Tue, Aug 18· 8月18日

9 stories · 27 new vocabulary words

The Guardian
sport·
18 Aug, 21:10

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中文導讀

英國文化大臣 Lisa Nandy 近日公開表態,希望 Rugby League World Cup 可以繼續喺免費電視台播放。事緣有消息指今年賽事將唔會喺 BBC 播出,引起公眾關注。對於移英港人嚟講,呢件事反映咗英國政府點樣睇重體育賽事嘅普及性,以及公眾收睇大型賽事嘅權利,值得留意未來會唔會有轉機。

Lisa Nandy urges deal to keep Rugby League World Cup on free-to-air TV
A

Vocabulary 生字

urge

Verb動詞

強烈要求、力勸

EN

The teacher urged the students to finish their assignments before the deadline.

老師力勸學生喺限期前完成功課。

emerge

Verb動詞

浮現、顯露、為人所知

EN

New details about the project began to emerge during the meeting.

會議期間,關於呢個計劃嘅新細節開始浮現。

free-to-air

Adjective形容詞

免費廣播的(指無需訂閱費即可收看的電視頻道)

EN

Many people prefer watching free-to-air channels for local news and weather updates.

好多人鍾意睇免費電視頻道嚟獲取本地新聞同天氣資訊。

The Guardian
sport·
18 Aug, 20:22

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中文導讀

England 同 Pakistan 兩隊板球隊近期狀態都唔係咁理想,呢場喺 Headingley 舉行嘅系列賽被傳媒戲稱為「El Dysfunctiono」,反映兩隊喺戰術執行同表現上都充滿變數。England 正處於重組陣容嘅過渡期,而 Pakistan 則陷入低潮,呢場對決唔單止係技術比拼,更加係兩隊心理質素同穩定性嘅考驗,對於關注板球運動嘅移英港人嚟講,係觀察兩隊點樣走出低谷嘅好機會。

Self-saboteurs England and Pakistan face off in ‘El Dysfunctiono’ series
A

Vocabulary 生字

Self-saboteur

Noun名詞

自我破壞者;指經常因為自己嘅行為而令自己失敗或錯失機會嘅人

EN

He is a self-saboteur who always quits his job right before he is due for a promotion.

佢係一個自我破壞者,總係喺就快升職之前辭職。

At a low ebb

Idiom慣用語

處於低潮;指狀態、士氣或情況處於非常差嘅階段

EN

The company's morale is at a low ebb after the recent round of layoffs.

經歷咗最近一輪裁員後,公司嘅士氣正處於低潮。

Reset

Noun名詞

重新開始;重新調整;指將現有模式推倒重來,尋求新嘅發展方向

EN

After years of poor performance, the team decided that a complete reset was necessary to improve results.

經過多年嘅差劣表現,團隊決定必須進行全面重組以改善成績。

The Guardian
sport·
18 Aug, 19:00

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中文導讀

San Diego Padres 嘅一名職員喺 El Paso 機場返工途中被 ICE 扣留。事件核心在於該職員嘅移民身份出現爭議,佢嘅家人同 DHS 各執一詞。呢單新聞反映咗喺美國,即使係受僱於大型機構嘅專業人士,若果移民文件或身份狀況有疑點,依然可能面臨即時被執法部門扣查嘅風險,對於喺海外生活嘅港人嚟講,確保個人法律文件齊全係非常重要嘅事。

San Diego Padres minor-league staffer detained by ICE after arrest in Texas
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Vocabulary 生字

detain

Verb動詞

扣留、拘留

EN

The police decided to detain the suspect for further questioning.

警方決定扣留該名疑犯作進一步盤問。

dispute

Verb動詞

爭議、質疑

EN

The two neighbors continue to dispute the exact location of the property boundary.

兩位鄰居繼續就物業邊界嘅確切位置爭議不休。

status

Noun名詞

身份、狀態

EN

You can check the delivery status of your online order on the website.

