Thu, Jul 16· 7月16日

8 stories · 24 new vocabulary words

The Guardian
news·
16 Jul, 20:17

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中文導讀

Noel Tobin 係一位值得敬重嘅社會運動家,佢畢生致力推動煙花規管,保障公眾安全。同時,佢亦喺保育 Covent Garden 嘅歷史風貌上貢獻良多。呢篇訃聞回顧咗佢點樣透過公民參與,成功影響社區發展同政策制定,對於移英港人嚟講,佢嘅堅持體現咗點樣喺英國透過社區行動,為自己居住嘅地方爭取改善,係公民參與嘅典範。

Noel Tobin obituary
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Vocabulary 生字

Campaigner

Noun名詞

社會運動者、倡議者,指為咗某個社會目標或議題而積極奔走嘅人。

EN

She is a dedicated campaigner for environmental protection in her local area.

佢係一位致力於保護當地環境嘅倡議者。

Regulate

Verb動詞

規管、調節,指透過法律或規則嚟控制某樣嘢嘅運作。

EN

The government plans to regulate the use of drones in public parks.

政府計劃規管公共公園內無人機嘅使用。

Preserve

Verb動詞

保育、保存,指防止某樣嘢受到破壞或變質,令佢保持原狀。

EN

It is important to preserve historical buildings for future generations.

為後代保育歷史建築係好重要嘅。

The Guardian
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16 Jul, 19:41

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中文導讀

前英國首相 Liz Truss 近日喺 London 舉辦英國首場 CPAC 活動,邀請咗美國網紅 Jack Posobiec 等右翼人士擔任講者。呢個舉動反映 Liz Truss 正試圖喺英國右翼政壇重新建立影響力,亦顯示美國保守派政治思維正嘗試滲透英國政界,值得留意呢股勢力會點樣影響未來英國嘅政治輿論同政策走向。

Liz Truss assembles host of rightwing speakers for UK’s first CPAC event in London
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Vocabulary 生字

Assemble

Verb動詞

集合、召集或組裝

EN

The manager will assemble the team to discuss the new project next week.

經理下星期會召集團隊討論新項目。

Influence

Noun名詞

影響力

EN

Social media has a significant influence on the shopping habits of young people.

社交媒體對年輕人嘅購物習慣有重大影響力。

Keynote

Adjective形容詞

主旨的、基調的(常用於會議或演講)

EN

The professor was invited to deliver the keynote speech at the annual conference.

教授獲邀喺年度會議上發表主旨演講。

The Guardian
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16 Jul, 19:10

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中文導讀

Dawood Safi 近日被裁定謀殺罪成,佢喺一次精神病發期間,先後殺害一名正在放狗嘅路人,並企圖謀殺自己嘅房東。呢單案件揭示咗英國司法系統對於精神健康問題引發嘅暴力犯罪,點樣進行評估同審判。對於移英港人嚟講,了解呢類涉及公共安全嘅社會新聞,有助大家對社區治安同精神健康支援服務有更深嘅認識。

Uber driver who killed dog walker is also found guilty of trying to murder his landlord
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Vocabulary 生字

frenzied

Adjective形容詞

瘋狂的、狂亂的

EN

The kitchen was in a frenzied state as the chefs prepared for the dinner rush.

廚房入面一片混亂,廚師們正忙於準備晚餐時段嘅出餐。

rampage

Noun名詞

橫衝直撞、狂暴行為

EN

The storm went on a rampage through the town, knocking down trees and power lines.

暴風雨喺鎮上橫衝直撞,吹倒咗好多樹木同電線。

psychotic

Adjective形容詞

精神錯亂的、精神病的

EN

The patient was experiencing a psychotic episode and required immediate medical attention.

嗰位病人當時正處於精神錯亂狀態,需要即時嘅醫療護理。

The Guardian
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16 Jul, 18:10

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中文導讀

英國新冠疫情調查報告近日出爐,針對當年醫護人員缺乏足夠 PPE 嘅問題,Midwife Laura Matthews 撰文表達強烈不滿。佢指出當時前線人員喺缺乏保護下工作,承受極大心理壓力。呢篇評論反映出唔少 NHS 前線員工對政府當年抗疫決策嘅憤怒,至今仍然未平息,亦提醒大眾政府問責嘅重要性。

As a frontline worker, my anger over the Tories’ handling of Covid has not abated
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Vocabulary 生字

abate

Verb動詞

減弱、減退、緩和

EN

The heavy rain finally started to abate after several hours.

大雨落咗幾個鐘之後,終於開始減弱。

adequate

Adjective形容詞

足夠的、適當的

EN

Make sure you have adequate supplies of food before the storm hits.

喺風暴來臨之前,確保你有足夠嘅食物儲備。

frontline

Adjective形容詞

前線的

EN

Frontline workers often face high levels of stress in their daily jobs.

