【词组解析】

1. fall flat 完全失败，未产生预期的效果

（1）Our proposals were likely to fall flat.

       我们的建议可能要失败。

（2）The party will fall flat without her.

       要没有她，我们这晚宴还有什么乐趣。

2. familiar to sb. 为...所熟悉

（1）His name seems familiar to me.

       他的名字我好像熟悉。

（2）The word is not familiar to me.

       我不认识那个词。

3. familiar with sth. 熟悉,通晓

（1）Don't be too familiar with him; he's a dishonest man.

       别与他交往过密，他这人不诚实。

（2）I've only just come here. I'm still not familiar with the work.

       刚到这里，工作很生。

4. far from 远非,远离

（1）We are not far from my home now.

       我们现在离我家不远了。

（2）He was far from impressive in his semi-final against Federer.

       他在对费德勒的半决赛中表现平平。

5. faithful to 忠实于

（1）Belgium replied that she had always been faithful to her international obligations.

       比利时政府答复说，比利时一贯忠实履行其国际义务。

（2）They have pledged that they will always remain faithful to each other.

       他们发誓他们将永远忠诚于对方。

【练习】

英译中：

（1）If they won't offer the money, our project will fall flat.

（2）Is this area familiar to you?

（3）Her husband is a lobbyist, and familiar with almost every senator.

（4）Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it.

（5）We must be honest and faithful to the people.