Say No to Animal Abuse

 

拒絕動物虐待

【摘要2022.7.6.三.蘋果】

After the students were dismissed to freely go around, Jason soon found a group of gorillas resting. He started throwing stones at them and kept laughing at them. After a few minutes, he turned around and saw a huge, angry gorilla behind a bush. He was taken aback and began to cry. Jason’s teacher heard him howling loudly and hurried over to see what happened. He found out the gorilla was just a realistic cardboard cut-out.

在學生們解散而自由行動後，傑森很快地發現一群正在休息的大猩猩。他開始向大猩猩們扔石頭，並嘲笑牠們。過了幾分鐘，他回頭看見一個巨大的憤怒大猩猩在草叢後面。他嚇呆了並開始放聲大哭。傑森的老師聽見他在大聲哭嚎，趕忙過去看發生了什麼事。他發現那隻大猩猩不過是一個逼真的立牌。

生活必備字詞：

dismiss　vt. 解散；使下課

be taken aback (by...)　　（對……）感到吃驚（恆用被動語態）

realistic　a. 逼真的；真實的

 

World’s fastest passenger jet goes supersonic in tests

（世界最快噴射客機在試飛中達到超音速）

【摘要2022.7.6.三.自由】◎管淑平

The race to resume supersonic passenger flights nearly two decades after the retirement of Concorde was offered a glimmer of excitement on Monday when plane manufacturer Bombardier revealed high speed achievements while confirming the launch of its new business jet.

飛機製造商龐巴迪週一揭露其最新商務噴射客機達到的高速度成果，同時證實上市時間，為協和號退役將近20年後，重拾超音速載客飛行的競賽，注入一絲興奮。

The Canadian company said the in-development Global 8000 will be "the world’s fastest and longest-range purpose-built business jet."

這家加拿大公司說，這款開發中的「環球8000型」客機，將是「全世界最快、最長程的特製商用噴射機」。

The news comes after a Global 7500 test vehicle broke the sound barrier during a demonstration flight last May, achieving speeds of more than Mach 1.015.

在發布這項消息前，一架環球7500型測試機，在去年5月一次試飛中突破音障，達到超過1.015馬赫的速度。

"The Global 8000 aircraft leverages the outstanding attributes of the Global 7500 aircraft, providing our customers with a flagship aircraft of a new era," Éric Martel, president and CEO for Bombardier, said.

龐巴迪總裁兼執行長馬泰爾說，「環球8000飛機利用環球7500型的優異特性，提供我們顧客一架新年代飛機的佼佼者」。

新聞辭典

glimmer：名詞，微弱的跡象。例句：There’s still a glimmer of hope that he’ll recover.（他還有一絲康復的希望。）

purpose-built：形容詞，為特定目的打造的。例句：These are purpose-built facilities to help people with disabilities.（這些是專門為協助身心障礙者打造的設施。）

leverage：動詞，借助既有（力量）達成某事；名詞，影響力。例句：The opposition has gained greater political leverage.（反對派得到了更大的政治影響力。）