▍原文 Cryptocurrency billionaire and TRON founder Justin Sun has ignited a firestorm of controversy after claiming an AI chatbot advised him to break up with prominent Chinese actress Jing Tian over a $50 million financial dispute and surrogacy plans. Sun said in a sprawling post that he had paid 30 million yuan as a bride price to Jing's parents. He later filed a civil lawsuit against the actress to recover the money. Jing forcefully pushed back against the allegations. ▍語言點 1. cryptocurrency /ˈkrɪptoʊkɜːrənsi/ n. 加密貨幣（也就是比特幣、以太坊這類數字貨幣的總稱） 2. TRON 波場（區塊鏈平臺，發行了加密貨幣TRX，孫宇晨是其創始人） 3. ignite a firestorm of controversy 引爆輿論風暴 ·ignite v. 點燃 ·firestorm n. 火災風暴、燎原大火 4. prominent /ˈprɑːmɪnənt/ adj. 著名的，傑出的 拓展： prominent 比 famous 更正式，強調某人在某個領域地位突出、備受矚目。 5. financial dispute 財務糾紛，經濟糾紛 6. surrogacy /ˈsɜːrəɡəsi/ n. 代孕 7. sprawling /ˈ...
▍原文 Cryptocurrency billionaire and TRON founder Justin Sun has ignited a firestorm of controversy after claiming an AI chatbot advised him to break up with prominent Chinese actress Jing Tian over a $50 million financial dispute and surrogacy plans. Sun said in a sprawling post that he had paid 30 million yuan as a bride price to Jing's parents. He later filed a civil lawsuit against the actress to recover the money. Jing forcefully pushed back against the allegations. ▍語言點 1. cryptocurrency /ˈkrɪptoʊkɜːrənsi/ n. 加密貨幣（也就是比特幣、以太坊這類數字貨幣的總稱） 2. TRON 波場（區塊鏈平臺，發行了加密貨幣TRX，孫宇晨是其創始人） 3. ignite a firestorm of controversy 引爆輿論風暴 ·ignite v. 點燃 ·firestorm n. 火災風暴、燎原大火 4. prominent /ˈprɑːmɪnənt/ adj. 著名的，傑出的 拓展： prominent 比 famous 更正式，強調某人在某個領域地位突出、備受矚目。 5. financial dispute 財務糾紛，經濟糾紛 6. surrogacy /ˈsɜːrəɡəsi/ n. 代孕 7. sprawling /ˈsp...
▍原文 Rescue teams are racing to a mudslide‑stricken border port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region after the disaster caused significant casualties along the China‑Nepal border on Wednesday, local authorities said. A mudslide occurred on Wednesday morning in Nepal, resulting in three people dead and 265 missing at Gyirong Port in Gyirong county of Xizang as of 8 pm, according to initial estimates. Xizang has activated its highest‑level relief and emergency response for natural disasters. ▍語言點 1. rescue teams 救援隊、救援隊伍 2. race /reɪs/ v.（本文）火速趕往、疾馳奔赴；賽跑 3. mudslide‑stricken /ˈmʌdslaɪd ˌstrɪkən/ adj. 遭受泥石流襲擊的、受泥石流重創的 mud（泥土）+ slide（滑落）= mudslide（泥石流）。stricken 是 strike（撞擊、襲擊）的過去分詞形式，常用於構成復合形容詞，表示“遭受……重創的”。 4. border port 邊境口岸 border n. 邊境 port 港口、口岸 5. Xizang Autonomous Region 西藏自治區 Xizang Autonomous Region 是“西藏自治區”的官方英文名...
▍原文 Rescue teams are racing to a mudslide‑stricken border port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region after the disaster caused significant casualties along the China‑Nepal border on Wednesday, local authorities said. A mudslide occurred on Wednesday morning in Nepal, resulting in three people dead and 265 missing at Gyirong Port in Gyirong county of Xizang as of 8 pm, according to initial estimates. Xizang has activated its highest‑level relief and emergency response for natural disasters. ▍語言點 1. rescue teams 救援隊、救援隊伍 2. race /reɪs/ v.（本文）火速趕往、疾馳奔赴；賽跑 3. mudslide‑stricken /ˈmʌdslaɪd ˌstrɪkən/ adj. 遭受泥石流襲擊的、受泥石流重創的 mud（泥土）+ slide（滑落）= mudslide（泥石流）。stricken 是 strike（撞擊、襲擊）的過去分詞形式，常用於構成復合形容詞，表示“遭受……重創的”。 4. border port 邊境口岸 border n. 邊境 port 港口、口岸 5. Xizang Autonomous Region 西藏自治區 Xizang Autonomous Region 是“西藏自治區”的官方英文名...
▍原文 A 25-year-old Chinese student was found dead in South Korea's southeastern city of Gyeongsan on Tuesday, police said, six days after she went missing. A man in his 30s has been arrested and is being investigated on suspicion of murdering the Chinese student. On August 21, the suspect told police that he was the student's boyfriend and reported her missing. Police said they were looking into the suspect's possible motive. ▍語言點 1. be found dead 被發現死亡 2. go missing 失蹤，下落不明 3. on suspicion of something 涉嫌…… · He was arrested on suspicion of theft. 他因涉嫌盜竊被捕。 4. suspect /ˈsʌspekt/ n. 嫌疑人 5. report somebody missing 報案稱某人失蹤，向警方申報某人失蹤 6. look into something 調查，研究，了解某事（比investigate 稍口語化） · look into the matter 調查此事 · look into the problem 調查這個問題 7. motive /ˈməʊtɪv/ n. 動機 - 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】，...
