<p class="ql-block"><b>■ 廣 益</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b> 動詞fall（續(xù)一）</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b>fall back動詞+副詞</b></p> <p class="ql-block">閃開！</p> <p class="ql-block">The crowd fell back to let the fire engine through.（群眾退后讓救火車通過。）這里fall back表示后退或跑掉。</p> <p class="ql-block">王軍霞</p> <p class="ql-block">We thought Wang Junxia would win, but she fell back halfway through the race.（我們以為王軍霞會贏，但跑了一半她就落后了。）這里fall back/behind表示落后，降低或不能保持水準(zhǔn)。</p> <p class="ql-block">美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)時期南方聯(lián)邦軍</p> <p class="ql-block">The battle was going badly for the Confederate armies; they had to fall back on the town in the hill.（戰(zhàn)斗對南方軍隊不利，他們只好退至山中小鎮(zhèn)。）這里fall back on表示撤退到什么地方。南方軍隊指美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)時期搞分裂的南部邦聯(lián)的軍隊。</p> <p class="ql-block">放血-土法治療</p> <p class="ql-block">People sometimes fall back on old cures when modern medicine does not work.（西醫(yī)無效時人們有時求助于土辦法。）這里fall back on表示有困難時求助于某人，或依靠某事物。</p> <p class="ql-block">驅(qū)逐通知</p> <p class="ql-block"><b>fall behind動詞+副詞</b></p><p class="ql-block">If your payments of rent fall behind, you will be asked to leave.（如果逾期不交房租，就要請你走人。）這里fall behind表示某事逾期。</p> <p class="ql-block">真正的歌手</p> <p class="ql-block"><b>fall beneath動詞+介詞</b></p><p class="ql-block">Getting at the jury for higher points falls beneath a true singer’s dignity.（真正的歌手不屑于勾兌評委獲取高分。）這里fall beneath one’s dignity意思是某人認(rèn)為做某事不光彩。</p><p class="ql-block"><b>fall between動詞+介詞</b></p><p class="ql-block">The author seems uncertain whether he is writing a comedy or a tragedy, so the play falls between two stools.（著者不知道是要寫喜劇或是寫悲劇，結(jié)果劇本不倫不類。）fall between two stools表示非驢非馬，兩頭落空。</p> <p class="ql-block">受挫了</p> <p class="ql-block"><b>fall by動詞+介詞</b></p><p class="ql-block">Some of the students who used to study hard have fallen by the wayside recently and are whiling away the time at cybercafés.（有些一直很用功的學(xué)生近來變差了，在網(wǎng)吧消磨時光。）fall by the wayside表示落伍者，放松自我要求。也可以表示受挫，無所成就。</p> <p class="ql-block">穆斯林禮拜</p> <p class="ql-block"><b>fall down動詞+副詞</b></p><p class="ql-block">Muslims fell down and worshiped the Prophet.（穆斯林向穆罕默德跪拜。）這里fall down表示向某神明下跪。</p> <p class="ql-block">工作受挫</p> <p class="ql-block">We thought he would be a good salesman, but in the end he fell down on the job.（我們以為他是個很好的推銷員，但他沒能勝任這項工作。）這里fell down on something表示沒有做好某事, 即在某事上摔了跟斗。有時是指沒有將某一部分事情做好，如</p><p class="ql-block">The seventh player did quite well in the singing competition, but fell down on the knowledge test.（七號選手唱得很好，但知識問答失敗了。）</p><p class="ql-block"><b>fall due動詞+形容詞</b></p><p class="ql-block">The rent falls due tomorrow; don’t forget to pay it.（租金明天到期， 別忘了付款。）這里fall due表示債務(wù)，條款到期。</p> <p class="ql-block">你的笑話不好笑??</p> <p class="ql-block"><b>fall flat動詞+形容詞</b></p><p class="ql-block">The storyteller’s joke fell flat; the audience did not think it funny.（說書人的笑話砸了，聽眾認(rèn)為不好笑。）這里fall flat表示某事物不成功。</p> <p class="ql-block">老樹開花</p> <p class="ql-block"><b>fall for動詞+介詞</b></p><p class="ql-block">The old bachelor and the spinster met, fell for each other and got married one week later.（老單身和大齡女一見傾心，一周后就結(jié)婚了。）這里fall for someone表示愛上某人，迷戀某人。從字面看這個短語還是很生動的。試想為某人而暈倒，可見此人有驚人的美貌或智慧，焉有不愛之理。</p> <p class="ql-block">各種騙術(shù)一起上</p> <p class="ql-block">The crowd fell for the humbug hook, line, and sinker.（群眾完全相信了那騙人的鬼話。）這里fall for something表示被某事物吸引，相信了某事物，特別是指盲目地相信。hook（魚鉤）, line（魚線）和sinker（墜子）本是釣魚用的全套家什，放在一起意思是完全地，全部地。</p><p class="ql-block"> </p>