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脱口秀 | belly 是“肚子”，那 underbelly 是“下肚皮”的意思？没这么简单
16 nov. 2025
00:07:16
笔记： underbelly n. 薄弱环节 这个词字面意思是下腹部，belly 就是肚子的意思，那这里就是指薄弱环节，脆弱点。在例句中表示黑暗面。
The documentary revisited the complex case that revealed a dark underbelly of the K-pop industry in South Korea, garnering widespread attention. 这部纪录片重新审视了这一复杂案件，揭露了韩国 K-pop 行业的黑暗面，引起了广泛关注。
【阅读原文】 标题：Government Reopens as POTUS Signs Bill to End Nation’s Longest Shutdown POTUS signed the bill ending the shutdown after 43 days, after the House approved it, largely on party lines
正文：The federal government began reopening Wednesday night after POTUS signed into law a spending package that narrowly passed the House, ending the longest shutdown in the nation’s history.
知识点：narrowly adv. /ˈnærəʊli/ only by a small margin; barely. 勉强地；以微弱优势 e.g. The home team narrowly won the championship game by a single point. 主队以一分之差勉强赢得了冠军赛。
【阅读原文】 标题：How the exasperating, indispensable BBC must change Its latest crisis needs to spur reforms to bolster its news division
正文：Most of POTUS’s broadsides against the news media are ridiculous. But his anger over a BBC documentary about him that aired last year is justified. An episode of “Panorama”, a venerablecurrent-affairs show.
知识点：exasperating adj. /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪŋ/ causing strong feelings of annoyance or frustration. 令人恼怒的 e.g. The exasperating traffic jam made him late for the important meeting. 令人恼怒的交通堵塞让他错过了重要会议。
【阅读原文】 标题：Why human-shaped robots loom large in Musk's Tesla plans
正文：.It has appeared in Tesla showrooms, on its factory floors and has even posed with Kim Kardashian. But Elon Musk's vision for his human-like robot Optimus is much grander than that. Since first unveiling it at a Tesla showcase in 2022, the tech billionaire has suggested his company's droid could play a huge role in the homes and lives of people all over the world.
知识点：loom large /luːm lɑːdʒ/ (phrasal verb) phrasal verb. to seem important, worrying, or likely to happen soon; 显得突出；令人担忧；逼近 phrasal verb. to appear as a large or threatening shape or form; 赫然显现 • The problem of funding looms large as the project progresses.（随着项目推进，资金问题日益突出。） • Dark clouds loomed large on the horizon, signaling a storm.（乌云在地平线上赫然显现，预示着一场暴风雨即将来临。）
【阅读原文】 标题：Xpeng Debuts 'Most Human-Like' Iron Robot, Details VLT Brain and 2026 Production Goal
正文：1.Xpeng's AI Day 2025 event, themed "Emergence," delivered its most anticipated reveal: the next-generation 'Iron' humanoid robot. In a demonstration designed to showcase its progress, a robot with a distinctly human-like, female form walked across the stage with a gentle, fluid gait. 2. The demonstration was effective—CEO He Xiaopeng noted that during rehearsal, some colleagues asked, "is there a real human inside the iron?".
知识点：deliver v. /dɪˈlɪvə/ to produce or provide something promised or expected; to achieve what is intended. 实现；履行；带来。 • The company has finally delivered on its promise to launch an affordable electric car. 公司终于兑现了承诺，推出了一款价格实惠的电动车。 • His speech delivered exactly what the audience had hoped for. 他的演讲正好满足了观众的期望。
【阅读原文】 标题：Tesla plans to pay Musk $1tn - do they really need him that much?
正文：A great leader is a huge asset for a company, of course, but can anyone be worth $1 trillion? That is the pay packet Tesla shareholders have approved for Elon Musk, as long as he meets the targets they have set over the next 10 years. In the meantime, he won't collect a salary, but will presumably throw himself into his work with renewed vigour.
