校園英語口語習慣用語第52期:bring (sb./sth.) up
【講解】
此語在被動語態中表示“養育”之意,例如:They had been brought up to go to church. (他們從小就受到去教堂做禮拜的教育。)be brought up to do something 意為“教着去做某事”。
【對話】
A: What are the students doing now?
A: 那些學生現在在幹什麼?
B: They are having a meeting.
B:他們正在開會。
A: What are they discussing?
A:他們在討論什麼呢?
B: They brought up the subject of the dorm rate.
B:他們提出了有關膳宿收費的問題。
A: This is a hot topic.
A: 這可是個熱門話題呢。
B: Yeah, they're more active than us.
B:是的,他們可比我們活躍得多。