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Stay home

發佈時間: 2020/03/27

Stay home

為了減慢疫情擴散,全球多國政府要求民眾除非有緊急事故或健康理由,否則要避免外出,盡量留在家中(stay home)。好好計劃需要購買的食物和用品,可以大大減少外出次數。

動詞stay有三個意思。上文提到的stay home中的stay一字解「留下、停留」,指留在一個地方而不是離開。例句︰Many countries order citizens to stay home and only go out for essential reasons.(許多國家命令民眾留在家中,只有出於必要原因才可外出。)All passengers on the cruise ship were asked to stay in their rooms to wait for virus tests.(郵輪上的所有乘客都被要求留在房間裏等待病毒測試。)

Stay與live一字的意思不同,前者解「暫住」,後者解「居住」。例如,Business travellers must stay in designated hotels and will not be allowed to leave without first being tested for infection.(商務旅客必須暫住在指定酒店,並且先接受感染檢查,然後才能離開。)

此外,stay可以解「保持、繼續做」。例如,Stay home and stay safe!(留在家裏,保持安全!)

(本欄逢周一、三、五刊登)

撰文: Ally Dean's List級英文老師
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