校園英語口語習慣用語(MP3+字幕)第52期:bring (sb./sth.) up

bring (sb./sth.) up 提起
    【講解】
    此語在被動語態(tài)中表示“養(yǎng)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“教著去做某事”。
    【對話】
    A: What are the students doing now?
    A: 那些學生現(xiàn)在在干什么？
    B: They are having a meeting.
    B：他們正在開會。
    A: What are they discussing?
    A：他們在討論什么呢？
    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。