前線工作人員喺日常工作中經常面對高壓環境。

The Guardian
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16 Jul, 14:21

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中文導讀

英國情報機構 MI5 近日被監管機構批評,指其喺處理一名新納粹線人「Agent X」嘅案件時講大話。呢位線人利用身份威脅女朋友,MI5 卻隱瞞雙方關係,嚴重損害公眾對情報部門嘅信任。呢單醜聞反映英國情報機構嘅監管機制存在漏洞,對國家安全同公眾利益構成潛在威脅,值得大家關注。

MI5 lied about relations with neo-Nazi informant, watchdog says
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Vocabulary 生字

Exploit

Verb動詞

利用;剝削;開發

EN

Some companies exploit their workers by paying them very low wages.

有些公司透過支付極低工資來剝削員工。

Watchdog

Noun名詞

監管機構;監督組織

EN

The consumer watchdog is investigating the sudden price hike in electricity bills.

消費者監管機構正在調查電費突然上漲的原因。

Handle

Verb動詞

處理;應對

EN

She knows how to handle difficult customers with patience and professionalism.

她知道如何耐心且專業地處理難搞的客戶。

The Guardian
news·
16 Jul, 14:15

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中文導讀

England喺World Cup出局令唔少球迷感到失落,不過生活仲有好多精彩活動可以參與。呢篇報導建議大家暫時放下足球賽果,轉移視線去欣賞大自然生態或者其他體育賽事。透過呢啲休閒活動,可以幫大家調整心情,喺繁忙嘅生活節奏中搵返平衡,享受英國當地豐富嘅娛樂選擇。

Forget the lions: five fun things to do or see to take your mind off the football
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Vocabulary 生字

uplifting

Adjective形容詞

令人振奮的、鼓舞人心的

EN

Listening to some uplifting music always helps me feel better after a long day at work.

工作一整天後,聽些令人振奮的音樂總能讓我感覺好一點。

suggestion

Noun名詞

建議、提議

EN

If you are looking for a place to eat, I have a few good suggestions for you.

如果你正在找地方吃飯,我有幾個不錯的建議給你。

take one's mind off

Phrasal Verb片語動詞

使某人忘掉(煩惱或不快的事)、轉移注意力

EN

I like to go for a walk in the park to take my mind off my stress.

我喜歡去公園散步,好讓自己忘掉壓力。

The Guardian
news·
16 Jul, 14:00

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中文導讀

Jane 同 Alan Kelvey 夫婦近期喺展開兩個月嘅航海旅程期間,喺海上遭遇俄羅斯軍艦近距離接觸。事件引起網民熱議,甚至有人質疑佢哋嘅航海技術。呢對夫婦公開反駁外界批評,強調自己並無過錯,亦對俄羅斯方面嘅否認感到不滿。呢單新聞反映出喺國際局勢緊張下,民間航海活動隨時會捲入地緣政治爭議,引起大眾對航海安全同責任歸屬嘅關注。

‘We weren’t at fault’: British yacht couple bristle at ‘armchair sailors’ and Russian denials
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Vocabulary 生字

at fault

Adjective phrase形容詞片語

有錯的、應負責任的

EN

The insurance company decided that the other driver was at fault for the accident.

保險公司判定係對方司機導致呢場意外,所以佢要負責。

bristle

Verb動詞

(因憤怒或受冒犯而)表現出憤慨、發火

EN

He bristled at the suggestion that he had not done his fair share of the work.

當有人暗示佢冇盡力做自己嗰份工作時,佢顯得非常憤慨。

encounter

Noun名詞

相遇、遭遇(通常指意外或短暫的接觸)

EN

I had a strange encounter with a stranger in the park this morning.

我今朝喺公園同一個陌生人有過一次奇怪嘅相遇。

The Guardian
news·
16 Jul, 06:00

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中文導讀

Brixton market 嘅商戶正發起行動,希望集資買下市場業權,防止被大型企業收購。呢場抗爭反映咗倫敦社區面對「士紳化」(gentrification)嘅憂慮,擔心好似 Camden 同 Old Spitalfields 咁,被連鎖集團取代而失去原有嘅社區特色。對於移英港人嚟講,呢件事突顯咗英國社區保育同商業發展之間嘅矛盾,亦係了解當地社區自主權嘅一個重要案例。

‘It’s like home’: Brixton market traders fight to stop site being sold to big business
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Vocabulary 生字

Gentrification

Noun名詞

士紳化;指舊區重建後,因租金同物價上升,導致原居民同小商戶被迫遷離嘅現象。

EN

The rapid gentrification of this neighborhood has made it difficult for local families to afford the rent.

呢個社區急速嘅士紳化,令當地家庭難以負擔租金。

Corporate

Adjective形容詞

企業的;公司的;通常指大型商業機構。

EN

Many people prefer shopping at independent stores rather than large corporate chains.

好多人寧願去獨立小店購物,都唔想去大型連鎖企業。

Community

Noun名詞

社區;群體;指居住喺同一地區嘅人或具有共同利益嘅群體。

EN

The local community organized a meeting to discuss improvements for the neighborhood park.

當地社區組織咗一個會議,討論點樣改善社區公園。