第一，迷你对话

A: What are the students doing now?

那些学生在干什么？

B: They are having a meeting.

他们在开会。

A: What are they discussing?

他们在讨论什么？

B: They brought up the subject of the dorm rate.

他们提出来了有关膳宿收费的问题。

A: That is a hot topic.

这可是个热门话题。

B：Yeah, they are more active than us.

是的，他们可比我们活跃得多。

第二，地道表达

bring up

1. 解词释义

Bring up的意思是“提起”“带入话题”。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. If you try to bring up the matter again, you will be very foolish.

如果你想再提出这件事，那你就太傻了。

e.g. I'll bring up this matter for my manager's consideration.

我将提出此事请经理考虑。

e.g When I brought up the question of fund, he quickly interjected that it had been done.

我刚提出筹集基金的问题，他急忙插嘴说问题已经解决了。

e.g. The next thing I'd like to bring up for discussion is about packing.

下面我想提出包装问题来讨论一下。

第三，视野拓展

have a meeting：开会

e.g. That reminds me that I have a meeting to attend this evening.

这使我想起今晚我还有个会要参加。

e.g. The Young Pioneers usually have a meeting on Thursday afternoon.

少先队员们通常在星期四下午开会。