▍原文 Hollywood and the world of politics were in complete shock at the devastating news that filmmaker and activist Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer had been found dead in their Brentwood home Sunday. His success and influence touched many in Hollywood, and the reaction on social media Sunday night saw an outpouring of affection for Reiner and his vast body of work. Screenwriter C. Robert Cargill wrote on Bluesky, "Legend isn't big enough a word." ▍語言點 1. be in complete shock 處於完全的震驚之中（比be shocked更強調震驚持續的狀態） 2. devastating /ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/ adj. 毀滅性的，令人極為震驚，悲傷的 · a devastating earthquake 毀滅性的地震 · a devastating blow 沉重的打擊 3. touch /tʌtʃ/ v. （情感或精神層面）觸動，感動，影響（某人） 4. the reaction（對事件的）反應，反響 5. an outpouring of something 情感的迸發，傾瀉，大量湧現 · outpouring n. 噴湧 · There was an outpouring of public support for the victims. 公眾對受害者的支持如潮水般湧來。 ...
▍原文 Hollywood and the world of politics were in complete shock at the devastating news that filmmaker and activist Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer had been found dead in their Brentwood home Sunday. His success and influence touched many in Hollywood, and the reaction on social media Sunday night saw an outpouring of affection for Reiner and his vast body of work. Screenwriter C. Robert Cargill wrote on Bluesky, "Legend isn't big enough a word." ▍語言點 1. be in complete shock 處於完全的震驚之中（比be shocked更強調震驚持續的狀態） 2. devastating /ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/ adj. 毀滅性的，令人極為震驚，悲傷的 · a devastating earthquake 毀滅性的地震 · a devastating blow 沉重的打擊 3. touch /tʌtʃ/ v. （情感或精神層面）觸動，感動，影響（某人） 4. the reaction（對事件的）反應，反響 5. an outpouring of something 情感的迸發，傾瀉，大量湧現 · outpouring n. 噴湧 · There was an outpouring of public support for the victims. 公眾對受害者的支持如潮水般湧來。 ...
▍原文 Two gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi beach, killing 15 people, including a child. The massacre at one of Australia’s most popular beaches followed a wave of antisemitic attacks that have roiled the country over the past year, although the authorities didn’t suggest those and the shooting Sunday were connected. It was the deadliest shooting in almost three decades in a country with strict gun control laws. ▍語言點 gunmen /'ɡʌnmən/ n. 持槍的人 · attacker n. 襲擊者 · killer n. 行凶人 · suspect n. 嫌疑人 open fire 開槍，開火（start shooting） Hanukkah /'hænəkə/ n. 光明節 massacre /'mæsəkə/ n. 大屠殺（指短時間之內，造成大量死亡的蓄意殘殺） · the Nanjing Massacre 南京大屠殺 antisemitic /æntisə'mɪtɪk/ adj. 反猶主義的 · antisemitism n. 反猶主義 deadliest /'dedliɪst/ adj. 最致命的 · deadly adj. 致命的 · a deadly virus 一種致命的病毒 · a deadly habit 一種要命的習慣 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取：《晨...
▍原文 Two gunmenopened fireduring aHanukkahcelebration on Sydney’s Bondi beach, killing 15 people, including a child. Themassacreat one of Australia’s most popular beaches followedawave of antisemitic attacksthat haveroiledthe country over the past year, although the authorities didn’t suggest those and the shooting Sunday were connected. It wasthe deadliest shootingin almost three decades in a country with strict gun control laws. ▍語言點 gunmen /'ɡʌnmən/ n. 持槍的人 · attacker n. 襲擊者 · killer n. 行凶人 · suspect n. 嫌疑人 open fire 開槍，開火（start shooting） Hanukkah /'hænəkə/ n. 光明節 massacre /'mæsəkə/ n. 大屠殺（指短時間之內，造成大量死亡的蓄意殘殺） · the Nanjing Massacre 南京大屠殺 antisemitic /æntisə'mɪtɪk/ adj. 反猶主義的 · antisemitism n. 反猶主義 deadliest /'dedliɪst/ adj. 最致命的 · deadly adj. 致命的 · a deadly virus 一種致命的病毒 · a deadly habit 一種要命的習慣 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取：《晨讀短文100篇電...
▍原文 The chief official in charge of the administration of South Korea’s annual national college entrance exam stepped down on Dec 10 to take responsibility for the excessive difficulty of the 2025 English exam paper. Only 15,154 of test-takers earned a highest-grade score of 90 or above, the lowest proportion since English shifted to an absolute grading system in 2018. This is lower than the 4 percent threshold used for the top grade under the relative grading system used for other subjects. ▍語言點 chief official 首席官員，主要負責人 in charge of something 負責、主管某事 step down （本文）辭職，下臺（常指因某種壓力或失誤主動或被動地離開職位 ） · 近義詞辨析：step down比quit，resign更具新聞性和畫面感，常指因壓力或失誤主動或被動離職。 take responsibility for something 為……承擔責任 excessive US /ɪkˈsesɪv/ adj. 過度的，過分的 shift to something 轉變到，切換到（某種狀態、系統或方法） absolute grading system 絕對評價體系 relative grading system 相對評價體系（按考生成績分...
