Wed, Oct 7· 10月7日

3 stories · 9 new vocabulary words

The Guardian
education·
7 Oct, 22:52

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中文導讀

University of Glasgow 一名學生 Ethan Scott Brown 因校方錯誤通知無法畢業,最終選擇輕生。死者家屬近日公開事件,強調會追究校方責任,要求大學正視行政失誤導致嘅嚴重後果。呢宗悲劇反映高等教育機構喺處理學生學業紀錄時,若果出現疏忽,可能會對學生心理健康造成不可挽回嘅打擊,亦令大眾關注大學對學生嘅支援機制是否足夠。

Family of student who took his own life say university ‘will be held to account’
A

Vocabulary 生字

eligible

Adjective形容詞

有資格的;合乎條件的

EN

You need to be a resident for at least three years to be eligible for this government grant.

中

你需要成為居民至少三年,才有資格申請這項政府補助。

accountable

Adjective形容詞

應負責任的;需作解釋的

EN

Public officials should be held accountable for their decisions.

中

公職人員應為他們的決策負起責任。

administrative

Adjective形容詞

行政的;管理的

EN

The company is undergoing an administrative restructure to improve efficiency.

中

這間公司正在進行行政重組以提升效率。

The Guardian
education·
7 Oct, 22:00

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中文導讀

英國政府計劃改革特殊教育支援制度,但智庫警告呢項改革正面臨失敗風險。原因係家長擔心政策變動會令現有支援減少,紛紛喺改革落實前搶住申請服務,造成「用咗先唔好蝕」嘅心態,令整個系統負荷過重,改革目標隨時落空。對於有特殊教育需要子女嘅移英家庭嚟講,呢類政策變動直接影響資源分配,值得密切留意。

Labour Send changes at risk as parents rush to secure support, say experts
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Vocabulary 生字

Overhaul

Noun名詞

徹底改革;全面檢修

EN

The company announced a major overhaul of its customer service policy to improve satisfaction.

中

公司宣佈對客戶服務政策進行重大改革,以提升滿意度。

Unravel

Verb動詞

瓦解;失敗;解開

EN

The entire project began to unravel when the team lost their main source of funding.

中

當團隊失去主要資金來源時,整個計劃開始瓦解。

Secure

Verb動詞

獲得;爭取到

EN

It is often difficult to secure a table at this popular restaurant without a reservation.

中

如果冇預約,通常好難喺呢間熱門餐廳搵到位。

The Guardian
education·
7 Oct, 12:00

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中文導讀

唔少Black parents喺英國教育體制入面,面臨兩難局面:究竟應該揀學術要求嚴格嘅學校,定係揀文化共融性高嘅環境?呢個困境反映咗少數族裔家長喺幫仔女規劃教育路徑時,往往要喺學業成就同身份認同之間做取捨,亦突顯咗英國學校喺多元文化教育上仍有改善空間,值得移英家長關注。

The impossible dilemma that Black parents face
A

Vocabulary 生字

Rigor

Noun名詞

嚴格、嚴謹(通常指學術或標準)

EN

The academic rigor of this university prepares students well for their future careers.

中

呢間大學嘅學術嚴謹度,令學生為未來職業做好充分準備。

Inclusivity

Noun名詞

共融、包容性

EN

The company promotes inclusivity by welcoming employees from all backgrounds.

中

呢間公司透過歡迎唔同背景嘅員工,推廣共融文化。

Untenable

Adjective形容詞

難以維持的、站唔住腳的

EN

The current working conditions have become untenable for the staff.

中

目前嘅工作環境對員工嚟講已經變得難以維持。