/ July 24, 2020 Japan Asks Western Media to Call Their Officials “Properly” . Summary: Has it ever occurred to you, why most foreign news agencies call the President of China Xi Jinping, but Shinzo Abe for the Prime Minster of Japan?  Now that Japan has entered the era of Reiwa since last year, it is calling for the international media to adopt the family-name-first-other-names-after system, which so far has been falling on deaf ears – perhaps not solely due to political reasons, but the fact that it is a daunting challenge to break the habit. . Language Enhancement: Fall on deaf ears (idm.)(沒有被理會) 非常形象化的形容，如果向人提出建議，對方卻用聾了的耳朵來聽，即是根本沒有聽到，也就是對該建議或訴求沒有加以理會。 . Daunting (adj.)「令人氣餒的」 「困難的」是寫作必用字，而且當然不只有 difficult 一字可用；daunting 所指的艱難是令人氣餒和沒有信心可以做得到，多與 task、 prospect 和 challenge 搭配。 e.g. As a matter of fact, several reports have been submitted to warn about the potential danger of a full-scale breakdown, but they have all fallen on deaf ears. e.g. Studying overseas alone at such a young age can be a daunting prospect, but don’t forget you can always write to me, or talk to your classmates or teachers. ————————————————— 想每日睇新聞🗞，學英文📚🔠？ 快啲 follow @k.e.n.joy 及 bookmark ————————————————— #english #news #englishinnews #newsoftheday #language #enhancement #dse #kennethlau #kenjoy #英文 #時事英文熱點 #2022dse #2020dse #2021dse #dsefighter #dseenglish #dse2020 #dsefighter #2021dsefighter #2020dsefighter #dseeng #hkdse #hkdseenglish #20200724