▍原文 Chinese property tycoon Xu Jiayin has been sentenced to life in prison. He pleaded guilty in April to multiple charges, including illegally taking public deposits, fundraising fraud and embezzlement. Once ranked as Asia's richest man, Xu founded the property giant Evergrande in 1996, and oversaw the company's rapid rise through an aggressive expansion program funded with large amounts of borrowed money. However, many developments were never completed, leaving homeowners high and dry. ▍語言點 1. property tycoon 地產大亨 · tycoon n. 大亨，巨頭（特指商界手握巨大財富的實業大佬） 2. be sentenced to life in prison 被判處無期徒刑 3. plead guilty to something 承認……的罪名 4. illegally taking public deposits 非法吸收公眾存款 5. fundraising fraud 集資詐騙 6. embezzlement /ɪmˈbezlmənt/ n.（本文）職務侵占罪；貪汙，挪用公款 7. be ranked as something 被評為，被列為…… 8. oversee /ˌəʊvəˈsiː/ v. 監管，掌管 9. aggressive expansion program 激進擴張計劃 ...
▍原文 Chinese property tycoon Xu Jiayin has been sentenced to life in prison. He pleaded guilty in April to multiple charges, including illegally taking public deposits, fundraising fraud and embezzlement. Once ranked as Asia's richest man, Xu founded the property giant Evergrande in 1996, and oversaw the company's rapid rise through an aggressive expansion program funded with large amounts of borrowed money. However, many developments were never completed, leaving homeowners high and dry. ▍語言點 1. property tycoon 地產大亨 · tycoon n. 大亨，巨頭（特指商界手握巨大財富的實業大佬） 2. be sentenced to life in prison 被判處無期徒刑 3. plead guilty to something 承認……的罪名 4. illegally taking public deposits 非法吸收公眾存款 5. fundraising fraud 集資詐騙 6. embezzlement /ɪmˈbezlmənt/ n.（本文）職務侵占罪；貪汙，挪用公款 7. be ranked as something 被評為，被列為…… 8. oversee /ˌəʊvəˈsiː/ v. 監管，掌管 9. aggressive expansion program 激進擴張計劃 ...
▍原文 Chinese authorities have arrested a local government official and a state-owned enterprise executive after they allegedly sexually assaulted a woman at a business gathering in Hangzhou. The incident, which left the victim injured, occurred at a karaoke bar following an official dinner. Both suspects have been dismissed from their positions. The case has triggered widespread public outrage. Netizens strongly condemned the abuse of power in a workplace hierarchy, calling for an end to the toxic "drinking table culture". ▍語言點 1. authority /əˈθɔːrəti/ n. 當局，有關部門 2. arrest /əˈrest/ v. 逮捕，拘留 ·中文通報中的“刑事拘留”，外媒此處譯作 arrest。我國法律里，刑事拘留、逮捕是刑事訴訟兩個不同階段：刑事拘留是公安機關臨時限制人身自由；逮捕需檢察院或法院批準，是更為嚴格的強制措施。但在西方法律與新聞語境中，arrest 泛指警方依法將嫌疑人抓捕關押，因此外媒多用 arrest，便於英文讀者快速理解 “嫌疑人被控制” 這一核心事實，不必生硬直譯 place sb. under criminal...
▍原文 Chinese authorities have arrested a local government official and a state-owned enterprise executive after they allegedly sexually assaulted a woman at a business gathering in Hangzhou. The incident, which left the victim injured, occurred at a karaoke bar following an official dinner. Both suspects have been dismissed from their positions. The case has triggered widespread public outrage. Netizens strongly condemned the abuse of power in a workplace hierarchy, calling for an end to the toxic "drinking table culture". ▍語言點 1. authority /əˈθɔːrəti/ n. 當局，有關部門 2. arrest /əˈrest/ v. 逮捕，拘留 ·中文通報中的“刑事拘留”，外媒此處譯作 arrest。我國法律里，刑事拘留、逮捕是刑事訴訟兩個不同階段：刑事拘留是公安機關臨時限制人身自由；逮捕需檢察院或法院批準，是更為嚴格的強制措施。但在西方法律與新聞語境中，arrest 泛指警方依法將嫌疑人抓捕關押，因此外媒多用 arrest，便於英文讀者快速理解 “嫌疑人被控制” 這一核心事實，不必生硬直譯 place sb. under criminal...
▍原文 U.K.Prime MinisterAndy Burnham engaged with messages from somebody impersonating one of Donald Trump’s closest advisers, four officials have told Politico. The newPMcommunicated with someone posing as White House chief of staff Susie Wiles before becoming suspicious that the contact was illegitimate, the officials said. “We do not comment on national security matters,” Downing Street said. Inside the U.K. government, there were fears that Wiles’ phone had been hacked again. ▍語言點 engage with… 回應......，與......互動，打交道 engage with messages 回復了信息，與對方互發信息（比reply to多了一層“有來有回交流”的意味） impersonate /ɪmˈpɜːrsəneɪt/ v. 假扮，冒充 詞根 person（人），加上表示“使成為”的前綴 im- 和動詞后綴 -ate，字面義為“成為另一個人” impersonate a police officer 冒充警察 impersonate a celebrity 冒充名人 pose as… 冒充......，假扮...... 和impersonate意思相近，但pose as… 更口語化、更常用 chief of staff 幕僚長 White House chief of staff ...
