Tue, Jul 21· 7月21日

5 stories · 15 new vocabulary words

The Guardian
news·
21 Jul, 18:04

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中文導讀

James Desborough 近日喺法庭否認謀殺兩名友人 Claudio Aquilino 同 Daniel Coleman。呢兩名死者嘅遺骸早前喺 St Austell 附近屬於 James Desborough 嘅土地被發現。由於涉及嚴重刑事指控,案件引起當地社區高度關注,法庭正就證據進行審訊,以釐清案情真相。

Convicted killer denies murdering two friends whose remains were found near his Cornwall cabin
A

Vocabulary 生字

remains

Noun名詞

遺骸、殘骸

EN

The archaeologists carefully excavated the remains found at the ancient site.

考古學家小心翼翼地挖掘出喺古蹟遺址發現嘅遺骸。

convicted

Adjective形容詞

已被定罪的

EN

The program aims to help convicted individuals reintegrate into society after their release.

呢個計劃旨在協助已定罪人士喺獲釋後重新融入社會。

deny

Verb動詞

否認、拒絕承認

EN

He continues to deny the allegations made against him by his former business partner.

佢繼續否認前生意夥伴對佢作出嘅指控。

The Guardian
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21 Jul, 17:41

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中文導讀

前 Met Police 局長 Paul Condon 近日承認,當年警方對臥底警員單位嘅監管嚴重失職。佢喺公開聆訊中直言,雖然個別警員行為極度惡劣,但更核心嘅問題係整個警隊系統性嘅監管失效。呢單醜聞揭示咗英國執法機構長期存在嘅問責漏洞,對公眾信任造成深遠影響,亦反映咗當年警方內部文化嘅腐敗。

Former Met police chief admits force failed to properly control spycops unit
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Vocabulary 生字

Systemic

Adjective形容詞

系統性的;影響整個組織或系統的

EN

The company needs to address the systemic issues causing these frequent delays.

公司需要解決導致這些頻繁延誤的系統性問題。

Inquiry

Noun名詞

正式調查;查詢

EN

The government has launched a public inquiry into the cause of the fire.

政府已就火災原因展開公開調查。

Accountability

Noun名詞

問責;責任感

EN

There should be more accountability for how public funds are spent.

公共資金的使用方式應該有更多的問責。

The Guardian
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21 Jul, 14:39

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中文導讀

前國會議員 Ann Widdecombe 遇害案近日有新進展,被告 Joshua Kerry 喺 Westminster magistrates court 出庭應訊。案情指被告涉嫌以鐵鎚多次襲擊 Ann Widdecombe 頭部致死。由於涉及前政界人物,案件引起公眾高度關注,反映英國近期針對公眾人物嘅暴力威脅問題,值得移英港人留意當地治安狀況。

Ann Widdecombe was hit on head repeatedly with hammer, court told
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Vocabulary 生字

Repeatedly

Adverb副詞

重複地、多次地

EN

The alarm went off repeatedly during the night, keeping everyone awake.

警鐘喺夜晚響咗好多次,搞到大家都瞓唔着。

Charged

Verb動詞

被控告、被起訴

EN

The man was charged with shoplifting after being caught on security cameras.

嗰位男士被閉路電視拍到之後,被控告店舖盜竊。

Magistrates court

Noun名詞

裁判法院(處理輕微罪行或刑事案件初步聆訊嘅地方)

EN

Most minor criminal cases in the UK are first heard in a magistrates court.

英國大部分輕微刑事案件都會先喺裁判法院進行聆訊。

The Guardian
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21 Jul, 09:45

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中文導讀

俄羅斯軍艦 Neustrashimy 近日喺距離 Plymouth 僅 45 英里嘅海域進行實彈演習,呢個舉動相當罕見。雖然演習只係持續咗 30 分鐘,但喺目前地緣政治緊張嘅局勢下,呢類軍事活動喺英國近海出現,無疑引起英國國防部門高度關注,亦反映出英國周邊海域嘅安全防衛工作變得更加敏感。

Russian warship carries out rare live-fire exercise 45 miles off UK coast
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Vocabulary 生字

conduct

Verb動詞

進行、執行(某項活動或任務)

EN

The company will conduct a survey to understand customer satisfaction.

公司將會進行一項調查,以了解客戶滿意度。

intend

Verb動詞

打算、計劃

EN

I intend to finish reading this book by the end of the weekend.

我打算喺週末結束前睇完呢本書。

rare

Adjective形容詞

罕見的、稀有的

EN

It is quite rare to see such a beautiful sunset in this city.

喺呢個城市見到咁靚嘅日落係幾罕見嘅事。

The Guardian
news·
21 Jul, 05:00

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中文導讀

近期英國油站入油後唔畀錢嘅情況愈嚟愈嚴重,每星期損失超過 £1.2m。雖然呢類罪案數字急升,但唔少油站負責人反映警方往往未有積極介入處理。對於喺英國揸車嘅港人嚟講,呢個現象反映油站保安問題值得關注,亦顯示執法部門喺應對呢類小型罪案時,似乎未有足夠資源或意欲去追查涉案人士。

‘A guy did a runner in a Jaguar’: the petrol theft scandal – and the garage owners struggling to stop it
A

Vocabulary 生字

do a runner

Idiom (Verb phrase)慣用語(動詞片語)

指某人喺未付款或未履行責任嘅情況下,匆忙逃離現場。

EN

The customer tried to do a runner after finishing his meal without paying the bill.

嗰位顧客食完飯之後,試圖唔畀錢就走人。

forecourt

Noun名詞

指建築物前嘅空地,喺英國通常指油站入油嘅區域。

EN

Please park your vehicle on the forecourt while you go inside the shop to pay.

請將車泊喺油站入油區,然後入去舖頭畀錢。

apprehend

Verb動詞

指警方拘捕或逮捕犯法人士。

EN

The police managed to apprehend the suspect shortly after the robbery occurred.

劫案發生後不久,警方成功拘捕咗嗰名疑犯。