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托福高頻單字：
Decline(拒絕/減少), disregard(漠視), look after(照顧), as if/though(好像、似乎)
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跟上潮流～ 蔡政府漠視人民健康❓❗️

▶︎ Taiwan's dilemma 台灣的困境

▶︎ If Taiwan declines the jabs, Taipei might look as though it is disregarding the health of its own population. 台灣政府若拒絕中國疫苗，似乎就是不管台灣人民死活

▶︎If Taiwan accepts Chinese vaccines, it could appear as though Beijing is more able to look after the people of Taiwan than the island's leaders. 台灣政府接受中國疫苗，可能代表北京政府比較能照顧台灣人民

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Meghan and Harry Interview
梅根和哈利的專訪

Filter 滲入/過濾
Tabloid 小報
Bigoted 心胸狹隘的/有偏見的/偏執的
Speculate 猜測/推測
Decline 拒絕/減少

The Duke of Sussex has said racism from the tabloid press that filtered into the rest of society was a large part of why he and his wife left the UK.
薩塞克斯公爵說過，來自小報的種族歧視滲透到社會當中，是他和妻子離開英國的一大部分原因。

Prince Harry told Oprah Winfrey that the UK tabloid media is "bigoted" and creates a toxic environment of "control and fear".
哈利王子告訴歐普拉，英國的小報是”偏執的”，並創造了”控制和恐懼”的有毒環境。

In the much-anticipated interview with Oprah, Harry and Meghan covered a range of deeply personal topics, including racism, mental health, their relationship with the media and Royal Family dynamics.
在期盼已久與歐普拉的專訪中，哈利和梅根談了一系列深入私人話題，包含歧視，心理健康，以及他們與媒體的關係和王室家庭的動態。

US President Joe Biden's press secretary, Jen Psaki, said it had taken courage for Harry and Meghan to tell their own personal story and speak about struggles with mental health.
美國總統拜登的新聞秘書莎琪說，哈利和梅根講述個人故事以及與心理健康的掙扎，是需要勇氣的。

Asked about the claims that the Royal Family had failed to look after the Sussexes' mental health and that one family member had speculated on their unborn child's skin color, Prime Minister Boris Johnson declined to comment, except to say he "always had the highest admiration for the Queen and the unifying role she plays".
當被問及王室沒能顧到薩塞克斯公爵與夫人的心理健康，以及有一名家庭成員猜測他們未出生的孩子膚色的說法時，首相強森拒絕發表評論，只有說他”向來對女王以及她所扮演的整合角色有最高的讚賞”。

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#KimJongUn

Is Kim Jong-un Critically Ill? 👀
💬 金正恩病危❓

最近這幾天最常看到的新聞，除了新冠肺炎外，就是北韓領導人突然消失的新聞，今天就來聊聊這件事。進入文章前，先來看看單字～

【✍主題單字】
1. critically ill「病危的」：critically 常用來形容「病情危急地」。
2. absent「缺席的」
3. speculation「猜測，推斷」：當名詞，動詞為 speculate。
4. credible「可信的」
5. severity「嚴重性，嚴重程度」：當名詞，形容詞 severe。
6. North Korean defector「脫北者」：defector「叛逃者」，指脫離原本國家、逃到對立政治立場的另一個國家者。
7. obesity「過胖」
8. decline「拒絕，謝絕」：比 reject 跟 refuse 要婉轉一些。
9. in light of「有鑑於」

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On April 15, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was absent from the celebration of his grandfather Kim Il-sung’s birthday. Kim Il-sung was the founder of North Korea, and the anniversary of his birth is the nation’s most important holiday. Ever since then, there has been speculation about Kim Jong-un’s health. Kim’s last known appearance was at a Politburo meeting on April 11.
4 月 15 日，北韓領導人金正恩缺席祖父金日成的誕辰。金日成是北韓國父，所以他的誕辰可說是北韓全國上下最重要的國定節日。自此之後，有關金正恩健康堪慮的傳言四起。而金正恩最後一次現身，是參加 4 月 11 日勞動黨中央政局會議。

According to a U.S. official, Kim is in grave danger after undergoing surgery. And another U.S. official told American media that the concerns about Kim’s health are credible, but the severity of his condition is hard to access. What kind of surgery? Daily NK, a newspaper run by North Korean defectors, reports that Kim received heart surgery because of “excessive smoking, obesity and overwork.” On the other hand, two separate South Korean government sources have said that the reports about Kim’s health aren’t true, and that there have been no unusual signs coming from North Korea.
一名美國官員指出，金正恩術後病危，而另一名美國官員告訴媒體，有關金正恩健康的揣測是可信的，不過嚴重程度還不得而知。那麼，金正恩做的是什麼手術？由脫北者經營的韓國媒體《Daily NK》指出，金正恩所接受的手術是心血管手術，因為他有「嚴重煙癮、過重而且過勞」。不過另一方面，兩個不同的南韓政府消息來源指出，有關金正恩的健康傳聞並非屬實，北韓看起來並沒有任何不正常的徵兆。

When asked about Kim’s health condition, the U.S. National Security Council and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment. The State Department and the CIA have also made no public statements. But in light of the military exercises carried out by North Korea on April 14, which included the launch of several missiles, U.S. intelligence agencies are continuing to closely monitor the situation.
當被問及金正恩的健康狀況，美國國家安全委員會與國家情報總監都拒絕評論。國務院與中央情報局也沒有做任何公開聲明。不過，鑑於北韓在4月14日執行軍事演習，其中還發射數枚導彈，美國情報單位仍密切關注情勢發展。

【📎美國新聞相關】
1. the U.S. National Security Council「美國國家安全會議」：簡稱國安會，是由美國總統主持的最高級別國家安全及外交事務決策委員會，處理外交與安全事務。
2. the Office of the Director of National Intelligence「國家情報總監」：處理有關國家安全的情報事務時的主要諮詢對象，統領 16 個美國情報體系。在建立國家情報總監之前，美國情報體系龍頭是中央情報局（CIA）總監。
3. the State of Department「美國國務院」：美國政府負責外交事務的行政部門。

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