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新聞英文解析 九月起飲料店全面禁用一次性塑膠杯
Starting in September, beverage shops are to be banned from serving drinks in single-use plastic cups to customers, the MOENV said on July 29, adding that it's also considering subsidizing the use of reusable cups at professional baseball games and other enclosed venues. 環境部七月二十九日表示,9月份將禁止飲料店提供一次性使用的塑膠杯飲料給顧客,並補充說明該部亦考慮為職業棒球比賽和其他封閉場地使用可重複使用的杯子提供補貼。 beverage:(n.)飲料 深度知識面學習:常見用於表示「飲料」的字有beverage 跟drink,其差異在beverage 是正式用詞,較常在菜單、書面上看到,所有可飲用的飲品都能統稱為 beverage;而drink是較口語的字眼,只要能被喝下去的液體都可以稱為 drink,因此水也包含在內。一般來說,soft drink 軟性飲料指不含酒精的飲料non-alcoholic beverage,而酒精飲料hard drink即alcoholic beverage。 the MOENV:(n.)環境部Minister of the Ministry of Environment的縮寫 subsidize:(v.)給予…津貼或補貼 enclosed:(a.)封閉的 venue:(n.)公共事件發生場所;舉行地點 ────────────────── Beverage shops in 21 cities and counties have already stopped using single-use takeaway plastic cups since the implementation of “Parties Subject to and Means for Single-use Takeaway Beverage Cups Restrictions” on July 1, 2022, the ministry said in a statement. Ministry data indicates that the regulations have helped reduce the use of single-use beverage cups by 17% all over the country since then, replacing about 790 million disposable plastic cups with reusable cups or non-plastic alternatives. 該部聲稱自2022年7月1日起實施《一次用飲料杯限制使用對象及實施方式》以來,已有21個市縣的飲料店停止使用一次性外帶塑膠杯。據其數據顯示,自實施起,該法規已助減少全國17%一次性飲料杯的使用量,用可重複使用或非塑膠替代品取代了約7.9億個一次性塑膠杯。 takeaway:(a.)外賣的;外帶的 implementation:(n.)實施 indicate:(v.)暗示;顯示 disposable:(a.)一次性的;用完即丟的 alternative:(n.)可供替代的選擇 ────────────────── In December 2022, Taipei became the first municipality in Taiwan to ban drinks shops from providing single-use plastic cups and outlying Kinmen is the last one to ban single-use plastic cups of Taiwan's 22 cities and counties. Starting Sep.1, no beverage shops in the country would provide single-use plastic cups. However, drink shops will still be able to offer single-use cups made of other materials, such as paper. Aside from banning single-use plastic cups, the rules also require shops to offer reusable cups for customers to borrow and mandate a rebate of at least NT$5 for customers who bring their own reusable cups. According to data from convenience stores and fast-food chain operators, 160 million drinks were sold using consumers’ cups last year. The percentage of customers who brought their cups was 2.8 times higher than before the rules were implemented. “This shows how government policy has changed consumer habits,” the ministry stated. 2022年12月,台北成為台灣第一個禁止飲品店提供一次性塑膠杯的直轄市,而外島金門縣是台灣 22 個縣市中最後一個禁止使用一次性塑膠杯的。自九月一日起全國飲料店將不再使用一次塑膠杯;然而,飲料店仍然可以提供由其他材料所(例如紙)製成的一次性杯子。除了禁止使用一次性塑膠杯外,該規定還要求商店提供可重複使用的杯子供顧客借用,並為自備可重複使用的杯子的顧客提供至少新台幣 5 元的折扣。該部指出,根據便利商店和速食連鎖店業者的數據,去年使用消費者杯子銷售的飲料有1.6億份。與法規實施前相比,自備杯子的顧客比例增加了 2.8 倍。該部表示,「這顯示了政府政策怎樣改變消費者的習慣」。 municipality:(n.)市政府 mandate:(v.)作出強制性的要求 rebate:(n.)折扣;貼現;尤指政府返還的「部分退款」 字詞用法深入說明:與「優惠」或「折扣」相關的常見用字有concession、sale、discount、off、deduction 和 rebate。其中,商品在一段時間內降價出售、促銷的sale(拍賣)跟discount(打折),以及off(折扣優惠)等字為大家所熟知,而文中的rebate是指因超額付款而退還的部分款項,常用於談論賬單和稅款類,尤其指政府返還的「部分退款」,像退稅,而concession指特定人群可以享受低於普通票的價格,比如老年人、學生買旅行票或活動門票時的優惠,通常不表示臨時的優惠。deduction則常指 扣除賬單中個別項目或事物的花費,也可以用來談論從服務或收入中扣除的金額。 The cup rental program unveiled last year by the MOENV targeting convenience stores and fast food chains allows people to borrow reusable cups from kiosks at participating locations. People can return the cup to any of them for cleaning when they are done using it within three days. According to ministry statistics, as of last year, 1,763 retail stores and restaurants from seven large convenience store chains and eight fast food chains nationwide participated in the program to provide, which accounted for 12 percent of all the retail sales venues they owned. Collectively, they provided about 198,000 reusable cups for customers to borrow in 2023. 環境部去年針對便利商店和快餐連鎖店推出的杯子租賃計劃,讓人們可以從參與地點的機台借用可重複使用的杯子。人們可以在三天內使用完杯子後將其返回任機台進行清潔。根據環保部統計,全國7家大型連鎖便利商店和8家快餐連鎖店共1763家零售店和餐廳參與該計劃,佔其擁有的全部零售場所的12%。2023年總共提供了約19.8萬個可重複使用的杯子供顧客借用。 unveil:(v.)揭幕 target:(v.)將目標放在…. kiosk:(n.)自助服務機器 kiosk原指涼亭、後做售糖果、飲料、報紙等的小亭或公共電話亭,現今則多指自動化的電子自助服務機器,比如超商的ibon或Famiport等,百貨公司或者是展館的多媒體互動機台也是kiosk的一種。 collectively:(adv.)全體地;共同地 ────────────────── Besides continuing to promote its existing reusable cup rental program, the MOENV said that with the purpose to further reduce the use of single-use plastic cups, it is considering subsidizing reusable cups at professional baseball games and other enclosed venues. The purpose is to give those who have not yet experienced using reusable cups the opportunity to access the service hoping they would consider using them again. According to the ministry, the subsidies range from NT$300,000 (US$9,129) to NT$3 million per operator, depending on the number of participating locations. 除了繼續推廣現有的可重複使用杯子租借計劃外,環境部表示為了更進一步減少一次性塑膠杯的使用,正考慮提供職業棒球比賽和其他封閉式場所補助。目的是讓那些沒有體驗過使用可重複使用杯子的人有機會獲得這項服務,希望他們會考慮再次使用他們。據該部稱,補貼範圍為每個運營商 30 萬新台幣(9,129 美元)至 300 萬新台幣,具體取決於參與地點的數量。 access:(v.)途徑;接近某人或某事的機會或方法 subsidy:(n.)補助金;津貼 participate:(v.)參與
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新聞英文解析 台灣倒數第二個核反應爐關閉
