His grandeurs were stricken valueless: they seemed to fall away from him like rotten rags.

他的荣华突然变得一文不值了，似乎像腐烂的破布一样从他身上脱落。

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All his old friends fall away from him.

他所有的老朋友都远离了他。

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His supporters began to fall away from him.

他的支持者开始疏远他了。

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When I fall asleep at night, I turn away from gazing at my husband beside me to gaze upon the faces of our children, in plain silver frames on our bedside table (that is, unless one of the three of them has decided to invade our bed, in which case I am gazing at their faces from far too close up).

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He stood up well, didn't back away from it, but had to fall back on simply denying that many people would pay more.

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The price of any asset may rise or fall, but unless value is added or taken away from the asset the real value of the asset remains unchanged.

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