▍原文 King Charles III and Queen Camilla appeared joyous in their 2025 Christmas card as the monarch prepares for the holiday to potentially be "his last." The holiday card, shared via Instagram Saturday, showed the couple smiling widely and holding hands while at the Villa Wolkonsky in Rome, Italy, in April. The couple 'debuted their annual holiday card as Charles reportedly wants to make this "Christmas" special amid his ongoing cancer battle. ▍語言點 1. joyous /ˈdʒɔɪəs/ adj. 內心充滿了歡樂的（full of joy） · 近義詞：joyful, delighted, happy 2. monarch /ˈmɑːnərk/ n. 君主 · monarchy n. 君主制 3. potentially /poʊˈtenʃli/ adv. 潛在地（possibly） 4. via UK /ˈvaɪə/ US /ˈvaɪə/ /ˈviːə/ prop. 通過（through） 5. smile widely 笑容燦爛（smile brightly） · 同義表達：smile from ear to ear 6. debut UK /ˈdeɪbju/ US /deɪˈbju/ （本文）v. 首次公之於眾；n. 首演 7. reportedly /rɪˈpɔːrtɪdli/ adv. 有很多人都這麼說（according to what many peopl...
▍原文 King Charles III and Queen Camilla appeared joyous in their 2025 Christmas card as the monarch prepares for the holiday to potentially be "his last." The holiday card, shared via Instagram Saturday, showed the couple smiling widely and holding hands while at the Villa Wolkonsky in Rome, Italy, in April. The couple 'debuted their annual holiday card as Charles reportedly wants to make this "Christmas" special amid his ongoing cancer battle. ▍語言點 1. joyous /ˈdʒɔɪəs/ adj. 內心充滿了歡樂的（full of joy） · 近義詞：joyful, delighted, happy 2. monarch /ˈmɑːnərk/ n. 君主 · monarchy n. 君主制 3. potentially /poʊˈtenʃli/ adv. 潛在地（possibly） 4. via UK /ˈvaɪə/ US /ˈvaɪə/ /ˈviːə/ prop. 通過（through） 5. smile widely 笑容燦爛（smile brightly） · 同義表達：smile from ear to ear 6. debut UK /ˈdeɪbju/ US /deɪˈbju/ （本文）v. 首次公之於眾；n. 首演 7. reportedly /rɪˈpɔːrtɪdli/ adv. 有很多人都這麼說（according to what many peopl...
▍原文 From the election of Zohran Mamdani to the intrigue surrounding the jewel heist at the Louvre, keeping up with this year's news also left some Americans struggling with pronunciations. That's put both the name of New York City's incoming mayor and the famed Paris museum on a list of the most mispronounced words in 2025. The list was compiled by the language-learning company Babbel and closed-captioning company The Captioning Group on Thursday. ▍語言點 intrigue /ɪn'tri:ːɡ/ n. 引人入勝的陰謀、謎團或秘密計劃 heist /haɪst/ n. 搶劫（尤指大膽、復雜的盜竊行動） keep up with something 跟上......的進度，及時了解...... · keep up with the latest fashion 緊跟時尚潮流 · keep up with the work 跟上工作進度 famed /feɪmd/ adj. 著名的，有名的（常用來描述地標、古跡、歷史人物或經典作品） mispronounce /mɪsprə'naʊns/ v. 念錯，讀錯 compile /kəm'paɪl/ v. 彙編，編纂 · compile a dictionary 編纂字典 · compile data 彙編數據 closed-caption 隱藏字幕 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序...
▍原文 From the election of Zohran Mamdani to the intrigue surrounding the jewel heist at the Louvre, keeping up with this year's news also left some Americans struggling with pronunciations. That's put both the name of New York City's incoming mayor and the famed Paris museum on a list of the most mispronounced words in 2025. The list was compiled by the language-learning company Babbel and closed-captioning company The Captioning Group on Thursday. ▍語言點 intrigue /ɪn'tri:ːɡ/ n. 引人入勝的陰謀、謎團或秘密計劃 heist /haɪst/ n. 搶劫（尤指大膽、復雜的盜竊行動） keep up with something 跟上......的進度，及時了解...... · keep up with the latest fashion 緊跟時尚潮流 · keep up with the work 跟上工作進度 famed /feɪmd/ adj. 著名的，有名的（常用來描述地標、古跡、歷史人物或經典作品） mispronounce /mɪsprə'naʊns/ v. 念錯，讀錯 compile /kəm'paɪl/ v. 彙編，編纂 · compile a dictionary 編纂字典 · compile data 彙編數據 closed-caption 隱藏字幕 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序...
▍原文 Money is pouring into women’s sports, with athletes in basketball, hockey, soccer, softball and volleyball reaping the rewards. But the top tier of the world’s highest-paid female athletes is dominated by tennis. The 15 top-earning female athletes in 2025 include 10 tennis players, up from nine last year, plus a pair of golfers and one each from basketball, gymnastics and skiing. Eileen Gu is the highest-ranked non-tennis player at fourth with $23 million. ▍語言點 1. pour into 大量湧入，源源不斷地流入 ·pour v.（本文）資金像水流一樣持續進入； 傾倒 2. reap the rewards 收獲回報，得到好處 ·reap v.（本文）取得，獲得； 收割莊稼 3. hockey /ˈhɑːki/ n. 曲棍球 4. softball /ˈsɔːftbɔːl/ n. 壘球 5. top tier 頂層梯隊，最高級别 ·tier n. 層級，等級 6. be dominated by 由……主導，被……掌控 · dominate v. 支配，掌控 7. top-earning /ˌtɑːp ˈɜːrnɪŋ/ adj. 收入最高的 8. golfer /ˈɡɑːlfər/ n. 高爾夫球手 ·golf n. 高爾夫 9. gymnastics /dʒɪmˈnæst...
