▍原文 According to publicly available data, China’s Spring Festival box office exceeded 5 billion yuan in 2026 as of Monday afternoon, with total screenings nearly 4 million, setting a new record for the holiday period. The nine-day Spring Festival break, among the longest in recent years, gave audiences more time for cultural spending. "Pegasus 3" led holiday buzz on the back of an established franchise and a proven genre formula. "Blades of the Guardians" also gained traction by offering a differentiated option of martial arts action. ▍語言點 1. publicly available data 公開可得的數據 · available adj. 可獲得的，可獲取的 2. China's Spring Festival box office 中國春節檔票房 · Summer box office 暑期檔票房 · National Day box office 國慶檔票房 3. exceed /ɪkˈsiːd/ v. 超過，超出 4. as of 截至……為止 5. total screenings 總放映場次 · screening n. 放映場次 6. holiday period 假期檔期，假日期間 7. break /breɪk/ n. 假期，休息時間 8. cultural spending 文...
▍原文 According to publicly available data, China’s Spring Festival box office exceeded 5 billion yuan in 2026 as of Monday afternoon, with total screenings nearly 4 million, setting a new record for the holiday period. The nine-day Spring Festival break, among the longest in recent years, gave audiences more time for cultural spending. "Pegasus 3" led holiday buzz on the back of an established franchise and a proven genre formula. "Blades of the Guardians" also gained traction by offering a differentiated option of martial arts action. ▍語言點 1. publicly available data 公開可得的數據 · available adj. 可獲得的，可獲取的 2. China's Spring Festival box office 中國春節檔票房 · Summer box office 暑期檔票房 · National Day box office 國慶檔票房 3. exceed /ɪkˈsiːd/ v. 超過，超出 4. as of 截至……為止 5. total screenings 總放映場次 · screening n. 放映場次 6. holiday period 假期檔期，假日期間 7. break /breɪk/ n. 假期，休息時間 8. cultural spending 文...
▍原文 Having your mouth taped shut is the stuff of nightmares — but some people are doing just that to themselves. And in an attempt to sleep better, no less. Some on social media say it's a hack for getting more and better sleep and to reduce snoring. "The studies behind mouth tape are small, the benefits are modest and the potential risks are there," said Dr. Kimberly Hutchison, a neurologist and sleep medicine expert. ▍語言點 1. tape /teɪp/ v. 用膠布封住 2. is the stuff of nightmares 簡直像噩夢一樣 The city’s rush hour traffic is the stuff of nightmares. 這交通狀況簡直就像噩夢。 3. in an attempt to do something 試圖做某事 Cats bury their poop in an attempt to hide its smell. 貓把便便埋起來是為了掩蓋它的氣味。 4. no less 居然 Good heavens! It’s Dai Jinhua herself, no less! 天呐，我居然碰見了戴錦華老師本人，太不可思議了！ 5. snore /snɔːr/ v. 打呼嚕；n. 鼾聲 She lay awake listening to his snores. 她没睡著，躺在那兒聽他打了一夜的呼嚕。 6. a hack fo...
▍原文 Having your mouth taped shut is the stuff of nightmares — but some people are doing just that to themselves. And in an attempt to sleep better, no less. Some on social media say it's a hack for getting more and better sleep and to reduce snoring. "The studies behind mouth tape are small, the benefits are modest and the potential risks are there," said Dr. Kimberly Hutchison, a neurologist and sleep medicine expert. ▍語言點 1. tape /teɪp/ v. 用膠布封住 2. is the stuff of nightmares 簡直像噩夢一樣 The city’s rush hour traffic is the stuff of nightmares. 這交通狀況簡直就像噩夢。 3. in an attempt to do something 試圖做某事 Cats bury their poop in an attempt to hide its smell. 貓把便便埋起來是為了掩蓋它的氣味。 4. no less 居然 Good heavens! It’s Dai Jinhua herself, no less! 天呐，我居然碰見了戴錦華老師本人，太不可思議了！ 5. snore /snɔːr/ v. 打呼嚕；n. 鼾聲 She lay awake listening to his snores. 她没睡著，躺在那兒聽他打了一夜的呼嚕。 6. a hack f...
▍原文 Being an Olympian is a pretty solid excuse for getting an extension on a college assignment, Maddie Schizas learned. The figure skater, 22, is pulling double duty between competing for Team Canada and finishing up her environment and society degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and went viral when she shared a photo of the email she sent a professor asking for extra time. The email worked, she revealed a day later, after fans from around the world became invested in her plight. ▍語言點 1. Olympian n. 奧運選手 2. assignment /əˈsaɪnmənt/ n. 任務，工作 3. figure skater 花樣滑冰選手 · figure skating 花樣滑冰 4. pull double duty 身兼兩職，兩頭忙活 5. compete for 為……參賽，代表……競爭 6. finish up 完成，做完 ·finishing up her degree 完成她的學位 7. go viral 迅速走紅，爆火 8. work /wɜːrk/ v. 起作用，有效 9. be invested in something 關注，關心某事 10. plight /plaɪt/ n. 困境，窘境 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取...
