[時事英文] The GameStop Saga 遊戲驛站的傳奇 Depending on whom you ask, the GameStop saga is either a cautionary story about a bunch of reckless nerds destabilizing the stock market for laughs in a way that is likely to backfire on them spectacularly, or a David-and-Goliath morality tale about a fearless band of retail investors cleverly putting one over on corrupt financial elites. The truth is somewhere in the middle. •depend on 取決於 •saga 傳奇 ; （通常指負面的）系列事件，一長串事件 •a cautionary story 發人警醒的故事 •destabilize the stock market 破壞股市的穩定 •for laughs 為了看笑話 •backfire （計劃）產生適得其反的結果，產生反效果 •retail investor 散戶投資者 •put one over on sb 欺騙（某人），哄騙（某人） •corrupt financial elites 腐敗的金融精英 遊戲驛站的傳奇可能是一個發人警醒的故事，一群不計後果的電腦迷為了看笑話而破壞穩定的股市，其方式很可能令他們自己極大地反受其害；它也可能是個大衛(David)與歌利亞(Goliath)式的道德故事，一群無所畏懼的散戶投資者巧妙地騙過了腐敗的金融精英——這要取決於你問的是誰。真相介於兩者之間。 ★★★★★★★★★★★★ In any reading, the most unusual thing about Wall Street’s being challenged by a rowdy band of Redditors is that it took so long to happen. This kind of populist revolt — internet-based insurgents gleefully pulling down the pants of the unsuspecting establishment — has been happening for years, to many powerful institutions. •reading 理解方法；解讀方法；解釋 •a rowdy band of… 一群喧鬧的… •populist revolt 民粹主義的反抗 •insurgent 叛亂分子 •gleefully 興高采烈地 •the unsuspecting establishment 毫無戒心的建制派 •powerful institutions 強大的體系 不管如何解讀，華爾街被一群喧鬧的Reddit用戶挑戰的最不尋常之處在於，居然花了這麼長時間才發生這樣的事情。這種民粹主義的反抗——以互聯網為根據地的叛亂分子興高采烈地拉下毫無戒心的建制派的褲子——在許多強大的體系當中已經發生多年了。 ★★★★★★★★★★★★ These online crusades can be waged in good faith or in bad faith, and some can become deeply destructive. But the best ones can jolt the status quo in useful ways: exposing injustice, challenging outdated norms or merely putting indolent gatekeepers on notice. •online crusades 網路聖戰 •wage (v.) 發動（戰爭）；組織，籌備（活動） •in good faith 真誠地，誠實地 ; 善意的 •deeply destructive 深具破壞力的 •the status quo 現狀 •expose injustice 揭露不公 •challenge outdated norms 挑戰過時的規範 •indolent 懶散的；懶惰的 •gatekeepers 看門人，管門人 ; （有權決定誰可以得到資源和機會的）看守者 這些網路聖戰可以是善意的，也可以是惡意的，有些甚至會變得極具破壞性。但最好的那些戰爭能通過有益的方式動搖現狀：揭露不公，挑戰過時的規範，或者僅僅是讓懶惰的看門人注意到。 文章來自《紐約時報》: http://nyti.ms/3ouxtSp #EEL時事英文 #財經時事英文

China Queer Manicure Club vol.3 will be participating Gender Trouble, an intersectional feminist social practice event organized by @ooooocollective tomorrow! (⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎) It will be held in a secret location to avoid surveillance and censorship, scan the QR code now to join in the secret group chat for more info x Established by artist boihugo博惠果 and fashion stylist @edgeyang, inspired by scholar Vivienne Sonja, China Queer Manicure Club(中国酷儿美甲俱乐部) is a workshop that introduces the concept of ‘everyday activism’ with the act of ‘painting nails’. Whether you are a queer folk, a cister, or even a straight man, you are welcome to join in this workshop to help destabilize the gender norms and make some contribution to gender equality, with as little effort as lending 10 of 1x1 cm square spaces of your own body. As Sonja vividly articulated in her book Digital Identity and Everyday Activism, ‘Changes in attitude that take place slowly over extended time frames, profoundly reshaping social norms as they diffuse among networked publics.’ 💅🤍🌙💞

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