一、fall down,fall off和fall over都表示“摔倒、跌倒”的意思,但它们各自的含义不同。
1、fall over 落在…之上, 脸朝下跌倒
fall over强调的是“向前摔倒、跌倒”。
She fell over and broke her leg. 她跌倒并把腿摔断了。
There is too much snow on the ground. If you ride much too fast,you will fall over.
地上的雪太多,如果你骑得太快的话,你会摔跤的。
2、fall down 倒下, 跪拜、倒塌、掉下
fall down强调的是“滑倒、倒下”,不强调落物的来处,后接宾语时应加上介词from。
The boy hit the tree to hard that he fell down.
男孩重重地撞在树上,结果自己倒下了。
If people run across the road,they may fall down.
如果人们跑过马路的话,他们可能会摔倒。
A stone fell down in the earthquake. 一块石头落了下来,砸中了他。
The old house fell down in the earthquake. 老房子在地震中倒塌了。
3、fall off 下降, 跌落, 减少, 衰退, 离开
fall off 表示“从。。。。上落下或掉下”。off为介词或副词。
fall off强调的是“跌落、从……掉下来”,后直接接宾语。
The girl is falling off the bike. (= The girl is falling down from the bike.)
女孩正从自行车上摔下来。
They spread a big net in case Tom should fall off the tree and get hurt.
他们张开一张大网以防汤姆从树上掉下来受伤。
I saw him fall off his horse.我看到他从马上掉了下来。
Flowers fell off to the ground. 花儿凋谢了,落到了地上。
Autumn comes and leaves are falling off the trees. 秋天到了,落叶纷纷。
二、请将下列句子译成英语。
1. 那书从桌上掉落在地板上。
2. 他掉进水里了。
3. 这个篮子里装满了鸡蛋,不要把它打翻了。
4. 小孩儿学步时常会跌跤。
答 案:
1. The book fell down from the table to the floor. (The book fell off the table to the floor.)
2. He fell over into the water.
3. This basket is full of eggs. Don’t let it fall down.
4. Babies often fall down when they are learning to walk.