falla.9Ye. / sth.falls over, they fall to the ground.b.tofall oversth.:totumble overChinese Hewas walking along quite normallyand thensuddenlyfellover.a.跌倒b.被倒 Be careful not to fall overthe step on your wayinbetteroff:inamorefavorableposition orfinancial circumstancesThey would be better off flying than driving hereThey were not rich, but they were better off than most of their neighbors.NEXTBACK
becross withChinese(infml.)to be rather angry生气I was crosswithhim forbeinglateaWhy isheso cross with you?at this ratemeans"if what is happening now continues to happen forsometime"国Where has he got to? At this rate we will miss the train.At this rate they will soon overtake赶上 other countries.国NEXTBACK
And somehow,as they embraced,all their irritationand sleepiness left them.And they stood thereembracing until at last Martin pushed her from himwith pretended roughness and said:"Come,comegirl, it will be sunset before we begin at this rate.(Para.4)progressing atthis speedHowever,all of the unhappiness and drowsiness melted away withtheir hug. They remained in each other's arms until finally Martinpushedheraway,with pretended roughness,to show thathe was nowthe bread-winner of the family and had serious work to do andthereforemust stop this sentimental nonsense,otherwise they wouldnot be able to get anything done inthe whole day.NEXTBACK
Paragraphs... as they walked silently... through the littlehamlet,therewas not a soul about.(Para.5)Here it means a personWhen theywalked silently through the small village,they sawnot a single person around them because they were earlier thaneverybody else.NEXTBACK
And theybothlooked backatthelittle clusterof cabins that was the center of their world,withthrobbing hearts.For the joy of spring had nowtaken completeholdof them.(Para.5)the center of their lifeto gain complete control over sb.Both of them looked back towards their small village,which wasthe most important place for them. Their hearts were quiveringbeating with excitement at that moment,for the coming ofspring had already filled their hearts with pleasure