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The Guardian
football·
1h ago

Régis Le Bris says Chelsea’s pursuit of Sunderland captain Xhaka is ‘closed’

Régis Le Bris said: ‘Granit wants to stay in Sunderland,’ denying Chelsea’s Xabi Alonso the chance of working again with the Swiss midfielder

中文導讀

Sunderland 主帥 Régis Le Bris 近日公開表態,指 Chelsea 試圖收購隊長 Granit Xhaka 嘅計劃已經「告吹」。雖然外界盛傳 Chelsea 主帥 Xabi Alonso 希望同呢位瑞士中場重聚,但 Régis Le Bris 強調 Granit Xhaka 意願係留隊。對於球迷嚟講,呢單轉會傳聞正式劃上句號,Sunderland 陣容亦得以保持穩定。

Régis Le Bris says Chelsea’s pursuit of Sunderland captain Xhaka is ‘closed’
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Vocabulary 生字

pursuit

Noun名詞

追求、尋求(通常指對某目標或職位嘅爭取)

EN

The company is in pursuit of a more sustainable business model.

呢間公司正致力追求一種更可持續嘅商業模式。

deny

Verb動詞

拒絕、否認、使無法獲得

EN

The heavy rain denied us the chance to have a picnic in the park.

大雨令我哋冇辦法去公園野餐。

stable

Adjective形容詞

穩定嘅、穩固嘅

EN

It is important to keep your financial situation stable when moving to a new country.

移居去新國家嗰陣,保持經濟狀況穩定係好重要嘅。

The Guardian
football·
1h ago

Chiesa wants ‘new chapter’ with Iraola after frustrating time under Slot at Liverpool

The forward, who scored in Liverpool’s friendly win against Sunderland, had a frustrating two seasons under the former head coach Arne Slot

中文導讀

Federico Chiesa 喺 Liverpool 嘅發展未如理想,喺 Arne Slot 執教下上陣機會寥寥可數,令佢感到相當挫折。近期有消息指 Federico Chiesa 渴望尋求轉會,希望喺 Andoni Iraola 麾下開展新一頁。對於移英港人嚟講,呢類球員轉會傳聞反映咗英超球隊內部競爭激烈,亦顯示球員喺適應新教練戰術體系時,往往需要面對唔少挑戰同變數。

Chiesa wants ‘new chapter’ with Iraola after frustrating time under Slot at Liverpool
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Vocabulary 生字

frustrating

Adjective形容詞

令人沮喪的、令人氣餒的

EN

It is very frustrating when the internet connection keeps dropping during an important meeting.

喺重要會議期間網絡連線不斷中斷,真係令人好沮喪。

chapter

Noun名詞

章節;(人生或事業的)新階段

EN

Moving to a new city feels like the beginning of an exciting chapter in my life.

搬去新城市居住,感覺好似我人生一個令人興奮嘅新階段開始咗。

friendly

Noun名詞

友誼賽(體育賽事)

EN

The local football club is hosting a friendly against a team from the neighbouring town this weekend.

呢間地區足球會今個週末會同一支鄰近城鎮嘅球隊進行一場友誼賽。

The Guardian
football·
26 Jul, 12:00

‘We want to win the league’: Arsenal’s new recruits ink in WSL success

Despite a busy transfer window with Beth Mead moving on and seven new signings, academy graduates such as Lotte Wubben-Moy remain key to trophies

中文導讀

Arsenal 女子足球隊喺轉會窗期間動作頻頻,除咗 Beth Mead 離隊,仲簽入七位新球員。雖然陣容大換血,但好似 Lotte Wubben-Moy 呢類青訓出身嘅核心球員依然係爭標關鍵。球隊目標好明確,就係要喺 WSL 聯賽奪冠,展現出強大嘅爭勝決心,對於關注英國女子足球嘅球迷嚟講,呢支球隊嘅陣容變動絕對值得留意。

‘We want to win the league’: Arsenal’s new recruits ink in WSL success
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Vocabulary 生字

recruit

Noun名詞

新成員、新聘請嘅人

EN

The company is organizing a welcome lunch for all the new recruits.

公司正為所有新入職嘅員工舉辦歡迎午餐。

signings

Noun名詞

簽約球員、新簽署嘅合約

EN

The team is hoping that their latest signings will improve their performance this season.

球隊希望佢哋最新簽入嘅球員可以改善今季嘅表現。

graduate

Noun名詞

畢業生、完成某項訓練課程嘅人

EN

As a university graduate, she is looking for a job that matches her degree.

作為大學畢業生,佢正喺度搵一份同佢學位相關嘅工作。

The Guardian
football·
26 Jul, 08:00

How the death of Jayden Adams shook a community: ‘Being on the pitch was his happy place’

Those who knew Jayden Adams, who died aged 25 not long after playing at the World Cup, describe a humble and hard-working man who cared about friends and family

中文導讀

Jayden Adams 喺參加完 World Cup 之後不幸離世,終年 25 歲。呢單悲劇令當地社區非常震驚,身邊人形容 Jayden Adams 為人謙遜、勤奮,對朋友同屋企人充滿關懷。透過呢單新聞,我哋可以見到運動員喺球場外嘅人格魅力,以及佢對身邊人帶來嘅正面影響,係一個令人懷念嘅年輕生命。

How the death of Jayden Adams shook a community: ‘Being on the pitch was his happy place’
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Vocabulary 生字

Humble

Adjective形容詞

謙遜的;謙虛的

EN

Despite his great success in business, he remains a very humble person who always listens to others.

儘管他在商業上取得了巨大成就,但他仍然是一個非常謙遜的人,總是願意傾聽他人的意見。

Community

Noun名詞

社區;群體

EN

The local community organized a charity event to support families in need during the winter.

當地社區舉辦了一場慈善活動,以支持冬天裡有需要的家庭。

Hard-working

Adjective形容詞

勤奮的;努力工作的

EN

She is a hard-working student who spends extra hours in the library every day to improve her grades.

她是一位勤奮的學生,每天都會在圖書館多待幾個小時來提升成績。

The Guardian
football·
26 Jul, 01:49

Liverpool start Iraola era in style to beat Sunderland but Gomez injury puts spotlight on defence

New coach’s options down back stretched as two teenagers form raw central defence partnership

中文導讀

Liverpool 喺新教練 Iraola 帶領下首戰告捷,擊敗 Sunderland 攞到開門紅。不過,隊中後防人手短缺問題隨即浮現,Gomez 嘅傷勢令防線陣容更見單薄,迫使教練要起用兩位年輕球員組成中堅組合。對於 Liverpool 嚟講,點樣喺防守人手不足嘅情況下維持戰績,將會係接下來賽季嘅一大挑戰,亦係球迷關注嘅焦點。

Liverpool start Iraola era in style to beat Sunderland but Gomez injury puts spotlight on defence
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Vocabulary 生字

Stretched

Adjective形容詞

(資源、人手等)緊絀的、不足的

EN

The local hospital is currently stretched due to a shortage of nursing staff.

由於護理人手不足,當地醫院目前資源相當緊絀。

Partnership

Noun名詞

合作關係、搭檔

EN

They have formed a successful business partnership that has lasted for over a decade.

佢哋建立咗一段成功嘅商業合作關係,維持咗超過十年。

Raw

Adjective形容詞

未經磨練的、缺乏經驗的

EN

The young athlete is very talented but still a bit raw at this level of competition.

呢位年輕運動員好有天賦,但喺呢個競技水平嚟講,仲係有啲缺乏經驗。