Tue, Aug 18· 8月18日

3 stories · 9 new vocabulary words

The Guardian
education·
18 Aug, 22:44

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中文導讀

Harvard Medical School 發生駭人聽聞嘅遺體盜賣案,Cedric Lodge 因涉嫌盜取並轉售捐贈遺體嘅器官被判監八年。校方近日同意支付 5300 萬美元和解,以解決受害者家屬嘅集體訴訟。呢單案揭露咗醫學院喺遺體管理上嘅嚴重漏洞,亦令大眾關注捐贈遺體嘅倫理同監管問題,對醫學界嘅聲譽造成極大衝擊。

Harvard to pay $53m over theft and sale of human remains from medical school
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Vocabulary 生字

Settlement

Noun名詞

和解協議;解決方案

EN

The two parties reached a settlement to avoid a lengthy court trial.

雙方達成咗和解協議,以避免漫長嘅法庭審訊。

Remains

Noun名詞

遺體;殘骸

EN

The archaeologists carefully excavated the human remains found at the site.

考古學家小心翼翼咁挖掘出喺現場發現嘅人類遺骸。

Scheme

Noun名詞

計劃;陰謀;體制

EN

The local council has launched a new recycling scheme for all residents.

地方議會為所有居民推出咗一項新嘅回收計劃。

The Guardian
education·
18 Aug, 17:47

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中文導讀

Edinburgh University 藥理學高級講師 Alex Ungar 近日離世。佢喺學術界服務長達二十年,對藥理學教學貢獻良多。呢類訃聞除咗紀念學者生平,亦反映咗英國高等教育界對資深教學人員嘅重視,對於喺當地生活嘅港人嚟講,了解呢類學術界人物嘅貢獻,有助更深入認識英國社會嘅專業文化。

Alex Ungar obituary
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Vocabulary 生字

Pharmacology

Noun名詞

藥理學,研究藥物作用及對人體影響嘅學科

EN

She decided to study pharmacology because she is interested in how different medications affect the human body.

佢決定修讀藥理學,因為佢對唔同藥物點樣影響人體好有興趣。

Obituary

Noun名詞

訃聞,報章上刊登關於逝者生平嘅文章

EN

I read the obituary in the local newspaper to learn about the achievements of the retired professor.

我睇咗本地報紙嘅訃聞,去了解嗰位退休教授嘅成就。

Senior

Adjective形容詞

資深嘅,職位較高或經驗豐富嘅

EN

He was recently promoted to a senior position within the marketing department.

佢最近被晉升為市場部嘅資深職位。

The Guardian
education·
18 Aug, 16:15

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中文導讀

喺英國養育小朋友,除咗學費之外,仲有好多隱藏開支。呢篇報道探討家長喺學校生活入面,除咗基本校服同文具,仲要面對咩額外費用。對於剛移居英國嘅家長嚟講,了解呢啲開支預算,有助於規劃家庭財務,避免開學期間出現財政壓力,亦可以更清楚點樣應對學校嘅各種收費要求。

UK parents and carers: what costs do you face when sending your children to school?
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Vocabulary 生字

Carer

Noun名詞

照顧者,指負責照顧兒童或長者嘅人

EN

The primary carer is responsible for picking up the children from school every afternoon.

主要照顧者負責每日下晝去學校接小朋友放學。

Budget

Verb動詞

編列預算,計劃點樣分配金錢

EN

You should budget carefully for your monthly household expenses to avoid overspending.

你應該小心編列每月家庭開支預算,以避免超支。

Essential

Adjective形容詞

必要的,不可或缺的

EN

It is essential to check the list of required items before you go shopping for the new term.

喺你去買新學期用品之前,檢查嗰份必需品清單係好重要嘅。