英语口语练习小对话 第535期:唯某人是问

英语口语练习小对话 第535期:唯某人是问  

Subject：The teacher will bring you to account.,迷你对话,A: What should I do? I missed one exam.,怎么办呀？我缺考一科。,B: You had better get prepared. The teacher will bring you to account.,你最好做好准备，老师会要求你解释的。,1.解释,Account有很多不同的解释，它既可以做名词，也可以做动词用。Bring sb to account中的account是名词，意思是“解释，说明”，整个短语的意思是“要求某人做解释”“要求某人做说明”“唯某人是问”，带有“要某人负责，或者是责怪批评某人”的意味。因此，对话中的“The teacher will bring you to account.”的意思是“老师会要求你解释的。”,2. 范例,e.g. Jack was brought to account for the missing cash.,杰克被要求对这笔遗失的现金作出解释。,e.g. He has been brought to account for his conduct.,他被要求解释他的行为。