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The Guardian
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2h ago

Russell Brand had ‘insane sexual appetite’ and his bad behaviour was normalised, trial told

Brand, charged with rape and sexual assault, was ‘sleeping with people day and night’, former assistant alleges

中文導讀

Russell Brand 近期面臨強姦及性侵指控,案件審訊期間,其前助理出庭作供,形容 Russell Brand 當年性慾極強,甚至達到「瘋狂」程度。呢單案揭示當時 Russell Brand 身邊嘅人對其不當行為習以為常,甚至將其行為合理化,反映出當時娛樂圈內部可能存在嚴重嘅權力失衡同監管缺失,引起英國社會對公眾人物操守嘅廣泛關注。

Russell Brand had ‘insane sexual appetite’ and his bad behaviour was normalised, trial told
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Vocabulary 生字

Appetite

Noun名詞

胃口、慾望

EN

The long hike gave me a huge appetite for dinner.

中

嗰次長途遠足令我晚餐胃口大開。

Normalise

Verb動詞

使正常化、將不正常嘅事視為理所當然

EN

We should not normalise aggressive behaviour in the workplace.

中

我哋唔應該將職場上嘅侵略性行為視為理所當然。

Alleged

Adjective形容詞

聲稱的、涉嫌的(未經證實)

EN

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

中

警方正調查嗰間本地商店發生嘅涉嫌盜竊案。

The Guardian
news·
26 Oct, 11:09

About 90,000 properties still without power after two storms strike Britain

More strong winds are forecast after Storms Boelo and Austen cause travel disruption, flooding and kill two people

中文導讀

近日 Storms Boelo 同 Storms Austen 接連吹襲英國,造成嚴重破壞,導致兩名市民不幸離世,交通亦大受影響。目前仍有約 90,000 戶家庭電力中斷,氣象部門預測強風天氣將會持續。各位移英港人喺惡劣天氣下務必留意當地氣象預報,確保家居安全,並預留充足時間處理出行安排,避免前往受水浸影響嘅地區。

About 90,000 properties still without power after two storms strike Britain
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Vocabulary 生字

disruption

Noun名詞

中斷、擾亂、混亂

EN

The heavy snow caused a major disruption to public transport services.

中

大雪導致公共交通服務出現嚴重混亂。

forecast

Noun / Verb名詞 / 動詞

預測、預報

EN

The weather forecast says it will be sunny throughout the weekend.

中

天氣預報話成個週末都會係晴天。

property

Noun名詞

物業、房產

EN

It is important to check your property for any damage after a storm.

中

暴風雨過後,檢查你嘅物業有無任何損毀係好重要嘅。