The first reactor at Nuclear Power Plant No. 3, the Ma-Anshan Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung has been shut on Saturday as its 40-year license expires. This marks the first step to decommissioning Taiwan's last active nuclear power plant. Taiwan poised to become the first non-nuclear country in East Asia after the last reactor's license expires in May next year. 位在屏東的核三廠馬鞍山電廠一號反應爐,運轉40年,於本週六關閉。這標誌著台灣最後一座運作中核電廠退役的第一步。在最後一個反應爐許可證於明年 5 月到期後,台灣有望成為東亞第一個無核國家。 reactor:(n.)反應器;反應爐 補充知識面:目前台灣共有四所核電廠,各有兩台反應爐,其中位於北海岸的核一廠(石門)、核二廠(萬里)皆已除役,今年七月除役的是目前唯一運轉的核三廠(恆春)第一反應爐,該廠第二反應爐將於明年五月除役,而核四廠(貢寮)目前仍處於資產管理,尚未營運階段。 decommission(v.)關閉或停止使用設備或武器;使軍艦、飛機退役 poise:(v.)蓄勢待發 ────────────────── Before the closing of the No. 1 reactor, nuclear power accounted for about 5 percent of the nation's energy use, which is dominated by coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG). With the closure of the No. 1 reactor, the total percentage of power generated by nuclear sources would fall to 2.8 percent, said the state-run Taiwan Power Company yesterday. 在一號反應器關閉之前,核電約佔國家能源使用量的5%,而國家能源使用量以煤炭和液化天然氣(LNG)為主。國營台灣電力公司昨天表示,隨著一號反應爐的關閉,核能發電的總百分比將下降至2.8%。 dominate:(v.)在……中佔主要地位;支配 generate:(v.)產生,發生熱,電,光等能量 ────────────────── To assuage public concern regarding power stability, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said it has negotiated with Sun Ba Power Corp (森霸電力) to use the power generated from its No. 3 LNG unit, which can generate 1,100 megawatts to buttress the power generation shortfall from the closure and could generate more power than Ma-Anshan Nuclear Power Plant's No. 1 reactor, by which the 951 megawatts put out. However, industry observers said that phasing out nuclear power generation and replacing it with LNG would bring other challenges about power prices and carbon emissions. 經濟部表示,為緩解民眾對電力穩定的擔憂,已與森霸電力協商,使用其發電量為1100兆瓦的三號液化天然氣裝置發電,以緩解因關閉反應爐產生的發電缺口。該機發電量超過產電951兆瓦的馬鞍山核電廠一號反應爐。然而,產業觀察家表示,逐步淘汰核電並用液化天然氣取代將帶來電價和碳排放等其他挑戰。 assuage:(v.)緩和;減輕;平息 negotiate:(v.)就…磋商 Sun Ba Power Corp:森霸電力公司,位於台南,為台灣汽電共生公司所屬電廠。 補充知識面:台灣電力公司台灣在1995年1月實施電業自由化,目前共有九家獨立發電廠,分別是:長生電力公司、和平電力公司、新桃電力公司、麥寮汽電、星能電子、森霸電力、嘉惠電力、國光電力公司以及星元電力公司。獨立電廠的監管單位是國營電力公司台電。 megawatts:(n.)百萬瓦特,簡寫為MW buttress:(v.)以扶壁加固;支持 shortfall:(n.)不足之數;缺口 phase out:逐步淘汰;分階段停止使用 ────────────────── The use of nuclear energy has long been a source of contention between the ruling and opposition parties. Lawmakers this month debated for hours over whether to reverse course on the government's plan to completely phase out nuclear power, although no vote was taken.The closure of the No. 1 reactor comes amid a continuing debate among them about whether to extend the service life of the nation's existing atomic energy facilities. 核能的利用長期以來一直是朝野爭論的焦點。儘管沒有進行投票,立法委員本月就是否改變政府完全淘汰核電的計劃進行了數小時的辯論。核電廠一號反應爐關閉之際,他們仍在爭論是否延長國家現有原子能設施的使用壽命。 contention:(n.)爭論;口角 reverse:(v.)推翻;翻轉 amid在…當中 補充單字用法:常見用於表示「在…之中」的字有amid、amidst以及among,前兩者拼字很像,差別僅在amid是美式拼法,而amidst是英式寫法,兩者同義,與among相較,屬於正式用字,常在新聞中出現。通常,amidst或amid後面會不接完整句子,且多接名詞片語,用來形容一件事情在某種氛圍或情況之下發生,而among通常會接上複數態可數的名詞,表示處於某些人、事、物當中。
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新聞英文解析 海基會在金門縣設立新服務中心
The SEF on Saturday(Jul.20)announced it will assign personnel to work at a local service center in outlying Kinmen County to promote cross-strait ties. 台灣海峽交流基金會週六(7月20日)宣布,將派員到偏鄉金門縣的當地服務中心工作,以促進兩岸關係。 The SEF:(n.)財團法人海峽交流基金會Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation 的頭字語縮寫。 延伸學習:財團法人海峽交流基金會,簡稱海基會,成立於1990年,於1991正式運行,Supervised by the Mainland Affairs Council, the SEF is a semi-official organization set up by the government to handle technical matters with China.海基會受陸委會監督,是政府設立的半官方組織,負責處理與中國的技術事務。海基會的對口機構是中國大陸海峽兩岸關係協會Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits,縮寫為ARATS,簡稱海協會。 assign :(v.)派遣;指派 personnel:(n.)員工;人員 outlying:(a.)偏遠的;遠離中心的 tie:(n.)關係;連結 延伸學習:tie當作動詞使用是「綑綁」、「打結」的意思,當名詞來使用可以當作「領帶」、「結」或者是「關聯」,而關聯強調的是「連結與綑綁」的程度。比如說,我們的人際關係可分成兩大類:強連結(Strong Tie)與弱連結(Weak Tie)。 ────────────────── The SEF Vice Chairman and Secretary-General Luo Wen-jia, attends the opening ceremony of a service center of the agency in Kinmen County on Saturday. At the service inauguration ceremony, he said that this move signifies the government is 100 percent committed to promoting healthy cross-strait exchanges. Citing his planned attendance at the Xiamen-Kinmen relay swimming contest scheduled for Sunday as an example, Luo said that resuming equal and reciprocal cross-strait exchanges has always been a policy promoted by the Taiwanese government. 海峽交流基金會副理事長兼秘書長羅文嘉週六出席該機構金門縣服務中心開幕儀式。在服務啟動儀式上,他表示此舉表明政府百分之百致力於促進兩岸健康交流。 以參加週日舉行的廈門-金門接力游泳比賽為例,羅表示恢復兩岸平等互利的交流一直是台灣政府推動的政策。 inauguration:(n.)正式啟用 signify:(v.)表明;意味著 commit:(v.)致力於;投入(時間或金錢) attendance:(n.)參加 relay:(n.)跑步或游泳的接力賽 resume:(v.)中斷後繼續;重新回到 reciprocal:(a.)互惠的;對等的 ────────────────── Starting on Saturday, personnel from the SEF would be stationed at a local service center in Kinmen to handle ferry-related services between the county and the nearby Chinese city of Xiamen, Luo said. Cross-strait ferry services, part of the “small three links” that cover direct trade, postal and transportation exchanges between limited administrative areas of Taiwan and China, were resumed in January last year after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 羅說,從週六開始,海基會的人員將駐紮在金門當地的服務中心,處理金門縣和鄰近的中國廈門市間的渡輪相關服務。海峽兩岸渡輪服務是「小三通」的一部分,涵蓋台灣與中國大陸有限行政區域之間的直接貿易、郵政和運輸往來,因新冠肺炎(COVID-19)疫情中斷三年,於去年1月重啟。 station:(v.)駐紮;安置 administrative:(a.)行政的 hiatus:(n.)中斷;間隙 ────────────────── Luo said he hopes that the SEF's new operations could encourage a positive response from China, adding that "if goodwill continues to be extended but remains unanswered, it would be a pity if the opportunity is missed." He also commented on China’s detention of a 25-year-old Taiwanese noncommissioned officer who was rescued by the Chinese coast guard after drifting into Chinese waters off Fujian Province during a fishing trip in March and has since been held due to his "sensitive status" as an active-duty soldier, saying he expects the serviceman's safe return. 羅說,他希望海基會的新行動能夠得到中國的積極回應,並補充說,“如果繼續表達善意卻得不到回應,錯過機會就太可惜了。”他還對中國今年三月拘留一名台灣25歲士官一事發表評論,該名軍官因海釣落海漂流至福建沿海被中國海警救起,後因現役士兵的「敏感身份」而被拘留。羅稱他希望這名軍人安全返回。 goodwill:(n.)善意 detention:(n.)拘留 noncommissioned officer:士官(縮寫為N.C.O.,NCO) drift:(v.)漂流 active-duty:(a.)現役的
