Sat, Jul 25· 7月25日

3 stories · 9 new vocabulary words

The Guardian
football·
25 Jul, 14:53

Defoe’s shock Woking exit came amid ‘growing concerns’, says non-league club

Jermain Defoe’s departure from Woking came after ‘growing concerns’ across the club and the National League side’s football director claims the former Tottenham striker failed to turn up for training

中文導讀

前 Tottenham 前鋒 Jermain Defoe 近日突然離開 Woking 足球會,引起唔少球迷關注。Woking 足球總監透露,呢次離隊係因為球會內部對佢嘅表現同態度有「日益增加嘅擔憂」,當中更指控 Jermain Defoe 未有出席訓練。呢單新聞反映出即使係職業球員,喺非聯賽球會同樣要遵守嚴格紀律,否則隨時會面臨解約危機,對球隊管理層嚟講係一次重大嘅人事變動。

Defoe’s shock Woking exit came amid ‘growing concerns’, says non-league club
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Vocabulary 生字

Departure

Noun名詞

離開、出發

EN

The sudden departure of the manager surprised all the staff.

經理嘅突然離職令所有員工都感到驚訝。

Concern

Noun名詞

擔憂、關切

EN

There is growing concern about the rising cost of living in the city.

大眾對於城市生活成本上升感到日益擔憂。

Failure

Noun名詞

失敗、未能做到

EN

His failure to follow the instructions led to a serious mistake.

佢未能遵守指示,導致咗一個嚴重嘅錯誤。

The Guardian
football·
25 Jul, 12:00

Missing a major football tournament? Fear not, Wafcon 2026 is about to start

The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations starts in Morocco on Sunday, with Cape Verde and Egypt looking to continue feelgood factor from the men’s World Cup and Nigeria going for an 11th title

中文導讀

雖然大型足球賽事暫告一段落,但 Morocco 即將舉行 Wafcon 2026。今屆賽事焦點在於 Cape Verde 同 Egypt 能否延續早前 Men's World Cup 嘅氣勢,而 Nigeria 則力爭第 11 次奪冠。對於鍾意睇波嘅移英港人嚟講,呢個係近期值得留意嘅國際賽事,可以感受下非洲球壇嘅熱情同競爭。

Missing a major football tournament? Fear not, Wafcon 2026 is about to start
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Vocabulary 生字

Tournament

Noun名詞

錦標賽、聯賽

EN

Our local community centre is organizing a tennis tournament for all ages next month.

我哋嘅社區中心下個月會舉辦一個適合各個年齡層嘅網球錦標賽。

Feelgood

Adjective形容詞

令人心情愉快嘅、感覺良好嘅

EN

I really enjoyed watching that feelgood movie after a long and stressful week at work.

喺經歷咗漫長又充滿壓力嘅一週工作後,我好享受睇嗰套令人心情愉快嘅電影。

Title

Noun名詞

冠軍頭銜、稱號

EN

The athlete has worked incredibly hard to defend her world championship title this year.

嗰位運動員今年非常努力,務求成功衛冕佢嘅世界冠軍頭銜。

The Guardian
football·
25 Jul, 08:00

Premier League: club-by-club guide to transfer business so far – and what they still need

The English transfer record has been smashed, with Elliot Anderson and Morgan Rogers on the move during a busy summer of signings

中文導讀

英超轉會窗近日相當熱鬧,各支球隊正積極調整陣容,甚至打破咗英國轉會費紀錄。對於移英港人嚟講,留意呢類體育新聞唔單止係娛樂,仲可以了解當地社區文化,因為足球喺英國係極重要嘅社交話題,掌握各隊轉會動向,絕對有助你融入當地鄰居嘅日常閒談。

Premier League: club-by-club guide to transfer business so far – and what they still need
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Vocabulary 生字

signings

Noun名詞

新簽約的球員或成員

EN

The company is planning to announce several new signings for the management team next month.

公司計劃下個月宣佈管理團隊的幾位新成員。

smashed

Verb動詞

打破(紀錄);粉碎

EN

The athlete smashed the world record during the final race of the season.

該運動員在賽季最後一場比賽中打破了世界紀錄。

transfer

Noun名詞

轉移;調動;轉帳

EN

I need to make a bank transfer to pay for my monthly utility bills.

我需要進行銀行轉帳來支付每月的公共事業費用。