Hi, Faith! What's on your mind today?
嗨,费思!你今天在想什么?
Hi, John! You know, the fall season is upon us.
嗨,约翰!秋天就要来了。
We might want to explore phrasal verbs with the word "fall" in them.
我们可能想探索一下含有“fall”一词的动词短语。
That's a great idea.
这是个好主意。
Phrasal verbs are special kinds of expressions that consist of a verb and another short word or words.
动词短语是由一个动词和另一个或多个单词组成的特殊短语。
We have a few phrasal verbs that have "fall" in them.
我们有一些动词短语中含有“fall”一词。
My favorite is "fall into."
我最喜欢的是“fall into”。
That's a good one!
这是一个好短语!
Fall into has two common meanings.
“fall into”有两种常见的意思。
lt can mean to be caught in a trap.
它的意思是掉进陷阱。
It can also mean to begin to do something.
它也可以指开始做某事。
So, we might say the following sentence: John answered the question before realizing he had fallen into a trap.
因此,我们可以说:约翰在意识到自己掉进陷阱之前回答了这个问题。
That's certainly happened to me.
这种事肯定会发生在我身上。
Or we might also say: John fell into debt after his business failed.
或者我们也可以说:约翰在生意失败后负债。
That's true, sadly.
遗憾的是,这是真的。
Well, my favorite phrasal verb with fall is "fall for."
我最喜欢的含有fall的动词短语是“fall for”。
That's right.
没错。
When you fall for something, you are fooled by something, such as a trick or joke.
“fall for sth”的意思是被某事愚弄了,比如恶作剧或笑话。
You might hear a person say: I can't believe John fell for that old trick!
你可能会听到一个人说:我不敢相信约翰会信那种老把戏!
Such a statement about John is not kind.
这样说约翰是不友善的。
It is making fun of him.
这是在取笑他。
That's ok, I'm used to it by now.
没关系,我现在已经习惯了。
And that's Everyday Grammar TV.
以上就是今天的《每日语法》。