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新聞英文解析 海基會董事長鄭文燦因涉貪調查辭職
After a corruption probe and being detained on corruption charges for bribery allegations related to a development project in Taoyuan, the SEF chairman Cheng Wen-tsan (鄭文燦), the former mayor of Taoyuan, resigned from his position to avoid disrupting the foundation's operations . “Cheng will fight to clear his name through the judicial process,” the SEF said in a release. 桃園市前市長暨現任海基會董事長鄭文燦因接受貪腐調查並被貪污控訴拘留後,為了避免擾亂基金會的運作而辭去該職務。 「鄭將透過司法程序爭取清白。」海基會在聲明中表示。 corruption:(n.)腐敗;特指當權者的貪腐 probe:(n.)盤查;調查 detain:(v.)拘留;扣押 bribery:(n.)賄賂;收買 allegation:(n.)未證實的指責或指控 SEF:(n.)Straits Exchange Foundation海峽交流基金會,簡稱海基會 海基會為台灣辦理海峽兩岸交流所衍生的各項事務的半官方機構,受陸委員會監督與委託授權行使公權力,其對應單位為中國海峽兩岸關係協會,簡稱海協會。 resign:(v.)辭職 disrupt:(v.)干擾 judicial:(a.)司法的 ────────────────── Cheng, a former vice premier in the administration of former president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) of the Democratic Progressive Party, was on Friday summoned by prosecutors as part of an investigation into an alleged corruption case for assisting rezoning of a plot during his tenure as Taoyuan mayor from December 2014 to December 2022. Although details of the investigation remain unclear, Cheng is accused of accepting bribes and misusing his power to facilitate land development deals during his time as the mayor of Taoyuan. 民進黨前總統蔡英文政府的前行政院副院長鄭文燦週五被檢方傳喚,以調查其於2014年到2022年間在桃園任職涉嫌貪腐的案件。儘管調查細節尚不清楚,但鄭被指控在擔任桃園市長期間收受賄賂並濫用職權促進土地開發交易。 summon:(n.)法院的傳喚 prosecutor:(n.)檢察官 rezone:(v.)重新規劃土地;再分區 plot:(n.)地塊 tenure:(n.)任期 bribe:(v.)賄賂 misuse:(v.)濫用 facilitate:(n.)設施 ────────────────── After a hearing, Cheng was released on bail of NT$5 million (US$153,965) on Saturday afternoon. He has been ordered to remain at his private residence and is forbidden from traveling abroad. On Sunday, the SEF issued a statement announcing that Cheng had already tendered his resignation and stressed that Cheng would fight the allegations in court to prove his innocence. 桃園地院審理後,週六下午鄭以 500 萬新台幣(153,965 美元)的保釋金獲釋。他已被命令留在私人住宅,並被禁止出國旅行。海基會周日中午火速發出聲明宣布,鄭文燦已請辭董事長職務,並強調鄭文燦將在司法程序中,全力捍衛自身的清白。 bail:(n.)保釋金 tender:(v.)正式提出 resignation:(n.)辭職 innocence:(n.)無辜;清白 ────────────────── Meanwhile,the Presidential Office spokeswoman Kuo Ya-hui (郭雅慧) said that President William Lai (賴清德), who appointed Cheng to the SEF post, respects his decision to resign, and that follow-up measures for his replacement would proceed according to government protocols, she added. In the face of the political storm, the DPP announced that a meeting of the party's commission on political integrity will be held on Monday (July 8) to discuss the possibility of the party launching an internal anti-corruption probe in Cheng's case. 同時,總統府發言人郭雅慧昨天表示,任命鄭文燦為海基會主席的賴清德總統尊重他辭職的決定,並補充說,新任海基會主席的任命海基會人事後續將根據政府協議進行。面對這場政治風暴,宣布將於週一(7月8日)召開黨的廉政委員會會議,討論該黨對鄭案展開內部反腐敗調查的可能性。 post:(n.)崗位 protocol:(n.)協議 commission:(n.)委員會 integrity:(n.)正直 > 《劍橋詞典》對「integrity」的解釋為「誠實的品質和堅定而拒絕改變的道德原則」 ────────────────── The DPP has anti-corruption provisions in its party charter, and its anti-corruption committee includes academics and legal professionals, committee head Chiou Jiunn-yann (邱駿彥) said. The provisions stipulate that, with only a few exceptions, a party member would be expelled from the party if they are found to have breached articles 4 and 6 of the Anti-Corruption Act (貪污治罪條例) and obtained more than NT$500,000 through illegal means. 民進黨反貪委員會主席邱駿彥表示,民進黨黨章有反腐敗條款,且其反貪腐委員會由學者和法律專業人士組成。該條文規定,黨員違反貪污治罪條例第四條、第六條規定,以非法手段獲取新台幣五十萬元以上者,除少數情形外,給予開除黨籍處分。 provision:(n.)法律規定;條款 academic:(n.)學者 stipulate:(v.)明文規定 expel:(v.)驅逐 breach:(n.)違反承諾 breach 常見於描述資安外洩,一般來說有兩種data breach是指在未經使用者同意下,未經授權的人能夠存取機密、敏感或受保護的資訊,通常是惡意為之。而 data leak 是由於設定不當或人為錯誤所導致的資料不小心外洩,非故意行為。 means:(n.)方式 mean可以當作動詞,表示「意指」,也可以當形容詞,表示「卑劣的」,若當作名詞,表達「手段或方法」,則以複數型態表示。
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新聞英文解析 歐盟因俄對烏戰爭實施新制裁
The European Union on Monday (Jun.24)slapped new sanctions on Russia over its war on Ukraine, targeting Moscow's shadow fleet of tankers moving the LNG through Europe as well as several companies. 歐盟週一因俄羅斯對烏克蘭的戰爭而對俄羅斯實施新的製裁,制裁目標是莫斯科在歐洲運送液化天然氣的影子油輪船隊以及幾家公司。 slap:(v.)拍打;打巴掌 sanction:(n.)為使法律得以遵守而採取的懲罰或制裁 the LNG:(n.)liquefied natural gas液化天然氣的簡稱 液化天然氣為目前已知可大量供應之能源中最乾淨的氣態化石燃料,主要含甲烷(CH4),具有無色、無味、無毒且無腐蝕性以及熱值大(52MMBtu/t)、性能高、安全環保及不易爆炸等特點。體積約為同量氣態天然氣體積的六百分之一,重量僅為同體積水的45%左右。 fleet:(n.)船隊;海軍艦隊 tanker:(n.)油船;槽車;空中加油機 tank指貯水,油,氣等的櫃、罐、箱或槽。tanker 是運送這些槽的工具,包括陸、海、空皆稱之。文中tanker是油船,也可以寫成tank ship或tankship,是一種被設計來運送液體的貨船,以液槽裝載液體,主要分為運油船、化學品船與液化天然氣運輸船。 ────────────────── In an effort to push Russia into using more costly routes for energy purposes, the bloc said in a statement issued at a meeting of EU foreign ministers that it will “forbid reloading services of Russian LNG in EU territory for transshipment operations to third countries.” 在歐盟外長會議上發表的聲明中表示為了推動俄羅斯使用成本更高的路線來實現能源目的,將「禁止在歐盟境內為俄羅斯液化天然氣向第三國的轉運營運進行重新裝載服務。” bloc:(n.)集團,陣營(指具有類似政治利益的國家或人的群體) forbid:(v.)禁止 reload:(v.)重新裝載 transshipment:(n.)轉船運輸;指貨物出口後從目的地(機場/港口)轉送至第三地(最後目的地)。 operation:(n.)營運 ────────────────── Russia is suspected of running a “ghost fleet” of up to 400 ships to evade sanctions and keep up the flow of energy earnings so that it can finance the war. The EU estimates that about 4-to-6 billion cubic meters (141 billion-212 billion cubic feet) of Russian LNG was shipped to third countries via EU ports last year. 