里弄得一塌糊涂。
When she returned from the market, the children had got the room into a terrible mess.
她的头发怎么会那么乱？
Why was her hair in such a mess?
University students set the Embassy on fire this morning. 今天上午大学生们放火点着了大使馆。
set on fire 为固定短语
表示“使……燃烧”、“放火烧……”：
1834年，有人放火点着了国会大厦。
In 1834, someone set the Houses of Parliament on fire.
你们是否已经查出是谁烧了我的车？
Have you found out who set my car on fire?
The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions…
大使夫人继续提出问题……
go on+ 动名词表示某个动作“继续不停”：
我们继续谈话直到午夜以后。
We went on talking till after midnight.
go on+ 不定式则指做不同的事：
铺好床后，她接着便做早饭。
After making the bed, she went on to cook breakfast.
