▍原文 Japanese author Keigo Higashino, a prolific writer best known for his numerous hit mystery novels and lauded for his intricate plotting and creativity, has died, his official X account announced Monday. He was 68. Higashino penned 106 books in his lifetime and is best known in the English-speaking world for his novel “The Devotion of Suspect X”. “I want readers to be continually surprised by my ideas,” he said during a rare interview in 2011. ▍語言點 1. prolific /prəˈlɪfɪk/ adj. 多產的 ·a prolific songwriter 多產的詞曲作者 2. mystery novels 推理小說，懸疑小說 ·mystery n. 謎，神秘的事 ·近義詞辨析：mystery novel vs. detective novel mystery novel和detective novel 有細微差别：detective novel 側重"偵探破案的過程"，mystery novel 範圍更廣，重心在"謎團本身"。 3. lauded lɔːdɪd/ adj. 受讚譽的、被高度讚揚的 ·lauded來自動詞laud，表示“讚美”，它比praise更正式、更有分量。 ·be lauded for something 因某事而受到讚揚 4. intricate /ˈɪntrɪkət/ adj....
▍原文 Japanese author Keigo Higashino, a prolific writer best known for his numerous hit mystery novels and lauded for his intricate plotting and creativity, has died, his official X account announced Monday. He was 68. Higashino penned 106 books in his lifetime and is best known in the English-speaking world for his novel “The Devotion of Suspect X”. “I want readers to be continually surprised by my ideas,” he said during a rare interview in 2011. ▍語言點 1. prolific /prəˈlɪfɪk/ adj. 多產的 ·a prolific songwriter 多產的詞曲作者 2. mystery novels 推理小說，懸疑小說 ·mystery n. 謎，神秘的事 ·近義詞辨析：mystery novel vs. detective novel mystery novel和detective novel 有細微差别：detective novel 側重"偵探破案的過程"，mystery novel 範圍更廣，重心在"謎團本身"。 3. lauded lɔːdɪd/ adj. 受讚譽的、被高度讚揚的 ·lauded來自動詞laud，表示“讚美”，它比praise更正式、更有分量。 ·be lauded for something 因某事而受到讚揚 4. intricate /ˈɪntrɪkət/ adj....
▍原文 Entrepreneur and “longevity guru” Bryan Johnson has taken a different approach to how he will manage his autoimmune disease: cloning himself. “I just cloned myself … as a newborn,” Johnson, 48, wrote to his followers on X. He added that for now, “baby Bryan” currently lives in a Petri dish. “I can test therapies on the clone, grow organs for transplantation, develop new treatments and inject young cells,” Johnson wrote. ▍語言點 guru /ˈɡʊruː/ n. 大師，大拿，狂熱倡導者；（印度教）精神導師 tech guru 科技大佬 fitness guru 健身大師 approach /əˈprəʊtʃ/ n. 方法，路徑 take a different approach 換個路子，采取不同的方法 clone /kloʊn/ v. 克隆，復制；n. 克隆出的個體 newborn/ˈnjuːbɔːn/ n. 新生兒 Petri dish 培養皿 transplantation /ˌtrænsplɑːnˈteɪʃn/ n. 移植（特指器官） inject /ɪnˈdʒekt/ v. 注射 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，...
▍原文 Entrepreneur and “longevity guru” Bryan Johnson has taken a different approach to how he will manage his autoimmune disease: cloning himself. “I just cloned myself … as a newborn,” Johnson, 48, wrote to his followers on X. He added that for now, “baby Bryan” currently lives in a Petri dish. “I can test therapies on the clone, grow organs for transplantation, develop new treatments and inject young cells,” Johnson wrote. ▍語言點 guru /ˈɡʊruː/ n. 大師，大拿，狂熱倡導者；（印度教）精神導師 tech guru 科技大佬 fitness guru 健身大師 approach /əˈprəʊtʃ/ n. 方法，路徑 take a different approach 換個路子，采取不同的方法 clone /kloʊn/ v. 克隆，復制；n. 克隆出的個體 newborn /ˈnjuːbɔːn/ n. 新生兒 Petri dish 培養皿 transplantation /ˌtrænsplɑːnˈteɪʃn/ n. 移植（特指器官） inject /ɪnˈdʒekt/ v. 注射 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，...
▍原文 The high-budget Chinese drama Overdo, starring hit actor Zhang Linghe and actress Wang Churan, has replaced its AI-generated opening sequence with live-action footage after widespread viewer backlash. Viewers criticized the visuals as stiff, low-quality and similar to low-budget animation. The backlash extended beyond the opening. Some viewers also pointed out that the episodes included a disclaimer stating "visual effects, not actual footage". The controversy has sparked a broader debate over whether AI can improve production efficiency without compromising artistic quality. ▍語言點 1. high-budget /ˌhaɪ ˈbʌdʒɪt/ adj. 高成本、高投入的，大制作的 · budget n. 預算 2. opening sequence 片頭，開場畫面 3. AI-generated /ˌeɪˈaɪ ˈdʒenəreɪtɪd/ adj. AI生成的 4. live-action footage 真人實拍影像 · live-action adj. 真人實拍的，實景拍攝的 · footage n. 影視素材，鏡頭影像 5. criticize /ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz/ v. 批評，指責 6. low-quality /ˌləʊ ˈkwɒləti/...