俄羅斯被懷疑經營一支多達 400 艘船隻組成的「幽靈艦隊」來逃避制裁並保持能源收入的流動,以便為戰爭提供資金。歐盟估計,去年約有4至60億立方公尺(1,410億至2,120億立方英尺)的俄羅斯液化天然氣經由歐盟港口運往第三國。 evade:(v.)逃避;迴避 earning:(n.)收入 finance:(v.)提供資金 cubic:(a.)立方的 via:(prep.)藉由 常見用於表示「藉由」的介系詞有via跟by,via表達的意思是「 經由某個人、某個區域、某個工具達到某個目的」,這裡的「人、區域或工具」都是起著傳遞、連接等作用的中間媒介,主體跟工具是要分離的,而by通常用於主體與工具不分離的情況。 ────────────────── A total of 61 new entities – often companies, banks, agencies and other organizations– were added to the EU's list, including several of them in China, turkey and the United Arab Emirates. Many of them are accused of circumventing the bloc's sanctions or providing sensitive equipment to Russia. 包括位於中國、土耳其和阿拉伯聯合大公國的一些實體在內,總共有61 個新實體(通常是公司、銀行、機構和其他組織)被添加到歐盟名單中。許多被指控規避歐盟制裁或向俄羅斯提供敏感設備。 entity:(n.)實體 accuse:(v.)指控 circumventing:(n.)設法規避或避免 ────────────────── More than 50 officials are also being targeted with asset freezes, as well as travel bans. Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov and scores of lawmakers and several oligarchs are among more than 1,700 people already listed by the EU. 超過 50 名官員也成為資產凍結和旅行禁令的目標。俄羅斯總統普丁(Vladimir Putin)、外交部長謝爾蓋·拉夫羅夫(Sergey Lavrov)以及數十名議員和幾位寡頭均已被歐盟列入1700多人的名單當中。 asset:(n.)資產 ban:(n.)禁令 scores:(n.)很多的人或東西 oligarch:(n.)寡頭 寡頭在政治上是指在一個國家掌權的小團體的成員,在商業上則指通常是控制足夠資源以影響國家政治的商業巨頭。通常只要是使用壟斷手段支配一個行業;擁有足夠的政治權力來提高自己的利益;以及控制多個業務,這些業務密切協調其活動之企業領軍人,稱之為商業寡頭。據研究,約九成提及與寡頭相關的國家多為俄羅斯國家或前蘇聯。 ────────────────── More than 400 entities including companies working in the military, aviation, shipbuilding and machinery sectors, the Wagner mercenary group, political parties and banks has hit. Around 210 billion euros ($225 billion) worth of Russian Central Bank assets are blocked in the EU. 包括軍事、航空、造船和機械行業的公司、瓦格納僱傭軍集團、政黨和銀行在內,超過400 家實體受到衝擊。價值約 2,100 億歐元(2,250 億美元)的俄羅斯央行資產在歐盟被凍結。 aviation:(n.)航空 sector:(n.)領域;行業 mercenary:(n.)僱傭兵
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新聞英文解析 英國史前巨石陣遭環團噴漆
UK police said two environmental activists connected to Just Stop Oil had been arrested on Wednesday (Jun. 19) for spraying orange paint on the ancient Stonehenge monument, the renowned prehistoric UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwest England. It identified the protesters involved as Niamh Lynch, 21, and Rajan Naidu, 73. 英國警方表示,週三(6 月 19 日)兩名與「停止石油」組織有關的環保活動人士因其在英格蘭南部古老的著名史前聯合國教科文組織世界遺產巨石陣紀念碑上噴灑橙色物質而被捕。據稱,涉案抗議者為 21 歲的尼亞姆·林奇和 73 歲的拉詹·奈杜。 spray:(v.)噴 Just Stop Oil:(n.)停止石油 Just Stop Oil成立於2022年2月14日,是英國的一個生態恐怖主義組織,藉由各種公民抵抗和直接行動的方式表達訴求,要求英國政府承諾停止開採新的化石燃料以及停止頒發化石燃料許可執照。唯該組織通過封鎖道路、破壞公物、干擾球賽的方式表達訴求,亦受到不少質疑。 Stonehenge monument:(n.)巨石陣 巨石陣為公元前2500年到公元前2000年之間石器時代晚期的建物,又稱為圓形石林,位於英格蘭威爾特郡埃姆斯伯里,是英國旅遊熱點,每年訪客達百萬人次。 renowned:(a.)著名的;有名望的 表示「出名的」形容詞有:famous、renowned、noted等字,其後接as或for來表示以身份或原因而著名,比如說,He is renowned as a philanthropist.他以作為一個慈善家聞名。 prehistoric:(a.)史前的 the UNESCO:(n.)聯合國教科文組織 the UNESCO 成立於1945年,是聯合國專門機構—聯合國教育科學及文化組織The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization的縮寫,旨在於通過教育、科學及文化來促進各國之間合作,對和平與安全作出貢獻,以增進對正義、法治及聯合國憲章所確認之世界人民不分種族、性別、語言或宗教均享人權與基本自由之普遍尊重。 heritage:(n.)遺產 protester:(n.)抗議者 ────────────────── The incident came just before thousands were expected to gather at the prehistoric site to celebrate the summer solstice. The group wants the British government to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak quickly condemned the latest act by Just Stop Oil as a “disgraceful act of vandalism.” 這起事件發生在數千人預計將聚集在史前遺址慶祝夏至之前。該組織希望英國政府在 2030 年停止石油、天然氣和煤炭的開採和燃燒。總理里希·蘇納克很快就譴責「停止石油」組織的最新行為是「可恥的破壞行為」。 incident:(n.)事件 易混淆單字為accident:(n.)意外 solstice:(n.)至點 solstice的英文的字源來自拉丁文的sol(太陽)和sistere(保持直立)。在至點時太陽直射的地球緯度為其所能抵達的最南或最北的極值,而至點所在之日是一年之中日夜長短差異最大的一天,通常作為季節得分點。一年當中有兩個至點,分別為summer solstice夏至以及winter solstice,夏至是一年當中白天最長的一天,冬至是一年當中白天最短的一天。 extraction:(n.)開採 condemn:(v.)通常指出於道義而做出的譴責 disgraceful:(a.)不名譽的;可恥的;失體面的 vandalism:(n.)汪達爾人作風;故意破壞公物或文化、藝術的行為 起初,vandalism所指破壞的財產範圍限於具有文學或藝術價值的物品,後來擴大到泛指一切公司財產的行為。但行為人主觀上須是蓄意或輕率及其他對他人權利或財產不負責任的心理態度,該心理態度可依行為時的具體情況推定。 ────────────────── Just Stop Oil has gained prominence in Britain for disruptive environmental protests, with its activists shutting down major roads to interrupt traffic, disrupting cultural and sporting events, splashing paint and food and other substances on famous artworks and even splattering soup on at Van Gogh's“Sunflowers” to draw attention to global warming. 「停止石油」組織在英國因破壞性環境抗議而聲名鵲起,其活動人士關閉了主要道路擾亂交通,干擾文化和體育賽事,在著名藝術品上潑油漆和食物以及其他物質,甚至向及梵高的向日葵潑湯引起人們對全球變暖的關注。 gain:(v.)獲得 prominence:(n.)引人注目的事物 disruptive:(a.)破壞性的;顛覆性的;引起混亂的 interrupt:(v.)打斷;使…中斷 disrupt:(v.)擾亂;干擾;中斷 interrupt 是指原本在進行的事突然被打斷了,使得這件事不得不短暫地停下來, 但是之後這件事會再繼續;而disrupt 則是這件事情不但被中斷, 而且整個秩序或規律被破壞,常用在疾病、事故、戰爭或火山的爆發。雖然它之後是有可能恢復正常,但事發當時會讓它整個停擺。例如罷工導致飛機航班被打亂了一周,就是The flights were disrupted for a week due to the strikes. splash:(v.)潑、撒液體 splatter:(v.)潑濺液體,尤其指黏稠的液體 ────────────────── While previous incidents in museums typically left only surface-level damage to the protective cover of an artwork or historic object, the protesters at Stonehenge placed paint directly on a renowned UNESCO World Heritage site. According to Just Stop Oil's website, the pigment was made of an “orange cornflour” that would wash away in the rain. “Obviously, this is extremely upsetting and our curators are investigating the extent of the damage," English Heritage, the charity that manages Stonehenge said on social media. Stonehenge remains open, it added. 雖然以前在博物館發生的事件通常只會對藝術品或歷史物品的保護層造成表面損壞,但巨石陣的抗議者直接在著名的聯合國教科文組織世界遺產上塗漆。據 Just Stop Oil 網站稱,這種顏料是由「橙色玉米澱粉」所製成,會被雨水沖走。管理巨石陣的慈善機構英國遺產協會在媒體上表示:「這令人極其不安,我們的策展人正在調查受損程度。」該組織補充說,巨石陣仍然開放。 pigment:(n.)顏料 upsetting:(a.)令人心煩意亂的;令人苦惱或憤怒的 curator:(n.)策展人 charity:(n.)慈善機構
