写作资料技巧|come a cropper 栽跟头

在漫漫生活道路上，大家免不了要栽跟头。摔倒并不可怕，要紧的是要掌握重新站起来。

栽跟头，本意是摔跤，跌跤（tumble; fall），常用来比喻历程失败或遭受挫折（ suffer a setback^{1）。与英文惯用语come a cropper意思相近，表示suffer a sudden and embarrassing failure或accidentally fall and hurt oneself。}

例句：

不老实的人到头来一直要栽跟头的。

Dishonest people are bound to come a cropper in the end.

投资是一项风险事业，就是那些懂行的人有时也会栽跟头。

Investment is a hazardous^{2 business; even those who are in the swim sometimes come a cropper.}

这双鞋太大了，致使我走在街上时栽了个跟头。

These shoes are too big and caused me to come a cropper as I was walking down the street.