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Korean political scandal

 

In less than a week, President Park Geun-hye’s public image has spiralled while her friend Choi Soon-sil became notorious, thanks to the prowess of a highly wired internet-savvy society

 

spiral
(noun 名詞)

1. 螺旋形

例子：a right - /left - handed spiral 向右／向左旋轉的螺旋形

2. 不斷上升; 不斷下降

例子：an inflationary spiral 日益惡化的通貨膨脹

例子：a spiral of violence 暴力升級

例子：a downward/upward spiral 螺旋式下降／上升

例子：Electricity prices continued their dizzying upward spiral. 電費持續暴升。

spiral
(verb 動詞)

螺旋式上升; 螺旋式下降

例子：to spiral up or upwards/down or downwards 螺旋式上升／下降

例子：to spiral to sth . 盤旋上升到某物上

例子：The birth rate has been spiraling upward. 出生率螺旋式上升。

例子：We have to deal with this crisis before it spirals out of control. 在變得一發不可收拾前，我們要好好處理危機。

 

notorious 臭名昭著的; 聲名狼藉的
(adjective 形容詞)

例子：The city is notorious for its red light district. 這個城市因其紅燈區而惡名遠播。

例子：Peter was notorious for his violent and threatening behaviour.  他暴力和威脅性的行為使他惡名昭著。

 

prowess
(noun 名詞)

1. 高超的技藝

例子：technical/academic/musical prowess　技術／學術／音樂造詣

例子：He's always boasting about his sporting prowess.　他總是吹噓自己體育的高超造詣。

2. 英勇無畏

例子：He was distinguished by his power and prowess. 他的權利和英勇使他著名。

 

savvy 常識；技能
(noun 名詞)

例子：Use your savvy，you can find your way back by yourself. 運用常識，你能靠自己找到回家的路。

例子：marketing savvy 營銷技能

savvy 精明的；有見識的
(adjective 形容詞)

例子：to be savvy about sth . 在某事上精明

例子：John is savvy about computers. 約翰精於電腦。

 

Anger and incredulity have subsided, giving way to another unexpected form of expression: humour. Amid the confusion and flurry of rumours, Koreans have begun upon to reflect upon the absurdity of a scandal.

 

incredulity不相信；懷疑
(noun 名詞)

例子：a look or expression of incredulity 一副懷疑的表情

例子：sb's incredulity at sth 某人對某事物的懷疑

例子：The news of her death was met with expressions of incredulity. 她的死訊令人難以置信。

 

subsided 減弱；消失；下沉
(verb 動詞)

例子：The government hopes that the violence will soon subside. 政府希望暴力事件會很快平息。

例子：As the pain in my foot subsided, I was able to walk the short distance to the house.因為我腳上的痛楚已消退，故此能走一小段路回家。

例子：The flood waters began to subside. 洪水開始退卻。

 

absurdity 荒謬；荒唐
(noun 名詞)

例子：the height of absurdity　絕倫的荒謬

例子：to the point of absurdity　達到荒唐的地步

例子：There are all sorts of absurdities in the proposal.　規劃書裡存在各種荒謬。

 

►absurd 荒唐的；怪誕的 (adjective 形容詞)

例子：Mary wants her mother to live in the caravan. That's an absurd suggestion! 瑪莉希望她的媽媽住在旅行車內。這是一個荒謬的建議！

例子：It's absurd to waste your money on those things that you'll never use. 將金錢浪費在永遠不會使用東西上是多麼荒謬。

 

scandal 醜聞
(noun 名詞)

例子：a financial/political/sex scandal 金融／政治／性醜聞

例子：It was a political scandal which damaged government’s reputation. 那件政治醜聞破壞政府的聲譽。

例子：This latest scandal has raised doubts about her suitability for the post. 最近的醜聞事件令人懷疑她是否適合這個職位。

例子：A drugs scandal could end the career of a movie star in overnight.一起毒品醜聞能使電影明星的前途一夜間盡毁。

   
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