- Raisin meditation
- Spycam in Korea
- MTR derailing
- Coast guard
- Emojis showing disabilities
- The 'surprises' of the 91st Oscars
- City of toys
- Overtourism
- French stamps to commemorate the Year of the Pig
- Syrian refugee found new life in Canada
- Does an hour of sleep matter?
- Huge costs of warming impact
- The shop where it's ok to be different
- EU bans single-use plastics
- Legalization of Cannabis in Canada
- Getting to know your new HKID card
- Euthanasia
- Foreign language hits
- Populism
- Escape the corset
- All topics
The Panama Papers
巴拿馬文件揭密,揭露各國名人以離岸公司轉移資產、瞞稅、避稅,全球富豪、政要榜上有名。冰島領導人率先落馬,ICIJ(國際調查記者同盟)表示資料陸續有來。巴拿馬文件「見光」猶如重磅炸彈,今集 Jo & Kevin 會跟大家談談它的重要性!
unprecedented 空前,史無前例
(adjective 形容詞)
例子:The company has enjoyed unprecedented success this year. 公司今年獲得史無前例的成功。
例子:An unprecedented number of students are taking the seminar. 從未試過有這麼多學生參加研討會。
offshore
(adjective 形容詞)
1. 近海的;向海的
例子:They sailed to an offshore island. 他們駛向近海的一個小島。
2. 境外的 / 離岸
an offshore fund/tax haven 境外基金/避稅港
例子:They opened an offshore bank account few years ago. 他們幾年前開設了一個離岸銀行戶口。
例子:Mary transfers the money to an offshore investment company. Mary將錢轉到離岸投資公司。
anonymous
(adjective 形容詞)
1. 匿名的
例子:He wants to remain anonymous. 他不希望披露姓名。
例子:An anonymous buyer purchased the flat. 不具名的買家購置了這個單位。
2. 無個性特徵的
例子:an anonymous little city 普普通通的小城
myriad
/ˈmɪr.i.əd/
無數 (noun 名詞)
例子:a myriad of sth, myriads of sth
例子:My teacher cites myriad of possibilities for the problem. 老師列舉無數解決這個問題的可能性
無數的 (adjective 形容詞)
例子:myriad colours 色彩斑斕
例子:We remember the myriad ways he helped the needy in his lifetime. 我們都記得他生前幫助過無數有需要的人士。
exploit 剝削; 濫用; 利用
(verb 動詞)
例子:The company are accused of exploiting migrant workers. 該公司涉嫌剝削外勞。
例子:John has never fully exploited his talents. John沒有充份利用其才華。
IDIOMS
a hot potato 燙手山芋
燙手山芋,無人想接;諱莫如深,皆因擔心惹禍上身。惹火話題在前,某些公眾人物,少不免「封口」以對。「燙手山芋」,英文就是 a hot potato!
例子:The same-sex marriage is a political hot potato in the United States.
例子:The candidate tried to avoid taking a strong stand on political hot potatoes like abortion.
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