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新聞英文解析 第十六屆海峽論壇連戰發表「繼續滅火」言論
KMT Vice Chair Sean Lien boarded a flight to China’s Xiamen on Friday to attend the 16th Straits Forum the following day. He was joined by several KMT officials, including the commissioners of Yunlin and Kinmen, Taipei Councilor Liu Tsai-we and head of the KMT’s Mainland Affairs Department. 國民黨副主席連勝文週五搭機前往廈門參加隔日登場的海峽論壇,多名國民黨政府官員隨行,包括雲林縣長張麗善、金門副縣長李文良、台北市議員柳采葳在內,以及大陸事務部主任林祖嘉也同行。 commissioner:(n.)政府官員 councilor:(n.)議員 ────────────────── KMT Deputy Chairman Sean Lien (連勝文) who was in China to attend the 16th Straits Forum as the head of a KMT delegation made the remarks in an interview with Chinese media on Friday. He said that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is hindering cross-strait relations, while the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) has to keep“putting out fires”the DPP started. “It is absurd that the ones setting fire are sometimes considered heroes, while those putting out the fires are derided,” Lien said. 作為國民黨代表團團長抵中國出席第十六屆海峽論壇的國民黨副主席連戰週五接受中國媒體採訪時表示,民進黨正在阻礙兩岸關係,而國民黨則必須繼續為民進黨「滅火」。連戰說:「放火的人有時被視為英雄,而救火的人卻受到嘲笑,這是荒謬的。」 delegation:(n.)代表團 remark:(n.)評論 hinder:(v.)阻礙 absurd:(a.)荒謬的 deride:(v.)嘲笑;譏弄 ────────────────── Lien said that mutual understanding is vital in developing peaceful cross-strait relations. Information on cross-strait relations is fragmented and much of the Internet-based commentary is polarizing and biased, leading to miscommunication and misunderstandings, Lien said, adding that the best way is to meet in person and communicate. 連戰表示,相互理解在發展兩岸關係和平中至關重要。有關兩岸關係的資訊是碎片化的且許多基於網路的評論都是兩極分化和偏見的,導致溝通不良和誤解,並補充說最好的方式是親自會面和溝通。 mutual:(a.)互相的 vital:(a.)重要的 fragmented:(a.)碎片化的;支離破碎的 commentary:(n.)評論 polarizing:(a.)使兩極分化;使截然對立 biased:(a.)偏袒一方的;有偏見的 In his opening remarks at the Straits Forum yesterday, Lien reiterated the KMT’s commitment to cross-strait peace and exchanges on equal footing and stressed the party’s adherence to the “1992 consensus” and opposition to Taiwan independence. 連戰昨天在海峽論壇致開幕詞時重申國民黨對兩岸和平與平等交流的承諾,並強調堅持92年共識,反對台獨。 reiterate:(v.)重申;反覆講 commitment:(n.)承諾;保證 footing:(n.)立足點 equal footing表示「立足點平等」,原意為大家的機會一致。談判的場景中會有此說法,表示勢均力敵。 adherence:(n.)堅持;嚴守規則或信念 ────────────────── The Straits Forum is seen as a part of China’s United Front strategy against Taiwan. According to China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, some 7,000 Taiwanese were invited to participate this year. But there’s been no sharp increase in airline passengers from Kinmen to Xiamen, or in traffic through the Mini Three Links so that It’s estimated that the number of Taiwanese participants in this United Front activity will be smaller compared to previous years, said Mainland Affairs Council minister Chiu Chui-Cheng. 海峽論壇被視為中國對台統戰策略的一部分,據國台辦宣稱今年邀請7000位台灣嘉賓參加。不過陸委會主委邱垂正表示,金廈航班和小三通流量並沒有顯著增加,預期國人參加人數相比於往年較少。 United Front:(n.)統戰 United Front即統一戰線,指政治競爭上掌握「聯合次要敵人,打擊主要敵人」的原則。首先由列寧提出,毛澤東於1939年「共產黨人」雜誌發刊詞上表示「統一戰線」為中國共產黨「三大法寶」之一。 participate:(v.)參與 the Mini Three Links:(n.)小三通 compare:(v.)比較 compare後面常接 to或者with,兩者略有差別。compare 若表示「比喻」僅能在後面加上介系詞to +N.,意思為「比喻A就像是B一樣」,用來說明兩者的「相似之處」,是A like B的進階用法,表示使用者覺得A跟B是相同的,沒有較勁的意味。比如,Shakespeare compared the world to a stage. 莎士比亞把世界比作舞台。若compare 用於表示「與…相比」、「相較於」或者「對照」則to +N.或with +N.皆可使用,強調「差異之處」,有較勁的意思。比如說,I hate that my mom compares me to/with my brother every time.我討厭我媽每次都把我跟我弟弟拿來作比較。 previous:(a.)先前的 ────────────────── The Straits Forum is known as a China-hosted platform which aims to deliver a “United Front” rhetoric and sow discord within Taiwan, the Mainland Affairs Council said. The government supports cross-strait interactions without predetermined political stances, but is against events that attempt political manipulation, the agency said. 陸委會表示,海峽論壇被認為是中國主辦的平台,旨在發表「統一戰線」言論,並在台灣內部挑撥離間。該機構表示,政府支持兩岸無既定政治立場的互動,但反對企圖政治操縱的活動。 rhetoric:(n.)煽動性語言;雄辯 sow:(v.)播種 discord:(a.)不一致;不協調 predetermined:(a.)預先確定的;事先安排的 stance:(n.)公開表明的觀點;立場 manipulation:(n.)操縱
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新聞英文解析 黃仁勳為人工智慧新時代喝采
Nvidia Corp CEO Jensen Huang is in Taiwan for the island’s premier tech expo, Computex Taipei, along with the CEOs of some semiconductor companies. The world’s biggest heavyweights in chipmaking and AI are to converge and their plans for a tech industry dominated by AI are top of the agenda. 輝達公司執行長黃仁勳正在台參加島上首屈一指的科技博覽會—台北電腦展,與會的還有全球最大的半導體公司執行長。全球晶片製造和人工智慧(AI)領域的重量級人物將齊聚一堂,他們在人工智能為主的科技行業計劃是首要議程。 premier:(a.)首要的;首位的 expo:(n.)博覽會exposition的簡稱 英文中常用於表示「展覽」的英文字有exhibition 和 exposition。 通常,exhibition指的是被動消極的展出活動,單純是陳列展品給大眾欣賞觀看,除非是藝術品,絕大部分並無銷售行為,而exposition 除了展示商品之外,只要的目的在概念和商機的交流,希望可以透過活動吸引消費者和商業合作夥伴,其中有很多新的構想和設計公諸於世,比如台灣常見的電腦展就是用expo (=exposition) 這個字。另外,fair也有「展覽」的意思,與前二者較不相同的事,fair通常是像市集一樣的商品展售,以販售為主要目的,是一種比較大眾化,有現場零售交易的販賣活動,比如書展book fair和旅遊展travel fair。 semiconductor:(n.)半導體 chipmaking:(n.)晶片製造 AI:(n.)人工智慧artificial intelligence的簡稱 converge:(v.)會合;交會 converge 這個字最初是指幾條線或道路的會合或交會,後引申為觀點等趨於一致,所以常見作為趨同、會合、聚集或匯合等意思表達。 dominate:(v.)控制;具有優勢 dominate這個字的基本語意為支配、控制、主宰,指在權力、影響力或地位上具有主導性,使其他事物變得次要,可用於描述對人、事物或情況的支配和控制。 ────────────────── There is outsized interest in this year’s Computex, thanks to the participation of not just Huang, but the leaders of some of Nvidia’s main rivals in AI hardware, including Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), Qualcomm Inc and Intel Corp. Barry Lam (林百里), chairman of AI server maker Quanta Computer Inc., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Chairman Young Liu (劉揚偉), Asustek Computer Inc. Chairman Jonney Shih (施崇棠), Supermicro CEO Charles Liang (梁見後), along with Minister of Economic Affairs J. W. Kuo (郭智輝) and digital affairs minister Huang Yen-nun (黃彥男), were also seen at the event. 