Lockup or lockdown? 禁闭
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Coronavirus">Coronavirus</span> <span word="lockup">lockup</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="correct">correct</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="correct">correct</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>, "<span word="up">up</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="down">down</span>" <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p><span word="Odd">Odd</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span>.</p><p><span word="Count">Count</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unreasonable">unreasonable</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="learner">learner</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="opposites">opposites</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="directions">directions</span>. <span word="Going">Going</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="located">located</span>. <span word="Going">Going</span> <span word="uptown">uptown</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>, <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outskirts">outskirts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>, <span word="going">going</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="proof">proof</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span>, <span word="going">going</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span>. <span word="Strangely">Strangely</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="offense">offense</span>, <span word="dribbling">dribbling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span>.</p><p><span word="Same">Same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lockup">lockup</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="fastening">fastening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="gate">gate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lock">lock</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="closes">closes</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="halted">halted</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="lockup">lockup</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shutter">shutter</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Close">Close</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>.</p>
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