1·The things that befall us are often due to a lack of social support.
降临在我们身上的事情往往是由于社会支持的缺乏。
2·They were unaware of the fate that was to befall them.
他们并不知道即将降临到他们头上的厄运。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·An undercurrent of fear in Moscow reflects the unpleasant things that can befall anyone who really challenges Mr Putin; there is no such climate in Kiev.
莫斯科潜在的恐惧气氛，反映出将降临到任何敢于挑战普金先生的人头上的不愉快的事情；在基辅就没有这种气氛。
4·Do not let the same thing befall you.
不要让同样的事情降临到你的身上。
5·Other calamities will befall the sun (and Earth) in the distant future, but a collision with a nearby star is not likely to be one of them.
在遥远的未来，的确是会有些什麽样的灾难降临到太阳（以及地球）上，但其中不大可能会有与邻近恒星碰撞这一项。
1·The Japanese have responded to the worst disaster to befall them in modern times stoically – some, such as the workers who volunteered to stay in the stricken plant, heroically.
日本民众对于发生在他们身上的当代最为严重的灾难以坚韧的精神作出了回应——像是那些自愿守护在受损的核电站的英勇的工人们。
2·It can also be argued that the disaster Mr Crocker says will befall Iraq if America leaves has happened already.
但也可以说，克罗克所说的如果美国撤军就会发生的灾难，实际上已经发生了。