知识点：asset n. /ˈæset/ a useful or valuable thing or person. 资产；有用的人或物 e.g. Her ability to solve problems quickly is a great asset to the team. 她快速解决问题的能力是团队的一大资产。
【阅读原文】 标题：Single mothers in China find a new kind of partner – other single mothers
正文：As divorce rates rise and the cost of living bites, single mothers in China are searching for a new kind of partner: each other. Across social media are posts from harried mothers seeking like-minded parents to share a home and child-rearing responsibilities.
知识点：like-minded /ˈlaɪk maɪndɪd/ (adj.) adj. having similar opinions, interests, or attitudes; 志同道合的；观点相似的 • She joined a club for like-minded environmentalists.（她加入了一个由志同道合的环保人士组成的俱乐部。） • The project succeeded because it brought together like-minded professionals.（这个项目之所以成功，是因为它汇聚了一批观点相似的专业人士。）
【阅读原文】 标题：How pig-organ transplants might soon save lives After a man lives nearly nine months with a pig kidney, two American firms are preparing clinical trials
正文：FOR YEARS Tim Andrews, a pensioner from New Hampshire, suffered with failing kidneys. Dialysis could not stop a steady decline in his health. “Most likely I was going to pass away before I got to the point where I would be able to get a human transplant,” Mr. Andrews says.
知识点：pensioner n. /ˈpenʃənə(r)/ a person who receives a pension, especially because they have retired. 退休人员；领养老金者 e.g. The community center organizes weekly activities for local pensioners to keep them active. 社区中心为当地退休人员组织每周活动，以保持他们的活力。
【阅读原文】 标题：The Numbers Six and Seven Are Making Life Hell for Math Teachers ‘Six seven’ sends teens into a frenzy that schools have been powerless to stop. ‘It’s like throwing catnip at cats.’
正文：The name of this fall’s most obnoxious classmate: Six Seven. Math teacher Cara Bearden braces herself for any equation that yields the two numbers, knowing her students will immediately scream them right back at her.
知识点：obnoxious adj. /əbˈnɒkʃəs/ extremely unpleasant, offensive, or annoying. 令人讨厌的；可憎的；烦人的 e.g. His obnoxious habit of talking loudly on the phone in public made everyone around him angry. 他在公共场合大声打电话的讨厌习惯让周围的人都很生气。
【阅读原文】 标题：Starbucks once seemed unstoppable in China. Its US owner is now giving up control
正文：Nearly three decades ago, Starbucks opened its first outlet in China with much fanfare, involving a troupe performing a traditional “golden lion” dance and eager customers trying cappuccinos made with steaming espresso machines. The entry of the American brand helped spur the rise of a thriving coffee culture among the burgeoning middle class of a country that traditionally drank tea, and Starbucks soon became a symbol of Western influence in a more affluent China.
知识点：outlet n. /ˈaʊtlet/ a store that sells the goods of a particular company or type of goods. 门店；专卖店 e.g. The company plans to open a new retail outlet in the shopping mall next month. 该公司计划下个月在购物中心开一家新的零售门店。
【阅读原文】 标题：You Don’t Need to Swipe Right. A.I. Is Transforming Dating Apps
正文：1.Meet your artificial intelligence matchmakers. These A.I. tools are changing dating apps, so users don’t have to swipe through an endless scroll of profiles. 2.After swiping aimlessly for years on dating apps like Hinge and Tinder, Emma Inge, a 25-year-old project manager in San Francisco, decided to try something different. In September, she followed an ad to Known, a start-up, and spent 20 minutes talking to its A.I. matchmaker—essentially an A.I. chatbot—over a phone call.