今年的電腦展受到了極大的關注,不僅因為黃仁勳的參與,還因為英偉達在人工智慧硬體領域的一些主要競爭對手的領導者的參與,包括 AMD、高通和英特爾公司。AI伺服器製造商廣達電腦董事長林百里、鴻海精密董事長劉揚偉、華碩電腦董事長施崇棠、超微首席執行官梁見後、經濟部長郭智輝、數位事務部長黃彥男也出席了活動。 outsized:(a.)超過標準尺寸的,通常翻成巨大的;極大的 participation:(n.)參與 rival:(n.)對手;敵手 ────────────────── Taiwan-born Huang has celebrity status on the island, and there was huge media and public interest in his visit thanks in large part to Nvidia’s status as the undisputed leader in the specialized chips and hardware needed to build and run cutting-edge AI. He announced the general availability of Nvidia ACE generative AI, which can create lifelike human avatars for industries such as customer support. 出生於台灣的黃仁勳在島上享有名人地位,他的訪問引起了媒體和公眾的極大興趣,這在很大程度上要歸功於輝達在構建和運行尖端人工智能所需的專用芯片和硬件領域無可爭議的領導者地位。他宣布 Nvidia ACE 生成式人工智慧全面上市,可以為客戶支援等行業創建栩栩如生的人類化身。 undisputed:(a.)無可爭辯的;無庸置疑的;不容挑戰的 cutting-edge:(a.)領先地位的;發展前沿的 cutting edge是在美國流傳了四十多年的慣用語,原指銳利的刀鋒亦即我們常說的「刀口」。大約在上個世紀五十年代時人們開始用on the cutting edge來表示在科學、研究和文學等方面比其他人都走在前面,處於最先進的地位。因此這個慣用語在科技界使用得最多,形容走在尖端。cutting-edge在本文為形容詞,表示先端的。 availability:(n.)可得性 general availability:一般可用,是軟件開發期的一個重要階段。一般縮寫為GA,指所有必要的商業活動已經完成,該軟體產品已經可以發售的階段。 generative AI:(a.)生成式人工智能 生成式AI 屬於深度學習 (Deep Learning) 的一個分支,是一個概念,而不是商品。其工作原理是一類機器學習模型,通過學習數據中的規律或模式 (Pattern) 來生成新的內容,這是也是生成式AI與遵循特定規則的傳統人工智能最大的差異,其所產出的內容並不限於文本,還可以包括圖像、聲音,甚至動畫和 3D 模型等其它類型。 avatar:(n.)網路遊戲或網路聊天室中的虛擬化身。 Avatar源自印度神話中下凡化作人形的神,所以譯為「化身」。現常用於指一個屬於自己的2D或3D成像,能夠結合動作捕捉的技術,即時捕捉自己的肢體動作或臉部表情,進而由代表我們的Avatar產生相對應的動作。其應用範圍很廣泛,像VTuber或是虛擬遊戲中我們選擇的角色,都可以被稱為是avatar。 ────────────────── Jensen gave a speech at the NTU Sports Center in Taipei on Sunday night, receiving a rock-star reception during his speech ahead of the event. Huang said he was “very happy to be in Taiwan,” calling the country a gathering place for Nvidia’s partners, adding that everything started for the company in Taiwan. He described AI as the driving force of a new industrial revolution across the globe and said that “the next Industrial Revolution has begun”. Two fundamental technologies, accelerated computing and artificial intelligence, were the two forces of computing, that "will reshape the computer industry." 週日晚間黃仁勳在台北台大體育中心發表演講,受到了搖滾明星般的接待。黃表示自己很高興來到台灣,稱台灣是輝達合作夥伴的聚集地,並補充該公司的一切皆始於台灣。他在演說中將人工智慧描述為全球新工業革命的驅動力並且表示「下一次工業革命已經開始」。加速運算和人工智慧這兩項基礎技術是「將重塑電腦產業」的兩股運算力量。 revolution:(n.)革命;變化;革命性劇變 fundamental:(a.)基礎的;基本的;根本的 accelerate:(v.)使加快、增速;促進;提前 accelerate這個字可用於指車輛或駕駛者加速的動作,人或物的行動加快,或者是用於指促使某件事情早日發生。 reshape:(v.)重塑;重組 shape是形狀的意思,reshape有重新成形的意思,在編碼中,reshape函數是MATLAB中將指定的矩陣變換成特定維數矩陣一種函數,且矩陣中元素個數不變,函數可以重新調整矩陣的行數、列數、維數,顧名思義,就是將陣列重新捏成想要的形狀。 ────────────────── “Companies and countries are partnering with Nvidia to shift the trillion-dollar traditional data centers to accelerated computing and build a new type of data center – AI factories – to produce a new commodity: artificial intelligence,” Huang said. Nvidia has unveiled new products and plans to accelerate the advance of AI. 黃仁勳表示,「企業和國家正在與Nvidia 合作,將耗資數十億美元的傳統資料中心轉向加速運算,並建造新型資料中心——人工智慧工廠——以生產新商品:人工智慧」。輝達已推出新產品,並計劃加速人工智慧的進步。 commodity:(n.)大宗商品 大宗商品或大宗物資稱為commodity,是一種財貨或資源,具有完全或實質性的可互換性,具有經濟價值。大宗商品是為人類活動而收集並加工的天然材料或商品,如石油或者貴金屬,其構成經濟的基礎。此外,commodity通常是規模化生產,並且質量和數量都有標準化的要求,意味著無論生產者是誰,價格都是固定的。 unveil:(v.)揭露;將……公諸於世
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新聞英文解析 香港依基本法第二十三條逮捕七人
Hong Kong police arrested the seventh person on Wednesday (May 29) under the territory's new security law(Article 23) in relation to social media posts about commemorating Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown and massacre. 香港警方週三(5 月 29 日)根據新國安法(第二十三條)逮捕了第七名涉案人員,其涉嫌在社交媒體上發布紀念北京 1989 年天安門廣場鎮壓及大屠殺的帖子。 territory:(n.)領土;領域 commemorate:(v.)緬懷;尤指以舉行公開儀式或豎立雕塑或特別建築來紀念某人或事件 crackdown:(n.)鎮壓;制裁 massacre:(n.)大屠殺;殘殺 ────────────────── Authorities said the 53-year-old woman taken in was suspected of "offences in connection with seditious intention", following the detention of six people – including a prominent activist Chow Hang Tung who led the now-disbanded group that used to organize annual vigils to mark the Tiananmen Square Massacre-for publishing social media posts which "incited hatred" against Beijing a day earlier. 當局表示,這名 53 歲的女子涉嫌「與煽動意圖有關的罪行」,一天前因在社交媒體上發布「煽動對北京仇恨的帖子」,包括領導一個過去每年組織紀念天安門廣場大屠殺的守夜活動而現已解散團體的活動人士鄒幸彤在內,有六人被拘留。 seditious:(a.)煽動性的 seditious這個字,特別用於指「煽動背叛政府」的言行,比如,煽動性言論seditious speech,也就是以口頭形式鼓吹用武力或暴力推翻政府。而seditious conspiracy則指煽動叛亂罪。 intention:(n.)意圖 detention:(n.)拘留 prominent:(a.)著名的;重要的 disbanded:(a.)被解散的 vigil:(n.)值夜或守夜,指因陪伴病人、祈禱或表達不同政見等的而起的「不眠時間」。 香港曾經是中國領土上唯一一個人們可以公開哀悼1989年6月4日天安門遇難者的地方,自從 2019 年發生大規模民主抗議活動後,北京開始鎮壓異議,至此,香港的紀念活動便轉入地下,曾經吸引數萬人前往香港維多利亞公園的守夜活動自從2020年起便已被禁止。 hatred:(a.)憎恨的 ────────────────── The group of seven are the first people to be arrested under the “Safeguarding National Security Ordinance” — commonly referred to as Article 23 — which Hong Kong enacted in March and penalizes those found guilty of sedition with a prison term of up to seven years. 這七人是根據香港三月頒布的《維護國家安全條例》(通常稱為第 23 條)首批被捕的人,該條例規定煽動叛亂罪可判處最高七年監禁。 enact:(v.)制定法律;實施 penalize:(v.)懲罰;因犯規被處罰 sedition:(n.)煽動叛亂的言論或行為;暴亂 ────────────────── Passed by an opposition-free legislature, Article 23 became Hong Kong's second national security law which expands on the national security law, imposed by Beijing in 2020. The law, which was fast-tracked through Hong Kong's pro-Beijing parliament in March, covers treason, sedition and state secrets, and allows for trials to be held behind closed doors. 