 Fly sb.in
[ 2009-01-20 15:24 ]
A reader nicknamed "stephent;shang" asked about "fly sb.in" in Fanba,Language Tips.
The question is:
"They asked a lot of behavioural type questions and sounded like they were pretty keen on flying me in for a face to face interview."
Here is the explanation.
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If you fly somebody in, you pay to bring them to where you are, especially from another place from far away, via an airplane.
Example:
Q. Have you gotten to know him at all? I know he's only been on tout for a bout a year, but just being another American have you gotten to know him?
JAMES BLAKE: Yeah. I've gotten to know him pretty well. Before he had this kind of success even when he was still a junior he came out and hit with me when I was visiting a friend in Chicago for a week.
He kind of jumped at the chance. I needed someone to practice with, and I flew him in. I needed someone that was willing to work hard and practice with me to get ready for Australia, and he jumped at the chance and was just a great practice partner for an entire week. We had a lot fun.
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Zhang Xin is Trainer at chinadaily.com.cn. He has been with China Daily since 1988, when he graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University. Write him at: zhangxin@chinadaily.com.cn, or raise a question for potential use in a future column.
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