Wed, Jul 22· 7月22日

4 stories · 12 new vocabulary words

The Guardian
news·
22 Jul, 19:28

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中文導讀

法國發生一宗涉及英國公民嘅謀殺案,一名 70 歲女子被正式起訴。死者係 Karen Carter,案發於去年 4 月 29 日。當地檢察官表示,疑犯喺案發後不久已被捕。呢單案件引起大眾關注,因為涉及跨國司法程序,亦反映出喺歐洲生活嘅英國僑民所面臨嘅治安風險,值得移英港人留意當地法律同安全資訊。

Woman, 70, charged with murder of British expat Karen Carter in France
A

Vocabulary 生字

Prosecutor

Noun名詞

檢察官;檢控官

EN

The prosecutor decided to drop the charges due to a lack of evidence.

由於證據不足,檢察官決定撤銷控罪。

Suspect

Noun名詞

嫌疑人;疑犯

EN

Police are still searching for the suspect who fled the scene.

警方仍在搜尋逃離現場的嫌疑人。

Charge

Verb動詞

控告;起訴

EN

He was charged with theft after being caught on security cameras.

他在被閉路電視拍到後,被控告盜竊罪。

The Guardian
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22 Jul, 17:54

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中文導讀

Southern Water 前行政總裁 Matthew Wright 及三名前員工,近日因涉嫌操縱污水測試數據,面臨 Environment Agency 提出嘅刑事訴訟。呢單案反映英國監管機構對水務公司污染環境嘅行為採取更嚴厲態度,對於關注英國公共服務質素同環保議題嘅移英港人嚟講,值得密切留意呢類企業問責案件嘅後續發展。

Ex-Southern Water boss to face trial over allegedly manipulating sewage testing
A

Vocabulary 生字

Manipulate

Verb動詞

操縱、控制(通常指以不誠實手法)

EN

It is wrong to manipulate the data to make the results look better.

操縱數據令結果睇落好啲係唔啱嘅。

Proceedings

Noun名詞

法律程序、訴訟

EN

The court proceedings will begin early next month.

法律程序將會喺下個月初開始。

Allegedly

Adverb副詞

據稱、聲稱(未經證實)

EN

The suspect allegedly stole the money from the office safe.

疑犯據稱由辦公室夾萬偷走咗筆錢。

The Guardian
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22 Jul, 17:51

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中文導讀

Falkland Islands legislative assembly 成員 Jack Ford 近日喺報章撰文,反駁 Simon Jenkins 關於 Falkland Islands 主權嘅觀點。Jack Ford 強調當地屬英國管轄,係基於島上居民嘅意願,呢個議題涉及自決權同領土主權,喺英國政治討論中一直係備受關注嘅外交焦點,反映出當地居民對自身身份認同嘅堅持。

The Falklands-Malvinas and fundamental rights
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Vocabulary 生字

Legislative

Adjective形容詞

立法嘅;同法律制定有關嘅

EN

The committee is responsible for reviewing the legislative process of the new housing policy.

呢個委員會負責審查新房屋政策嘅立法程序。

Sovereignty

Noun名詞

主權;統治權

EN

The two countries have been arguing over the sovereignty of the island for decades.

兩國就呢個島嶼嘅主權問題已經爭論咗幾十年。

Fundamental

Adjective形容詞

基本嘅;根本嘅

EN

Respect for privacy is a fundamental human right in a democratic society.

尊重私隱係民主社會入面一項基本人權。

The Guardian
news·
22 Jul, 06:00

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中文導讀

Hackney Council 計劃喺今年年底關閉 Keith Miller 足球場,以便興建社會房屋。呢個決定引起當地居民強烈反彈,因為該場地係社區重要嘅運動空間。事件反映出英國地方政府喺面對房屋短缺問題時,往往需要喺保留公共休憩設施同增加住屋供應之間作出艱難抉擇,對於移英港人嚟講,亦係了解社區規劃爭議嘅一個好例子。

‘I don’t know where the kids will go’: beloved football cage in east London to be demolished
A

Vocabulary 生字

demolish

Verb動詞

拆毀、拆除(建築物)

EN

The old factory will be demolished to make way for a new shopping centre.

舊工廠將會被拆除,以騰出空間興建新商場。

urgently

Adverb副詞

緊急地、迫切地

EN

The charity is urgently seeking volunteers to help with the food distribution.

該慈善機構正緊急招募義工協助分發食物。

pitch

Noun名詞

(足球、板球等)運動場地

EN

We have booked the local sports pitch for a friendly match this weekend.

我哋已經預訂咗當地嘅運動場,準備今個週末踢場友誼賽。