知识点：aimlessly /ˈeɪmləsli/ (adv.) adv. without a clear purpose or direction; 无目的地；漫无目的地 • She walked aimlessly around the mall for an hour, not knowing what to buy.（她在商场里漫无目的地逛了一个小时，不知道该买什么。） • The leaves floated aimlessly in the wind, eventually landing on the quiet street.（树叶在风中漫无目的地飘着，最后落在了安静的街道上。）
正文：1.It took less than a week for the police to track down two of the suspects who they say broke into the Louvre and made off with eight of France’s historic crown jewels. A third person, a suspected accomplice, was tracked down on Wednesday. 2.In all three cases, DNA was an essential part of the search. 3.The chief prosecutor, Laure Beccuau, said the DNA of the two men who broke into the museum and snatched $100 million worth of jewelry was found on the window.
知识点：track down phr v /træk daʊn/ to find someone or something after searching for them 追查到；追捕到 • Police finally tracked down the suspect after a week-long search. 警方经过一周的搜查终于追捕到嫌疑人。 • I’ve been trying to track down that old photograph for years. 我多年来一直想找到那张老照片。
【阅读原文】 标题：Sí, oui, ja! You can learn a language late in life Don’t be put off by age or the myth of perfectionism
正文：Almost every day, Michael Bloomberg spends an hour and a half doing something that has nothing to do with his financial information empire, his work with the UN, or his philanthropic foundation. He has a Spanish lesson at his office with a private instructor, sometimes in person but mostly on a video call, especially if travelling. Convinced that the day you stop learning is the day you start dying, the 83-year-old billionaire, has now been doing this for close to a quarter of a century.
知识点：empire n. /ˈempaɪə(r)/ a large commercial organization owned or controlled by one person or group. 企业帝国；大企业 e.g. She started with a single coffee shop and eventually built a culinary empire. 她从一家咖啡店起步，最终建立了一个餐饮帝国。
【阅读原文】 标题：Porsche’s warning lights are flashing The carmaker’s new CEO will confront three big challenges
正文：Porsche is synonymous with high performance. And for many years the financial performance of the German maker of sports cars was as pleasantly exhilarating as a ride in one of its vehicles. That makes its declining roadworthiness all the more shocking. It has issued three profit warnings so far this year, and on October 24th unveiled an operating loss in the third quarter of almost €1bn ($1.1bn).
知识点：pleasantly /ˈplezntli/ (adv.) adv. in a manner that gives satisfaction, enjoyment, or a good feeling；令人愉快地，舒适地 • The morning sun shone pleasantly through the curtains, waking her up gently.（清晨的阳光惬意地透过窗帘，温柔地把她唤醒。）
• He was pleasantly surprised to find that his favorite restaurant had a new dish he loved.（他惊喜地发现，自己最喜欢的餐厅推出了一道他很爱吃的新菜。）
【阅读原文】 标题：This city has some of the world’s most expensive rents. Some live in ‘haunted’ houses to cut a deal
正文：In land-starved Hong Kong a tiny, no-frills apartment far from the city center can eat up half of a monthly salary. But for bold renters there’s one sure way to get a discount: choose a property haunted by a murder or unnatural death
知识点：land-starved adj. /ˈlænd stɑːrvd/ having very little available land. 土地稀缺的 e.g. The land-starved island nation has to import most of its food. 这个土地稀缺的岛国大部分食物依赖进口。
笔记： hijack/ˈhaɪdʒæk/ v. 抢劫，劫持 Yesterday they tried to hijack some of our trucks. 昨天他们试图劫持我们的货车。
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外刊精讲 | 亚马逊启动史上最大裁员之一！直接干掉3万人 ！无数人今晚失眠。。
31 oct. 2025
00:08:23
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【阅读原文】 标题：What Amazon’s 14,000 job cuts say about a new era of corporate downsizing Executives have echoed Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s talking points, tying their job cuts to expected gains from AI and the need for more nimble operations.
正文：Amazon is culling roughly 14,000 positions from its corporate workforce.
