Fri, Aug 21· 8月21日

4 stories · 12 new vocabulary words

The Guardian
politics·
21 Aug, 20:16

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中文導讀

前 Liberal Democrats 候選人 David Campanale 近日入稟法院,指控黨內因為佢嘅宗教信仰而將佢撤換。佢聲稱呢場針對佢信仰嘅組織性運動,令佢損失高達 790,000 英鎊。呢單案反映英國政壇對於候選人背景審查同宗教包容性嘅爭議,亦引起大眾關注政黨內部決策機制係咪存在歧視,對未來參選人同政黨運作有深遠影響。

Deselected candidate claims Lib Dems’ religious discrimination cost him £790,000
A

Vocabulary 生字

Discrimination

Noun名詞

歧視;區別對待

EN

The company has a strict policy against any form of discrimination in the workplace.

公司有一項嚴格政策,禁止職場內任何形式的歧視。

Damages

Noun名詞

(法律上的)損害賠償金

EN

The court ordered the defendant to pay damages to the victim for the loss of property.

法庭下令被告向受害者支付財物損失的賠償金。

Organised

Adjective形容詞

有組織的;有系統的

EN

The local community held an organised event to clean up the park.

當地社區舉辦了一場有組織的活動來清理公園。

The Guardian
politics·
21 Aug, 18:58

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中文導讀

Westminster 議員近期被揭收受總值 40 萬英鎊嘅款待,包括 Harry Styles 演唱會門票及 Brit Awards 貴賓席位等。呢類「Freebies」文化引起公眾強烈質疑,認為議員未有汲取教訓,喺處理利益申報同操守問題上依然寬鬆。對於移英港人嚟講,了解英國政壇呢種利益輸送爭議,有助理解當地政治透明度同公眾對代議士嘅監察標準。

MPs ‘failing to learn lesson’ over freebies after accepting £400,000 of hospitality
A

Vocabulary 生字

Hospitality

Noun名詞

款待;接待(通常指由公司或機構提供嘅餐飲、住宿或娛樂)

EN

The company provided generous hospitality to all the guests at the annual conference.

公司喺年度會議上為所有嘉賓提供咗慷慨嘅款待。

Scrutiny

Noun名詞

詳細嘅審查;仔細嘅觀察

EN

The new policy will be under close scrutiny by the public before it is officially implemented.

呢項新政策喺正式實施前,將會受到公眾嘅密切審查。

Accountable

Adjective形容詞

負有責任嘅;應作解釋嘅

EN

Public officials should be held accountable for their decisions and actions.

公職人員應該為佢哋嘅決定同行為負上責任。

The Guardian
politics·
21 Aug, 15:08

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中文導讀

英國首相 Keir Starmer 近日喺 No 10 North 同各地市長開會,決定由 Whitehall 調派 100 名公務員支援地方政府。呢項計劃旨在加強中央與地方嘅協作,透過「situation room」模式直接處理地區事務。對於移英港人嚟講,呢個舉動反映政府正嘗試下放權力,改善地區行政效率,未來喺各區生活或處理地方事務時,可能會感受到行政運作嘅轉變。

Burnham to dispatch 100 Whitehall officials to help regional mayors
A

Vocabulary 生字

dispatch

Verb動詞

派遣、發送(人員或物資)

EN

The company decided to dispatch a technician to fix the broken heating system immediately.

公司決定派遣一名技術人員去維修壞咗嘅暖氣系統。

convened

Verb動詞

召集、集合(會議或人員)

EN

The committee convened a meeting to discuss the new community project.

委員會召開咗一個會議嚟討論新嘅社區計劃。

collaboration

Noun名詞

合作、協作

EN

Successful business growth often relies on close collaboration between different departments.

成功嘅業務增長往往依賴於不同部門之間嘅緊密合作。

The Guardian
politics·
21 Aug, 07:34

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中文導讀

英國公共財政狀況近日出現意外,錄得 18 億英鎊赤字。目前公共債務總額已升至 2.98 萬億英鎊,佔 GDP 比例達 94%。喺 John Healey 即將準備首份預算案之際,呢個數據反映政府財政壓力相當沉重,亦令外界更加關注未來稅務同公共開支政策嘅調整,對移英港人嘅生活成本同經濟環境可能會有深遠影響。

UK reports unexpected deficit of £1.8bn as John Healey prepares for first budget
A

Vocabulary 生字

Deficit

Noun名詞

赤字;虧損

EN

The family had to cut down on unnecessary spending to avoid a monthly budget deficit.

呢個家庭必須減少不必要嘅開支,以避免每月出現預算赤字。

Debt

Noun名詞

債務;欠款

EN

It is important to manage your finances carefully to stay out of debt.

小心管理個人財務以避免負債係好重要嘅。

Unexpected

Adjective形容詞

意想不到的;突如其來的

EN

We had an unexpected visitor at the door this afternoon.

今日下晝我哋屋企突然有位意想不到嘅訪客到訪。