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China developer Seazen issues apology after chairman arrested

中国开发商新城控股在董事长被捕后发表致歉信

China's Seazen Holdings Co., Ltd. issued an apology on Friday, days after media reported its chairman was arrested for suspected child molestation, news of which sent shares in the property developer and its parent firm, Future Land, plunging.

周五,中国的新城控股集团股份有限公司发表了致歉信,而媒体在几日前就已经报道,其董事长因涉嫌猥亵儿童被捕。消息传出后,该房地产开发商及其母公司新城发展控股的股票暴跌。

Police in the city of Shanghai detained Wang Zhenhua, 57, on Monday on suspicion of molesting a minor girl, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.

据中国国家电视台 CCTV 报道,周一,57 岁的王振华因涉嫌猥亵女童被上海警方拘留。

"First, to all the victims who have been caught up in this storm, for the huge pain that the victim's family has suffered, we are upset and deeply apologise," the company said in a statement issued late on Friday.

该公司在周五晚些时候发表的一份声明中说:“首先对这场风暴中所触及的受害人、受害家庭蒙受的巨大痛苦,深感歉意与不安。”

Police, in a statement posted by CCTV, referred only to one victim.

在 CCTV 报道的警情通报中,警方仅提到一名受害人。

"Seazen will fully support and cooperate with the relevant departments to deal with the issue," the company said.

该公司表示:“新城控股将全力支持和配合有关部门对于此事的处置。”

Police issued a statement on Wednesday saying two suspects including a person identified only as Wang, 57, and a woman surnamed Zhou, 49, who is alleged to have brought a girl to a hotel, had been detained on child molestation charges.

周三,警方发布了警情通报,提到了两名犯罪嫌疑人,其中包括一位被称作是王某某(57 岁)的犯罪嫌疑人,和一位 49 岁的周姓女子。据称,周某某将一位女童带到酒店。两位犯罪嫌疑人均因涉嫌猥亵儿童罪被刑事拘留。

The case has been covered prominently in Chinese media and widely discussed on social media.

该案已经在中国被媒体广泛报道,同时它也在社交媒体上引发了广泛讨论。

主编:阿唔

品控:Lala

审核:Yawen

重点词汇

issue/ˈɪʃuː/

v. 发行;发布;颁发

n. 问题;议题

搭配短语:to issue permits(v.)

搭配短语:to issue a statement(v.)

搭配短语:environmental issues(n.)

搭配短语:ethical issues(n.)

suspected/səˈspektɪd/

adj. 被疑为…的

相关词汇:suspect(v. 怀疑…有罪,认为…有嫌疑)

suspect 例句:The police suspect him of carrying out two bomb attacks.

相关词汇:suspect(n. 嫌疑犯,可疑分子)

例句:He is a suspected spy.

molestation/ˌmoʊleˈsteɪʃn/

n. 调戏;猥亵

相关词汇:molest(v. 调戏;猥亵)

相关词汇:molester(n. 猥亵儿童者)

share/ʃer/

n. 股票;股份

property/ˈprɑːpərti/

n. 房产,地产,房地产

n. 所有物;财产;资产

搭配短语:personal property

搭配短语:private property

plunge/plʌndʒ/

v.(价值或程度)暴跌,骤降

例句:He plunged into the sea.

例句:Our income has plunged.

detain/dɪˈteɪn/

v. 使留下;拘留,扣押

例句:A suspect has been detained by the police.

例句:The injured were detained in hospital.

minor/ˈmaɪnər/

n. 未成年人

例句:He was accused of having sex with a minor.

broadcaster/ˈbrɔːdkæstər/

n. 电视台;广播公司

catch up

被卷入某事

达到同样质量(或水平);赶上

了解(或讨论)最新情况

例句:He found it hard to catch up.

例句:I need to catch up on all the gossip.

例句:He was caught up in the conflict.

refer to

(尤指简短地)提到,谈及,谈起

涉及…;与…相关

例句:This song refers to Michael Jackson.

例句:We will never refer to the matter again.

identify/aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/

v. 认出,识别

例句:I cannot identify the signature.

例句:He identified the older one of the twins.

surname/ˈsɜːrneɪm/

v. 给…姓氏

词性拓展:surname(n. 姓氏)

surname(n. 姓氏)近义词:family name

surname(n. 姓氏)近义词:last name

allege/əˈledʒ/

v.(未经证实地)指责,宣称,指控

例句:She alleged that her bag had been stolen.

charge/tʃɑːrdʒ/

n.(警方的)指控,控告

v.(警方)指控,控告

搭配短语:criminal charges(n.)

搭配短语:a charge of theft(n.)

例句:She was charged with murder.(v.)

prominently/ˈprɑːmɪnəntli/

adv. 突出地,显眼地

词性拓展:prominent(adj. 显著的,突出的)

prominent 例句:The story was given a prominent position on the front page.

例句:Veins stood out prominently on his forehead.

At 103, She Just Ran the 100-Meter Dash. It's Only the 'Icing on the Cake' of Her Life.

