Mon, Jun 1· 6月1日

14 stories · 42 new vocabulary words

The Guardian
football·
1 Jun, 21:54

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中文導讀

Plymouth 嘅女子足球隊近日被球會以電郵形式解散,球員批評做法冷漠且缺乏尊重。雖然球會事後表示會正視外界疑慮,並透露教練已因相關計劃請辭,但事件反映出英國體育界喺處理球員合約與溝通上嘅透明度問題,引起當地體育界關注球會對待球員嘅專業操守。

Plymouth ‘remain committed’ despite releasing women’s squad via email
A

Vocabulary 生字

impersonal

Adjective形容詞

冷漠的、缺乏人情味的

EN

I dislike the impersonal atmosphere of large, modern office buildings.

我不喜歡大型現代辦公大樓那種冷冰冰的氛圍。

resign

Verb動詞

辭職、放棄職位

EN

She decided to resign from her position to pursue a new career path.

她決定辭去職位以追求新的職涯方向。

committed

Adjective形容詞

堅定的、盡心盡力的

EN

The company is committed to providing excellent customer service.

這間公司致力於提供優質的客戶服務。

The Guardian
football·
1 Jun, 18:05

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中文導讀

Thomas Tuchel 近期透露,England 國家隊正積極備戰 World Cup,重點在於克服當地酷熱同潮濕天氣。佢哋特別尋求 Team GB 專業團隊協助,制定針對性訓練計劃。對於移英港人嚟講,呢單新聞反映出英國體育界點樣透過跨領域合作,去應對極端環境挑戰,亦顯示 England 隊對今屆賽事充滿信心,目標直指冠軍寶座。

Tuchel reveals Team GB have been helping England get ready for World Cup heat
A

Vocabulary 生字

Humidity

Noun名詞

濕度;潮濕

EN

The high humidity in the summer makes it feel much hotter than the actual temperature.

夏天嘅高濕度令體感溫度比實際氣溫熱得多。

Obstacle

Noun名詞

障礙;阻礙

EN

Lack of experience is a major obstacle to getting this job.

缺乏經驗係獲得呢份工嘅主要障礙。

Overcome

Verb動詞

克服;戰勝

EN

She managed to overcome her fear of public speaking after taking a short course.

佢參加咗一個短期課程之後,成功克服咗公開演講嘅恐懼。

The Guardian
football·
1 Jun, 17:00

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中文導讀

PSG 喺歐洲球壇嘅實力無庸置疑,但佢哋嘅崛起一直充滿爭議。呢篇評論指出,雖然 PSG 展現出頂級球隊嘅質素,但背後嘅資金來源同埋對法國本土聯賽嘅壟斷性影響,令外界難以完全認同佢哋嘅成就。對於移英港人嚟講,呢件事反映咗體育界對資本運作同公平競爭嘅持續關注,值得大家留意呢種商業模式點樣改變足球生態。

PSG now stand alongside some of Europe’s best-ever, but with caveats
A

Vocabulary 生字

largesse

Noun名詞

慷慨的贈予;(尤指金錢上的)大方施捨

EN

The charity relies on the largesse of wealthy donors to fund its community projects.

呢間慈善機構依賴富裕捐贈者嘅慷慨解囊,嚟資助佢哋嘅社區項目。

caveat

Noun名詞

警告;限制條款;附帶條件

EN

The offer sounds great, but there is a caveat: you must sign a two-year contract.

呢個提議聽落好吸引,但有一個附帶條件:你必須簽署一份兩年期合約。

stunning

Adjective形容詞

極好的;令人震驚的;絕美的

EN

The view from the top of the mountain was absolutely stunning.

由山頂望落去嘅景色簡直係靚到令人窒息。

The Guardian
football·
1 Jun, 16:40

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中文導讀

Arsenal 對陣 PSG 嘅歐聯賽事因為唔係免費直播,結果喺英國錄得超過 1,620 萬次非法串流觀看紀錄。呢件事反映咗當體育賽事轉移到收費平台,唔少觀眾為咗慳錢會轉向非法途徑,亦令版權持有人同監管機構頭痛。對於移英港人嚟講,呢個現象顯示英國對於網上版權監管嘅挑戰,亦反映咗收費電視市場嘅競爭同觀眾嘅消費習慣。

Arsenal v PSG got 16.2m illegal stream views in UK after not being free-to-air
A

Vocabulary 生字

Illegal

Adjective形容詞

非法的、違法的

EN

It is illegal to drive without a valid insurance policy.

