作者:城市网 来源:城市网学院 更新日期：2013-1-23
讲解：此语指“预示即将发生的迹象，预兆，苗头”，如：There are straws in the wind indicating that peace is around the corner. 有种种迹象表明和平即将来临。 此语也可写作 straws in the wind. straw 一词本指“禾杆，稻草”，引申为“细微的迹象，显露的苗头”，如：a straw of hope（一线希望）。
迷你对话：
A:John dates her seven times a week.
约翰一周内约了她七次。
B:Really? That's a straws in the wind.
真的吗？这可是一种迹象。
A:I think so. Maybe he's fallen for her.
我也是这么想的。或许他爱上她了。
B:Yeah. They suit each other. A perfect match between a man and a girl.
差不多。他们很合适，郎才女貌。
A:Right.
是的。
词海拾贝：
fall for
（1）对……倾心，迷恋
I fall for his writings, because they fall in with my taste.
我极喜爱他的作品，因为它们合我的口味。
It 'll do you no good to fall for Mary .
你为玛丽而倾倒没有好处。
（2）对……信以为真
Don't fall for his honeyed words.
别听信他的甜言蜜语。
Don't fall for such nonsense
别听信这种胡说八道。
Don't fall for the fair words of the door-to-door businessmen.
不要相信那些走家串户的生意人的花言巧语。
He must have been pretty gullible to fall for that old trick.
他准是有点儿傻， 才落入那惯用的圈套。
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