你可以喺網站上查看你網上訂單嘅配送狀態。

The Guardian
sport·
18 Aug, 18:55

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中文導讀

Tour of Britain Women 近日正式開賽,但賽事氣氛顯得沉重。由於單車手 Finlay Tarling 近期喺賽事中不幸離世,令整個單車界陷入哀傷。儘管如此,賽事主辦方仍期望透過今次比賽,為女子單車運動嘅未來發展注入新希望,並提升賽事嘅關注度同專業水平,令呢項運動可以持續發展落去。

Tour of Britain Women begins under cloud but with hope of stronger future
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Vocabulary 生字

peloton

Noun名詞

(單車比賽中)主車群

EN

The cyclist stayed in the middle of the peloton to save energy.

嗰位單車手留喺主車群中間以節省體力。

under a cloud

Idiom慣用語

處於陰影下;處於受懷疑或悲傷嘅氣氛中

EN

The celebration was held under a cloud following the unexpected news.

由於收到突如其來嘅消息,呢場慶祝活動喺一片陰霾下進行。

resilience

Noun名詞

韌性;適應力;復原力

EN

It takes great resilience to overcome such difficult challenges in life.

要克服人生中咁艱難嘅挑戰,需要好強嘅韌性。

The Guardian
sport·
18 Aug, 18:38

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中文導讀

Pakistan 國家板球隊近日重返 England 作賽,但佢哋喺過去 13 個 Test series 入面只係贏過兩次,表現相當飄忽。雖然 Pakistan 隊伍歷史悠久,但面對陣容頻繁變動,球隊明顯缺乏當年嘅靈活性同戰術變化。對於鍾意睇板球嘅移英港人嚟講,呢場賽事唔單止係技術嘅比拼,更加係球隊重建信心嘅關鍵測試,值得留意佢哋點樣喺新陣容下調整狀態。

Pakistan have pedigree but lack wizardry 10 years on from glorious summer
A

Vocabulary 生字

pedigree

Noun名詞

血統、背景、歷史淵源,常用於形容某人或某事物具備優良嘅傳統或經驗

EN

The company has a long pedigree of excellence in engineering.

呢間公司喺工程領域擁有悠久嘅卓越傳統。

wizardry

Noun名詞

魔法、奇術,引申為極高明嘅技巧或令人驚嘆嘅能力

EN

The chef's culinary wizardry turned simple ingredients into a five-star meal.

嗰位廚師嘅烹飪奇術將簡單嘅食材變成了五星級餐點。

personnel

Noun名詞

人員、員工,常用於指機構或組織內嘅全體工作人員

EN

The manager is looking to hire more personnel to handle the increased workload.

經理正打算聘請更多人員嚟處理增加咗嘅工作量。

The Guardian
sport·
18 Aug, 16:53

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中文導讀

Joe Root 即將重掌 England 板球隊隊長一職,帶領球隊喺 Leeds 對戰 Pakistan。佢強調唔會推翻前任隊長 Ben Stokes 同教練 Brendon McCullum 建立嘅戰術風格,反而會承接佢哋嘅成果,務求令球隊表現更上一層樓。對於板球愛好者嚟講,呢場賽事係觀察 England 戰術調整嘅關鍵指標,睇下 Joe Root 點樣喺維持現有優勢嘅同時,注入自己嘅領導風格。

Returning captain Joe Root aiming to build on best of Stokes era against Pakistan
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Vocabulary 生字

Aim

Verb動詞

目標係;打算;致力於

EN

I aim to finish my report before the weekend.

我打算喺週末前完成份報告。

Build on

Phrasal Verb短語動詞

以……為基礎進一步發展

EN

We should build on our previous success to achieve even better results.

我哋應該以之前嘅成功為基礎,爭取更好嘅成績。

Prepare

Verb動詞

準備;籌備

EN

It takes time to prepare a healthy meal from scratch.

