老外最常用的英文短语 第675期:fall on

 释义：

fall on 倒在……上，（生日，纪念日等）是哪一天

表示倒在……上，倒向某人等，可以表示人“倒在……上方”或事物“倒在……上”。也可以用来比喻“纪念日是哪一天”或责任“归咎于某人”等。

例句：

I can't believe you laughed when I fell on the ice.

真不敢相信，我滑倒在冰面时你居然笑我。

I fell on the floor this morning.

我今天早上倒在了地上。

My birthday will fall on a Sunday this year.

我今年的生日是星期六。

Why does that responsibility¹ always fall on us?

为什么那个责任总要归结到我们头上？

He suddenly lost his balance² and fell on his back.

他突然失去了平衡，向后倒去。

The lunar new year falls on a different day each year.

农历春节每年都不会在同一天。

对话：

A: What day will you celebrate your birthday?

你哪天庆祝生日？

B: It's going to fall on a Friday this year.

今年应该是星期五。

A: A pile³ of books fell on me when I was working.

在我工作的时候，摞书掉了下来，砸到了我。

B: Oh, dear. Did you get hurt by them?

哦，天啊，你受伤没？

A: Did the kids enjoy going skating?

孩子们喜欢滑冰吗？

B: Yeah. They had fun but they fell on their backs a lot.

是的，他们玩得非常开心，不过总会滑倒。

1 responsibility   

n.责任，职责

参考例句：

• The safety of the ship is the captain's responsibility.确保船的安全是船长的责任。
• The matter is outside my area of the responsibility.此事超出我的责任范围。

2 balance   

n.秤，天平，平衡，[商]收支差额，结余，余额；资产平稳表；v.平衡，称，权衡，对比，结算；vt.称，权衡，比较，使平衡，结算，抵消

参考例句：

• You must learn to keep your balance in skating.在溜冰时你得学会保持平衡。
• I found it hard to keep my balance on the icy path.我觉得在冰滑小道上走路要保持身体平衡是相当困难的。

3 pile   

n.堆，大堆，大量，电池，桥桩，软毛，痔疮；vi.堆起，堆积，积累，挤；vt.堆于，累积

参考例句：

• Collect the books and put them in a pile on my desk.把书收起来放在我的桌子上。
• Pile the leaves in the corner of the yard.把树叶堆到院子里。