湖北省潛江中學(xué) 朱美芝 供稿
“To fall out” means to become loose and drop.掉落,脫落
◆His hair is falling out after medical therapy.他接受藥物治療后,頭發(fā)在脫落。
◆My tooth finally fell out.我的一顆牙終于掉了。
“To fall through” means to not be completed or not happen.落空,失敗
◆Our plans fell through because of lack of money.我們的計(jì)劃由于缺錢而落空了。
◆The party is going to fall through as most of the guests are not available.由于大部分的賓客都不能來,晚會(huì)不得不取消了。
“To fall for something” means to be tricked into believing something that is not true.信以為真
◆ I’m surprised you fell for that trick.我感到驚奇,你竟中了那個(gè)詭計(jì)。
◆ Don’t fall for his words.He is a cheater.不要相信他的話。他是個(gè)騙子?!癟o fall about” means to laugh a lot.捧腹大笑,笑得前仰后合
◆David made a joke so funny that we all fell about laughing.大衛(wèi)講的笑話太好笑了,我們都笑得前仰后合。
◆Come and join us for the comedy show.You’ll definitely fall about over it.快來和我們一起看這部喜劇吧。你一定會(huì)捧腹大笑的。
“To fall on” also means to take responsibility for somebody or something.(責(zé)任)落在……身上;由……負(fù)擔(dān)
◆The full cost of the wedding fell on the bride’s parents.整個(gè)婚禮的費(fèi)用由新娘的父母承擔(dān)了。
◆Looking after his younger brother fell on him when he was only 12.他只有十二歲就要負(fù)責(zé)照顧弟弟了。
“To fall apart” means to be in very bad condition so that parts are breaking off.散架,破碎
◆I have told you not to loan your car to Peter.Now you can’t complain about it falling apart.我已經(jīng)告訴你不要把你的車借給彼特?,F(xiàn)在車要散架了,你不能埋怨。
◆I am sorry to keep you waiting as the printer is falling apart.很抱歉要您久等了,打印機(jī)出了毛病。
“To fall for someone” means to be strongly attracted to somebody or to fall in love with somebody.愛上,傾心于
◆ They fell for each other instantly.他倆一見鐘情。
◆The fans who had fallen for the handsome actor screamed and yelled at the premiere.影迷們對(duì)那位英俊的演員充滿愛慕之情,在首映禮上大喊大叫。
“To fall on” means to attack or take hold of somebody or something with a lot of energy.襲擊,撲向(某人 /某物)
◆ The villagers fell on the thief with sticks.村民們用棍棒襲擊小偷。
◆The children fell on the food and ate it greedily.孩子們撲向食物,狼吞虎咽地吃起來。
“To fall apart” also means to have so many problems that it is no longer possible to exist or function.破裂,崩潰
◆ Their marriage finally fell apart.他們的婚姻最終破裂了。
◆The deal fell apart when we failed to agree on a price.我們?cè)趦r(jià)格上未能達(dá)成一致意見,生意吹了。
本文選自《瘋狂英語·口語版》