Bring, take 和 fetch的用法
Bring
Bring的意思是移动某物或某人。这种移动要么是从听者所在的位置移动到说话者所在的位置，要么是从说话者移动到听者。
Bring是不规则动词。它的过去式和-ed形式都是引入的。
在下面的两个例子中，说话者都是从A的角度看问题的——事情会移动到A所在的地方:
A:
Are you going to the bedroom?
B:
Yes.
A:
Can you bring me my grey sweater? It’s on the bed.
B:
Yeah. (B will return with the sweater to the place where A is.)
Not: Can you Take me my grey sweater?
A:
Are you coming to our place on Friday night?
B:
Yes. Do you want me to bring my guitar? (B will carry the guitar to the place where A will be.)
Bring也可以指带着某物或某人从另一个地方移动到说话者或听者的位置:
[在电话中]
A:
Did Laura bring you anything for your birthday?
B:
Yes. She brought me some flowers and a CD. (劳拉是C，另一个人，在不同的地方如A，她移动到B，听众在哪里。)
Take
Take意指将某物或某人从说话者或听者所在的地方移动到另一个地方:
[在中心教员办公室对学生讲话的大学助理]
You have to fill in this form and then take it to the English Department to get it stamped. (助理和学生在中心办公室——英语系是另一个地方)
Not: … and then bring it to the English Department
A:
I can take you to the station tomorrow. What time’s your train? (A和B都不在车站;这是一个不同的地方。)
B:
Thanks. It’s eight-thirty.
Bring or take?
比较
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She visits her father every morning and she always takes him the day’s newspaper. |
seen from the viewpoint of the doer – she |
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She visits her father every morning and she always brings him the day’s newspaper. |
seen from the viewpoint of the receiver – him |
Fetch
Fetch意思是去另一个地方拿东西或人，然后带着东西或人回来。我们用它来形容那些不在这里，但我们需要或应该在这里的人和事。我们通常可以用get来代替fetch:
If you’re going to the garage, can you fetch that green bag with the paintbrushes in it? Or Can you get that green bag …
Right. It’s five o’clock. I’d better go and fetch my mother from the station.
