夏說英文晨讀 (關注教書匠小夏 公眾號同步更新)從“劍橋傳奇”到突然離世:一個完美勵志故事是怎樣崩塌的?(講解版)|0819
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▍原文 Jason Arday, the 41-year-old academic who resigned recently as a professor at the University of Cambridge, has been found dead at his home in south London. Arday's rise to a prestigious professorial chair was remarkable. Arday said he had been nonverbal until the age of 11 and illiterate until 18. Arday became Cambridge's youngest-ever black professor in 2023. But he resigned two weeks ago after accusations of plagiarism and inconsistencies in statements about his career and achievements. ▍語言點 1. academic /ˌækəˈdemɪk/ (本文)n. 學者,高校教師;adj. 學術的 2. resign /rɪˈzaɪn/ v. 辭職 · He resigned from his position. 他辭去了自己的職位。 3. professorial chair 教授席位,教授職位 · professorial adj. 教授的,與教授相關的 · chair n.(本文)職位,席位;椅子 4. remarkable /rɪˈmɑːkəbl/ adj. 非凡的,引人注目的 5. nonverbal /ˌnɒnˈvɜːbl/ adj. 無法正常用口語交流的 · non-表示“不、非” · verbal adj. 語言的,言語的 6. illiterate /ɪˈlɪ...