▍原文 The US has struck a deal with Venezuela to control more than 65 billion barrels of its proven oil reserves, Donald Trump said. The US president wrote that the agreement would more than double American oil reserves and "substantially lower Gas Prices for all Americans". Trump vowed to tap into Venezuela's reserves, the world's largest, after the US captured its then-President Nicolás Maduro in January, ostensibly to stand trial on drug charges in New York. ▍語言點 1. strike a deal 達成協議，談成交易 ·strike v. 擊打、撞擊 ·strike a deal 比 make a deal 多了一份“一錘定音、最終敲定”的感覺，常用於較為正式的語境。 2. proven reserves 已探明儲量（proved reserves） ·proven 是 prove 的過去分詞，意為“被證實的”；reserves 是“儲量、儲備” ·在石油行業中，儲量（reserves）按確定程度從高到低分為：proven、probable、possible ·委內瑞拉已探明石油儲量約為3000億桶，位居全球第一。 3. double /ˈdʌbl/ v. 使……翻倍 ·more than double 翻一倍還多 4. substantially /səbˈstæn...
▍原文 The US has struck a deal with Venezuela to control more than 65 billion barrels of its proven oil reserves, Donald Trump said. The US president wrote that the agreement would more than double American oil reserves and "substantially lower Gas Prices for all Americans". Trump vowed to tap into Venezuela's reserves, the world's largest, after the US captured its then-President Nicolás Maduro in January, ostensibly to stand trial on drug charges in New York. ▍語言點 1. strike a deal 達成協議，談成交易 ·strike v. 擊打、撞擊 ·strike a deal 比 make a deal 多了一份“一錘定音、最終敲定”的感覺，常用於較為正式的語境。 2. proven reserves 已探明儲量（proved reserves） ·proven 是 prove 的過去分詞，意為“被證實的”；reserves 是“儲量、儲備” ·在石油行業中，儲量（reserves）按確定程度從高到低分為：proven、probable、possible ·委內瑞拉已探明石油儲量約為3000億桶，位居全球第一。 3. double /ˈdʌbl/ v. 使……翻倍 ·more than double 翻一倍還多 4. substantially /səbˈstæn...
▍原文 Thailand beat China 3‑2 in a back‑and‑forth final of the 2026 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship in Tianjin on Sunday, claiming the continental title and securing the country's first‑ever Olympic berth in women's volleyball. China, a three‑time Olympic champion, has competed at every Games since making its Olympic debut at Los Angeles 1984, but Sunday's defeat denied the host an early ticket to Los Angeles 2028. ▍語言點 1. beat /biːt/ v.（體育比賽）戰勝，擊敗 2. back-and-forth /ˌbæk ən ˈfɔːθ/ adj. 一來一回的，來回拉鋸的 3. Asian Women's Volleyball Championship 亞洲女排錦標賽（簡稱亞錦賽） 4. claim /kleɪm/ v. 斬獲，奪得（win, gain） 5. continental title 洲際賽事冠軍 ・continental adj. 大洲的 ・title n.（競賽、體育比賽的）冠軍 6. secure /sɪˈkjʊə/ v. 爭取到，穩穩拿到 7. first-ever /ˌfɜːst ˈevə/ adj. 史無前例的，有史以來第一次的 8. Games /ɡeɪmz/ n. 奧運會（the Olympic Games） 9. Olympic berth 奧運參賽席位 ・berth n. 參賽席...
▍原文 Thailand beat China 3‑2 in a back‑and‑forth final of the 2026 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship in Tianjin on Sunday, claiming the continental title and securing the country's first‑ever Olympic berth in women's volleyball. China, a three‑time Olympic champion, has competed at every Games since making its Olympic debut at Los Angeles 1984, but Sunday's defeat denied the host an early ticket to Los Angeles 2028. ▍語言點 1. beat /biːt/ v.（體育比賽）戰勝，擊敗 2. back-and-forth /ˌbæk ən ˈfɔːθ/ adj. 一來一回的，來回拉鋸的 3. Asian Women's Volleyball Championship 亞洲女排錦標賽（簡稱亞錦賽） 4. claim /kleɪm/ v. 斬獲，奪得（win, gain） 5. continental title 洲際賽事冠軍 ・continental adj. 大洲的 ・title n.（競賽、體育比賽的）冠軍 6. secure /sɪˈkjʊə/ v. 爭取到，穩穩拿到 7. first-ever /ˌfɜːst ˈevə/ adj. 史無前例的，有史以來第一次的 8. Games /ɡeɪmz/ n. 奧運會（the Olympic Games） 9. Olympic berth 奧運參賽席位 ・berth n. 參賽席...
▍原文 Cryptocurrency billionaire and TRON founder Justin Sun has ignited a firestorm of controversy after claiming an AI chatbot advised him to break up with prominent Chinese actress Jing Tian over a $50 million financial dispute and surrogacy plans. Sun said in a sprawling post that he had paid 30 million yuan as a bride price to Jing's parents. He later filed a civil lawsuit against the actress to recover the money. Jing forcefully pushed back against the allegations. ▍語言點 1. cryptocurrency /ˈkrɪptoʊkɜːrənsi/ n. 加密貨幣（也就是比特幣、以太坊這類數字貨幣的總稱） 2. TRON 波場（區塊鏈平臺，發行了加密貨幣TRX，孫宇晨是其創始人） 3. ignite a firestorm of controversy 引爆輿論風暴 ·ignite v. 點燃 ·firestorm n. 火災風暴、燎原大火 4. prominent /ˈprɑːmɪnənt/ adj. 著名的，傑出的 拓展： prominent 比 famous 更正式，強調某人在某個領域地位突出、備受矚目。 5. financial dispute 財務糾紛，經濟糾紛 6. surrogacy /ˈsɜːrəɡəsi/ n. 代孕 7. sprawling /ˈ...
