Sun, May 31· 5月31日

5 stories · 15 new vocabulary words

The Guardian
sport·
31 May, 18:05

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中文導讀

Exeter 喺英國時間星期六嘅英格蘭欖球超級聯賽中,憑藉 Olly Woodburn 兩次達陣,以 35-26 擊敗 Leicester。呢場勝利極具意義,因為 Leicester 喺過去 14 個月入面,從未喺主場輸過波,Exeter 成功終結咗對方嘅主場不敗紀錄,展現出強大嘅進攻實力。

Olly Woodburn double stuns Leicester as Exeter end Tigers’ unbeaten run at home
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Vocabulary 生字

unbeaten

Adjective形容詞

未嘗一敗的;不敗的

EN

The local football team has remained unbeaten for the entire season.

呢支地區足球隊喺成個賽季入面都保持不敗。

victory

Noun名詞

勝利;成功

EN

They celebrated their hard-earned victory with a dinner party.

佢哋用一場晚宴嚟慶祝得來不易嘅勝利。

score

Verb動詞

得分;取得分數

EN

It is important to score high marks in the final examination to get into the university.

喺期末考試攞到高分,對入讀大學嚟講好重要。

The Guardian
sport·
31 May, 18:02

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中文導讀

網壇新星 Rafael Jódar 喺今次賽事展現驚人韌力,喺落後兩盤嘅劣勢下,成功連追三盤反勝 Pablo Carreño Busta,晉級八強挑戰 Zverev。呢位 19 歲球手今季喺泥地賽場表現亮眼,證明自己具備頂尖競爭力,絕對係未來值得關注嘅網壇焦點,亦係體育界近期最勵志嘅逆轉勝之一。

Teenager Rafael Jódar comes from two sets down to set up Zverev quarter-final
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Vocabulary 生字

spectacular

Adjective形容詞

壯觀的、令人驚嘆的

EN

The view from the top of the mountain was absolutely spectacular.

從山頂望落去嘅景色真係非常壯觀。

quarter-final

Noun名詞

半準決賽、八強賽

EN

Our local football team has finally reached the quarter-final of the tournament.

我哋嘅地區足球隊終於打入咗錦標賽嘅八強。

set up

Phrasal Verb片語動詞

安排、建立、促成

EN

I need to set up a meeting with my manager to discuss the new project.

我需要同經理安排一個會議,傾下個新項目。

The Guardian
sport·
31 May, 16:00

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中文導讀

Fremantle 喺澳洲澳式足球聯賽(AFL)表現脫胎換骨,由以往被視為笑話嘅「Flagmantle」變成一支具備爭標實力、令對手畏懼嘅勁旅。佢哋喺面對 Brisbane 嘅強攻下展現出極高心理質素同戰術執行力,呢場勝仗證明咗佢哋唔再係陪跑分子,而係一支值得球迷信任、有望創造歷史嘅球隊。

‘Flagmantle’ is no longer a joke. The Dockers are a team to love, fear and trust
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Vocabulary 生字

Whiff

Noun名詞

跡象、氣息、微弱的感覺

EN

There was a whiff of change in the air as the new management took over.

當新管理層接手時,空氣中瀰漫著一股變革的氣息。

Execution

Noun名詞

執行、實施、表現

EN

The plan was excellent, but the execution was poor.

計劃本身很出色,但執行起來卻很糟糕。

Trust

Verb動詞

信任、信賴

EN

You can trust him to look after your house while you are away.

你可以信任他,讓你不在家時幫忙看管房子。

The Guardian
sport·
31 May, 15:08

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中文導讀

The Thunder 喺今次季後賽輸咗畀 San Antonio Spurs,衛冕失敗。雖然佢哋被外界批評表現欠缺體育精神,甚至唔受球迷歡迎,但從球隊實力同陣容嚟睇,佢哋依然係聯盟入面最具競爭力嘅隊伍之一。呢場系列賽證明咗即使強隊落敗,佢哋未來幾年依然會係爭冠熱門,值得大家繼續關注佢哋喺下季嘅表現。

The Thunder are dethroned, shameless and wildly unpopular. They’re still a great basketball team
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Vocabulary 生字

Dethrone

Verb動詞

廢黜;使失去冠軍寶座

EN

The underdog team managed to dethrone the long-time champions in the final match.

嗰支黑馬球隊喺決賽成功擊敗長期冠軍,奪走咗佢哋嘅寶座。

Unpopular

Adjective形容詞

不受歡迎的;不得人心的

EN

The manager made an unpopular decision to cut the staff's lunch break.

經理做咗個唔受歡迎嘅決定,削減咗員工嘅午膳時間。

Challenge

Verb動詞

挑戰;競爭

EN

She is training hard to challenge for the gold medal in the upcoming competition.

佢正努力訓練,準備喺嚟緊嘅比賽入面爭奪金牌。

The Guardian
sport·
31 May, 03:54

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中文導讀

Spurs 喺星期六晚以 111-103 擊敗衛冕冠軍 Thunder,成功喺 Game 7 晉級。呢場勝仗令 Spurs 攞到 NBA 總決賽入場券,將會喺英國時間星期三於 San Antonio 同 New York Knicks 爭奪冠軍。對於鍾意睇籃球嘅移英港人嚟講,呢場決賽絕對係近期體壇焦點,記得留意英國時間星期三嘅賽事直播。

Spurs beat reigning champions Thunder in Game 7 to set up NBA finals date with Knicks
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Vocabulary 生字

Reigning

Adjective形容詞

現任的;在位的(通常指衛冕冠軍或在位者)

EN

The reigning champion defended his title successfully in the final match.

衛冕冠軍喺決賽入面成功保住佢嘅頭銜。

Victory

Noun名詞

勝利;成功

EN

They celebrated their hard-earned victory with a dinner party.

佢哋用一場晚宴嚟慶祝得來不易嘅勝利。

Set up

Phrasal Verb片語動詞

安排;準備;促成

EN

The successful project set up a great opportunity for her career advancement.

呢個成功嘅項目為佢嘅事業發展創造咗一個好機會。