口語習語：a straw in the wind
講解：此語指“預示即將發(fā)生的跡象，預兆，苗頭”，如：There are straws in the wind indicating that peace is around the corner. 有種種跡象表明和平即將來臨。 此語也可寫作 straws in the wind. straw 一詞本指“禾桿，稻草”，引申為“細微的跡象，顯露的苗頭”，如：a straw of hope（一線希望）。
迷你對話：
A:John dates her seven times a week.
約翰一周內約了她七次。
B:Really? That's a straws in the wind.
真的嗎？這可是一種跡象。
A:I think so. Maybe he's fallen for her.
我也是這么想的。或許他愛上她了。
B:Yeah. They suit each other. A perfect match between a man and a girl.
差不多。他們很合適，郎才女貌。
A:Right.
是的。
詞海拾貝：
fall for
（1）對......傾心，迷戀
I fall for his writings, because they fall in with my taste.
我極喜愛他的作品，因為它們合我的口味。
It 'll do you no good to fall for Mary .
你為瑪麗而傾倒沒有好處。
（2）對.....信以為真
Don't fall for his honeyed words.
別聽信他的甜言蜜語。
Don't fall for such nonsense
別聽信這種胡說八道。
Don't fall for the fair words of the door-to-door businessmen.
不要相信那些走家串戶的生意人的花言巧語。
He must have been pretty gullible to fall for that old trick.
他準是有點兒傻, 才落入那慣用的圈套。
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