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由 英文名著閱讀 發表于 娛樂2022-06-12
簡介”“因為我對自己是否配得禮物,不像阿黛勒那麼有信心,她可憑老關係老習慣提出要求,因為她說你一貫送她玩具,但如果要我發表看法的話,我就不知道該怎麼說了,因為我是個陌生人,沒有做過什麼值得感謝的事情

depend on是什麼意思

fall back on 怎麼用?

‘Miss Eyre, you are not so unsophisticated as Adele: she demands a “cadeau,” clamorously, the moment she sees me: you beat about the bush。’

‘Because I have less confidence in my deserts than Adele has: she can prefer the claim of old acquaintance, and the right too of custom; for she says you have always been in the habit of giving her playthings; but if I had to make out a case I should be puzzled, since I am a stranger, and have done nothing to entitle me to an acknowledgment。’

‘Oh, don’t

fall back on

over-modesty! I have examined Adele, and find you have taken great pains with her: she is not bright, she has no talents; yet in a short time she has made much improvement。‘

’Sir, you have now given me my “cadeau”; I am obliged to you: it is the meed teachers most covet-praise of their pupils‘ progress。’

愛小姐,你不像阿黛勒那麼單純,她一見到我就嚷著要

禮物

,而你卻轉彎抹角。

因為我對自己是否配得禮物,不像阿黛勒那麼有信心,她可憑老關係老習慣提出要求,因為她說你一貫送她玩具,但如果要我發表看法的話,我就不知道該怎麼說了,因為我是個陌生人,沒有做過什麼值得感謝的事情。

啊,別以過分謙虛來搪塞!我己經檢查過阿黛勒的功課,發現你為她花了很大力氣,她並不聰明,也沒有什麼天份,但在短期內取得了很大進步。

先生,你已經給了我

禮物

,我很感謝你,讚揚學生的進步,是教師們最嚮往的酬勞。

fall back on

:可以理解為“藉助於”,“依靠、依賴”等意思。類似於

depend on

例如:

We

‘ve

saved

a

little

money

to

fall

back

on

我們

The poorest are hit very hard, because they have nothing to fall back on。

窮人受到的衝擊最大,因為他們別無依靠。

But

depend on

相區別,

fall back on

經常有“轉而依靠”的意思,即從依靠

A

轉而依靠

B

例如:

Often

you

give

up

and

fall back on

easier

solutions

常常

不能

堅持

下去

而是

比較

容易

答案

應付

差事

If Mr。 Jones can’t find a job as a teacher, he can fall back on his skill as a printer。

如果瓊斯先生找不到當老師的工作, 他可以憑他的技術搞印刷。

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