第23條,擴展了北京在2020年所實施的國家安全法,在無反對派的立法機關中獲得通過,成為香港的第二部國家安全法。該法於三月在香港親北京議會快速確認,其涵蓋叛國罪、煽動叛亂罪和國家機密,並允許閉門進行審判。 parliament:(n.)議會 treason:(n.)叛國罪;通敵罪 trial:(n.)審判 ────────────────── Although the EU calls on the Hong Kong authorities to protect the ability of the people of Hong Kong to exercise their rights and freedoms, the latest arrest comes after an EU spokesperson said that the law enforcement actions suggest the new legislation "is used to stifle freedom of expression". Amnesty International’s China director called the arrests a “shameful attempt to prohibit people from marking the upcoming anniversary.” 雖然歐盟呼籲香港當局保護香港人民行使其權利和自由的能力,但最近一次的逮捕是在歐盟發言人表示執法行動表明新立法「被用來扼殺言論自由」之後進行的。國際特赦組織中國部主任稱這些逮捕行動是「可恥的企圖,旨在禁止人們慶祝即將到來的紀念日。」 enforcement:(n.)法律或命令的實施;強制執行 stifle:(n.)窒息;扼殺 expression:(n.)表達 amnesty:(n.)赦免 Amnesty International:(n.)國際特赦組織 Amnesty International又稱為大赦國際,縮寫為AI,是一個國際非政府組織,致力於推動全球人權事業的發展。總部位於英國倫敦,在全球擁有大約七百萬成員及支持者。 upcoming:(a.)即將到來的 anniversary:(n.)週年慶;週年紀念日
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新聞英文解析 立院再爆朝野大戰
A massive brawl erupted between governing and opposition lawmakers Friday (May 17) and they scuffled with each other inside and outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei over a vote on legislative reform bills. 朝野立委於週五(五月十七日)在立法院內外就立法改革法案的表決爆發大規模爭吵扭打。 massive:(a.)大規模的 brawl:(n.)亂哄哄的毆鬥;鬧事;大打出手 erupt:(v.)爆發 governing:(n.)治理;執政 opposition:(n.)反對 scuffle:(v.)扭打;亂鬥 reform:(n.)改革 ────────────────── President-elect William Lai is to be inaugurated on Monday, but his DPP lost its majority in the legislature. The KMT holds 52 seats in the 113-seat legislature, while the TPP has 8 and the DPP has 51. The KMT has been working with the TPP to promote their mutual ideas and there are also 2 independent lawmakers who are ideologically aligned with the KMT. 總統當選人賴清德將於週一就職,然而其所領導的民進黨失去立法院多數席位。國民黨在立院113席中佔有52席,台灣民眾黨8席,而民進黨有51席。國民黨一直在與台灣民眾黨合作推動他們的共同想法,且有2名意識形態上支持國民黨的無黨籍立委。 DPP:(n.)Democratic Progressive Party 民主進步黨,簡稱民進黨 majority:(n.)多數 KMT:(n.) Kuomintang中國國民黨,簡稱國民黨 TPP:(n.)Taiwan People’s Party 台灣民眾黨 ideologically:(adv.)意識形態上 mutual:(a.)彼此的;共同的 align:(v.)結盟;密切合作;支持 ────────────────── KMT and TPP lawmakers set up defensive lines outside and inside the Legislative Yuan to thwart an attempt by the DPP to launch a filibuster. They had held a vigil outside the Legislative Yuan since Wednesday (May 15) to get a head start on their DPP rivals and secure the right to propose bills first when doors opened at 7 a.m. 國民黨和台灣民眾黨立委在立法院內外設置防線,阻止民進黨發動阻撓。自周三(5月15日)起在立法院外守夜,以搶先民進黨競爭對手,並確保早上7點開門時首先提出法案的權利。 thwart:(v.)反對;阻撓 filibuster:(n.)冗長辯論,尤指為拖延或阻止新法律的通過而發表冗長的演說 台灣稱filibuster為「費力把事拖」。廣義的filibuster,是議會中議員利用議事必須保障發言權的規則作冗長演講為主,並用各種漏洞方法輔助,通過發表超長辯論而達到拖延表決或者拖延會議進程的目的。而狹義的filibuster是議會中居於劣勢的一小部分甚至單獨一位議員,因無力否決特定法案、人事,或為達到特定政治目的時,在取得發言權後以馬拉松式演說,達到癱瘓議事、阻撓投票,逼使人數佔優的一方作出讓步的議事策略。 vigil:(n.)守夜;尤指因陪伴病人、祈禱、表達不同政見等的不眠時間 rival:(n.)對手 propose:(v.)提案 ────────────────── There was pushing and shoving as KMT lawmakers formed defensive walls at the rostrum to shield Han Kuo-yu, enabling him to preside over the process for raising motions, reading bills and proceed to a vote. In such chaotic scenes, lawmakers surged around the rostrum, some leaping over tables and pulling colleagues to the floor. 國民黨立委在主席台上築起防禦牆,護住韓國瑜,讓他可以主持議案、宣讀法案、繼續議案,此舉引發推擠。在如此混亂的場面中,立委們向演講台周圍湧來,有些人跳過桌子,將同事拉到地板上。 rostrum:(n.)主席台 shove:(v.)推擠 shield:(v.)庇護 preside:(v.)主持 chaotic:(a.)混亂的 surge:(v.)陡增;湧上 ────────────────── DPP lawmakers rushed the rostrum during the interval when KMT lawmakers left it to retrieve voting cards, leading to the second wave of scuffles between the two sides. Puma Shen(DPP)falls after attempting to force his way up the rostrum to occupy the speaker’s seat. Even after the recess was announced, verbal clashes between the blue and green lawmakers continued inside the chamber. At 8pm, five lawmakers were taken to hospital. 國民黨立委離開主席台領取選票的空檔,民進黨立委衝上主席台,雙方發生第二波混戰。民進黨立委沈伯洋在試圖強行登上議長席時跌倒。即使在宣布休會後,藍綠議員之間的言語衝突仍在會議廳內繼續進行。晚上8點五名立委送醫。 interval:(n.)間隔 retrieve:(v.)取回 recess:(n.)休會 clash:(n.)衝突 chamber:(n.)用於特定用途或官方用途的房間,此指會議廳 ────────────────── The legislative reforms would enable better oversight of the Executive Yuan, including a proposal to criminalize officials who are deemed to make false statements in the legislature, said the opposition parties. However, the DPP said the KMT and the TPP are improperly trying to force through the proposals without the customary consultation process in what it called “an unconstitutional abuse of power.” 反對黨表示,立法改革將有助於更好地監督行政院,包括一項將被認為在立法院發表虛假言論的官員定罪的提案。然而民進黨認為,國民黨和台灣民眾黨以所謂「違憲濫用權力」的方式,在未經慣例協商程序的情況下試圖強行通過提案,是不恰當的。 oversight:(v.)監督 customary:(a.)慣常的;按慣例的 consultation:(n.)協議,磋商 unconstitutional:(a.)違憲的 abuse:(v.)出於個人私利的濫用 ────────────────── “The DPP does not want this to be passed as they have always been used to monopolizing power,”said the KMT lawmaker Jessica Chen, wearing a military-style helmet. 戴著軍用頭盔的國民黨立委陳玉珍表示,「民進黨不希望這個法案通過,因為他們一向有壟斷權力的習慣。」 國民黨立委陳玉珍為金門籍首位女立委。 monopolize:(v.)獨佔
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新聞英文解析 中台緊張局勢下,德派兩軍艦前往印太海域
