Staying put的意思
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="put">put</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="put">put</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Stay">Stay</span> <span word="put">put</span>” <span word="here">here</span> <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>.</p><p><span word="Sounds">Sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="olden">olden</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="olden">olden</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="school">school</span> (<span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="luckily">luckily</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="from">from</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>), <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="State">State</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="company">company</span> – <span word="all">all</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="State">State</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="wordy">wordy</span> <span word="again">again</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hopping">hopping</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> – <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="assignment">assignment</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="understand">understand</span> “<span word="put">put</span>” <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="put">put</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="participle">participle</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="put">put</span>”, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="sword">sword</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sword">sword</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="box">box</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="box">box</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="till">till</span> 2012 <span word="if">if</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="then">then</span>.</p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, 2012 <span word="reminds">reminds</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="town">town</span>. <span word="Quite">Quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="worried">worried</span>, <span word="albeit">albeit</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="sincerely">sincerely</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="end">end</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="world">world</span> <span word="scenarios">scenarios</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>.</p>
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