知识点：cull v. /kʌl/ to reduce the number of something by selectively removing some members. 精简；剔除 e.g. The editor had to cull several chapters from the manuscript to meet the page limit. 编辑不得不从手稿中删减几个章节以满足页数限制。
【阅读原文】 标题：Can AI make the poor world richer? It promises a level playing field. So have past technologies
正文：Elly Ntonde was revising for his chemistry exams in Budondo, Uganda. The village has unpaved roads, no running water and flickering electricity. Yet when the 18-year-old was struggling with how metals react to acid, the world’s most advanced tutor was only a few taps away. He walked to a shop, bought 100mb of data and loaded it onto his phone. In seconds, ChatGPT had explained the answers.
知识点：revise for /rɪˈvaɪz fɔː(r)/ (phrasal v.) to study or prepare for an exam or test by going over what you have learned；为（考试等）复习，温习 • She spends every evening revising for her final exams.（她每天晚上都在为期末考试复习。） • We need to revise for the math test tomorrow.（我们需要为明天的数学考试复习。）
【阅读原文】 标题：Why Tech Bros Are Getting Face-Lifts Now
正文：Tech is a young person’s game. In a 2024 talk, Keith Rabois recounted advice his fellow investor Peter Thiel once gave him: “You can’t hire anyone over 30.” It’s unsurprising, then, that men in tech are increasingly spending thousands of dollars on procedures such as “mini face-lifts,” neck lifts and eyelid lifts to beat the signs of aging, according to plastic surgeons. Yes, the latest addition to the tech-bro look is a brand-new face.
知识点：recount v. /rɪˈkaʊnt/ To tell someone about something, especially something you have experienced. 叙述；讲述；描述 • He recounted his adventures in the Amazon jungle. 他讲述了自己在亚马孙丛林中的探险经历。 • Witnesses recounted what they had seen during the accident. 目击者讲述了他们在事故中所看到的情况。
【阅读原文】 标题：Iceland Announces an Unfortunate First: Mosquitoes Iceland was one of the only mosquito-free places in the world, at least according to its records. Not anymore.
正文：Iceland lost the distinction this month of being one of the last places in the world without a confirmed sighting of wild mosquitoes. And their presence was discovered only because of a rope in a garden doused in sugary red wine.
知识点：distinction n. /dɪˈstɪŋkʃn/ a special achievement, honor, or quality that makes someone or something stand out. 殊荣；卓越 e.g. She had the distinction of being the first woman to lead the company. 她拥有作为首位女性领导该公司的殊荣。
【阅读原文】 标题：America’s Most Successful Restaurant Chain Feeds a Dumpling Frenzy Din Tai Fung’s large restaurants, rapid service and hand-folded soup dumplings make it chain with highest average sales in U.S.
正文：Din Tai Fung’s 16 restaurants in the U.S. generated an average of $27 million in annual sales last year. Every Saturday, Taiwanese restaurant chain Din Tai Fung plates as many as 20,000 of its delicate, steamy dumplings. And that is just in Times Square.
知识点：hand folded /hænd fəʊldɪd/ (adj.) adj. folded by hand rather than by machine；手工折叠的 • The bakery sells hand folded pastries with delicate layers.（这家面包店售卖层次细腻的手工折叠糕点。） • Each hand folded napkin adds a touch of elegance to the dining table.（每一张手工折叠的餐巾都为餐桌增添了一丝雅致。）
【阅读原文】 标题：America and Britain target Asia’s sprawling scam industry That alone will not halt the rise of online fraud
正文：The haul was staggering: approximately $15bn in cryptocurrency, the most America has ever seized.
知识点：haul n. /hɔːl/ the amount of something gained or acquired, especially illegally. （尤指非法）获得的数量 e.g. The police displayed the haul of stolen goods recovered from the thieves. 警方展示了从窃贼那里追回的大量赃物。
【阅读原文】 标题：Never mind your children’s screen time. Worry about your parents’ A new generation of pensioners are glued to their smartphones
正文：Few things delight children, or irritate their minders, as much as screen time. Parents nag their offspring to put down their digital devices and pick up a book or a football.
