冒险者从尸体上找出一本日记，冒险者是如此形容这本日记的：
By the looks of it, this book took a tumble down some cliffs.
我对这句话的理解是：
这本书看着挺旧的，仿佛从悬崖上掉下来似的
但词典里讲解【took a tumble】还有恍然大悟的意思，那样这句话该怎么样理解呢？
冒险者从尸体上找出一本日记，冒险者是如此形容这本日记的：
By the looks of it, this book took a tumble down some cliffs.
我对这句话的理解是：
这本书看着挺旧的，仿佛从悬崖上掉下来似的
但词典里讲解【took a tumble】还有恍然大悟的意思，那样这句话该怎么样理解呢？
回答如下：
take a tumble 有以下几种意思
恍然大悟，忽然了解
Liketheoutcomeafteranexam,deathmakesusawareofanything,Thatis,itstoolatetotakeatumble.
死亡教会人所有，好似考试之后公布的结果？虽然恍然大悟，但为时晚矣！
It was a long time before she tumbled to what I mean.
好长期她才对我的意思恍然大悟。
跌倒了,跌落
Gordon takes a tumble
高登跌倒了
Many fatal incidents have taken place on the descent and there is no secondchance if you take a tumble or miss your footing on the mountain.
不少致命事故都发生在下山途中，一旦你在山上跌倒或失足，便绝无生还机会。
价格下跌，降低
Stock prices took a tumble in the afternoon.
股票价格下午猛跌。
Theriskisthatwhenquantitativeeasingiswithdrawnallassetmarkets,notjustbonds,willtakeabigtumble.
风险在于，当量化宽松政策退出之时，各类资产（不仅仅是债券）市场都将遭到沉重打击。
By the looks of it, this book took a tumble down some cliffs.
参考译文：从这本外观来看，这本书是从一些悬崖上跌落下来的.
以上句子语法结构剖析如下：
状语：by the looks of it（从它的外观来看）
主语：this book （这本书）
谓语：took a tumble（跌落下来）
状语：down some cliffs（沿着一些悬崖）
重点短语分析
by the looks of it 从它的外观来看
take a tumble 跌落下来
down some cliffs沿着一些悬崖
（备注：down 作为介词用，表示物体/人从高向低移动，从上向下移动，与介词up正好相反）
by the looks of sth
By the looks of it, we shant have much rain this month.
看样子这个月雨水也不会不少.
down prep.（表示方向）沿着…向下;（从高处）向下;往…的下端;向…的底部
Were going down a mountain.
大家正在下山。
A man came down the stairs to meet them.
一名男子下楼来迎接他们。
