Wed, Sep 9· 9月9日

4 stories · 12 new vocabulary words

The Guardian
news·
9 Sept, 19:49

Man in Swindon charged with assisting Russian intelligence agency

Joshua Cammidge, 31, arrested after investigation led by counter-terrorism policing London

中文導讀

Joshua Cammidge 近日被控協助俄羅斯情報機構,案件由 Counter-terrorism policing London 主導調查。呢單案反映英國政府對外國勢力滲透嘅警覺性極高,尤其係針對涉及國家安全嘅間諜活動,執法部門會採取嚴厲行動。對於移英港人嚟講,留意呢類涉及國家安全嘅新聞,有助了解當地對外國干預嘅法律底線同執法力度。

Man in Swindon charged with assisting Russian intelligence agency
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Vocabulary 生字

Assisting

Verb動詞

協助、幫助

EN

The volunteers are assisting the local community with food distribution.

義工們正在協助當地社區派發食物。

Investigation

Noun名詞

調查

EN

The police launched an investigation into the cause of the fire.

警方針對火災起因展開了調查。

Charged

Verb動詞

被控告、被起訴

EN

He was charged with reckless driving after the accident.

他在意外後被控告魯莽駕駛。

The Guardian
news·
9 Sept, 14:16

Noel Clarke charged with six sexual offences including assault and voyeurism

CPS says charges relate to alleged sexual misconduct by the actor towards five women between 2007 and 2016

中文導讀

英國皇家檢控署(CPS)近日正式起訴演員 Noel Clarke,指控佢喺 2007 至 2016 年間,對 5 名女性作出包括性侵犯同窺淫等 6 項性犯罪行為。呢單案件喺英國演藝界引起極大關注,反映當地法律體系對職場性騷擾指控嘅處理越趨嚴謹,亦提醒移英港人,英國法律對於性別暴力同私隱侵犯嘅定義非常明確,任何違法行為都會面臨嚴厲嘅司法程序。

Noel Clarke charged with six sexual offences including assault and voyeurism
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Vocabulary 生字

Alleged

Adjective形容詞

聲稱的;涉嫌的(指未經證實但被指控的)

EN

The police are investigating the alleged theft at the local supermarket.

警方正在調查那宗發生在本地超市的涉嫌盜竊案。

Misconduct

Noun名詞

不當行為;失職

EN

The employee was fired due to serious professional misconduct.

該名員工因嚴重專業不當行為而被解僱。

Offence

Noun名詞

罪行;違法行為

EN

He was fined for committing a minor traffic offence.

他因為犯了輕微交通違規而被罰款。

The Guardian
news·
9 Sept, 13:41

‘Their boat was sinking’: RNLI vows to keep rescuing asylum seekers despite attacks

Charity emphasises small boat rescues are tiny part of its work and speaks out after volunteers abused by far right

中文導讀

英國慈善機構 RNLI 近期面對極右翼人士攻擊,因為佢哋持續拯救橫渡英倫海峽嘅尋求庇護者。RNLI 強調,呢類救援行動只係佢哋整體工作嘅極小部分,並重申救人係人道責任,唔會因為受到威脅而停止。呢件事反映英國社會對於移民議題嘅分歧,以及慈善團體喺政治爭議中維持中立同履行使命嘅挑戰。

‘Their boat was sinking’: RNLI vows to keep rescuing asylum seekers despite attacks
A

Vocabulary 生字

vow

Verb動詞

誓言、鄭重承諾

EN

The local council vowed to improve the quality of public parks this year.

地方議會誓言今年會改善公園質素。

abuse

Verb動詞

辱罵、虐待

EN

It is unacceptable to abuse customer service staff when you are frustrated.

當你感到沮喪時,辱罵客戶服務人員係唔可以接受嘅。

emphasise

Verb動詞

強調、着重

EN

The teacher emphasised the importance of reading books regularly to improve vocabulary.

老師強調定期閱讀書籍對於提升詞彙量嘅重要性。

The Guardian
news·
9 Sept, 07:00

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

因版權限制,原文已無法提供。請按下方連結到 THE GUARDIAN 閱讀全文。

中文導讀

英國科技界一直吹捧數據中心能帶動大量就業,但智庫最新分析指出,實際創造嘅職位可能只係業界預測嘅四分之一。呢個落差反映出數據中心雖然係基建核心,但對本地勞工市場嘅刺激作用未必如預期咁大。對於移英港人嚟講,如果打算投身科技行業,唔好單憑業界嘅樂觀預測做規劃,要留意呢類大型設施嘅實際人力需求,以免對就業前景有錯誤期望。

UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds
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Vocabulary 生字

Predict

Verb動詞

預測、預計

EN

The weather report predicts heavy rain for the entire weekend.

天氣報告預測整個週末都會有大雨。

Facility

Noun名詞

設施、場所

EN

The local sports facility offers swimming lessons for children and adults.

當地的體育設施為兒童和成人提供游泳課程。

Estimate

Noun名詞

估計、估算

EN

Can you give me a rough estimate of how much the repair will cost?

你可以給我一個維修費用的大約估算嗎?