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South Korean soldiers of the special warfare command give a demonstration on the eve of the Armed Forces Day anniversary in Gyeryong. Photo: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters
今日小常识
Many nations hold an annual celebration of their Armed Forces. South Korea's commemoration falls on October 1st, the date in 1950 when armed forces broke through the line of latitude known as the '38th parallel' during the Korean war.
许多国家都举行一年一度的庆军节。韩国的纪念日定在10月1日,这是因为在朝鲜战争期间韩国军队在1950年的十月一日这一天冲破了“三八线”。
今日短语
如果你 fall back on something 那就是说在其它东西都不灵的时候,在最困难的时候你能够依赖的人或事。
例句
Steve was finding it difficult to make the repayments and had no savings to fall back on.
Rebecca knew that securing a mortgage would be a problem, but she always had her parents to fall back on.
If I can't get a job straight away, I've always got my experience as a teacher to fall back on.
请注意
另一个短语 to fall out with someone 意思是和某人闹翻了。
Dave fell out with Bob over his broken CD player. |