103 岁时,她刚刚跑完 100 米短跑。这只是她生命中的“锦上添花”。

补充词汇知识

set a record

创造记录

相关词汇:break a record

相关词汇:beat a record

sb. is believed to…

某人被大家认为是……

compete

v. 参加比赛

Olympic-style

adj. 奥运会式的

largely

adv. 主要地

长难句解析

She is believed to be the oldest woman to formally compete on an American track, according to the organization, which hosts the Olympic-style event for athletes 50 and older.

这是个为 50 岁及以上的运动员举办奥运会式赛事的组织,据该组织表示,霍金斯被认为是在美国田径赛场上正式参赛的年龄最大的女性。

这里用到了一个句型,sb. is believed to… 大家认为……,霍金斯被大家认为是 the oldest woman to formally compete on an American track,compete 表示“参加比赛”,formally compete,就是指“正式参加比赛”,后面的 track 表示“跑道”,霍金斯被认为是在美国田径赛场上正式参赛的年龄最大的女性。后面是信息源,according to the organization, 举办这场运动会的组织这样告诉大家,接着是一个定语从句,which hosts the Olympic-style event for athletes 50 and older。Olympic-style 指“奥运会式的”,充满奥运风格的,这个举办奥运会风格赛事的组织,是专门针对老年群体的,for athletes 50 and older,athlete 表示“运动员;擅长运动的人”,这个举办老年运动会的组织称,这个机构举办的体育赛事,都是 50 岁或以上的选手在参加。

一句话总结新闻

本篇新闻描述的是 103 岁的霍金斯参加百米赛跑的故事,虽然她在晚年才开始跑步,不过两年内屡次夺金。

文字题 1

题干:

Julia Hawkins finished first in the 100-meter ______ two years ago.

正确选项:dash

干扰项 1:athlete

干扰项 2:yard

干扰项 3:record

解析:

本题考查的是对文章内容的理解,题干的意思是“茱莉亚·霍金斯两年前在 100 米短跑中得了第一名。”正确选项是 dash,意思是“短跑比赛”。干扰项 1 athlete 意思是“运动员;擅长运动的人”;干扰项 2 yard 可以表示长度单位,意思是“码”(1 码=3 英尺);干扰项 3 record,意思是“记录;记载”,均与题干语义不符,因此,正确选项是 dash。

文字题 2

题干:

下列哪个选项是对 "icing on the cake" 的准确理解?

正确选项:锦上添花

干扰项 1:不起作用

干扰项 2:处于危险境地

干扰项 3:打破沉默

解析:

本题考查的是对重点表达 icing on the cake 的理解。该表达是在标题里出现,正确选项是“锦上添花”。干扰项 1 “不起作用”,对应的英文表达是 cut no ice;干扰项 2 “处于危险境地”,对应的英文表达是 on thin ice;干扰项 3 “打破沉默”,对应的英文表达是 break the ice。因此,正确选项是“锦上添花”。

图片题

音频内容:

Which of the following pictures shows the "hurricane"?

picture.mp3

图片:

解析:

题干的意思是“以下哪张图显示的是飓风?”上图(从左至右)分别是“飓风、下雪天、晴天、地震”,所以第一幅图是正确选项。

填空题

题干:

Hawkins doesn't practice ______ and runs on the street ______.

正确选项 1:much

干扰项 1:many

正确选项 2:occasionally

干扰项 2:never

解析:

题干的意思是“霍金斯练习得不是很多,偶尔在街上跑步。” 第一处的正确选项是 much,在句中作副词,修饰 practice,表示“很、非常”。而干扰项 many 是形容词,表示“许多的”,通常用来修饰名词。第二处的正确选项是 occasionally,意思是“偶尔;有时”,而干扰项 never 表示“从不”,与语义不符。

口语题

音频内容:

Hawkins was largely competing against herself.

speaking.mp3

今日导读

总有人说自己老了,没办法做太多的事情,但是有一群上百岁的老人,用他们的行动告诉我们,年龄似乎真不是问题。6 月 19 日,有 4 个孩子、3 个孙子和 1 个重孙的百岁老人茱莉亚·霍金斯,以 21 秒 06 的成绩打破了百岁以上女子 50 米短跑的全国记录,更令人惊讶的是,早在 2 年前,这位 101 岁的老人以 40 秒 12 的好成绩,一举将年龄在百岁以上的百米跑世界记录提高了 6 秒,这位老人是如何能完成意想不到的挑战?平时又是如何坚持训练的?我们马上和 Daniel 老师一起走进今天的新闻。

带着问题听讲解

如何理解 icing on the cake 这个短语?

Julia Hawkins 前后两次参加百米赛跑的成绩有何不同?

Julia Hawkins 是什么时候开始跑步的?

新闻正文

At 103, she just ran the 100-meter dash. It's only the 'icing on the cake' of her life.

103 岁时,她刚刚跑完 100 米短跑。这只是她生命中的“锦上添花”。

Two years ago, at the age of 101, Julia Hawkins set a record. A running record.