知识点：offspring n. /ˈɒfsprɪŋ/ a person’s child or children. 子女；后代 e.g. The lioness protected her offspring from predators. 母狮保护她的幼崽免受捕食者伤害。
【阅读原文】 标题：How POTUS’s Use of AI Videos Is Changing His Political Playbook
正文：POTUS is turning artificial intelligence into one of his most potent political tools, using it to amplify his message and sharpen his online persona in ways experts say are proving strikingly effective. Over the weekend, he posted a highly produced AI-generated video on Truth Social depicting himself wearing a crown, piloting a fighter jet labeled “King T***p,” and dropping what appeared to be excrement on protesters below – a likely reference to the nationwide “No Kings“rallies that drew millions of demonstrators.
知识点：potent adj. /ˈpoʊtnt/ having great power, influence, or effect. 强有力的；有效力的 e.g. This is a particularly potent coffee that keeps me awake all morning. 这是一种特别浓的咖啡，能让我整个上午都保持清醒。
【阅读原文】 标题：Why the ultra-rich are giving up on luxury assets Forget fine wine, great art and glitzy mansions. There are finer things in life
正文：A BOTTLE OF Château d’Yquem 2010 is a fine thing. Apricot, toasted almond, citrus zest, juicy lemon, white truffles: it is all there. Until recently, the cost of the world’s finest sweet wine rose steadily. By 2023 a given bottle from the producer went for 60% more than in the mid-2010s. At the time, all forms of opulence grew pricier—classic cars, aged whiskies and enormous mansions shot up in value, and Knight Frank’s “luxury-investment index” rose 70% from 2015 to 2023.
知识点：citrus /ˈsɪtrəs/ (n.) n. a type of fruit that includes oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruits, which have a juicy flesh and a sharp taste；柑橘类水果（包括橙子、柠檬、青柠、西柚等，果肉多汁，味道酸甜） • She likes to drink citrus juice every morning for breakfast.（她喜欢每天早餐时喝柑橘汁。） • Citrus fruits are rich in vitamin C and other nutrients.（柑橘类水果富含维生素C和其他营养素。）
【阅读原文】 标题：Chen Ning Yang, Chinese Nobel Laureate in Physics, Dies at 103
正文：1.Chen Ning Yang, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who gave up his US citizenship to become a citizen of China in 2015 and helped persuade other scientists to do the same, passed away. He was 103. 2.Yang died of illness on Saturday in Beijing, according to a statement posted on the Tsinghua University website. 3.The Nobel Prize Committee in 1957 recognized Yang and fellow physicist Tsung-Dao Lee, both of whom were born in China and later became naturalized US citizens.
知识点：citizenship n /ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/ the status of being a citizen and having the rights and duties of a country 公民身份，公民权 • He gave up his US citizenship to become a citizen of China. 他放弃了美国国籍，成为中国公民。 • Good citizenship involves obeying laws and respecting others. 良好的公民意识包括守法和尊重他人
【阅读原文】 标题：Brazen Heist at Louvre Museum Snatches Priceless Royal Jewels Thieves used a truck-mounted furniture elevator to reach the gallery housing the artifacts and then sped away on motorcycles, officials say
正文：Tourists were streaming into the world’s most visited museum on Sunday when a group of thieves burst in through a window of a gilded gallery on the second floor—and made off with a set of priceless royal jewels. It was broad daylight, roughly 9:30 a.m. local time, when four individuals driving two powerful motorcycles and a truck with a portable furniture elevator parked outside the Louvre Museum.
知识点：stream v. /striːm/ to move continuously in large numbers or amounts；（人或物）大量持续地移动，涌流 e.g. Crowds of people streamed out of the stadium after the concert ended. 音乐会结束后，大批人群从体育场涌了出来。
【阅读原文】 标题：Most of gen Z watch TV with the subtitles on – and I understand why
正文：Thanks to social media, we’re now living in a subtitled world - even when that means divided attentions and error-strewn captions. I used to think there were two types of people: the ones who only use subtitles when necessary, and the unappreciative philistines who use them for no good reason. I was willing to die on this hill, arguing that they distracted from the purity of the audiovisual experience: the cinematographer’s attention to detail, the glimpse of a tear in an actor’s eye, the punchline of an expertly timed joke, and so on.
