【摩登家庭】fall back on sth./sb. 是什么意思？

【句子】And I’ll sleep better knowing he’s got something to fall back on. 【Modern Family S3E4】 【发音】/ənd/ /aɪl/ /sliːp/ /ˈbet.ə(r)/ /nəʊɪŋ/ /hiːz/ /gɒt/ /gɑːt/ /ˈsʌm.θɪŋ/ /tʊ/ /fɔːl/ /fɑːl/ /bæk/ /ɒn/ /ɑːn/ 【发音技巧】And I’ll连读；sleep better失去爆破+闪音；got something不完全爆破；back on连读；【翻译】我要确保他有可以谋生的手艺，我才可以睡得更安稳。【适用场合】今天我们学习一个不怎么好翻译的短语：fall back on sth./sb.其实这个介词on有的时候也会用upon或者onto来替换。1. 本意是：朝后摔倒到某个事物/某人上eg: She fell back on the couch.她向后倒在沙发上。eg: She stumbled and fell back onto the lady behind her. 她绊了一下，向后倒在了她身后的那位女士身上。2. 口语中常见引申为：转而依靠于某物、某人；不得已求助于某事/某人；有一种很无奈、走投无路的感觉，没有其他的选择和办法了，把最后一招都拿出来用了。to use something for help because no other choice is available或者看这个解释：If you fall back on something, you do it or use it after other things have failed.eg: The organization has no income and no reserves to fall back on.这家机构没有收入、也没有储备金可以指望了。eg: We fell back on our savings to get us through the hard times. 我们当时依赖着我们的存款来度过那段艰难的岁月。eg: I fall back on old friends in time of need. 需要帮助的时候，我依靠着老朋友的帮忙渡过难关。eg: When he lost his job he had to fall back upon his savings.当他丢了工作的时候，他不得不依靠存款来生活。eg: With all of these medical bills, I just don't have any more money to fall back on.有这么多的医药账单要付，我真的没再多的钱可以用了。eg: We can fall back on a few other babysitters if Jane can't make it.如果Jane没空的话，我们再不济可以指望一些其他保姆来带孩子。【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】We had to fall back on our emergency generator.