▍原文 The high-budget Chinese drama Overdo, starring hit actor Zhang Linghe and actress Wang Churan, has replaced its AI-generated opening sequence with live-action footage after widespread viewer backlash. Viewers criticized the visuals as stiff, low-quality and similar to low-budget animation. The backlash extended beyond the opening. Some viewers also pointed out that the episodes included a disclaimer stating "visual effects, not actual footage". The controversy has sparked a broader debate over whether AI can improve production efficiency without compromising artistic quality. ▍語言點 1. high-budget /ˌhaɪ ˈbʌdʒɪt/ adj. 高成本、高投入的，大制作的 · budget n. 預算 2. opening sequence 片頭，開場畫面 3. AI-generated /ˌeɪˈaɪ ˈdʒenəreɪtɪd/ adj. AI生成的 4. live-action footage 真人實拍影像 · live-action adj. 真人實拍的，實景拍攝的 · footage n. 影視素材，鏡頭影像 5. criticize /ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz/ v. 批評，指責 6. low-quality /ˌləʊ ˈkwɒləti/...
▍原文 Technically, the Zara pants at the centre of a new internet phenomenon are called "flowy wide leg pants". But on social media, they're better known as "lethal trousers," or "deadly trousers" or the "Zara death pants" because people keep tripping on them and hurting themselves. The issue is that the floor-skimming, extra-wide fabric seems to wrap around people's feet when they're walking. ▍語言點 1. technically /ˈteknɪkli/ adv. 嚴格來說，從技術上講 ·Technically, he's my boss, but we never talk. 嚴格來說他是我老板，但我們從來不說話。 2. at the centre of something 處在……的中心，在風口浪尖上 3. internet phenomenon 網絡現象 4. flowy /ˈfloʊi/ adj. 飄逸的，流動的 5. wide leg pants 闊腿褲 ·pants n.（本文）褲子，長褲（=trousers） 6. be better known as something 更廣為人知的是……（常用來介紹一個人或事物的别名） ·be better known as something比also called更強調這個别名的知名度已經蓋過本名。 7. lethal /ˈliːθl/ adj. 致命的，能致死的 ·lethal比danger...
▍原文 Technically, the Zara pants at the centre of a new internet phenomenon are called "flowy wide leg pants". But on social media, they're better known as "lethal trousers," or "deadly trousers" or the "Zara death pants" because people keep tripping on them and hurting themselves. The issue is that the floor-skimming, extra-wide fabric seems to wrap around people's feet when they're walking. ▍語言點 1. technically /ˈteknɪkli/ adv. 嚴格來說，從技術上講 ·Technically, he's my boss, but we never talk. 嚴格來說他是我老板，但我們從來不說話。 2. at the centre of something 處在……的中心，在風口浪尖上 3. internet phenomenon 網絡現象 4. flowy /ˈfloʊi/ adj. 飄逸的，流動的 5. wide leg pants 闊腿褲 ·pants n.（本文）褲子，長褲（=trousers） 6. be better known as something 更廣為人知的是……（常用來介紹一個人或事物的别名） ·be better known as something比also called更強調這個别名的知名度已經蓋過本名。 7. lethal /ˈliːθl/ adj. 致命的，能致死的 ·lethal比danger...
▍原文 As one of China's best-known folk legends, Ba Xian Guo Hai (The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea) has inspired a new animated blockbuster that has emerged as one of this summer's biggest box-office hits. All Wishes Come True! has grossed over 300 million yuan since opening in theaters across the Chinese mainland on July 18. Rather than retelling the familiar legend, the film offers a fresh origin story, weaving themes of redemption, friendship and teamwork into a fast-paced fantasy adventure. ▍語言點 folk /fəʊk/ adj. 民間的，民俗的 folk music 民謠 folk tale 民間故事 legend /ˈledʒənd/ n. 傳說（有一定歷史人物原型，經民間加工） blockbuster /ˈblɒkbʌstə/ n. 大片，轟動一時的作品（原義為"大炸彈"） emerge as 作為……脫穎而出 gross /ɡrəʊs/ v. 總收入達到；n. 票房總收入 opening /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/ n.（電影）開畫、上映 retell v. 重新講述 re- 前綴表示“再、重新”；tell為講述。與 repeat（重復）不同，retell允許新的角度和詮釋。 weave /wiːv/ v. 編織 redemption ...
▍原文 As one of China's best-known folk legends, Ba Xian Guo Hai (The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea) has inspired a new animated blockbuster that has emerged as one of this summer's biggest box-office hits. All Wishes Come True! has grossed over 300 million yuan since opening in theaters across the Chinese mainland on July 18. Rather than retelling the familiar legend, the film offers a fresh origin story, weaving themes of redemption, friendship and teamwork into a fast-paced fantasy adventure. ▍語言點 folk /fəʊk/ adj. 民間的，民俗的 folk music 民謠 folk tale 民間故事 legend /ˈledʒənd/ n. 傳說（有一定歷史人物原型，經民間加工） blockbuster /ˈblɒkbʌstə/ n. 大片，轟動一時的作品（原義為"大炸彈"） emerge as 作為……脫穎而出 gross /ɡrəʊs/ v. 總收入達到；n. 票房總收入 opening /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/ n.（電影）開畫、上映 retell v. 重新講述 re- 前綴表示“再、重新”；tell為講述。與 repeat（重復）不同，retell允許新的角度和詮釋。 weave /wiːv/ v. 編織 redemption ...