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每日收發大量電郵,想有效引起收件者的注意,就得善用「高重要性」按鍵,為電郵加上紅色感嘆號。

「引起注意」,英文可以用短語動詞(phrasal verb)flag up,用舉起旗子指「強調某件事的重要性或特意提及某件事,以引起注意」,十分形象。例句︰Please do flag up an email as urgent in the subject if you need me to follow up something quickly.(如果你需要我快速跟進,請在主題中標記為緊急電子郵件。)Improving the safety of the operation has been flagged up by the senior management as an important priority.(高層已強調提高運營安全是重要的優先事項。)

短語動詞flag down雖然都有「引起注意」的意思,但只限於指「揮手攔截(車輛)」。例如,In business districts, you can easily flag down a taxi at any time.(在商業區,你可以隨時輕鬆截到的士。)The police randomly flag down cars for routine document checks.(警察隨機攔截車輛作常規文件檢查。)

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