▍原文 The chief official in charge of the administration of South Korea’s annual national college entrance exam stepped down on Dec 10 to take responsibility for the excessive difficulty of the 2025 English exam paper. Only 15,154 of test-takers earned a highest-grade score of 90 or above, the lowest proportion since English shifted to an absolute grading system in 2018. This is lower than the 4 percent threshold used for the top grade under the relative grading system used for other subjects. ▍語言點 chief official 首席官員，主要負責人 in charge of something 負責、主管某事 step down （本文）辭職，下臺（常指因某種壓力或失誤主動或被動地離開職位 ） · 近義詞辨析：step down比quit，resign更具新聞性和畫面感，常指因壓力或失誤主動或被動離職。 take responsibility for something 為……承擔責任 excessive US /ɪkˈsesɪv/ adj. 過度的，過分的 shift to something 轉變到，切換到（某種狀態、系統或方法） absolute grading system 絕對評價體系 relative grading system 相對評價體系（按考生成績分...
▍原文 The chief official in charge of the administration of South Korea’s annual national college entrance exam stepped down on Dec 10 to take responsibility for the excessive difficulty of the 2025 English exam paper. Only 15,154 of test-takers earned a highest-grade score of 90 or above, the lowest proportion since English shifted to an absolute grading system in 2018. This is lower than the 4 percent threshold used for the top grade under the relative grading system used for other subjects. ▍語言點 chief official 首席官員，主要負責人 in charge of something 負責、主管某事 step down （本文）辭職，下臺（常指因某種壓力或失誤主動或被動地離開職位 ） · 近義詞辨析：step down比quit，resign更具新聞性和畫面感，常指因壓力或失誤主動或被動離職。 take responsibility for something 為……承擔責任 excessive US /ɪkˈsesɪv/ adj. 過度的，過分的 shift to something 轉變到，切換到（某種狀態、系統或方法） absolute grading system 絕對評價體系 relative grading system 相對評價體系（按考生成績分...
▍原文 President Donald Trump has unveiled his long-awaited "gold card"—offering legal status and a pathway to US citizenship for customers willing to pay the $1 million price tag. A website accepting applications went live as Trump kicked off the program surrounded by business leaders in the White House on Wednesday. Trump's program will eventually include a separate "platinum card", also costing $5 million, plus $15,000 in processing fees. ▍語言點 1. unveil /ʌnˈveɪl/ v. 推出，公布 2. long-awaited adj. 期待已久的，等候多時的 3. legal /ˈliːɡl/ adj. 合法的 4. pathway to something 通往……的途徑 5. price tag （本文）定價；價格標簽 6. application /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn/ n. 申請 7. go live 正式上線，啟動運行 8. kick off 啟動，開始 9. separate /ˈsepərət/ adj. 分開的，單獨的 10. platinum card 白金卡 · platinum n. 鉑金，白金 11. processing fees 手續費，處理費 - 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...
▍原文 President Donald Trump has unveiled his long-awaited "gold card"—offering legal status and a pathway to US citizenship for customers willing to pay the $1 million price tag. A website accepting applications went live as Trump kicked off the program surrounded by business leaders in the White House on Wednesday. Trump's program will eventually include a separate "platinum card", also costing $5 million, plus $15,000 in processing fees. ▍語言點 1. unveil /ʌnˈveɪl/ v. 推出，公布 2. long-awaited adj. 期待已久的，等候多時的 3. legal /ˈliːɡl/ adj. 合法的 4. pathway to something 通往……的途徑 5. price tag （本文）定價；價格標簽 6. application /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn/ n. 申請 7. go live 正式上線，啟動運行 8. kick off 啟動，開始 9. separate /ˈsepərət/ adj. 分開的，單獨的 10. platinum card 白金卡 · platinum n. 鉑金，白金 11. processing fees 手續費，處理費 - 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...