▍原文 Cryptocurrency billionaire and TRON founder Justin Sun has ignited a firestorm of controversy after claiming an AI chatbot advised him to break up with prominent Chinese actress Jing Tian over a $50 million financial dispute and surrogacy plans. Sun said in a sprawling post that he had paid 30 million yuan as a bride price to Jing's parents. He later filed a civil lawsuit against the actress to recover the money. Jing forcefully pushed back against the allegations. ▍語言點 1. cryptocurrency /ˈkrɪptoʊkɜːrənsi/ n. 加密貨幣（也就是比特幣、以太坊這類數字貨幣的總稱） 2. TRON 波場（區塊鏈平臺，發行了加密貨幣TRX，孫宇晨是其創始人） 3. ignite a firestorm of controversy 引爆輿論風暴 ·ignite v. 點燃 ·firestorm n. 火災風暴、燎原大火 4. prominent /ˈprɑːmɪnənt/ adj. 著名的，傑出的 拓展： prominent 比 famous 更正式，強調某人在某個領域地位突出、備受矚目。 5. financial dispute 財務糾紛，經濟糾紛 6. surrogacy /ˈsɜːrəɡəsi/ n. 代孕 7. sprawling /ˈsp...
▍原文 Rescue teams are racing to a mudslide‑stricken border port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region after the disaster caused significant casualties along the China‑Nepal border on Wednesday, local authorities said. A mudslide occurred on Wednesday morning in Nepal, resulting in three people dead and 265 missing at Gyirong Port in Gyirong county of Xizang as of 8 pm, according to initial estimates. Xizang has activated its highest‑level relief and emergency response for natural disasters. ▍語言點 1. rescue teams 救援隊、救援隊伍 2. race /reɪs/ v.（本文）火速趕往、疾馳奔赴；賽跑 3. mudslide‑stricken /ˈmʌdslaɪd ˌstrɪkən/ adj. 遭受泥石流襲擊的、受泥石流重創的 mud（泥土）+ slide（滑落）= mudslide（泥石流）。stricken 是 strike（撞擊、襲擊）的過去分詞形式，常用於構成復合形容詞，表示“遭受……重創的”。 4. border port 邊境口岸 border n. 邊境 port 港口、口岸 5. Xizang Autonomous Region 西藏自治區 Xizang Autonomous Region 是“西藏自治區”的官方英文名...
▍原文 Rescue teams are racing to a mudslide‑stricken border port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region after the disaster caused significant casualties along the China‑Nepal border on Wednesday, local authorities said. A mudslide occurred on Wednesday morning in Nepal, resulting in three people dead and 265 missing at Gyirong Port in Gyirong county of Xizang as of 8 pm, according to initial estimates. Xizang has activated its highest‑level relief and emergency response for natural disasters. ▍語言點 1. rescue teams 救援隊、救援隊伍 2. race /reɪs/ v.（本文）火速趕往、疾馳奔赴；賽跑 3. mudslide‑stricken /ˈmʌdslaɪd ˌstrɪkən/ adj. 遭受泥石流襲擊的、受泥石流重創的 mud（泥土）+ slide（滑落）= mudslide（泥石流）。stricken 是 strike（撞擊、襲擊）的過去分詞形式，常用於構成復合形容詞，表示“遭受……重創的”。 4. border port 邊境口岸 border n. 邊境 port 港口、口岸 5. Xizang Autonomous Region 西藏自治區 Xizang Autonomous Region 是“西藏自治區”的官方英文名...
▍原文 A 25-year-old Chinese student was found dead in South Korea's southeastern city of Gyeongsan on Tuesday, police said, six days after she went missing. A man in his 30s has been arrested and is being investigated on suspicion of murdering the Chinese student. On August 21, the suspect told police that he was the student's boyfriend and reported her missing. Police said they were looking into the suspect's possible motive. ▍語言點 1. be found dead 被發現死亡 2. go missing 失蹤，下落不明 3. on suspicion of something 涉嫌…… · He was arrested on suspicion of theft. 他因涉嫌盜竊被捕。 4. suspect /ˈsʌspekt/ n. 嫌疑人 5. report somebody missing 報案稱某人失蹤，向警方申報某人失蹤 6. look into something 調查，研究，了解某事（比investigate 稍口語化） · look into the matter 調查此事 · look into the problem 調查這個問題 7. motive /ˈməʊtɪv/ n. 動機 - 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】，...
▍原文 A 25-year-old Chinese student was found dead in South Korea's southeastern city of Gyeongsan on Tuesday, police said, six days after she went missing. A man in his 30s has been arrested and is being investigated on suspicion of murdering the Chinese student. On August 21, the suspect told police that he was the student's boyfriend and reported her missing. Police said they were looking into the suspect's possible motive. ▍語言點 1. be found dead 被發現死亡 2. go missing 失蹤，下落不明 3. on suspicion of something 涉嫌…… · He was arrested on suspicion of theft. 他因涉嫌盜竊被捕。 4. suspect /ˈsʌspekt/ n. 嫌疑人 5. report somebody missing 報案稱某人失蹤，向警方申報某人失蹤 6. look into something 調查，研究，了解某事（比investigate 稍口語化） · look into the matter 調查此事 · look into the problem 調查這個問題 7. motive /ˈməʊtɪv/ n. 動機 - 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】，...