2022年10月28日 VOA慢速英语：带秋天的短语动词

 

Autumn – the season when temperatures drop and leaves change color – is also known as fall. Fall in the United States is a lively time. Seasonal vegetables such as pumpkins and squash appear on farms, in stores, and in popular dishes. Leaves on most trees turn from green to fiery red, bright orange and golden yellow.
秋天——气温下降、树叶变色的季节——也被称为秋天。秋天在美国是一个热闹的时候。南瓜和南瓜等时令蔬菜出现在农场、商店和受欢迎的菜肴中。大多数树上的叶子从绿色变成火红色、亮橙色和金黄色。
 
In keeping with the lively, colorful spirit of fall, we will explore a lively, colorful area of connection between fall and grammar: phrasal verbs.
为了与秋天活泼多彩的精神保持一致，我们将探索秋天与语法之间一个生动多彩的联系领域：短语动词。
 
What are phrasal verbs?
什么是短语动词？
 
Fall, a noun, also has a verb form. The verb form is more commonly used, Google's Ngram Viewer suggests.
Fall是名词，也有动词形式。动词形式更常用，谷歌的 Ngram Viewer 建议。
 
The verb form often appears in phrasal verbs that have lively meanings. Such phrasal verbs add color to the landscape of English vocabulary.
动词形式常出现在意义生动的短语动词中。这样的短语动词为英语词汇的景观增添了色彩。
 
Phrasal verbs are groups of words that mean something different from what the individual words suggest. Phrasal verbs generally have a verb and one or two short words such as in, up, behind, and so on.
短语动词是一组词，其含义与单个词所暗示的不同。短语动词一般有一个动词和一两个短词，如in、up、after等。
 
When we talk about phrasal verbs with fall, we mean that fall is acting as the main verb. One or more short words come after the verb fall to give it a special meaning.
当我们谈论带有fall的短语动词时，我们的意思是fall充当主要动词。一个或多个短词出现在动词 f all之后，以赋予它特殊的含义。
 
Let's start with a common example: fall into.
让我们从一个常见的例子开始：陷入.

Fall into
掉进
 
Fall into has two common meanings. It can mean to be caught in a trap (either literally or figuratively). It can also mean to begin to do something or be affected by something without wanting or trying to.
Fall into 有两个共同的含义。它可能意味着陷入陷阱（字面上或比喻上）。它也可能意味着开始做某事或受某事影响而不想或试图这样做。
 
So, we might say the following sentences:
所以，我们可能会说以下句子：
 
The animal fell into the trap.
那只动物掉进了陷阱。
 
Or
或者
Joe answered the question before realizing he had fallen into a trap.
乔在意识到自己落入陷阱之前回答了这个问题。
 
We might also say:
我们也可以说：
 
Joe fell into debt after his business failed.
乔在生意失败后负债累累。
 
In all of these examples, the person or thing doing the action does not expect the result. A person or thing caught in a trap does not expect to end up in a trap, for example.
在所有这些示例中，执行该操作的人或事物并不期望结果。例如，陷入陷阱的人或事物不会期望最终落入陷阱。
 
Fall for
爱上
Let's continue with another phrasal verb: fall for.
让我们继续另一个短语动词：fall for。
It has two common varieties: fall for (someone) and fall for (something). The difference in meaning comes after the phrasal verb.
它有两种常见的变体：爱上（某人）和爱上（某事）。含义上的差异出现在短语动词之后。
 
When you fall for someone, it means you start to feel strong desire and care for them.
当你爱上某人时，这意味着你开始感到强烈的渴望和关心他们。
 
So, you might say:
所以，你可能会说：
 
I fell for David because he made me laugh a lot.
我爱上了大卫，因为他让我笑了很多。
 
Or
或者
I fell for her the first time I saw her.
我第一次见到她时就爱上了她。
 
But when you fall for something, you are fooled by something, such as a trick or joke.
但是当你爱上某事时，你会被某事愚弄，比如诡计或笑话。
 
You might hear a person say:
你可能会听到一个人说：
 
Joe agreed to Anna's idea? I can't believe he fell for that old trick!
乔同意安娜的想法？我不敢相信他中了那个老把戏！
 
Such a statement about Joe is not kind. It is making fun of him.
这种关于乔的说法是不友善的。这是在取笑他。
 
Practice
实践
 
Let's take some time to work with these ideas.
让我们花一些时间来处理这些想法。
 
Listen to the following words and use the correct phrasal verb in the blanks.
听下列词语，并在空白处使用正确的动词短语。
 
He _(blank)____ _(blank)____ bad behaviors.
他_（空白）____ _（空白）____不良行为。
 
Pause the audio to consider your answer.
暂停音频以考虑您的答案。
 
Here are a couple possible answers:
以下是几个可能的答案：
 
 
He fell into bad behaviors.
他陷入了不良行为。
 
 
Or
或者
He is falling into bad behaviors.
他正在陷入不良行为。
 
The reason we chose fall into is because it means to begin to do something without wanting or trying to. You are saying that for whatever reason the person is developing bad habits.
我们选择 fall into 的原因是因为它意味着开始做某事而不想要或尝试。你是说，无论出于何种原因，这个人正在养成坏习惯。
 
Now let's try another example.
现在让我们试试另一个例子。
 
Listen to the following words and use the correct phrasal verb in the blanks.
听下列词语，并在空白处使用正确的动词短语。
 
As soon as their eyes made contact, they ____ ______ each other.
当他们的目光接触时，他们__________彼此。
 
Pause the audio to consider your answer.
暂停音频以考虑您的答案。
 
Here is one possible answer:
这是一个可能的答案：
 
As soon as their eyes made contact, they fell for each other.
目光一接触，两人便坠入了爱河。
 
This means that the two people had a romantic interest in each other as soon as they made eye contact.
这意味着，两人一接触就对对方产生了浪漫的兴趣。
 
Closing thoughts
结束的想法
 
In today's report, we explored phrasal verbs that involve the verb fall. Like the colorful fall season, these phrasal verbs have colorful meanings. They are linked to ideas about unexpected results, traps, and even love.
在今天的报告中，我们探讨了涉及动词 fall 的短语动词。就像五彩缤纷的秋天一样，这些短语动词具有丰富多彩的含义。它们与关于意想不到的结果、陷阱甚至爱情的想法有关。
 
The next time you see a phrasal verb with fall, consider its meaning. Ask yourself how it connects to – or how it is different from – other phrasal verbs with fall.
下次你看到一个带有fall的短语动词时，考虑一下它的含义。问问自己它是如何与其他带有 fall 的短语动词联系起来的——或者它与其他短语动词有何不同。
 
Perhaps one day you will say to yourself: I fell for that phrasal verb the first time I heard it.
也许有一天你会对自己说：我第一次听到这个短语动词时就爱上了它。