In a bid to bolster its military presence in the Indo-Pacific, Germany sent two naval vessels to the region on Tuesday amid mounting tensions between China and Taiwan, as well as concerning developments in the contested South China Sea. 為加強在印度-太平洋地區的軍事存在,德國週二向該地區派遣了兩艘軍艦,以應對中國和台灣之間以及有爭議的南海問題日益緊張的局勢。 in a bid to:企圖 bolster:(v.)支撐;加固 amid:(prep.)在……當中;為……所環繞 mounting:(a.)持續增加的;持續上升的 ────────────────── The supply ship Frankfurt am Main, which carrying 200 personnel, departed from the town of Wilhelmshaven on Germany's North Sea coast, while the frigate Baden-Wuerttemberg left from the Spanish harbor of Rota. These vessels will rendezvous at sea, and then serve in the Indo-Pacific region, including the South China Sea. The mission aims to ensure that Europe and Germany "have a greater presence in the Indo-Pacific region, one of the most economically important regions". 搭載200名人員的補給艦「法蘭克福號」從德國北海沿岸的威廉港鎮出發,而巡防艦「巴登-符騰堡號」則從西班牙羅塔港起航。這些船隻將在海上會合,並將在包括南海在內的印太地區服役。這項任務旨在確保歐洲和德國「在印太地區擁有更大的影響力,該地區是經濟上最重要的地區之一」。 depart:(v.)出發 frigate:(n)巡防艦 因frigate最初的設計是為了護衛船團,以避免運輸船艦遭潛水艇或潛艦等船隻襲擾,所以特別強調反潛作戰能力,現今已成一般中等國家的海軍作戰主力,體型較護衛艦corvette(台灣稱之為輕型巡防艦)大一倍。 rendezvous:(v.)會合(尤指秘密地);在指定地點會面 onward:(adv.)向前 ────────────────── China, in recent years, has consistently issued threats of reunification with Taiwan by force, frequently employing assertive military actions to convey its dissatisfaction with US policies in the region. China also claims democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory in spite of the latter’s strong objections. 近年來,中國不斷發出武力統一台灣的威脅,頻繁採取強硬的軍事行動表達對美國在該地區政策的不滿。中國也聲稱民主治理的台灣是自己的領土,儘管後者強烈反對。 reunification:(n.)重新統一 assertive:(a.)武斷的;肯定的 territory:(n.)領土 objection:(n.)反對 ────────────────── According to an estimate, some 40 % of Europe’s foreign trade flows through the South China Sea. Beijing claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China, despite an international tribunal ruling that Beijing has no legal basis for these claims. 據估計,歐洲約40%的對外貿易經過南海。儘管國際法庭裁定北京的主張沒有法律依據,北京仍宣稱對幾乎整個南海都擁有主權。 claim:(v.)宣稱 sovereignty:(n.)主權;統治權 despite:(adv.)儘管;雖然 despite跟in spite of的用法跟although一樣,都不能和but並用。 tribunal:(n.)特別法庭 ────────────────── “Since several allied navy vessels have passed (the Taiwan Strait), this obviously is an option. But no decision has been taken yet,” said Pistorius. While the ships will traverse the South China Sea, it remains unclear whether they will navigate through the Taiwan Strait like the United States has done, a decision likely to irk China, Germany’s principal trade partner. China. 皮斯托利斯表示,「由於幾艘盟軍的海軍艦艇已經通過(台灣海峽),這顯然是一個選擇。但尚未做出任何決定。」雖然這些船隻將穿越南海,但目前尚不清楚它們是否會像美國一樣穿越台灣海峽,這項決定可能會激怒德國主要貿易夥伴中國。 traverse:(v.)橫越;貫穿 navigate:(v.)航行於…… irk:(v.)使厭煩;使惱火 principal:(a.)主要的
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新聞英文解析 高雄漢來自助餐廳疑似食物中毒症狀人數增至46名
The number of those who have sought medical attention for suspected food poisoning symptoms after dining at an upscale buffet in Kaohsiung on Friday has risen to 46, the Kaohsiung City Health Department said on Sunday. 高雄市衛生局週日表示,週五在高雄一家高檔自助餐用餐後因疑似食物中毒症狀求醫的人數已增至46人。 sought:(v.)尋求,seek的過去分詞 medical attention:(n.-phr.)醫療照顧 symptom:(n.)症狀 常見的food poisoning symptoms,包括diarrhea(腹瀉), nausea(噁心), vomiting(嘔吐), abdominal pain(腹痛), fever(發燒), headache(頭痛)和 weakness(虛弱), 有時伴隨bloody stools(血便)或pus stools(膿便)取決於患者的年齡、個人健康狀況、引起食物中毒的疾病類型以及程度。 upscale:(a.)高檔的 ────────────────── Eleven people have sought medical attention for diarrhea and other symptoms of food poisoning after dining at an upscale buffet restaurant, Hi-Lai Harbo, in Kaohsiung's Zuoying District, the city's health authorities said Saturday. The department sent food safety inspectors to the branch restaurant at Kaohsiung Arena after notified of the incident by a hospital where one of the patients was treated. 該局週六表示,有11人在高雄市左營區高檔自助餐廳漢來海港用餐後出現腹瀉及其他食物中毒症狀就醫。在接獲某一患者收治醫院的通知後,該單位即派出食品安全檢查人員前往高雄漢來海港餐廳巨蛋分店。 inspector:(n.)調查員 branch:(n.)分店;分公司;分部 arena:(n.)體育比賽或表演用的場地,此指「巨蛋」體育場 notify:(v.)通知;告知 ────────────────── At the restaurant in Zuoying District, health inspectors found signs of cross-contamination between raw and cooked foods and collected 20 samples from food items in its kitchen, including salad, oysters and sashimi, and various locations in the restaurant. The department said that another 56 samples were collected from the restaurant's kitchen staff and the 11 people who became ill, adding that all the samples are still undergoing testing. 衛生檢查人員在左營這間餐廳發現生食和熟食間存在交叉污染的跡象,並進行在廚房內包括沙拉、牡蠣和生魚片在內等食品以及在餐廳不同地點的採樣,共採集了20個樣本。該部門表示還從餐廳廚房工作人員和11名患病人員身上共採集了56個樣本,並補充說明所有的樣本仍在受檢中。 cross-contamination:(n.)交叉污染 various:(a.)不同的,指多樣的或不同種類的 undergo:(v.)遭遇 ────────────────── Since Saturday, when 11 diners were reported to have fallen ill, another 35 people have come down with food poisoning symptoms, the city’s health authorities said in press release. As of 4:30 p.m. Sunday, the number of people who had fallen ill after eating at the restaurant buffet had risen to 46. They all reported diarrhea and other symptoms of food poisoning but none of them have been hospitalized, it added. 高雄市衛生局在新聞稿中表示,自週六有11名用餐民眾生病以來,另有35人出現食物中毒症狀。截至週日下午4:30,在餐廳吃了自助餐之後身體不適的人數已上升至46人,並補充道他們都有腹瀉和其他食物中毒症狀,但沒有人住院。 come down with:(v.-phr.)身體不舒服;生病。 come down with 尤其用來指「某人感到不適,有要生病的跡象」或「生小病」,還不是太嚴重的情況。 press:(n.)記者;新聞輿論 release:(v.)(發佈的)新聞稿 hospitalize:(v.)住院 ────────────────── Before the release of the test results, the restaurant agreed to remain closed on Saturday and Sunday to undergo extensive cleaning. City health officials are to conduct a follow-up inspection after the clean-up this week, and if sanitation issues persist, the restaurant could face fines ranging from NT$60,000 to NT$200 million under the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation. 在測試結果發布之前,這間餐廳同意在六日繼續關閉,以進行大規模清潔。衛生局官員將於本週進行清理後續之檢查,如果衛生問題持續存在,按食品安全衛生管理法,該餐廳可能會受到新台幣6萬至2億元的罰款。 remain:(v.)保持 extensive:(a.)大範圍的;大規模的 conduct:(v.)進行 follow-up:(a.)後續的 sanitation:(n.)衛生 persist:(v.)持續