知识点：caption /ˈkæpʃn/（英式）/ˈkæpʃn/（美式），n. / v. n. a short piece of text that explains or describes a photograph, picture, or illustration；（图片、照片的）说明文字，标题 n. a subtitle for a film or television program；（电影、电视节目的）字幕 v. to provide a photograph, picture, or film with a caption；给（图片、照片、电影）加说明文字（或字幕）
• The caption under the old photo told us when and where it was taken.（这张老照片下面的说明文字告诉了我们拍摄的时间和地点。） • The documentary was captioned in several languages to reach a global audience.（这部纪录片配有多种语言的字幕，以便面向全球观众。）
【阅读原文】 标题：Searching for Meaning in the Gold Rally The price of gold often rises during periods of economic turmoil. This time around, bond markets are stable and stocks are at record highs. So what gives?
正文：. Gold prices are behaving like we’re on the brink of a financial crisis. The safe haven asset hit $4,000 an ounce for the first time this week, recording its largest rally since the late 1970s. Investors from retail to pension funds spent $9.3 billion on exchange traded funds linked to gold last month, according to Morningstar Direct. But the investor anxiety that often fuels a gold rush seems to be missing from the rest of the market.
知识点：behave v. /bɪˈheɪv/ to act or function in a particular way. 表现；运行 e.g. The new software is behaving erratically, often crashing without warning. 新软件运行不稳定，经常无故崩溃。
【阅读原文】 标题：What rich Indians fear And what should really scare them
正文：IT IS NOT just naive tourists who ask the question. It is common, too, among highly educated Indians who live in nice homes and employ maids, cooks and drivers. It goes something like this: how, in a country so transparently unequal, does social peace largely prevail? Why are India’s cities—where the gulf between rich and poor is most readily visible—not more like Rio de Janeiro or Johannesburg? Manu Joseph, a contrarian newspaper columnist, attempts some answers in a new book, “Why the Poor Don’t Kill Us”. It is the talk of living rooms across the country.
知识点：maid /meɪd/，n. a female domestic servant, especially one who cleans a house or helps with cooking; 女仆；女佣 • The maid comes to clean the house every Tuesday and Thursday.（女仆每周二和周四来打扫房子。） •My grandmother used to work as a maid in a large family when she was young.（我奶奶年轻时曾在一个大户人家当女佣。）
正文：The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025 to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth” with one half to Joel Mokyr Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA “for having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress” and the other half jointly to Philippe Aghion Collège de France and INSEAD, Paris, France, The London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Peter Howitt Brown University, Providence, RI, USA “for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction” They show how new technology can drive sustained growth Over the last two centuries, for the first time in history, the world has seen sustained economic growth. This has lifted vast numbers of people out of poverty and laid the foundation of our prosperity. This year’s laureates in economic sciences, Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt, explain how innovation provides the impe tus for further progress. About the prize In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden's central bank)established the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciencesin Memory of Alfred Nobel. The prize is based on a donationreceived by the Nobel Foundation in 1968 from SverigesRiksbank on the occasion of the bank's 3ooth anniversary.The prize amount is the same as for the Nobel Prizes and ispaid by the Riksbank. The frst prize in economic sciences wasawarded to Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen in 1969. Figure 4. Over the past 200 years, annual growth has been around 1.5 per cent in Sweden and the United Kingdom. Technological innovations and scientific progress have built upon each other in an endless cycle.
知识点：lift v. /lɪft/ to raise something to a higher position or level; to improve or increase 提高；改善；抬起 • The new policy aims to lift millions of people out of poverty. 新政策旨在使数百万人脱离贫困。 • Her achievements helped lift the reputation of the entire institution. 她的成就提升了整个机构的声誉。
【阅读原文】 标题：The U.S.-China trade war is back on Like a couple headed for divorce but still cohabitating, what could go wrong?