由零開始準備一餐健康嘅飯菜係需要時間嘅。

The Guardian
sport·
18 Aug, 10:00

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中文導讀

前 Dallas Cowboys 球星 Tony Romo 近日因涉嫌酒後駕駛被捕,目前已進入無限期休假。作為 CBS 價值 1.8 億美元嘅 NFL 評論員,呢次醜聞令佢嘅職業生涯蒙上陰影。喺競爭激烈嘅體育傳媒界,呢類負面新聞往往係致命傷,外界正密切關注佢未來仲有無機會重返幕前。

The rise and fall of Tony Romo: what comes next for CBS’s $180m NFL analyst?
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Vocabulary 生字

Indefinite

Adjective形容詞

無限期的;不確定的

EN

The manager has been on indefinite leave due to personal reasons.

經理因私人理由無限期休假。

Suspicion

Noun名詞

懷疑;嫌疑

EN

He was arrested on suspicion of theft after the security footage was reviewed.

在翻看保安錄影後,他因涉嫌盜竊被捕。

Competitive

Adjective形容詞

競爭激烈的;好勝的

EN

The job market in this city is extremely competitive for new graduates.

這座城市的就業市場對應屆畢業生來說競爭非常激烈。

The Guardian
sport·
18 Aug, 07:36

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中文導讀

AFL 近期爆出性侵指控,處理手法引發爭議。雖然部分環節處理得尚算謹慎,但輿論批評機構過度聚焦於體育賽事層面,忽略咗受害女性嘅真實經歷同感受。呢件事反映出大型組織喺處理性別暴力議題時,往往因為維護體育形象而令受害者聲音被邊緣化,未能提供足夠嘅支援同正視問題,值得大眾反思體育界對性別平等嘅承擔。

Women’s experiences sidelined in response to Sydney Swans sexual assault allegations
A

Vocabulary 生字

sidelined

Verb (past participle)動詞(過去分詞)

被邊緣化;被排除在核心之外

EN

The junior staff felt sidelined when the manager made all the decisions without consulting them.

當經理未經諮詢就做出所有決定時,初級員工感到自己被邊緣化了。

regrettable

Adjective形容詞

令人遺憾的;可惜的

EN

It is a regrettable mistake that caused a delay in the project delivery.

這是一個令人遺憾的錯誤,導致了項目交付的延誤。

allegation

Noun名詞

指控;聲稱(未經證實的說法)

EN

The company is investigating the serious allegation made by one of its former employees.

公司正在調查其中一名離職員工所提出的嚴重指控。

The Guardian
sport·
18 Aug, 06:19

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中文導讀

澳洲板球隊喺輸咗畀 Bangladesh 之後進行大換血,開路先鋒 Jake Weatherald 因為表現唔理想被踢出局,由 Matthew Renshaw 取代佢進入 13 人大軍名單。呢次調動反映球隊對近期戰績極度不滿,教練團希望透過陣容調整,喺下一場比賽挽回劣勢,避免連敗。

Australia swing axe after Darwin disaster with Jake Weatherald dropped for second Bangladesh Test
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Vocabulary 生字

swing the axe

Idiom慣用語

指大幅裁員、削減開支或撤換人員,通常帶有果斷嘅意味。

EN

The company had to swing the axe to cut costs after a difficult financial year.

經歷艱難嘅財政年度後,公司不得不進行大幅裁員以削減開支。

pay the price

Idiom慣用語

付出代價,指因為之前嘅錯誤或行為而承受負面後果。

EN

If you don't study for your exams, you will eventually pay the price with poor grades.

如果你唔溫書準備考試,最終就要為差嘅成績付出代價。

draft

Verb動詞

徵召、選拔或調派某人加入某個團隊或組織。

EN

The manager decided to draft an experienced consultant to help with the new project.

經理決定調派一位經驗豐富嘅顧問嚟協助呢個新項目。