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The Guardian
news·
1h ago

Nottinghamshire police officer in hospital after being shot in the foot

Large cordon in place around Angel Row area of city centre after ‘shocking incident’ in the early hours of Sunday

中文導讀

Nottinghamshire 一名警員喺 Angel Row 附近執勤期間腳部中槍,目前正喺醫院接受治療。當地警方已封鎖市中心大範圍區域進行調查。呢單槍擊事件喺市中心發生,情況罕見且令人震驚,反映出當地治安狀況值得關注,建議居住喺 Nottinghamshire 嘅港人留意警方最新消息,避免前往封鎖區域。

Nottinghamshire police officer in hospital after being shot in the foot
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Vocabulary 生字

Cordon

Noun名詞

警戒線、封鎖區

EN

The police set up a cordon around the building after the gas leak was reported.

中

氣體洩漏報告傳出後,警方喺建築物周圍拉起咗警戒線。

Incident

Noun名詞

事件、事故

EN

Please report any suspicious incident to the building manager immediately.

中

如果有任何可疑事件,請立即向大廈管理員報告。

Shocking

Adjective形容詞

令人震驚的、駭人聽聞的

EN

It was a shocking discovery when we found out the roof was leaking everywhere.

中

當我哋發現屋頂周圍都漏水嗰陣,真係一個令人震驚嘅發現。

The Guardian
sport·
18 Oct, 08:00

Meaty Montpellier leave Bath reeling and offer Prem French lessons

Bath had their moments in a 32-14 defeat, but Montpellier deployed old-fashioned grit and guile to play them off their own park

中文導讀

Bath 喺近期一場賽事中以 32-14 輸畀 Montpellier。雖然 Bath 喺比賽期間有過幾次反擊機會,但 Montpellier 憑藉豐富經驗同埋堅韌嘅防守策略,成功喺對手主場控制戰局。呢場敗仗反映出 Bath 喺面對歐洲頂尖球隊時,戰術執行力同埋抗壓能力依然有待提升,對於關注英格蘭欖球發展嘅球迷嚟講,呢場賽果絕對值得深思。

Meaty Montpellier leave Bath reeling and offer Prem French lessons
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Vocabulary 生字

Reeling

Adjective形容詞

感到震驚、暈頭轉向或受到重創

EN

The company is still reeling from the sudden loss of its main investor.

中

間公司仲因為主要投資者突然撤資而受到重創。

Grit

Noun名詞

毅力、堅毅、勇氣

EN

It takes a lot of grit to start a new career in a foreign country.

中

喺外國開展新事業需要好大嘅毅力。

Guile

Noun名詞

狡黠、機智、詭計

EN

He used his business guile to negotiate a much better deal for his team.

中

佢運用佢嘅商業機智,為佢嘅團隊傾到一份更好嘅合約。

The Guardian
sport·
18 Oct, 08:00

Brook and Jacks lead resurgent England into tri-series with World Cup in sight

England’s youngsters have licence to thrill in T20s, but it is time to get serious in ODIs

中文導讀

England 國家板球隊近期喺 T20 賽事表現亮眼,Harry Brook 同 Will Jacks 等年輕球員展現出極高潛力。隨住 World Cup 賽事臨近,球隊重心將會轉向 ODI 賽制,教練團期望球員喺呢種更考驗耐力同戰術嘅賽事中,將「娛樂性」轉化為「穩定性」,為爭奪世界盃冠軍做好準備。呢次轉型對球隊未來嘅國際排名至關重要。

Brook and Jacks lead resurgent England into tri-series with World Cup in sight
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Vocabulary 生字

resurgent

Adjective形容詞

復甦的、捲土重來的

EN

The company is making a resurgent effort to regain its market share.

中

該公司正努力捲土重來,以奪回市場份額。

licence

Noun名詞

許可、自由(指不受限制的權利)

EN

The director gave the actors artistic licence to interpret the script in their own way.

中

導演給予演員藝術創作上的自由,讓他們以自己的方式詮釋劇本。

in sight

Idiom慣用語

即將發生、快要實現

EN

With the end of the project in sight, the team is working extra hours to finish it.

中

隨著項目即將完成,團隊正加班趕工。

The Guardian
football·
18 Oct, 08:00

Wigan pine for FA Cup glory as not even victory can lift them off foot of League One

Gary Caldwell, club captain in 2013 and now the manager, needs much more than Saturday’s win over Reading to disperse the clouds

中文導讀

Wigan Athletic 雖然喺近期賽事擊敗 Reading,但依然未能擺脫 League One 榜尾位置。領隊 Gary Caldwell 喺 2013 年曾以隊長身份帶領球隊奪得 FA Cup,如今佢面對球隊護級壓力,單靠一場勝仗並不足以解決球隊長期積弱嘅問題,未來嘅領軍能力將備受考驗。

Wigan pine for FA Cup glory as not even victory can lift them off foot of League One
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Vocabulary 生字

pine for

Phrasal Verb短語動詞

渴望、因思念或渴望某事物而變得憔悴

EN

After moving to a new city, he began to pine for the familiar comforts of his hometown.

中

搬到新城市後,佢開始渴望家鄉熟悉嘅舒適感。

disperse

Verb動詞

驅散、消散、分散

EN

The strong wind helped to disperse the thick fog that had covered the park all morning.

中

強風有助於驅散成個上晝籠罩住公園嘅濃霧。

glory

Noun名詞

榮耀、光榮

EN

The athlete worked hard for years in hopes of achieving glory at the international competition.

中

嗰位運動員多年嚟努力訓練,希望喺國際賽事中獲得榮耀。

The Guardian
money·
18 Oct, 07:00

£3,500 and no work done: the offer to help that’s really a roofing scam

Citizens Advice warns of its No 1 scam as growing number of people are targeted by criminals posing as roofers

中文導讀

近日 Citizens Advice 發出警告,指假冒屋頂維修人員嘅詐騙案急升,成為英國目前最常見嘅騙案。騙徒通常會主動上門,訛稱屋頂有問題需要緊急維修,藉此騙取高昂費用但完全唔做工程。各位移英港人如果遇到有人主動敲門提供維修服務,務必提高警覺,切勿輕易付款,建議先諮詢信譽良好嘅專業人士。

£3,500 and no work done: the offer to help that’s really a roofing scam
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Vocabulary 生字

Scam

Noun名詞

詐騙、騙局

EN

Be careful when you receive unexpected emails, as they could be a scam to steal your personal information.

中

收到不明電郵時要小心,因為嗰啲可能係盜取你個人資料嘅詐騙。

Pose as

Phrasal Verb短語動詞

假扮、冒充

EN

The thief tried to pose as a delivery driver to gain access to the building.

中

嗰個賊人試圖假扮成速遞員進入大廈。

Target

Verb動詞

將……作為目標、針對

EN

Scammers often target elderly people because they think they are easier to deceive.

中

騙徒經常針對長者,因為佢哋認為長者比較容易受騙。