Sun, Aug 23· 8月23日

3 stories · 9 new vocabulary words

The Guardian
politics·
23 Aug, 16:58

Lord Snape obituary

Labour MP dedicated to his West Bromwich East constituency who served as a board member of Stockport County FC

中文導讀

曾任 West Bromwich East 選區嘅 Labour MP Lord Snape 近日離世。佢喺政壇服務多年,除咗專注地區事務,亦曾擔任 Stockport County FC 董事會成員。呢位資深議員嘅離世,標誌住英國政界一位長期服務基層嘅人物告別舞台,亦反映出英國政客參與社區體育發展嘅傳統。

Lord Snape obituary
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Vocabulary 生字

Obituary

Noun名詞

訃聞;悼文

EN

I read the obituary in the local newspaper to see if I knew the person who passed away.

我睇咗本地報紙嘅訃聞,睇吓識唔識嗰位離世嘅人。

Constituency

Noun名詞

選區

EN

The local MP is visiting schools and businesses across his constituency this week.

嗰位國會議員呢個星期會去佢選區入面嘅學校同商戶參觀。

Dedicated

Adjective形容詞

盡心盡力嘅;專注嘅

EN

She is a dedicated teacher who always stays late to help students with their projects.

佢係一位好盡責嘅老師,成日留低幫學生搞掂佢哋嘅習作。

The Guardian
politics·
23 Aug, 14:56

Burnham stays away from No 10 North wedding after bride’s plea

Prime minister sends video message to newlyweds instead after bride Sarah Burwin asked him not to ‘ruin’ vibe at Heron House wedding

中文導讀

英國首相 Keir Starmer 近日獲邀出席一場喺 Heron House 舉行嘅婚禮,但新娘 Sarah Burwin 擔心首相現身會令現場氣氛變得政治化,甚至「破壞」婚禮氣氛,最終主動要求 Keir Starmer 唔好親身出席。Keir Starmer 亦尊重對方意願,改為透過錄影訊息向一對新人送上祝福。呢件事反映出即使係國家領導人,喺私人場合亦要顧及公眾對政治介入生活嘅觀感。

Burnham stays away from No 10 North wedding after bride’s plea
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Vocabulary 生字

newlyweds

Noun名詞

新婚夫婦

EN

The newlyweds are planning to go on a honeymoon in Italy next month.

這對新婚夫婦正計劃下個月去意大利度蜜月。

vibe

Noun名詞

氣氛、氛圍

EN

The cafe has a very relaxed and cozy vibe, making it a great place to study.

這間咖啡店氣氛非常輕鬆舒適,是個讀書的好地方。

plea

Noun名詞

懇求、請求

EN

The charity issued a desperate plea for donations to help those affected by the storm.

該慈善機構發出了緊急呼籲,請求捐款以幫助受風暴影響的人。

The Guardian
politics·
23 Aug, 12:26

Burnham to face pressure at Labour conference to recognise Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide

Grassroots groups preparing to put pressure on PM to break with Starmer policy and impose full arms embargo on Israel

中文導讀

Labour Party 黨大會即將舉行,Andy Burnham 面對基層團體壓力,被要求公開承認 Israel 喺 Gaza 嘅軍事行動屬於種族滅絕。呢班團體正推動 Keir Starmer 政府改變現有政策,實施全面武器禁運。呢件事反映執政黨內部對於外交政策分歧加劇,亦顯示基層聲音正試圖影響英國政府喺國際衝突中嘅立場,值得移英港人留意呢股政治壓力點樣影響未來外交走向。

Burnham to face pressure at Labour conference to recognise Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide
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Vocabulary 生字

Grassroots

Adjective形容詞

基層的;草根的,指普通民眾或組織成員而非領導層

EN

The charity relies on grassroots support to fund its community projects.

呢間慈善機構依靠基層支持嚟資助佢哋嘅社區項目。

Embargo

Noun名詞

禁運;貿易限制令

EN

The government decided to impose an embargo on the export of luxury goods.

政府決定對奢侈品出口實施禁運。

Recognise

Verb動詞

承認;認可;識別

EN

It is important to recognise the hard work of your colleagues.

承認同事嘅努力係好重要嘅。