▍原文 U.K.Prime MinisterAndy Burnham engaged with messages from somebody impersonating one of Donald Trump’s closest advisers, four officials have told Politico. The newPMcommunicated with someone posing as White House chief of staff Susie Wiles before becoming suspicious that the contact was illegitimate, the officials said. “We do not comment on national security matters,” Downing Street said. Inside the U.K. government, there were fears that Wiles’ phone had been hacked again. ▍語言點 engage with… 回應......，與......互動，打交道 engage with messages 回復了信息，與對方互發信息（比reply to多了一層“有來有回交流”的意味） impersonate /ɪmˈpɜːrsəneɪt/ v. 假扮，冒充 詞根 person（人），加上表示“使成為”的前綴 im- 和動詞后綴 -ate，字面義為“成為另一個人” impersonate a police officer 冒充警察 impersonate a celebrity 冒充名人 pose as… 冒充......，假扮...... 和impersonate意思相近，但pose as… 更口語化、更常用 chief of staff 幕僚長 White House chief of staff ...
▍原文 Jason Arday, the 41-year-old academic who resigned recently as a professor at the University of Cambridge, has been found dead at his home in south London. Arday's rise to a prestigious professorial chair was remarkable. Arday said he had been nonverbal until the age of 11 and illiterate until 18. Arday became Cambridge's youngest-ever black professor in 2023. But he resigned two weeks ago after accusations of plagiarism and inconsistencies in statements about his career and achievements. ▍語言點 1. academic /ˌækəˈdemɪk/ （本文）n. 學者，高校教師；adj. 學術的 2. resign /rɪˈzaɪn/ v. 辭職 · He resigned from his position. 他辭去了自己的職位。 3. professorial chair 教授席位，教授職位 · professorial adj. 教授的，與教授相關的 · chair n.（本文）職位，席位；椅子 4. remarkable /rɪˈmɑːkəbl/ adj. 非凡的，引人注目的 5. nonverbal /ˌnɒnˈvɜːbl/ adj. 無法正常用口語交流的 · non-表示“不、非” · verbal adj. 語言的，言語的 6. illiterate /ɪˈlɪ...
▍原文 Jason Arday, the 41-year-old academic who resigned recently as a professor at the University of Cambridge, has been found dead at his home in south London. Arday's rise to a prestigious professorial chair was remarkable. Arday said he had been nonverbal until the age of 11 and illiterate until 18. Arday became Cambridge's youngest-ever black professor in 2023. But he resigned two weeks ago after accusations of plagiarism and inconsistencies in statements about his career and achievements. ▍語言點 1. academic /ˌækəˈdemɪk/ （本文）n. 學者，高校教師；adj. 學術的 2. resign /rɪˈzaɪn/ v. 辭職 · He resigned from his position. 他辭去了自己的職位。 3. professorial chair 教授席位，教授職位 · professorial adj. 教授的，與教授相關的 · chair n.（本文）職位，席位；椅子 4. remarkable /rɪˈmɑːkəbl/ adj. 非凡的，引人注目的 5. nonverbal /ˌnɒnˈvɜːbl/ adj. 無法正常用口語交流的 · non-表示“不、非” · verbal adj. 語言的，言語的 6. illiterate /ɪˈlɪ...
▍原文 The Chinese animated film Niu Lai earned just $1,000 in its first nine days in theatres. It was panned by critics upon its release due to its poor animation and awkward storytelling. However, the flood of scorn unexpectedly sparked intense curiosity. Many social media users were drawn to the film's unusually rough production. They began buying tickets to judge the film for themselves or to find out "just how bad it could be," which helped turn the film into an unlikely box-office phenomenon. ▍語言點 1. animated film 動畫電影 ·animate v. 使……鮮活，賦予……生命力 2. earn /ɜːrn/ v. 賺取，收獲 3. pan /pæn/ v. （常用於影評、劇評、書評）嚴厲批評，抨擊（to severely criticize something） 4. due to 因為，由於 5. poor animation 動畫制作粗糙 ·animation n. 動畫制作 6. awkward storytelling 敘事生硬，劇情銜接不自然 ·awkward adj. 笨拙，不自然，别扭 7. flood of scorn 鋪天蓋地的嘲諷、差評 ·flood of something 大量、源源不斷的某物 ·scorn n. 譏諷，鄙夷 8. spar...
▍原文 The Chinese animated film Niu Lai earned just $1,000 in its first nine days in theatres. It was panned by critics upon its release due to its poor animation and awkward storytelling. However, the flood of scorn unexpectedly sparked intense curiosity. Many social media users were drawn to the film's unusually rough production. They began buying tickets to judge the film for themselves or to find out "just how bad it could be," which helped turn the film into an unlikely box-office phenomenon. ▍語言點 1. animated film 動畫電影 ·animate v. 使……鮮活，賦予……生命力 2. earn /ɜːrn/ v. 賺取，收獲 3. pan /pæn/ v. （常用於影評、劇評、書評）嚴厲批評，抨擊（to severely criticize something） 4. due to 因為，由於 5. poor animation 動畫制作粗糙 ·animation n. 動畫制作 6. awkward storytelling 敘事生硬，劇情銜接不自然 ·awkward adj. 笨拙，不自然，别扭 7. flood of scorn 鋪天蓋地的嘲諷、差評 ·flood of something 大量、源源不斷的某物 ·scorn n. 譏諷，鄙夷 8. spar...