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Duty to protect

發佈時間: 2021/04/23

Duty to protect

5歲女童被虐案引發社會對保護兒童的關注,政府正研究是否訂明照顧者對兒童有保護責任(duty to protect)。若與受害人有頻密接觸的照顧者不舉報嚴重個案,便須負上刑責。

名詞duty可以解「責任、職責、義務」,包括因為是工作的一部分而必須做的事情;或者你認為是對,所以應該做的事情。例如,One of my job duties is to monitor our company's social media channels.(我的工作職責之一是監測公司的社交媒體渠道。)It is every citizen's duty to protect children.(保護兒童是每個公民的責任。)

留意要點出甚麼duty,要後接to帶出,可以用one's duty to somebody(對某人的責任),或者to have a duty to somebody/ to do something(對某人有責任/有義務做某事)。

例句︰The core of parents' duties to their children is to provide for their well-being.(父母對子女的核心責任是養育他們。)Teachers have a duty to take reasonable care of their students' health and safety at school.(教師有責任合理照顧學生在學校的健康和安全。)

(本欄逢周三、五刊登)

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