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The Guardian
sport·
2h ago

‘The present is all you have’: Lewis Moody on living with MND and joining the fight to find a cure

Rugby World Cup winner tells Donald McRae he feels like he is picking up the fundraising baton from people such as Doddie Weir and Rob Burrow

中文導讀

前 Rugby World Cup 冠軍 Lewis Moody 近期公開自己患上運動神經元疾病(MND)。佢決定繼承已故運動員 Doddie Weir 同 Rob Burrow 嘅遺志,積極投身慈善籌款,推動醫學研究尋找治療方案。呢篇訪問除咗講述佢點樣面對病情,亦提醒大家要活在當下,喺英國社會引起唔少關注,亦反映咗當地對罕見疾病支援嘅重視。

‘The present is all you have’: Lewis Moody on living with MND and joining the fight to find a cure
A

Vocabulary 生字

Cure

Noun名詞

治療方法;治癒

EN

Scientists are working hard to find a cure for this common illness.

科學家正努力研發治療呢種常見疾病嘅方法。

Fundraising

Noun名詞

籌款

EN

The school is organizing a fundraising event to support the local library.

學校正舉辦一場籌款活動,以支持當地圖書館。

Present

Noun名詞

現在;目前

EN

It is important to focus on the present rather than worrying about the future.

專注於現在,而唔係擔心未來,係好重要嘅。

The Guardian
sport·
2h ago

Saffie Osborne: ‘I grew up understanding Royal Ascot was the pinnacle of our sport’

The young jockey is in flying form and tells Greg Wood her best shot at breaking her duck at the showpiece event of the Flat racing season

中文導讀

年輕騎師 Saffie Osborne 近期狀態大勇,正積極備戰英國賽馬界年度盛事 Royal Ascot。作為平地賽馬季嘅重頭戲,Royal Ascot 唔單止係頂尖騎師嘅競技場,亦係英國社交界嘅焦點。Saffie Osborne 喺訪問中分享佢對賽事嘅重視,並期望能喺呢個頂級舞台取得突破,證明自己嘅實力。

Saffie Osborne: ‘I grew up understanding Royal Ascot was the pinnacle of our sport’
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Vocabulary 生字

pinnacle

Noun名詞

頂峰、巔峰、極點

EN

Reaching the pinnacle of his career, he finally won the championship after years of hard work.

經過多年努力,佢終於贏得冠軍,達到事業嘅巔峰。

showpiece

Noun名詞

展示品、重點項目、盛事

EN

The annual summer festival is the showpiece of our town's cultural calendar.

呢個年度夏季音樂節係我哋市鎮文化日程入面嘅重頭戲。

break one's duck

Idiom慣用語

首次取得成功、打破零紀錄

EN

The young entrepreneur is eager to break his duck and secure his first major business contract.

呢位年輕創業家好渴望打破零紀錄,攞到佢第一個大型商業合約。