Wed, Jun 10· 6月10日

4 stories · 12 new vocabulary words

The Guardian
education·
10 Jun, 17:44

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中文導讀

Rachel Downey 曾任社會事務記者,後來轉型為 Office of the Patient Safety Commissioner 嘅公關主管。佢嘅離世引起傳媒界關注,因為佢喺新聞工作同公共行政領域都有深遠影響。呢篇訃聞回顧咗佢點樣由報道社會議題,轉向直接參與改善醫療安全政策,反映咗專業人士點樣喺英國體制內發揮影響力,對移英港人了解英國公共事務運作有參考價值。

Rachel Downey obituary
A

Vocabulary 生字

Obituary

Noun名詞

訃聞;悼文

EN

I read the obituary in the local newspaper to learn about the life of the retired teacher.

我睇咗本地報紙入面嘅訃聞,去了解嗰位退休老師嘅生平。

Transition

Noun / Verb名詞 / 動詞

轉變;過渡

EN

It can be challenging to manage the transition from full-time work to retirement.

處理從全職工作到退休嘅轉變可能會幾有挑戰性。

Public relations

Noun名詞

公共關係

EN

She decided to pursue a career in public relations because she enjoys communicating with the community.

佢決定投身公共關係行業,因為佢鍾意同社區溝通。

The Guardian
education·
10 Jun, 17:00

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中文導讀

英國報章近日刊登咗一系列讀者來信,討論數學教學同日常生活嘅趣事。當中提到將乘數表應用喺唔同進位制,亦有讀者分享關於交通工具同飲食文化嘅觀察。呢類來信反映咗英國社會對教育同生活細節嘅重視,透過呢啲輕鬆嘅討論,移英港人可以更深入了解當地人點樣喺日常生活中搵到樂趣,同時訓練對數字同文化差異嘅敏感度。

Multiplying the times table fun with other number bases
A

Vocabulary 生字

Quirky

Adjective形容詞

古怪的、獨特的、有趣的

EN

She has a quirky sense of humour that makes everyone laugh.

佢有一種古怪而有趣嘅幽默感,令到大家都笑唔停。

Multiply

Verb動詞

乘、增加、繁殖

EN

If you multiply six by eight, you get forty-eight.

如果你將六乘以八,就會得到四十八。

Base

Noun名詞

基礎、底數、基地

EN

The company has its main base in the city centre.

呢間公司嘅主要基地喺市中心。

The Guardian
education·
10 Jun, 12:26

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中文導讀

法國著名社會學家 Edgar Morin 離世,享年 103 歲。佢一生致力推動「跨學科」研究,主張用宏觀角度去理解複雜嘅現代社會問題。對於移英港人嚟講,認識呢位思想家有助於理解歐洲知識界點樣分析當代政治同文化危機,佢嘅學術遺產對於思考全球化時代嘅社會變遷極具參考價值。

Edgar Morin obituary
A

Vocabulary 生字

Transdisciplinary

Adjective形容詞

跨學科的;涉及多個學科領域的

EN

The university launched a transdisciplinary project to address the challenges of climate change.

大學啟動了一個跨學科項目,以應對氣候變化的挑戰。

Obituary

Noun名詞

訃聞;悼文

EN

I read his obituary in the newspaper this morning to learn more about his life achievements.

我今朝睇咗報紙入面嘅訃聞,了解佢一生嘅成就。

Complexity

Noun名詞

複雜性;錯綜複雜

EN

The complexity of the new tax system makes it difficult for many people to file their returns alone.

新稅制嘅複雜性令好多人難以獨自申報稅項。

The Guardian
education·
10 Jun, 06:00

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中文導讀

英國科研界正面臨嚴重財政危機,Diamond Light Source 同 ISIS Neutron and Muon Source 等頂尖設施,因 Science and Technology Facilities Council 面臨 1.62 億英鎊資金缺口,可能要削減高達 20% 預算。呢啲設施係英國科研嘅核心,一旦削減撥款,將直接影響英國喺國際科研領域嘅競爭力同創新能力,值得移英港人關注英國科研政策嘅走向。

World-leading UK science facilities at risk amid £162m funding crisis
A

Vocabulary 生字

facility

Noun名詞

設施、場所

EN

The local community centre offers excellent sports facilities for residents.

呢個社區中心為居民提供咗完善嘅運動設施。

crisis

Noun名詞

危機

EN

The company is facing a financial crisis due to poor management.

間公司因為管理不善,正面臨財政危機。

seek

Verb動詞

尋求、試圖

EN

Many people seek professional advice before buying their first house.

好多人喺買第一間屋之前,都會尋求專業意見。