•If he forgot to pay his rent, his landlady would send him a reminder.如果他忘了付房租，女房东就会去信提醒他。

•[+ to infinitive] Mum sent me off with a final reminder to be back before 11pm.妈妈最后又提醒了我一句要在晚上11点之前回家后就把我打发走了。

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•[+ question word] Alison's story is a reminder of how vulnerable women can be in what is still essentially a man's world.爱丽森的短篇小说提醒人们，在一个实质上仍属于男性的世界里，女性会是多么的柔弱。