在大厅里跌跌撞撞

climb the wall───非常烦恼；焦躁不安

take the fall───代人受罪

chase the ball───追球

curl the hair───卷发

face the wall───面向墙壁

push to the wall───推到墙上

rued the day───求白天

send up the wall───把墙抬起来

spilled the beans───泄密；说漏嘴

he groped his way across the hall he stumbled over a toy - cart, left there by one of his numerous nephews and nieces, and brought up against a door with a resounding bang.───他摸索着穿过厅堂，却碰上了一个玩具汽车，那是他众多的侄儿侄女之一留在那儿的，那车叫他一带，撞在一扇门上“砰”地一响。