อยากทราบว่า Fall off and Drop off มีความหมายแตกต่างกันอย่างไรคะ
และวิธีการใช้ใช้อย่างไรคะ ( สับสนค่ะ)
ลูกชายบอกว่าม่อน (ตุ๊กตาโดราเอม่อน) ตกลงจากเตียง Mon fell down. แต่คิดว่าไม่น่าใช่ น่าจะเป็นประโยคว่า Mon fell off /(dropped off) from the bed มากกว่าแต่ไม่แน่ใจว่าควรจะใช้ fell off or dropped off อ่ะค่ะ
A reader in Singapore recently wrote to ask about some differences in common English expressions:
1) drop out & drop off?
He dropped out of school (he stopped going to classes).
I’ll have to drop out of the team (I can’t play any more).
To drop off means to fall, or to fall asleep: The ball dropped off the table. He dropped off after dinner (he fell asleep).
2) fall off, fall down & fall over(eg; patient falls down or patient falls off)?
She hit a hole in the road and fell off her bike (she lost her balance).
He fell off the cliff and died (he fell a long distance).
I don’t want to fall down the stairs (lose my balance and roll down the stairs).
He is falling down on the job (he’s not doing what he should).
In the dark, I tripped and fell over a chair (it was in my way).
3) fill in, fill up or fill out the form?
You can fill in the form (put words in the blanks), or you can fill out the form (same thing).
You can’t fill up a form, but you can fill up the gas tank of your car.
4) in the bed or on the bed?
When you are in the bed, you have covers over you.
When you are on the bed, you are lying on top of the covers.