▍原文 Gisele Bündchen is proving that discipline, wellness, and movement are more than trends, they're her lifestyle. The 45-year-old supermodel was spotted on Miami Beach filming a new commercial, and her athletic energy turned heads just as much as her looks. For Bündchen, working out isn't just a job requirement, it's a philosophy she’s committed to sharing with others. ▍語言點 1. discipline /'dɪsəplɪn/ n.（本文）自律；紀律 2. wellness /ˈ welnəs/ n. 健康（強調身心狀態良好） · Daily exercise promotes wellness. 每天鍛煉能保持身體健康。 3. be spotted doing something 被發現在做某事 4. film /fɪlm/ v. 拍攝 5. commercial /kəˈmɜː ʃəl/ n. 商業廣告 6. turn heads 讓大家都忍不住回頭看，引人注目 · The product's original design turned heads during the exhibition. 該產品的原創設計在展覽會上引人注目。 7. just as much as 和……一樣多；同樣地 · A did something just as much as B. A和B達到了同樣的效果。 · Mutual understanding helped their partnership ...
▍原文 Gisele Bündchen is proving that discipline, wellness, and movement are more than trends, they're her lifestyle. The 45-year-old supermodel was spotted on Miami Beach filming a new commercial, and her athletic energy turned heads just as much as her looks. For Bündchen, working out isn't just a job requirement, it's a philosophy she’s committed to sharing with others. ▍語言點 1. discipline /'dɪsəplɪn/ n.（本文）自律；紀律 2. wellness /ˈ welnəs/ n. 健康（強調身心狀態良好） · Daily exercise promotes wellness. 每天鍛煉能保持身體健康。 3. be spotted doing something 被發現在做某事 4. film /fɪlm/ v. 拍攝 5. commercial /kəˈmɜː ʃəl/ n. 商業廣告 6. turn heads 讓大家都忍不住回頭看，引人注目 · The product's original design turned heads during the exhibition. 該產品的原創設計在展覽會上引人注目。 7. just as much as 和……一樣多；同樣地 · A did something just as much as B. A和B達到了同樣的效果。 · Mutual understanding helped their partnership ...
▍原文 A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring 23 people and triggering a tsunami in Pacific coast communities, officials said. Authorities warned of possible aftershocks and an increased risk of a megaquake. The Japanese government was still assessing damages from the tsunami and late-evening quake, which struck at about 11:15 p.m. in the Pacific Ocean, around 80 kilometers (50 miles) off the coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan’s main Honshu island. ▍語言點 1. 數字 + magnitude + earthquake ……級地震 ·a 9.0 magnitude earthquake 9.0級地震 ·The 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey in 2023. 2023年土耳其的7.8級地震造成了廣泛的破壞。 2. strike off a place 在某地，(尤其是指近海區域)發生/襲擊 3. late+日期 ……日的深夜，……日很晚的時候 4. injure US /ˈɪndʒər/ v. 使……受傷 ·The accident injured five passengers. 事故導致五名乘客受傷。 5. warn of something 警告可能發生某事 6. megaquake US /ˈmeɡəkwe...
▍原文 A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring 23 people and triggering a tsunami in Pacific coast communities, officials said. Authorities warned of possible aftershocks and an increased risk of a megaquake. The Japanese government was still assessing damages from the tsunami and late-evening quake, which struck at about 11:15 p.m. in the Pacific Ocean, around 80 kilometers (50 miles) off the coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan’s main Honshu island. ▍語言點 1. 數字 + magnitude + earthquake ……級地震 ·a 9.0 magnitude earthquake 9.0級地震 ·The 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey in 2023. 2023年土耳其的7.8級地震造成了廣泛的破壞。 2. strike off a place 在某地，(尤其是指近海區域)發生/襲擊 3. late+日期 ……日的深夜，……日很晚的時候 4. injure US /ˈɪndʒər/ v. 使……受傷 ·The accident injured five passengers. 事故導致五名乘客受傷。 5. warn of something 警告可能發生某事 6. megaquake US /ˈmeɡəkwe...
▍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...