Tue, Sep 8· 9月8日

2 stories · 6 new vocabulary words

The Guardian
education·
8 Sept, 17:53

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中文導讀

Stephen Fender 係一位將美國研究帶入英國學術界嘅重要學者。佢喺 Californian 出生,後來喺英國多間大學任教,致力推動跨文化交流。呢篇 obituary 回顧咗佢一生對學術界嘅貢獻,對於想了解英國高等教育發展史,或者對學術界歷史感興趣嘅移英港人嚟講,係一篇值得細閱嘅人物誌,反映咗唔同文化背景嘅學者點樣喺英國教育體系中發揮影響力。

Stephen Fender obituary
A

Vocabulary 生字

Obituary

Noun名詞

訃聞;悼文

EN

I read the obituary in the newspaper to learn about the life of the famous architect.

我睇咗報紙入面嘅訃聞,了解呢位著名建築師嘅生平。

Academic

Adjective形容詞

學術的;學業的

EN

She has achieved great academic success throughout her university years.

佢喺大學期間取得咗好大嘅學術成就。

Contribute

Verb動詞

貢獻;捐獻

EN

Many volunteers contribute their time to help the local community center.

好多義工貢獻佢哋嘅時間去幫助社區中心。

The Guardian
education·
8 Sept, 08:30

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中文導讀

OECD 最新報告顯示,England 嘅青少年喺數學、閱讀同科學表現超越多數國家。雖然全球多國學術成績因數碼產品干擾而下滑,但 England 學生依然保持優勢。呢項數據反映當地教育體系喺應對數碼化挑戰方面相對穩定,對移英家長嚟講,可以作為評估當地學術環境嘅重要參考指標。

England’s teenagers outperform peers in most countries in maths, reading and science
A

Vocabulary 生字

outperform

Verb動詞

表現優於;勝過

EN

The new model of this laptop tends to outperform its predecessor in speed.

呢款新款手提電腦嘅速度通常比上一代更出色。

erode

Verb動詞

侵蝕;逐步損害

EN

Constant stress can slowly erode your mental health over time.

長期壓力會隨時間慢慢損害你嘅心理健康。

distraction

Noun名詞

分心嘅事物;消遣

EN

I usually turn off my phone to avoid any distraction while working.

我工作嗰陣通常會熄咗部電話,以免分心。