夏說英文晨讀英國上千娛樂場所設“求助暗號”保護女性,現實卻令人寒心…(講解版)|E1121
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▍原文 Pubs and clubs that have signed up for a scheme designed to protect customers are not implementing it, a BBC undercover investigation found. The Ask for Angela initiative, a project in place at thousands of venues nationwide, aims to provide a discreet lifeline for people who believe they are in danger, through the code word "Angela." But researchers found that in more than half of the London venues, staff failed to respond to the code word. ▍語言點 1. sign up for something 注冊、報名參加某事 · sign v. 簽名 2. implement /ˈɪmplɪment/ v. 執行,落實 3. undercover investigation 臥底調查 4. in place 準備就緒 5. venue /ˈvenjuː/ n. 場所,地點 6. discreet /dɪˈskriːt/ adj. 謹慎的 7. lifeline /ˈlaɪflaɪn/ n. 生命線 8. code word /ˈkəʊd ˌwɜːd/ n. 暗號 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【夏說英文日讀】,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...