With phone networks down, social media users pleaded with Facebook to turn on the Safety Check tool in order to facilitate communication between people searching for news from loved ones. The social media giant faced scrutiny Tuesday after failing to activate the safety feature right away.
请问:
(1) down 是意思和词性分别是什么?
(2) 这里为什么用from?与between有关吗?
米老师:
(1) down 是意思和词性分别是什么?
答:这个 down 是副词,指计算机停止工作、处于失效或瘫痪状态,尤指暂时停机或出故障。如:
Sorry, but the computer's down. 对不起,电脑死机了。
The system went down yesterday. 昨天系统瘫痪了。
With phone networks down…的意思是:电话网络出现了故障……
(2) 这里为什么用from?与between有关吗?
答:这里的 from 与 between 无关。news from…是指“来自……的消息”,而 between people 是指“人与人之间”。 in order to facilitate communication between people searching for news from loved ones 的意思是:以方便寻找亲人消息的人们互相交流。
句意:电话网络出现了故障,社交媒体用户请求脸谱网打开安全检查工具,以方便寻找亲人消息的人们互相交流。由于未能立即启动安全功能,这家社会媒体巨头于星期二面临监督审查。