▍原文 A 25-year-old Chinese student was found dead in South Korea's southeastern city of Gyeongsan on Tuesday, police said, six days after she went missing. A man in his 30s has been arrested and is being investigated on suspicion of murdering the Chinese student. On August 21, the suspect told police that he was the student's boyfriend and reported her missing. Police said they were looking into the suspect's possible motive. ▍語言點 1. be found dead 被發現死亡 2. go missing 失蹤，下落不明 3. on suspicion of something 涉嫌…… · He was arrested on suspicion of theft. 他因涉嫌盜竊被捕。 4. suspect /ˈsʌspekt/ n. 嫌疑人 5. report somebody missing 報案稱某人失蹤，向警方申報某人失蹤 6. look into something 調查，研究，了解某事（比investigate 稍口語化） · look into the matter 調查此事 · look into the problem 調查這個問題 7. motive /ˈməʊtɪv/ n. 動機 - 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】，...
▍原文 It's the philosophical conundrum nobody saw coming on a Friday morning: what defines a shoe? And when does a shoe cease to be considered as such? You can thank Margaret Qualley for prompting these ridiculous questions, having emerged on the red carpet in a truly perplexing pair of Chanel... somethings. ("Barefoot heel caps", according to the French fashion house.) The design has, naturally, sparked some debate about what a shoe really is. ▍語言點 1. philosophical /ˌfɪləˈsɑːfɪkl/ adj. 哲學的，哲學層面的，關於根本問題的 ·philosophy n. 哲學 2. conundrum kəˈnʌndrəm/ n. 難題，謎題 ·conundrum特指那種“讓人困惑、不容易有標準答案”的問題，比 problem 更有趣，比 puzzle 更嚴肅。 3. nobody saw coming 没人預料到，猝不及防，萬萬没想到 ·The pandemic was something nobody saw coming. 疫情是所有人都没預料到的事。 4. cease to be something 不再是某事物 5. as such 照此，就這一點而論 6. prompt /prɑːmpt/ v. 引起，激起，促使 · prompt something 觸發了某件事...
▍原文 It's the philosophical conundrum nobody saw coming on a Friday morning: what defines a shoe? And when does a shoe cease to be considered as such? You can thank Margaret Qualley for prompting these ridiculous questions, having emerged on the red carpet in a truly perplexing pair of Chanel... somethings. ("Barefoot heel caps", according to the French fashion house.) The design has, naturally, sparked some debate about what a shoe really is. ▍語言點 1. philosophical /ˌfɪləˈsɑːfɪkl/ adj. 哲學的，哲學層面的，關於根本問題的 ·philosophy n. 哲學 2. conundrum kəˈnʌndrəm/ n. 難題，謎題 ·conundrum特指那種“讓人困惑、不容易有標準答案”的問題，比 problem 更有趣，比 puzzle 更嚴肅。 3. nobody saw coming 没人預料到，猝不及防，萬萬没想到 ·The pandemic was something nobody saw coming. 疫情是所有人都没預料到的事。 4. cease to be something 不再是某事物 5. as such 照此，就這一點而論 6. prompt /prɑːmpt/ v. 引起，激起，促使 · prompt something 觸發了某件事...
▍原文 At the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, Chinese humanoid robot Tiangong Ultra shattered two running records: it clocked 9.39 seconds in the 100 metres, beating Usain Bolt's 9.58-second record, and won the 400 metres in 38.15 seconds, surpassing the human record of 43.03 seconds. The "shy" face-covering gesture of Tiangong Omini also caught attention. Engineers revealed that standard arm swings overheat shoulder motors and waste power. The robot autonomously adopted the face-covering pose to save upper-body energy and boost stamina. ▍語言點 1. humanoid robot 人形機器人 humanoid adj. 人形的 2. shatter records 打破紀錄 shatter v. 打破、粉碎 3. clock /klɒk/ v. 跑出、取得某個計時成績 4. beat /biːt/ v. 戰勝、打破 5. surpass /sərˈpæs/ v. 超越、勝過 6. catch attention 引起關注、吸引眼球 7. standard arm swings 標準的擺臂動作 swing n. 擺動 overheat v. 變得過熱、使過熱 8. shoulder motors 肩部電機 motor n. 發動機、馬達 9. autonomously /ɔːˈtɑːn...
▍原文 At the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, Chinese humanoid robot Tiangong Ultra shattered two running records: it clocked 9.39 seconds in the 100 metres, beating Usain Bolt's 9.58-second record, and won the 400 metres in 38.15 seconds, surpassing the human record of 43.03 seconds. The "shy" face-covering gesture of Tiangong Omini also caught attention. Engineers revealed that standard arm swings overheat shoulder motors and waste power. The robot autonomously adopted the face-covering pose to save upper-body energy and boost stamina. ▍語言點 1. humanoid robot 人形機器人 humanoid adj. 人形的 2. shatter records 打破紀錄 shatter v. 打破、粉碎 3. clock /klɒk/ v. 跑出、取得某個計時成績 4. beat /biːt/ v. 戰勝、打破 5. surpass /sərˈpæs/ v. 超越、勝過 6. catch attention 引起關注、吸引眼球 7. standard arm swings 標準的擺臂動作 swing n. 擺動 overheat v. 變得過熱、使過熱 8. shoulder motors 肩部電機 motor n. 發動機、馬達 9. autonomously /ɔːˈtɑːn...