駕駛時沒有有效的保險單是違法的。

Attract

Verb動詞

吸引

EN

The new shopping centre aims to attract more customers from the local area.

這家新購物中心旨在吸引更多當地顧客。

Analysis

Noun名詞

分析

EN

The financial report provides a detailed analysis of our monthly expenses.

這份財務報告提供了我們每月開支的詳細分析。

The Guardian
football·
1 Jun, 16:00

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中文導讀

澳洲國家足球隊教練 Tony Popovic 近期大膽起用年輕球員備戰世界盃,呢個決定雖然令球迷感到興奮,但外界亦關注呢班新力軍喺 Group D 面對實力更強、經驗更豐富嘅對手時,到底能否頂得住壓力。呢次陣容調整係球隊換血嘅關鍵一步,亦係檢視澳洲足球未來發展潛力嘅重要指標。

Socceroos squad bursting with youthful enthusiasm promises a compelling World Cup
A

Vocabulary 生字

enthusiasm

Noun名詞

熱情、熱忱

EN

She shows great enthusiasm for learning new languages in her spare time.

佢喺工餘時間對學習新語言表現出極大嘅熱情。

compelling

Adjective形容詞

引人入勝的、令人信服的

EN

The author presented a compelling argument that convinced the entire committee.

作者提出咗一個令人信服嘅論點,成功說服咗整個委員會。

polished

Adjective形容詞

精煉的、優雅的、熟練的

EN

After years of practice, he delivered a very polished performance on stage.

經過多年練習,佢喺舞台上展現出非常純熟精煉嘅表演。

The Guardian
football·
1 Jun, 15:02

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中文導讀

Arsenal 喺英國時間週末嘅表現雖然未能奪冠,但戰術部署依然備受讚賞,球迷對 Mikel Arteta 嘅執教能力充滿信心。與此同時,Liverpool 領隊 Arne Slot 同資深球員 James Milner 喺英國時間週末正式告別球會,標誌住球隊一個時代嘅終結。呢啲變動反映英超聯賽競爭激烈,各支球隊正積極為下季作準備,球迷亦開始關注球隊嘅未來動向。

Arsenal feel the love after Arteta’s Bigger Cup masterplan falls short
A

Vocabulary 生字

farewell

Noun名詞

告別、辭行

EN

We organized a small party to bid farewell to our colleague who is moving abroad.

我哋搞咗個小型派對,同即將移居海外嘅同事告別。

masterplan

Noun名詞

總體規劃、宏偉藍圖

EN

The city council has developed a masterplan to improve public transport over the next decade.

市議會已經制定咗一個總體規劃,用以改善未來十年嘅公共交通。

shortfall

Noun名詞

不足、短缺

EN

The charity is struggling to cover the budget shortfall for this year's community project.

慈善機構正努力填補今年社區項目嘅預算不足。

The Guardian
football·
1 Jun, 14:00

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中文導讀

Arsenal 嘅表現再次證明足球唔單止係一場比賽,而係一種連結社區嘅情感紐帶。對於移英港人嚟講,足球係融入當地文化嘅重要切入點。呢篇評論探討體育點樣喺日常生活入面,透過共同嘅勝利與挫敗,為球迷帶嚟強烈嘅歸屬感同情緒共鳴,反映出足球喺英國社會文化中不可或缺嘅地位。

Arsenal have shown me nothing brings joy, pain and community like football
A

Vocabulary 生字

visceral

Adjective形容詞

發自內心的;強烈情感的;非理性的

EN

I had a visceral reaction to the news and couldn't stop crying.

我對呢個消息有種發自內心嘅強烈反應,忍唔住喊咗出嚟。

community

Noun名詞

社區;群體;共同體

EN

The local library is a great place to meet people in the community.

呢間社區圖書館係一個認識鄰居嘅好地方。

scars

Verb動詞

使留下傷痕;使受創傷

EN

The difficult experience left him emotionally scarred for years.

