Sun, Aug 23· 8月23日

3 stories · 9 new vocabulary words

The Guardian
news·
23 Aug, 17:57

Does one care about the Sussexes’ return?

Brief letters: Harry and Meghan | Name clashes | MP gifting | Full-nesters | The Wirral

中文導讀

近期英國輿論對於 Prince Harry 同 Meghan Markle 嘅動向似乎出現疲態。呢篇讀者來信集錦反映出公眾對 Sussexes 嘅關注度大不如前,甚至有聲音質疑呢對夫婦嘅新聞價值。對於移英港人嚟講,呢類討論反映咗英國社會對名人文化嘅審視,亦顯示出當地媒體同讀者對呢類話題嘅耐性正逐漸減退,唔再係大眾茶餘飯後嘅焦點。

Does one care about the Sussexes’ return?
A

Vocabulary 生字

Indifference

Noun名詞

冷漠、漠不關心

EN

The local community showed complete indifference to the proposed changes in the neighborhood.

當地社區對社區嘅擬議變更表現出完全漠不關心。

Fatigue

Noun名詞

疲勞、厭倦

EN

After months of constant updates, the public is starting to show signs of news fatigue.

經過幾個月不斷嘅更新,公眾開始出現新聞疲勞嘅跡象。

Scrutiny

Noun名詞

詳細審查、細緻觀察

EN

Every decision made by the council is under close scrutiny by the residents.

議會做出嘅每一個決定都受到居民嘅密切審查。

The Guardian
news·
23 Aug, 12:00

Manuscript fragments hiding in plain sight shed light on medieval Guernsey’s literary life

Researchers say texts from 12th to 15th centuries ‘hint at a culture which has not even been imagined’

中文導讀

研究人員喺 Guernsey 發現一批 12 至 15 世紀嘅手稿碎片,呢啲文物一直被隱藏喺日常物品之中。呢項發現揭示咗當地中世紀時期鮮為人知嘅文學生活,證明嗰陣時嘅文化發展比學界想像中更加豐富,為研究英國海峽群島歷史提供咗重要嘅新線索。

Manuscript fragments hiding in plain sight shed light on medieval Guernsey’s literary life
A

Vocabulary 生字

Fragment

Noun名詞

碎片、斷片

EN

I found a small fragment of the broken vase on the floor.

我喺地板上面搵到一塊花瓶碎片。

Hidden

Adjective形容詞

隱藏嘅、唔明顯嘅

EN

There is a hidden cost for this subscription that you should be aware of.

呢個訂閱服務有隱藏費用,你應該留意一下。

Shed light on

Phrasal Verb片語動詞

闡明、使……真相大白

EN

The new evidence helped to shed light on the cause of the accident.

新證據有助於釐清呢場意外嘅起因。

The Guardian
news·
23 Aug, 09:30

‘These were brave officers’: tributes paid to Cleveland police killed in A66 crash

Redcar MP says Teesside community is ‘reeling’ as PM offers condolences and asks public to avoid speculation

中文導讀

Cleveland 兩名警員喺 A66 公路發生嚴重車禍不幸殉職,當地社區感到極度震驚同哀傷。Redcar MP 表示呢件事對社區打擊好大,英國首相 Keir Starmer 亦都公開致哀,並呼籲公眾喺調查期間保持冷靜,唔好對事故原因作出任何揣測。呢單悲劇引起英國社會高度關注,提醒大家喺公路上行車安全嘅重要性。

‘These were brave officers’: tributes paid to Cleveland police killed in A66 crash
A

Vocabulary 生字

Reeling

Adjective形容詞

(因震驚、痛苦或打擊而)感到暈頭轉向、震驚不已

EN

The small town is still reeling from the news of the sudden factory closure.

呢個小鎮仍然因為工廠突然倒閉嘅消息而感到震驚不已。

Condolences

Noun名詞

哀悼、慰問(通常指對死者家屬表達嘅慰問)

EN

Please accept my deepest condolences for your loss.

請接受我對你失去親人最深切嘅哀悼。

Speculation

Noun名詞

揣測、推測(指喺缺乏證據下作出嘅猜想)

EN

There has been a lot of speculation about who will be the next manager.

關於邊個會係下一任經理,坊間已經有好多揣測。