Subject：The teacher will bring you to account.
迷你对话
A: What should I do? I missed one exam.
怎么办呀？我缺考一科。
B: You had better get prepared. The teacher will bring you to account.
你最好做好准备，老师会要求你解释的。
1. 解释
Account有很多不同的解释，它既可以做名词，也可以做动词用。Bring sb to account中的account是名词，意思是“解释，说明”，整个短语的意思是“要求某人做解释”“要求某人做说明”“唯某人是问”，带有“要某人负责，或者是责怪批评某人”的意味。因此，对话中的“The teacher will bring you to account.”的意思是“老师会要求你解释的。”
2. 范例
e.g. Jack was brought to account for the missing cash.
杰克被要求对这笔遗失的现金作出解释。
e.g. He has been brought to account for his conduct.
他被要求解释他的行为。
