bring (sb./sth.) up 提起
【讲解】
此语在被动语态中表示“养育”之意,例如:They had been brought up to go to church. (他们从小就受到去教堂做礼拜的教育。)be brought up to do something 意为“教着去做某事”。
【对话】
A: What are the students doing now?
A: 那些学生现在在干什么?
B: They are having a meeting.
B:他们正在开会。
A: What are they discussing?
A:他们在讨论什么呢?
B: They brought up the subject of the dorm rate.
B:他们提出了有关膳宿收费的问题。
A: This is a hot topic.
A: 这可是个热门话题呢。
B: Yeah, they're more active than us.
B:是的,他们可比我们活跃得多。