▍原文 Money is pouring into women’s sports, with athletes in basketball, hockey, soccer, softball and volleyball reaping the rewards. But the top tier of the world’s highest-paid female athletes is dominated by tennis. The 15 top-earning female athletes in 2025 include 10 tennis players, up from nine last year, plus a pair of golfers and one each from basketball, gymnastics and skiing. Eileen Gu is the highest-ranked non-tennis player at fourth with $23 million. ▍語言點 1. pour into 大量湧入，源源不斷地流入 ·pour v.（本文）資金像水流一樣持續進入； 傾倒 2. reap the rewards 收獲回報，得到好處 ·reap v.（本文）取得，獲得； 收割莊稼 3. hockey /ˈhɑːki/ n. 曲棍球 4. softball /ˈsɔːftbɔːl/ n. 壘球 5. top tier 頂層梯隊，最高級别 ·tier n. 層級，等級 6. be dominated by 由……主導，被……掌控 · dominate v. 支配，掌控 7. top-earning /ˌtɑːp ˈɜːrnɪŋ/ adj. 收入最高的 8. golfer /ˈɡɑːlfər/ n. 高爾夫球手 ·golf n. 高爾夫 9. gymnastics /dʒɪmˈnæstɪ...
▍原文 Rage bait has been named the official Oxford word of 2025. It is defined as "online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative, or offensive, typically posted in order to increase traffic to or engagement with a particular web page or social media content.'' Its use signals a shift in how people talk about attention, engagement, and ethics online. According to Oxford, its usage has tripled in the last 12 months. ▍語言點 1. rage bait 憤怒營銷，引戰 · rage n. 憤怒，狂怒 · baitb n. 誘餌 2. be named 被命名為；被稱作；被評選為；被任命為 · She has been named the new manager. 她被任命為新的經理。 3. deliberately /dɪˈlɪbrətli/ adv. 故意地，專門地 4. be designed to do something 被設計成能……的 5. elicit /ɪˈlɪsɪt/ v. 引起 6. frustrating /frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ/ adj. 令人沮喪、令人懊惱的 7. provocative /prəˈvɑːkətɪv/ adj. 挑釁的、煽動的、引發對立的 8. offensive /əˈfensɪv/ adj. 冒犯的、無禮的 9. ...
▍原文 Rage bait has been named the official Oxford word of 2025. It is defined as "online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative, or offensive, typically posted in order to increase traffic to or engagement with a particular web page or social media content.'' Its use signals a shift in how people talk about attention, engagement, and ethics online. According to Oxford, its usage has tripled in the last 12 months. ▍語言點 1. rage bait 憤怒營銷，引戰 · rage n. 憤怒，狂怒 · baitb n. 誘餌 2. be named 被命名為；被稱作；被評選為；被任命為 · She has been named the new manager. 她被任命為新的經理。 3. deliberately /dɪˈlɪbrətli/ adv. 故意地，專門地 4. be designed to do something 被設計成能……的 5. elicit /ɪˈlɪsɪt/ v. 引起 6. frustrating /frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ/ adj. 令人沮喪、令人懊惱的 7. provocative /prəˈvɑːkətɪv/ adj. 挑釁的、煽動的、引發對立的 8. offensive /əˈfensɪv/ adj. 冒犯的、無禮的 9. ...
▍原文 It is not a question of whether Zootopia 3 will be greenlit, but when it's actually going to get here. If the space between Zootopia 1 and 2 was almost ten years, the "short" end we're seeing here is about six years, as evidenced by Frozen 2. But animation takes an extremely long time and Disney plans its slate years and years out. So, see you in the 2030s for Zootopia 3. ▍語言點 be greenlit 被亮綠燈（引申為被批準制作或推進） It's not a question of whether…, but when…. 否定一個相對次要，或者已無懸念的問題的同時，強調真正關鍵的問題在於時間或方式 as evidenced by... 正如……所證明的那樣 extremely /ɪk'striːmli/ adv. 極其地 slate /sleɪt/ n. 石板；（本文）電影或電視節目的預定上映清單、排片表 years out 提前數年 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 【教書匠小夏】公眾號內，回復【...
▍原文 It is not a question of whether Zootopia 3 will be greenlit, but when it's actually going to get here. If the space between Zootopia 1 and 2 was almost ten years, the "short" end we're seeing here is about six years, as evidenced by Frozen 2. But animation takes an extremely long time and Disney plans its slate years and years out. So, see you in the 2030s for Zootopia 3. ▍語言點 be greenlit 被亮綠燈（引申為被批準制作或推進） It's not a question of whether…, but when…. 否定一個相對次要，或者已無懸念的問題的同時，強調真正關鍵的問題在於時間或方式 as evidenced by... 正如……所證明的那樣 extremely /ɪk'striːmli/ adv. 極其地 slate /sleɪt/ n. 石板；（本文）電影或電視節目的預定上映清單、排片表 years out 提前數年 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 【教書匠小夏】公眾號內，回復【...