两年前,101 岁的茱莉亚·霍金斯创造了一项记录。一项跑步的记录。

She ran the 100-meter dash, finishing with a time of 39.62 seconds. They called her the "Hurricane."

她以 39.62 秒的成绩跑完了 100 米短跑。人们称她为“飓风”。

This week, at the age of 103, Hawkins returned to the track to run the 50- and 100-meter races in the National Senior Games in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is believed to be the oldest woman to formally compete on an American track, according to the organization, which hosts the Olympic-style event for athletes 50 and older.

本周,103 岁的霍金斯重返赛道,参加在新墨西哥州阿尔伯克基市举行的全美老年运动会 50 米和 100 米赛跑。这是个为 50 岁及以上的运动员举办奥运会式赛事的组织,据该组织表示,霍金斯被认为是在美国田径赛场上正式参赛的年龄最大的女性。

There is admittedly little competition in the centenarian age group, and Hawkins was largely competing against herself. She finished the 100-meter dash about 6 seconds slower than her record time, but she was still pleased with the result. "I'm two years older, remember?"

不可否认,在百岁老人的群体中几乎没有竞争,而霍金斯主要是在和自己竞争。她这次完成 100 米短跑的用时比她之前的记录慢了 6 秒,但她依然对这个结果感到满意。“可别忘记,我又老了两岁。”

Hawkins got into running late in life, and it has become one of her many passions. "I went to running at 100. The first time I went to look at it and try, it was the 50-yard dash. It was fun and I fell in love with running.

霍金斯是在晚年才开始跑步的,跑步已经成为她的众多爱好之一。“我在 100 岁开始跑步。我第一次去看并尝试跑的时候,是 50 码短跑。很有趣,我从此爱上了跑步。

"I run on the street by my house, occasionally, not often. As I get older, I feel like I only have so many 100-yard dashes left, and I don't want to waste them in practice. Can you imagine that?"

“我会在我家附近的街上跑步,只是偶尔为之,并不经常跑。当我慢慢变老时,我感觉我只剩下那么多次一百码短跑的机会了,我不想把它们浪费在练习中。你能够想象吗?”

主编:Jenny

品控:Daniel

审核:提提

重点词汇

dash/dæʃ/

n. 短跑比赛;冲刺

例句:Flash, Flash! Hundred yard dash!

icing on the cake

锦上添花之物

相关词汇:icing

例句:Shoes are the icing on the cake when completing her look.

hurricane/ˈhɜːrəkeɪn/

n. 飓风

相关词汇:typhoon

例句:Thousands of people displaced by the hurricane are forced to find new homes in new cities.

track/træk/

n. 足迹;轨道;赛道;跑道

近义词:path

例句:Passengers are requested not to walk across the tracks.

athlete/ˈæθliːt/

n. 运动员;擅长运动的人

同义词:sportsman

admittedly/ədˈmɪtɪdli/

adv. 诚然,无可否认

相关词汇:admit

admit 例句:it is generally admitted that …

admit 例句:It is generally admitted that the new law would be difficult to enforce.

英文释义:it is used when you are agreeing that something is true

例句:Admittedly, the salary was not wonderful, but the duties were light.

centenarian/ˌsentɪˈneriən/

n. 百岁(或百岁以上的)老人

词根词缀:cent-

cent 同义词:hundred

相关词汇:septuagenarian;octogenarian;nonagenarian

get into

开始对……感兴趣;参与;被……影响

英文释义:to become interested in an activity or subject, or start being involved in an activity

例句:She's been getting into yoga recently - she does three classes a week.

英文释义:affect;influence

例句:I don't know what's got into him.

passion/ˈpæʃn/

n. 激情,热情;强烈情感

搭配短语:a passion for sth.

搭配短语:a passion for art

例句:Passion is the genesis of genius.

相关词汇:passionate

passionate 搭配短语:be passionate about sth.

passionate 搭配短语:be passionate about art

occasionally/əˈkeɪʒnəli/

adv. 偶尔,间或;有时

例句:Occasionally I'll have a piece of chocolate, but it's very rare.

拓展阅读

跑步的益处

跑步几乎是一项零成本的锻炼方式,它的好处也非常多。跑步与长寿之间也许没有直接关联,但它对健康肯定是大有帮助。

首先,跑步能够锻炼我们的心肺功能,增加身体各个器官的氧气量,坚持跑步的话,心脏及血管系统的功能会有明显增强。同时我们还可以燃烧卡路里,避免肥胖带来的种种问题。而由于我们跑步时要保持肩背挺直、放松的姿势,长期坚持以后,颈部肩部的脊椎问题都可能得到改善。

当然,为了达到最佳锻炼效果,我们也要遵循一定的科学规则。首先是鞋,较为专业的跑鞋能够有效保护我们的膝盖与脚踝,也能让我们跑得更加舒适。其次,跑步前要做好热身、放松运动,避免拉伤、抽筋等症状;跑完之后不要立即坐下,而应慢走让心率恢复到正常水平再作休息。最后,不论自己跑得多快,最重要的是匀速,不要忽快忽慢,导致心率波动造成危险。

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