正文：The United States and China, inveterate rivals yet inextricably interlinked, are once again barreling into a trade war nobody wants. Tit-for-tat tariffs and export controls, coming after a few months respite, once again threaten to damage the economies of both countries and derail global growth.
知识点：inveterate adj. /ɪnˈvetərət/ (of a habit or feeling) firmly established and difficult to change （指习惯或感觉）根深蒂固的，长期形成的 e.g. My grandfather is an inveterate storyteller. 我的祖父是个积习难改的讲故事的人。
【阅读原文】 标题：Luxury goods are out, but luxury travel is in Can hospitality firms avoid the mistakes fashion firms made?
正文：Outside Brown’s Hotel in London, a doorman in a smart coat and top hat escorts guests to their taxis. Inside, the fanciest suite goes for over £6,000 ($8,100) per night. The bar serves delicious cocktails for £26. Judging by the crowded lobby, there is no shortage of visitors happy to pay for that sort of pampering.
知识点：hospitality /ˌhɒspɪˈtæləti/（英式）/ˌhɑːspɪˈtæləti/（美式），n. the friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers；好客；殷勤招待 • The hotel is famous for its warm hospitality and thoughtful service.（这家酒店以热情的好客之道和贴心的服务而闻名。） • Local people showed great hospitality to the tourists, inviting them to try homemade food.（当地人对游客非常热情，邀请他们品尝家常菜。）
【阅读原文】 标题：POTUS looms large overNobel Peace Prize US president pressures Norwegian government and independent committee to select him on Friday
正文：Nobody has campaigned for a Nobel Peace Prize quite like POTUS. The US president has been brazen and unrelenting in his quest for one of the world’s most prestigious honours, saying it would be a “big insult” were he not to receive it.
知识点：campaign n. /kæmˈpeɪn/ a series of organized actions intended to achieve a particular goal. 运动；活动 e.g. The charity launched a campaign to raise funds for clean water projects. 该慈善机构发起了一场为清洁水项目筹款的运动。
正文：SCROLLING THROUGH the feed on Sora, a new video app from chatbot developer OpenAI, is a hallucinatory experience. A woman in a judo jacket bows to an elephant before flipping it over her shoulder. A young figure-skater races across the rings of Saturn.
知识点：scroll v /skrɒl/ to move text or images up or down or across a screen by sliding your fingers or using a mouse 滚动（屏幕上的文字或图像） • He scrolled through the news feed on his phone. 他在手机上滚动浏览新闻。 • Scroll down to see the rest of the article. 向下滚动查看文章的其余部分。
【阅读原文】 标题：China's new K visa beckons foreign tech talent as US hikes H-1B fee
正文：BEIJING, Sept 29 (Reuters) - China's new visa programme aimed at attracting foreign tech talent kicks off this week.
知识点：kick off /ˈkɪk ɒf/（英式）/ˈkɪk ɔːf/（美式），v. 1. (of a football match) to start；（足球比赛）开球 2. to start an event or activity；开始（活动、事件） • The final match will kick off at 8 p.m. tonight.（决赛将于今晚8点开始。） • The meeting kicked off with a speech from the director.（会议以主任的发言拉开序幕。）
【阅读原文】 标题：A Nobel prize in physiology for immune tolerance The search to understand how the body keeps immunity in check
正文：The Nobel-prize season always kicks off with the award for physiology or medicine, which highlights work in fields such as genetics, cell biology and evolution.
知识点：kick off phr. /kɪk ɒf/ to start or cause something to start. 开始 e.g. The festival will kick off with a fireworks display. 节日将以一场烟花表演开始。
正文：In the immortal words of Emily Blunt, “Good Lord, we’re screwed.”She was on a podcast with Variety Monday when she was handed a headline about cinema’s latest sensation, Tilly Norwood. Agents are circling the hot property, a fresh-faced young British brunette actress who is attracting global attention. Norwood is A.I., and Blunt is P.O.’d. In fact, she says, she’s terrified.