嗰次艱難嘅經歷令佢心靈受創咗好多年。

The Guardian
football·
1 Jun, 12:30

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中文導讀

美國隊喺今次賽事展現出極高嘅戰術執行力,尤其係兩翼側擊(wing-backs)嘅運用非常靈活。Sergiño Dest 能夠喺英國時間星期日先拔頭籌,全靠隊友之間嘅默契(chemistry)同埋細節配合。呢場比賽證明咗現代足球唔再單靠個人技術,球員之間嘅戰術連繫同埋跑動配合,先係決定勝負嘅關鍵,對於鍾意睇波嘅移英港人嚟講,呢場係教科書式嘅團隊合作示範。

How wing-backs and chemistry helped the US break through against Senegal
A

Vocabulary 生字

Chemistry

Noun名詞

(人與人之間的)默契、化學作用

EN

The team members have great chemistry, which makes working together much easier.

團隊成員之間非常有默契,令合作變得輕鬆得多。

Break through

Phrasal Verb片語動詞

突破、取得進展

EN

After weeks of hard work, the researchers finally broke through in their experiment.

經過幾星期嘅努力,研究人員終於喺實驗入面取得突破。

Opener

Noun名詞

首個入球、開場節目

EN

She scored the opener in the first five minutes of the match.

佢喺比賽頭五分鐘就射入咗第一球。

The Guardian
football·
1 Jun, 12:30

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中文導讀

Liverpool 喺 Arne Slot 帶領下表現平平,衛冕之路顯得乏力。有評論認為 Bournemouth 主帥 Andoni Iraola 嘅戰術風格鮮明,極具觀賞性,正正係 Liverpool 目前急需嘅強心針。呢篇分析探討 Andoni Iraola 係咪有能力帶領 Liverpool 重拾昔日霸氣,對於關注英超動向嘅移英港人嚟講,係了解球隊未來變動嘅重要參考。

Andoni Iraola looks the right manager to help Liverpool get their swagger back
A

Vocabulary 生字

Swagger

Noun名詞

自信嘅步態或態度,指嗰種充滿自信、甚至帶點傲氣嘅風範。

EN

He walked into the room with such swagger that everyone immediately noticed him.

佢行入房嗰陣充滿自信,令到所有人即刻留意到佢。

Meek

Adjective形容詞

溫順嘅、柔弱嘅,亦可以用嚟形容表現缺乏鬥志或氣勢。

EN

The team gave a meek performance and lost the game without much of a fight.

嗰隊波表現得好無力,輸咗場波都冇乜點樣反抗過。

Superbly

Adverb副詞

極好地、卓越地,用嚟強調某樣嘢做得非常出色。

EN

The hotel was superbly decorated and offered excellent service to all guests.

間酒店裝修得非常出色,而且為所有住客提供一流嘅服務。

The Guardian
football·
1 Jun, 09:00

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中文導讀

歐洲冠軍聯賽今季最佳陣容出爐,評審為咗令名單更具代表性,決定每支球隊最多只可以有一位球員入選。呢個安排令陣容更加多元,唔單止見到 Lamine Yamal 同 Harry Kane 呢啲頂級球星,仲有 Spurs 嘅球員成功佔據一席位。對於鍾意睇波嘅移英港人嚟講,呢份名單反映咗今季歐洲球壇嘅勢力分佈,值得留意。

Champions League team of the season: Lamine Yamal, Harry Kane … and a Spurs player
A

Vocabulary 生字

Elite

Adjective形容詞

頂尖的、精英的

EN

She has been training hard to join the elite group of athletes in her sport.

佢一直努力訓練,希望加入呢項運動嘅頂尖運動員行列。

Feature

Verb動詞

以……為特色、由……主演

EN

The new exhibition will feature works from local artists across the country.

呢個新展覽將會展出全國各地藝術家嘅作品。

Representative

Adjective形容詞

具代表性的

EN

We need to ensure the survey results are representative of the entire population.

我哋需要確保調查結果能夠代表全體人口。

The Guardian
football·
1 Jun, 08:00

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中文導讀

Arsenal 喺今季表現雖然穩定,但面對歐洲頂級球隊 PSG 等強敵,球隊陣容深度係咪已經去到樽頸位?呢篇分析探討 Arsenal 喺現有資源下,係咪已經發揮到極致,抑或需要喺轉會市場進一步補強,先可以喺歐聯賽事更進一步。對於球迷嚟講,呢個係關於球隊未來競爭力嘅關鍵討論。

If Arsenal have made most of their resources, is this as good as it gets?
A

Vocabulary 生字

Renewal

Noun名詞

更新、復興、續約

EN

The city council announced a plan for the renewal of the local park.

