▍原文 South Korean president Lee Jae Myung urged public officials to exercise greater caution regarding sexual misconduct during a policy briefing on July fifteenth. “Drinking and having a good time is all well and good, but do not have a young person of the opposite sex seated beside you,” Lee said. This is interpreted as a call for improving organizational culture within the public sector, following the recent death of a female firefighter in her twenties. ▍語言點 1. urge somebody to do something 敦促，催促某人做某事 ·urge比普通的ask或tell語氣重得多，帶著“這事很重要、必須照做”的意味。 2. exercise /ˈeksərsaɪz/ v. （本文）行使，運用；鍛煉 ·exercise one’s right 行使某人的權利 ·exercise caution 保持謹慎，小心行事 3. sexual misconduct 性不當行為（很正式的法律或行政術語，涵蓋了性騷擾、性侵犯等一系列行為） ·misconduct n. 不端行為 4. policy briefing 政策簡報會（通常是高層領導聽取彙報、發布指示的正式場合） ·briefing n. 簡報會，情況介紹會 5. all well a...
▍原文 South Korean president Lee Jae Myung urged public officials to exercise greater caution regarding sexual misconduct during a policy briefing on July fifteenth. “Drinking and having a good time is all well and good, but do not have a young person of the opposite sex seated beside you,” Lee said. This is interpreted as a call for improving organizational culture within the public sector, following the recent death of a female firefighter in her twenties. ▍語言點 1. urge somebody to do something 敦促，催促某人做某事 ·urge比普通的ask或tell語氣重得多，帶著“這事很重要、必須照做”的意味。 2. exercise /ˈeksərsaɪz/ v. （本文）行使，運用；鍛煉 ·exercise one’s right 行使某人的權利 ·exercise caution 保持謹慎，小心行事 3. sexual misconduct 性不當行為（很正式的法律或行政術語，涵蓋了性騷擾、性侵犯等一系列行為） ·misconduct n. 不端行為 4. policy briefing 政策簡報會（通常是高層領導聽取彙報、發布指示的正式場合） ·briefing n. 簡報會，情況介紹會 5. all well a...
▍原文 Once the golden couple of Hollywood, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s divorce battle rumbled on longer than they were man and wife. And ten years since proceedings first started, the bitterness between those involved shows no sign of slowing down. Brad, 62, watched in horror this week as his children Maddox, 24, and Zahara, 21, have both filed court papers to officially change their surname from Jolie-Pitt to just Jolie. This leaves only Pax, 23, still using the Pitt surname. ▍語言點 golden couple 人人羨慕的模範情侶、金童玉女 divorce battle 離婚戰爭，也就是我們常說的離婚拉鋸戰、長期官司糾紛 rumble on 用來形容爭執、糾紛無休止地長久持續下去 rumble v. 隆隆作響 man and wife 夫妻、婚姻關系。 proceedings /prəˈsiːdɪŋz/ n. 法律訴訟、司法程序。 bitterness /ˈbɪtərnəs/ n.（本文）人與人之間長久的積怨、隔閡與傷痛；苦味 show no sign of slowing down 没有放緩、平息的跡象 horror n. 震驚、恐懼 file v. 提交、遞交 court papers 法院文書、法律申請材料 surname...
▍原文 Once the golden couple of Hollywood, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s divorce battle rumbled on longer than they were man and wife. And ten years since proceedings first started, the bitterness between those involved shows no sign of slowing down. Brad, 62, watched in horror this week as his children Maddox, 24, and Zahara, 21, have both filed court papers to officially change their surname from Jolie-Pitt to just Jolie. This leaves only Pax, 23, still using the Pitt surname. ▍語言點 golden couple 人人羨慕的模範情侶、金童玉女 divorce battle 離婚戰爭，也就是我們常說的離婚拉鋸戰、長期官司糾紛 rumble on 用來形容爭執、糾紛無休止地長久持續下去 rumble v. 隆隆作響 man and wife 夫妻、婚姻關系。 proceedings /prəˈsiːdɪŋz/ n. 法律訴訟、司法程序。 bitterness /ˈbɪtərnəs/ n.（本文）人與人之間長久的積怨、隔閡與傷痛；苦味 show no sign of slowing down 没有放緩、平息的跡象 horror n. 震驚、恐懼 file v. 提交、遞交 court papers 法院文書、法律申請材料 surname...