知识点：immortal adj. /ɪˈmɔːrtl/ famous and likely to be remembered forever. 不朽的；流芳百世的 e.g. Shakespeare's immortal works continue to be studied and performed worldwide. 莎士比亚的不朽之作仍在全世界被研究和演出。
【阅读原文】 标题：JK Rowling Dismisses Watson as 'Ignorant' Over Trans Rights Row
正文：JK Rowling has sent a stinging response to Emma Watson after the Harry Potter actress recently spoke about their relationship and a public disagreement over the issue of gender identity. Last week, Watson said she still loves Rowling and refuses to "cancel her out" despite their differences on the subject. But on Monday, the author responded by saying her own feelings towards her "former friend" had soured after she says Watson publicly poured "petrol on the flames" of the debate at the peak of threats against her.
知识点：stinging /ˈstɪŋɪŋ/（英式/美式），adj. 1. causing a sharp, burning pain；刺痛的；灼痛的 2. (of remarks, criticism) hurtful and unkind；（言语、批评）尖锐的，刻薄的 • The stinging cold air made her nose red.（刺骨的冷空气让她的鼻子通红。） • Her stinging reply silenced everyone in the room.（她尖锐的回答让房间里所有人都安静了下来。）
neo- 表示复制模仿先前已经存在的事物，来更新创新，比如这个英文释义很清晰，a new and different form of something that existed in the past such as a theory, style, language, or philosophy. 比如说neo-classical architecture，neo- 就表示仿古希腊罗马的建筑风格，是一种复兴复古的风格。所以在表达新中式的时候，这个 neo- 更准确。但是呢，new Chinese style 用法也很广泛。所以两个表达其实都可以。
【阅读原文】 标题：Xiaomi’s New Phone One-Ups Apple’s iPhone Redesign With a Second Screen Following the 15 Ultra, the new Xiaomi 17 Pro Max sounds and looks very familiar to a certain iPhone, but with a twist.
正文：Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has long focused on photography with its flagship Android phones, with versatile camera systems housed in large circular modules on the back.
知识点：flagship n. /ˈflæɡʃɪp/ the best or most important product, service, or building that a company owns or produces. 旗舰产品；王牌。 e.g. This luxury car is the flagship of the automotive company. 这款豪华轿车是这家汽车公司的旗舰产品。
【阅读原文】 标题：Meet Thailand’s karaokecrooning prime minister He is the country’s third leader in two years
正文：How long will Thailand’s latest prime minister manage to hang around? Anutin Charnvirakul’s two predecessors lasted just a year each. He himself has promised to call an election within four months. Yet there are reasons to think that Mr Anutin, a construction tycoon who took office this month, might succeed in keeping his job rather longer than that.
知识点：crooning /ˈkruːnɪŋ/（英式/美式），n. / v.（现在分词） the act of singing or speaking softly and gently；低声哼唱；轻柔说话 • The old man sat on the porch, crooning an old folk song as the sun set.（夕阳西下时，老人坐在门廊上，低声哼着一首古老的民歌。）
【阅读原文】 标题：‘Indian cities have a devilish animal problem Not everyone wants it fixed
正文：Berlin has trouble with wild boars. Parts of Buenos Aires are overrun by capybaras. In Cambridge, Massachusetts, wild turkeys are a menace. Many cities have problems with animals. But few have it as bad as India’s urban centres, which are home to street dogs, feral cats, stray cows, various monkeys, an encyclopedia of snakes and even the occasional leopard. As India’s cities expand, so conflict between humans and beasts is growing.
知识点：boar n. /bɔːr/ a wild pig. 野猪 e.g. We spotted a large boar roaming in the forest. 我们看见一头大野猪在森林里游荡。