<p class="ql-block"><b>■ 广 益</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b> 动词fall（续一）</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b>fall back动词+副词</b></p> <p class="ql-block">闪开！</p> <p class="ql-block">The crowd fell back to let the fire engine through.（群众退后让救火车通过。）这里fall back表示后退或跑掉。</p> <p class="ql-block">王军霞</p> <p class="ql-block">We thought Wang Junxia would win, but she fell back halfway through the race.（我们以为王军霞会赢，但跑了一半她就落后了。）这里fall back/behind表示落后，降低或不能保持水准。</p> <p class="ql-block">美国内战时期南方联邦军</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.（战斗对南方军队不利，他们只好退至山中小镇。）这里fall back on表示撤退到什么地方。南方军队指美国内战时期搞分裂的南部邦联的军队。</p> <p class="ql-block">放血-土法治疗</p> <p class="ql-block">People sometimes fall back on old cures when modern medicine does not work.（西医无效时人们有时求助于土办法。）这里fall back on表示有困难时求助于某人，或依靠某事物。</p> <p class="ql-block">驱逐通知</p> <p class="ql-block"><b>fall behind动词+副词</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，就要请你走人。）这里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动词+介词</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兑评委获取高分。）这里fall beneath one’s dignity意思是某人认为做某事不光彩。</p><p class="ql-block"><b>fall between动词+介词</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.（著者不知道是要写喜剧或是写悲剧，结果剧本不伦不类。）fall between two stools表示非驴非马，两头落空。</p> <p class="ql-block">受挫了</p> <p class="ql-block"><b>fall by动词+介词</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.（有些一直很用功的学生近来变差了，在网吧消磨时光。）fall by the wayside表示落伍者，放松自我要求。也可以表示受挫，无所成就。</p> <p class="ql-block">穆斯林礼拜</p> <p class="ql-block"><b>fall down动词+副词</b></p><p class="ql-block">Muslims fell down and worshiped the Prophet.（穆斯林向穆罕默德跪拜。）这里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.（我们以为他是个很好的推销员，但他没能胜任这项工作。）这里fell down on something表示没有做好某事, 即在某事上摔了跟斗。有时是指没有将某一部分事情做好，如</p><p class="ql-block">The seventh player did quite well in the singing competition, but fell down on the knowledge test.（七号选手唱得很好，但知识问答失败了。）</p><p class="ql-block"><b>fall due动词+形容词</b></p><p class="ql-block">The rent falls due tomorrow; don’t forget to pay it.（租金明天到期， 别忘了付款。）这里fall due表示债务，条款到期。</p> <p class="ql-block">你的笑话不好笑😑</p> <p class="ql-block"><b>fall flat动词+形容词</b></p><p class="ql-block">The storyteller’s joke fell flat; the audience did not think it funny.（说书人的笑话砸了，听众认为不好笑。）这里fall flat表示某事物不成功。</p> <p class="ql-block">老树开花</p> <p class="ql-block"><b>fall for动词+介词</b></p><p class="ql-block">The old bachelor and the spinster met, fell for each other and got married one week later.（老单身和大龄女一见倾心，一周后就结婚了。）这里fall for someone表示爱上某人，迷恋某人。从字面看这个短语还是很生动的。试想为某人而晕倒，可见此人有惊人的美貌或智慧，焉有不爱之理。</p> <p class="ql-block">各种骗术一起上</p> <p class="ql-block">The crowd fell for the humbug hook, line, and sinker.（群众完全相信了那骗人的鬼话。）这里fall for something表示被某事物吸引，相信了某事物，特别是指盲目地相信。hook（鱼钩）, line（鱼线）和sinker（坠子）本是钓鱼用的全套家什，放在一起意思是完全地，全部地。</p><p class="ql-block"> </p>