▍原文 China’s AI-generated character, Fang Taozi, has started selling products, with reported ad rates ranging from 168,000 to 258,000 yuan per video, exceeding those of many human influencers with millions of followers. The virtual star from the AI short drama The Laid-off Girl gained over 400,000 followers within one month of launching onsocial media. AI actors are becoming independent IPs. Some fans call Fang Taozi "the first AI idol". ▍語言點 AI-generated character AI生成的角色 sell products 帶貨，推銷產品 ad rate 廣告報價 exceed /ɪkˈsiːd/ v. 超越，超過 short drama 短劇 laid-off /leɪd ˈɒf/ adj. 被裁掉的，被解雇的 IP（intellectual property的縮寫）知識產權；文娛行業里指一個有商業價值的原創內容資產 idol /ˈaɪdl/ n. 偶像 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取：《晨讀短文100篇電子資料》 關注公眾號【教書匠小夏】，夏鵬老師送你2份見面禮：《英語學習小傳》 共100篇文章，英語學習經驗獨家分享 《英文學習方法論》共72節視頻課，英語學習的答案之書 【教書...
▍原文 China’s AI-generated character, Fang Taozi, has started selling products, with reported ad rates ranging from 168,000 to 258,000 yuan per video, exceeding those of many human influencers with millions of followers. The virtual star from the AI short drama The Laid-off Girl gained over 400,000 followers within one month of launching onsocial media. AI actors are becoming independent IPs. Some fans call Fang Taozi "the first AI idol". ▍語言點 AI-generated character AI生成的角色 sell products 帶貨，推銷產品 ad rate 廣告報價 exceed /ɪkˈsiːd/ v. 超越，超過 short drama 短劇 laid-off /leɪd ˈɒf/ adj. 被裁掉的，被解雇的 IP（intellectual property的縮寫）知識產權；文娛行業里指一個有商業價值的原創內容資產 idol /ˈaɪdl/ n. 偶像 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取：《晨讀短文100篇電子資料》 關注公眾號【教書匠小夏】，夏鵬老師送你2份見面禮：《英語學習小傳》 共100篇文章，英語學習經驗獨家分享 《英文學習方法論》共72節視頻課，英語學習的答案之書 【教書...
▍原文 An interview conducted by Chinese podcaster Zhong Shu with Hollywood director Christopher Nolan about his new blockbuster The Odyssey has gone viral. Following the film's Beijing premiere, Zhong posed a series of philosophical questions to Nolan, including whether he sees himself as a "bard of a civilization at dusk". Zhong noted that social media users on platforms such as X are using the exchange to debate broader issues, including the decline of Western media. ▍語言點 1. go viral 全網走紅，病毒式傳播 2. conduct /kənˈdʌkt/ v. 實施，開展 3. podcaster /ˈpɒdkɑːstər/ n. 播客創作者，播客主播 · podcast n. 播客，音頻談話節目 4. blockbuster /ˈblɒkbʌstər/ n. 票房火爆、萬眾矚目的院線大片，重磅影視作品 5. premiere /ˈpremieər/ n. 電影首映式 6. pose questions to somebody 向某人提出問題 7. a series of philosophical questions 一系列富有哲學深度的問題 · philosophical adj. 哲學層面的，充滿思辨性的 8. bard /bɑːd/ n. 吟遊詩人 9. a civilization at d...
▍原文 An interview conducted by Chinese podcaster Zhong Shu with Hollywood director Christopher Nolan about his new blockbuster The Odyssey has gone viral. Following the film's Beijing premiere, Zhong posed a series of philosophical questions to Nolan, including whether he sees himself as a "bard of a civilization at dusk". Zhong noted that social media users on platforms such as X are using the exchange to debate broader issues, including the decline of Western media. ▍語言點 1. go viral 全網走紅，病毒式傳播 2. conduct /kənˈdʌkt/ v. 實施，開展 3. podcaster /ˈpɒdkɑːstər/ n. 播客創作者，播客主播 · podcast n. 播客，音頻談話節目 4. blockbuster /ˈblɒkbʌstər/ n. 票房火爆、萬眾矚目的院線大片，重磅影視作品 5. premiere /ˈpremieər/ n. 電影首映式 6. pose questions to somebody 向某人提出問題 7. a series of philosophical questions 一系列富有哲學深度的問題 · philosophical adj. 哲學層面的，充滿思辨性的 8. bard /bɑːd/ n. 吟遊詩人 9. a civilization at d...
▍原文 A former South Carolina police officer wanted in connection with the murder of his wife and a sex crime involving a minor is in custody more than two decades later. Dan Hiers Jr., 53, has been brought back to the United States from China. In 2018, Hiers was arrested in Shanghai after a woman claimed that while perusing the US Marshals’ most wanted list, she recognized Hiers as her former English teacher at a Chinese university. ▍語言點 wanted /ˈwɑːntɪd/adj. 被通緝的 the most wanted man 頭號通緝犯 in connection with something 與…有關，涉嫌… minor /ˈmaɪnə/ n（法律語境下）未成年人 in custody 被羈押，被拘留 peruse /pəˈruːz/ v. 仔細瀏覽，審閱（比普通的read或browse更正式） U.S. Marshals 美國法警署 recognize somebody as 認出某人是… 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取：《晨讀短文100篇電子資料》 關注公眾號【教書匠小夏】，夏鵬老師送你2份見面禮：《英語學習小傳》 共100篇文章，英語學習經驗獨家分享 《英文學習方法論》共72節視頻課，英語學習的答...