▍原文 A trademark case initiated by French luxury giant Louis Vuitton will be heard by the Beijing Intellectual Property Court on Thursday, according to a disclosed notice. The lawsuit is against the China National Intellectual Property Administration, with Huang Minyao named as a third party involved in the litigation. Louis Vuitton has become a hot topic on Chinese social media following a legal clash with a domestic milk tea brand. ▍語言點 1. trademark case 商標案 2. initiate /ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/ v. 發起，啟動，創始 · initiate a project 啟動一個項目 · initiate a conversation 開啟一段對話 3. hear /hɪr/ v.（法院）審理（案件），聽證 4. Beijing Intellectual Property Court 北京知識產權法院 5. disclosed notice 公開的公告 · disclosed adj. 被披露的，公開的 · notice n. 公告，通知 6. China National Intellectual Property Administration 中國國家知識產權局，國知局 7. third party 第三人（指與案件存在利害關系，非原告、被告） 8. litigation /ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪʃn/ n. 訴...
▍原文 A trademark case initiated by French luxury giant Louis Vuitton will be heard by the Beijing Intellectual Property Court on Thursday, according to a disclosed notice. The lawsuit is against the China National Intellectual Property Administration, with Huang Minyao named as a third party involved in the litigation. Louis Vuitton has become a hot topic on Chinese social media following a legal clash with a domestic milk tea brand. ▍語言點 1. trademark case 商標案 2. initiate /ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/ v. 發起，啟動，創始 · initiate a project 啟動一個項目 · initiate a conversation 開啟一段對話 3. hear /hɪr/ v.（法院）審理（案件），聽證 4. Beijing Intellectual Property Court 北京知識產權法院 5. disclosed notice 公開的公告 · disclosed adj. 被披露的，公開的 · notice n. 公告，通知 6. China National Intellectual Property Administration 中國國家知識產權局，國知局 7. third party 第三人（指與案件存在利害關系，非原告、被告） 8. litigation /ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪʃn/ n. 訴...
▍原文 Renmin University of China announced on Monday that it has revoked the master's degree of well-known Chinese writer Jiang Fangzhou — a 2019 graduate from the university's School of Liberal Arts — following an investigation into newly emerged evidence of alleged academic misconduct in her graduation thesis. The investigation found that Jiang's master's thesis contained nine instances of textual overlap with an overseas journal article, without proper citation or reference listing. ▍語言點 1. well-known /ˌwel ˈnoʊn/ adj. 有名的，大家都知道的（較中性，較日常） ·a well-known brand 一個大家都認的牌子 2. graduate /ˈɡrædʒuət/ n. 畢業生 3. Liberal Arts n. 文科，通識教育 ·School of Liberal Arts （國內大學）文學院；（美國大學）文理學院 4. alleged /əˈledʒd/ adj. 被指控的，涉嫌的 ·the alleged thief 涉嫌盜竊的那個人 ·alleged fraud 涉嫌欺詐 ·allegation n. 指控 ·an allegation of plagiarism 抄襲指控 5. academic misconduct 學術不端 ·mis- 前綴是“不...
▍原文 Stephen Chow is back with "Kung Fu Soccer," a spiritual successor to his 2001 hit "Shaolin Soccer." The film has taken the Chinese box office by storm, grossing over 440 million yuan in its opening weekend. Despite this commercial success, the film has sharply divided audiences. While many praise its humor and uplifting female underdog story, critics and avid moviegoers complain that it lacks the thematic depth and artistic innovation expected of the legendary filmmaker. ▍語言點 spiritual successor 精神續作（指劇情、內核、風格延續前作，但並非嚴格意義上的正統續集） spiritual adj. 精神的 successor n. 繼承者；接替的事物 hit /hɪt/ n.（本文）爆款作品，熱門佳作；受歡迎的人或事物 take … by storm 席卷、迅速爆紅 box office（本文）票房；售票處 gross /ɡroʊs/ v. 總收入為……，總共賺得…… gross over … 票房突破…… commercial adj. 盈利的，以獲利為目的的 commercial success 商業成功，指在票房、收益等市場層面取得優異成績。 sharply /ˈʃɑːrpli/ adv. 急劇地、鮮明地 ...
▍原文 Stephen Chow is back with "Kung Fu Soccer," a spiritual successor to his 2001 hit "Shaolin Soccer." The film has taken the Chinese box office by storm, grossing over 440 million yuan in its opening weekend. Despite this commercial success, the film has sharply divided audiences. While many praise its humor and uplifting female underdog story, critics and avid moviegoers complain that it lacks the thematic depth and artistic innovation expected of the legendary filmmaker. ▍語言點 spiritual successor 精神續作（指劇情、內核、風格延續前作，但並非嚴格意義上的正統續集） spiritual adj. 精神的 successor n. 繼承者；接替的事物 hit /hɪt/ n.（本文）爆款作品，熱門佳作；受歡迎的人或事物 take … by storm 席卷、迅速爆紅 box office（本文）票房；售票處 gross /ɡroʊs/ v. 總收入為……，總共賺得…… gross over … 票房突破…… commercial adj. 盈利的，以獲利為目的的 commercial success 商業成功，指在票房、收益等市場層面取得優異成績。 sharply /ˈʃɑːrpli/ adv. 急劇地、鮮明地 ...