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Bring back

發佈時間: 2020/03/04

Bring back

遲到好過無到,政府終於派出包機飛往武漢,將滯留的香港居民帶回來(bring back)。

「帶回某人/某事物」,英文可以用短語動詞(phrasal verb)bring...back。例如,The government would charter flights to Wuhan to bring back over 500 Hong Kong residents.(政府將包機飛往武漢,以帶回500多名香港居民。)Can you bring me back some snack?(你能替我帶些零食回來嗎?)

Bring back亦可以指「喚起(回憶)、使憶起」。例如,This trip to London brought us back a lot of happy memories.(這次倫敦之行喚起我們許多美好的回憶。)These photos are important to me;they bring me back so many wonderful memories.(這些照片對我很重要,它們帶給我很多美好的回憶。)

Bring back還可以解「恢復、重新使用」。例如,The UK government may bring back post-study work visas.(英國政府可能會恢復畢業後工作簽證。)Very few people are in favour of bringing back the higher rates of salary tax.(很少人贊成恢復較高的薪俸稅率。)

(本欄逢周一、三、五刊登)

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