▍原文 A former South Carolina police officer wanted in connection with the murder of his wife and a sex crime involving a minor is in custody more than two decades later. Dan Hiers Jr., 53, has been brought back to the United States from China. In 2018, Hiers was arrested in Shanghai after a woman claimed that while perusing the US Marshals’ most wanted list, she recognized Hiers as her former English teacher at a Chinese university. ▍語言點 wanted /ˈwɑːntɪd/adj. 被通緝的 the most wanted man 頭號通緝犯 in connection with something 與…有關，涉嫌… minor /ˈmaɪnə/ n（法律語境下）未成年人 in custody 被羈押，被拘留 peruse /pəˈruːz/ v. 仔細瀏覽，審閱（比普通的read或browse更正式） U.S. Marshals 美國法警署 recognize somebody as 認出某人是… 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取：《晨讀短文100篇電子資料》 關注公眾號【教書匠小夏】，夏鵬老師送你2份見面禮：《英語學習小傳》 共100篇文章，英語學習經驗獨家分享 《英文學習方法論》共72節視頻課，英語學習的答...
▍原文 America's biggest companies are starting to hire again, defying predictions of AI wipeout. Companies ranging from railroad giant CSX to Google parent Alphabet have told investors in recent days that they plan to hire to meet growth goals or to seize on emerging technologies. Some executives say the costs and limitations of AI now demand that more people be added; others want to hire people back following layoffs. They have realized that humans are necessary to work alongside AI. ▍語言點 1. defy predictions 與預測背道而馳 · defy v. 違背，挑戰，與……相反 · defy the rules 違反規則 · defy expectations 出乎意料 2. wipeout /ˈwaɪpaʊt/ n. 徹底摧毀，全面消滅 3. ranging from ...to ... 範圍從……到…… 4. giant /ˈdʒaɪənt/ n. 行業巨頭 · a tech giant 科技巨頭 · a retail giant 零售巨頭 5. seize on 敏銳地抓住（某個機會）並加以利用 · seize v. 抓住，奪取 6. emerging /ɪˈmɜːdʒɪŋ/ adj. 正在浮現的，新興的 · emerging markets 新興市場 · emerging ...
▍原文 America's biggest companies are starting to hire again, defying predictions of AI wipeout. Companies ranging from railroad giant CSX to Google parent Alphabet have told investors in recent days that they plan to hire to meet growth goals or to seize on emerging technologies. Some executives say the costs and limitations of AI now demand that more people be added; others want to hire people back following layoffs. They have realized that humans are necessary to work alongside AI. ▍語言點 1. defy predictions 與預測背道而馳 · defy v. 違背，挑戰，與……相反 · defy the rules 違反規則 · defy expectations 出乎意料 2. wipeout /ˈwaɪpaʊt/ n. 徹底摧毀，全面消滅 3. ranging from ...to ... 範圍從……到…… 4. giant /ˈdʒaɪənt/ n. 行業巨頭 · a tech giant 科技巨頭 · a retail giant 零售巨頭 5. seize on 敏銳地抓住（某個機會）並加以利用 · seize v. 抓住，奪取 6. emerging /ɪˈmɜːdʒɪŋ/ adj. 正在浮現的，新興的 · emerging markets 新興市場 · emerging ...
▍原文 At 35, Chinese mathematician Wang Hong was awarded the Fields Medal, becoming the third woman ever to receive the honor in its 90-year history. The luxury items she wore on the podium have sparked online debate. She wore a black Alexander McQueen blazer and Cartier accessories, including a necklace and a ring. While some praised her style, others questioned whether scholars should wear luxury goods, citing the traditional image of scholars as modest and frugal. ▍語言點 1. be awarded something 被授予……獎項 · award /əˈwɔːd/ v. 授予，頒發 2. Fields Medal 菲爾茲獎，業內公認的“數學界諾貝爾獎” 3. receive the honor 獲得榮譽、獎項 · honor n. 榮譽，獎項 4. luxury items 奢侈品 · luxury n. 奢侈的享受、待遇；adj. 奢華的 · a luxury hotel 豪華酒店 · item /ˈaɪtəm/ n. 具體的實物、物件、商品 5. podium /ˈpəʊdiəm/ n. 領獎臺，演講臺 6. spark online debate 引發網絡爭議 · spark v. 激起，引發 · debate n. 爭論，討論 7. Alexander McQueen blazer 亞歷...
▍原文 At 35, Chinese mathematician Wang Hong was awarded the Fields Medal, becoming the third woman ever to receive the honor in its 90-year history. The luxury items she wore on the podium have sparked online debate. She wore a black Alexander McQueen blazer and Cartier accessories, including a necklace and a ring. While some praised her style, others questioned whether scholars should wear luxury goods, citing the traditional image of scholars as modest and frugal. ▍語言點 1. be awarded something 被授予……獎項 · award /əˈwɔːd/ v. 授予，頒發 2. Fields Medal 菲爾茲獎，業內公認的“數學界諾貝爾獎” 3. receive the honor 獲得榮譽、獎項 · honor n. 榮譽，獎項 4. luxury items 奢侈品 · luxury n. 奢侈的享受、待遇；adj. 奢華的 · a luxury hotel 豪華酒店 · item /ˈaɪtəm/ n. 具體的實物、物件、商品 5. podium /ˈpəʊdiəm/ n. 領獎臺，演講臺 6. spark online debate 引發網絡爭議 · spark v. 激起，引發 · debate n. 爭論，討論 7. Alexander McQueen blazer 亞歷...