Wed, Jul 15· 7月15日

2 stories · 6 new vocabulary words

The Guardian
money·
15 Jul, 06:00

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中文導讀

近期因中東局勢導致油價飆升,約 1,700 名選用暖氣油嘅用戶受影響,訂單被無故取消。英國監管機構介入調查後,要求相關供應商向受影響用戶賠償最高 350 英鎊。對於依賴暖氣油過冬嘅移英港人嚟講,呢項賠償安排保障咗消費者權益,若果你曾經遇過類似訂單問題,記得留意自己係咪合資格獲得賠償。

Heating oil customers to get up to £350 compensation for cancelled orders
A

Vocabulary 生字

Compensation

Noun名詞

賠償金;補償

EN

The company offered financial compensation to customers for the delay in delivery.

公司為送貨延誤向客戶提供金錢賠償。

Surge

Noun名詞

激增;急升

EN

There was a sudden surge in electricity prices during the cold winter months.

寒冬期間,電費出現了急劇上升。

Affected

Adjective形容詞

受影響的

EN

All affected residents will receive a notification letter by post tomorrow.

所有受影響的居民將於明天收到郵寄通知信。

The Guardian
money·
15 Jul, 05:00

The original English text is no longer available due to copyright restrictions. Please read the full article on THE GUARDIAN.

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中文導讀

英國近期出現大量鎖匠詐騙案,騙徒利用受害者被鎖喺門外嘅焦急心理,開出天價收費。呢類騙案數字按年急升 147%,手法通常係喺網上刊登虛假廣告,吸引急需開鎖嘅市民。移英港人若遇到緊急情況,建議預先搵定信譽良好嘅鎖匠,避免喺危急關頭被呢啲無良商人濫收費用,甚至令自己陷入財政困境。

The scary rise of locksmith scams: ‘I was shut out with my baby – and charged £2,200 to get back in’
A

Vocabulary 生字

epidemic

Noun名詞

流行病;(不良現象的)蔓延、氾濫

EN

The city is facing an epidemic of bicycle thefts recently.

呢個城市近期面臨單車盜竊案氾濫嘅問題。

shut out

Phrasal Verb短語動詞

被拒諸門外;被鎖在外面

EN

I accidentally left my keys inside and was shut out of my apartment.

我唔小心將鎖匙留喺屋入面,結果被鎖喺公寓出面。

scam

Noun名詞

詐騙;騙局

EN

Be careful when you receive emails asking for your bank details, as it could be a scam.

收到要求提供銀行資料嘅電郵時要小心,因為可能係一場騙局。