▍原文 Being an Olympian is a pretty solid excuse for getting an extension on a college assignment, Maddie Schizas learned. The figure skater, 22, is pulling double duty between competing for Team Canada and finishing up her environment and society degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and went viral when she shared a photo of the email she sent a professor asking for extra time. The email worked, she revealed a day later, after fans from around the world became invested in her plight. ▍語言點 1. Olympian n. 奧運選手 2. assignment /əˈsaɪnmənt/ n. 任務，工作 3. figure skater 花樣滑冰選手 · figure skating 花樣滑冰 4. pull double duty 身兼兩職，兩頭忙活 5. compete for 為……參賽，代表……競爭 6. finish up 完成，做完 ·finishing up her degree 完成她的學位 7. go viral 迅速走紅，爆火 8. work /wɜːrk/ v. 起作用，有效 9. be invested in something 關注，關心某事 10. plight /plaɪt/ n. 困境，窘境 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取...
▍原文 ByteDance's latest video generation model triggered gains in shares of Chinese media and artificial-intelligence application firms, after impressing analysts with the quality of content creation. It is the latest example of investor enthusiasm about homegrown AI technologies that powered a bull run in the world's second-largest stock market last year. ByteDance's new app sparked widespread evaluation and discussion in the industry, possibly marking a "singularity moment" for AI in film and television. ▍語言點 1. video generation model 視頻生成模型 2. trigger /ˈtrɪɡər/ v.（本文）觸發，引發；扣動扳機 3. gains in shares 股價上漲 · gain n. 增長，收益 · share n. 股份 4. impress somebody with something 用某物給某人留下深刻印象 5. homegrown /ˌhoʊmˈɡroʊn/ adj. 本土培育的，國產的 6. power /ˈpaʊər/ v. 驅動，提供動力 7. bull run 牛市上漲期 8. spark /spɑːrk/（本文）v. 點燃，引發；n. 火花 9. singularity moment 奇點時刻，在科技語境中指人工智能等技...
▍原文 ByteDance's latest video generation model triggered gains in shares of Chinese media and artificial-intelligence application firms, after impressing analysts with the quality of content creation. It is the latest example of investor enthusiasm about homegrown AI technologies that powered a bull run in the world's second-largest stock market last year. ByteDance's new app sparked widespread evaluation and discussion in the industry, possibly marking a "singularity moment" for AI in film and television. ▍語言點 1. video generation model 視頻生成模型 2. trigger /ˈtrɪɡər/ v.（本文）觸發，引發；扣動扳機 3. gains in shares 股價上漲 · gain n. 增長，收益 · share n. 股份 4. impress somebody with something 用某物給某人留下深刻印象 5. homegrown /ˌhoʊmˈɡroʊn/ adj. 本土培育的，國產的 6. power /ˈpaʊər/ v. 驅動，提供動力 7. bull run 牛市上漲期 8. spark /spɑːrk/（本文）v. 點燃，引發；n. 火花 9. singularity moment 奇點時刻，在科技語境中指人工智能等技...
▍原文 Defending Olympic championSu YimingdeliveredChina's first medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Saturday,claiming bronzein afiercely contestedmen's snowboard big air finaldefined bysoaringdifficulty. At Beijing 2022, Sucapturedgold with a pair of 1800s. This time, eight riders had already landed 1980s in qualification alone. "I'm just really proud of myself to deal with such big pressure and still be able tolandmytricks. Finally, I have every single color of medals," Su said. ▍語言點 1. defending champion 衛冕冠軍 2. deliver /dɪˈlɪvər/ v.（本文）交出（成績）；實現（某事）；帶來（某事） 3. claim /kleɪm/ v.（本文）獲得（獎牌） 4. bronze /brɒnz/ n. 銅牌 gold n. 金牌 silver n. 銀牌 5. fiercely contested 爭奪異常激烈、競爭白熱化的 a fiercely contested election 一場競爭激烈的選舉 6. defined by something 以……為特征的；由……所定義的 7. soaring /ˈsɔːrɪŋ/ adj. 急劇上升的，飆升的 8. capture /ˈkæptʃər/ v. 奪取、捕獲 9. land /lænd/ v.（本...
▍原文 Defending Olympic championSu YimingdeliveredChina's first medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Saturday,claiming bronzein afiercely contestedmen's snowboard big air finaldefined bysoaringdifficulty. At Beijing 2022, Sucapturedgold with a pair of 1800s. This time, eight riders had already landed 1980s in qualification alone. "I'm just really proud of myself to deal with such big pressure and still be able tolandmytricks. Finally, I have every single color of medals," Su said. ▍語言點 1. defending champion 衛冕冠軍 2. deliver /dɪˈlɪvər/ v.（本文）交出（成績）；實現（某事）；帶來（某事） 3. claim /kleɪm/ v.（本文）獲得（獎牌） 4. bronze /brɒnz/ n. 銅牌 gold n. 金牌 silver n. 銀牌 5. fiercely contested 爭奪異常激烈、競爭白熱化的 a fiercely contested election 一場競爭激烈的選舉 6. defined by something 以……為特征的；由……所定義的 7. soaring /ˈsɔːrɪŋ/ adj. 急劇上升的，飆升的 8. capture /ˈkæptʃər/ v. 奪取、捕獲 9. land /lænd/ v.（本...