市議會宣佈了一項關於翻新本地公園的計劃。

Bridge the gap

Idiom慣用語

縮短差距、彌補不足

EN

More practice is needed to bridge the gap between your current skills and the job requirements.

你需要更多練習來縮短你現有技能與工作要求之間的差距。

Guarantee

Noun / Verb名詞 / 動詞

保證、擔保

EN

The shop offers a one-year guarantee on all electronic appliances.

這家店為所有電子電器提供一年保養。

The Guardian
football·
1 Jun, 06:00

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中文導讀

2026年世界盃將會由US、Mexico同Canada聯合主辦,今次賽事規模龐大,總共會喺16個唔同城市嘅球場舉行。對於鍾意足球嘅移英港人嚟講,呢份指南詳細列出咗各個球場嘅特色同地理位置,方便大家規劃未來兩年嘅睇波行程。無論係想親身飛去現場感受氣氛,定係留喺屋企睇直播,呢份資料都係必讀嘅賽前準備。

World Cup 2026: a visual guide to the stadiums across the trio of host nations
A

Vocabulary 生字

Host

Verb動詞

主辦;舉辦

EN

Our local community centre will host a charity event this weekend.

我哋嘅社區中心將會喺呢個週末舉辦一場慈善活動。

Visual

Adjective形容詞

視覺的;圖像的

EN

The presentation includes clear visual aids to help the audience understand the data.

嗰份簡報包含清晰嘅視覺輔助工具,幫助聽眾理解數據。

Guide

Noun名詞

指南;導覽

EN

I bought a travel guide to help me plan my holiday in the countryside.

我買咗一本旅遊指南,幫我規劃去郊區度假嘅行程。

The Guardian
football·
1 Jun, 03:07

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中文導讀

美國隊前鋒 Christian Pulisic 喺對陣 Senegal 嘅賽事中表現亮眼,用實力證明自己嘅價值,成功平息外界對佢狀態嘅質疑。雖然領隊認為佢仲有進步空間,但呢場比賽無疑係佢職業生涯嘅重要轉捩點。對於移英港人嚟講,呢類體育新聞反映咗喺高壓環境下,如何透過表現去回應批評,係職場同生活上都值得參考嘅心態。

Christian Pulisic wanted to talk about something else. Now he can
A

Vocabulary 生字

imperious

Adjective形容詞

傲慢的、專橫的;在體育語境中指表現極具統治力、強勢的

EN

The team captain gave an imperious performance to lead his side to victory.

隊長展現出極具統治力的表現,帶領球隊取得勝利。

put to rest

Phrasal Verb片語動詞

平息(疑慮、謠言或爭議);徹底解決問題

EN

These new findings should finally put to rest any doubts about the project's safety.

這些新發現應該能徹底平息對該項目安全性的任何疑慮。

turnaround

Noun名詞

轉變、好轉;指情況從低谷變為成功的過程

EN

The company managed a remarkable turnaround after hiring a new management team.

在聘請了新的管理團隊後,這家公司成功實現了顯著的好轉。

The Guardian
football·
1 Jun, 02:00

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中文導讀

Mauricio Pochettino 喺最近一場比賽嘅補水時間,竟然直接喺場邊用手提電腦同 USMNT 球員進行即時戰術分析。呢個舉動雖然引發唔少網民討論,甚至成為網上熱話,但亦反映出 Mauricio Pochettino 對於新賽例嘅靈活運用。喺英國足球文化入面,呢種將科技融入比賽節奏嘅做法,確實為傳統賽事增添咗唔少話題性。

Gathered around a laptop, the USMNT create their World Cup journey’s first memeable moment
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Vocabulary 生字

impromptu

Adjective形容詞

即興的、無準備的

EN

We had an impromptu picnic in the park because the weather was so nice.

因為天氣太好,我哋喺公園嚟咗場即興野餐。

wrinkle

Noun名詞

細微的變化、新奇的點子或問題

EN

The new project has a few wrinkles that we need to iron out before the deadline.

呢個新計劃仲有啲細節問題,我哋要喺限期前解決佢。

session

Noun名詞

一段時間、會議、訓練課程

EN

I have a gym session scheduled for tomorrow morning to stay fit.

我聽日朝早安排咗個健身環節嚟保持健康。