今天想寫別的東西，所以先發新聞，晚點再另外發一篇 🙂

四月二十三日

A

At least one climber on Mount Everest has tested positive for Covid-19, just weeks after the world’s tallest peak reopened to climbers following a year of closure. — BBC

至少一個在聖母峰的登山者驗出新冠肺炎陽性，就在世界最高峰在關閉一年後重新開放給登山者後的幾個星期。

1 climber 名，登山者

2 peak 名，高峰

3 reopen 動，重新開放

4 closure 名，關閉

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B

Japan is hoping that a short blast of tough coronavirus measures will halt a recent surge in coronavirus cases, with the prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, poised to announce a targeted state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and two other prefectures, just three months before the Tokyo Olympics. — The Guardian

日本希望一個短期嚴厲新冠肺炎措施能夠中止一個最近劇增的新冠肺炎案例，首相菅義偉宣告特定的緊急狀態針對東京，大阪跟其他兩個區，就在東京奧林匹克的三個月前。

1 blast 名，爆炸，強風

2 tough 形，強硬的，嚴厲的

3 measure 名，措施

4 halt 動，停止

5 surge 名，驟增

6 poise 動，平衡

7 targeted 形，為目標的

8 prefecture 名，區

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C

A new study finds that overconsumption, overpopulation and uncertainty about the future are among the top concerns of those who say climate change is affecting their reproductive decision-making. — Science Daily

一個新的研究發現過度的消費，人口過多，跟對於未來的不確定性是那些說氣候變遷影響他們的生育計劃決定的主要考量。

1 overconsumption 名，過度消費

2 overpopulation 名，人口過多

3 uncertainty 名，不確定性

4 reproductive 形，生育

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D

Hong Kong police have arrested a man after a 90-year-old woman lost around HK$247 million ($32 million) in a scam. — CNN

香港警察逮補一個男人在一個九十歲的老婦人在詐騙中損失兩億四千七百萬港幣後。

1 arrest 動，逮捕 

2 scam 名，詐欺

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E

A New Hampshire family’s gender reveal party was such a blast that it set off reports of an earthquake, and could be heard from across the state line, police said. — The Guardian

一個新罕布什爾州的家庭的性別揭露派對是如此對轟動以至於它引發了地震報告，而且可以跨到另外一州的州線都能聽得到，警察說。

1 gender 名，性別

2 reveal 名，揭露

3 blast 名，爆炸

4 set off 片，啟動