▍原文 The chief official in charge of the administration of South Korea’s annual national college entrance exam stepped down on Dec 10 to take responsibility for the excessive difficulty of the 2025 English exam paper. Only 15,154 of test-takers earned a highest-grade score of 90 or above, the lowest proportion since English shifted to an absolute grading system in 2018. This is lower than the 4 percent threshold used for the top grade under the relative grading system used for other subjects. ▍語言點 chief official 首席官員，主要負責人 in charge of something 負責、主管某事 step down （本文）辭職，下臺（常指因某種壓力或失誤主動或被動地離開職位 ） · 近義詞辨析：step down比quit，resign更具新聞性和畫面感，常指因壓力或失誤主動或被動離職。 take responsibility for something 為……承擔責任 excessive US /ɪkˈsesɪv/ adj. 過度的，過分的 shift to something 轉變到，切換到（某種狀態、系統或方法） absolute grading system 絕對評價體系 relative grading system 相對評價體系（按考生成績分...
▍原文 President Donald Trump has unveiled his long-awaited "gold card"—offering legal status and a pathway to US citizenship for customers willing to pay the $1 million price tag. A website accepting applications went live as Trump kicked off the program surrounded by business leaders in the White House on Wednesday. Trump's program will eventually include a separate "platinum card", also costing $5 million, plus $15,000 in processing fees. ▍語言點 1. unveil /ʌnˈveɪl/ v. 推出，公布 2. long-awaited adj. 期待已久的，等候多時的 3. legal /ˈliːɡl/ adj. 合法的 4. pathway to something 通往……的途徑 5. price tag （本文）定價；價格標簽 6. application /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn/ n. 申請 7. go live 正式上線，啟動運行 8. kick off 啟動，開始 9. separate /ˈsepərət/ adj. 分開的，單獨的 10. platinum card 白金卡 · platinum n. 鉑金，白金 11. processing fees 手續費，處理費 - 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取：《晨讀短文100篇電子資料》 關注公眾號【教書...
▍原文 President Donald Trump has unveiled his long-awaited "gold card"—offering legal status and a pathway to US citizenship for customers willing to pay the $1 million price tag. A website accepting applications went live as Trump kicked off the program surrounded by business leaders in the White House on Wednesday. Trump's program will eventually include a separate "platinum card", also costing $5 million, plus $15,000 in processing fees. ▍語言點 1. unveil /ʌnˈveɪl/ v. 推出，公布 2. long-awaited adj. 期待已久的，等候多時的 3. legal /ˈliːɡl/ adj. 合法的 4. pathway to something 通往……的途徑 5. price tag （本文）定價；價格標簽 6. application /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn/ n. 申請 7. go live 正式上線，啟動運行 8. kick off 啟動，開始 9. separate /ˈsepərət/ adj. 分開的，單獨的 10. platinum card 白金卡 · platinum n. 鉑金，白金 11. processing fees 手續費，處理費 - 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取：《晨讀短文100篇電子資料》 關注公眾號【教書...
▍原文 Gisele Bündchen is proving that discipline, wellness, and movement are more than trends, they're her lifestyle. The 45-year-old supermodel was spotted on Miami Beach filming a new commercial, and her athletic energy turned heads just as much as her looks. For Bündchen, working out isn't just a job requirement, it's a philosophy she’s committed to sharing with others. ▍語言點 1. discipline /'dɪsəplɪn/ n.（本文）自律；紀律 2. wellness /ˈ welnəs/ n. 健康（強調身心狀態良好） · Daily exercise promotes wellness. 每天鍛煉能保持身體健康。 3. be spotted doing something 被發現在做某事 4. film /fɪlm/ v. 拍攝 5. commercial /kəˈmɜː ʃəl/ n. 商業廣告 6. turn heads 讓大家都忍不住回頭看，引人注目 · The product's original design turned heads during the exhibition. 該產品的原創設計在展覽會上引人注目。 7. just as much as 和……一樣多；同樣地 · A did something just as much as B. A和B達到了同樣的效果。 · Mutual understanding helped their partnership ...
▍原文 Gisele Bündchen is proving that discipline, wellness, and movement are more than trends, they're her lifestyle. The 45-year-old supermodel was spotted on Miami Beach filming a new commercial, and her athletic energy turned heads just as much as her looks. For Bündchen, working out isn't just a job requirement, it's a philosophy she’s committed to sharing with others. ▍語言點 1. discipline /'dɪsəplɪn/ n.（本文）自律；紀律 2. wellness /ˈ welnəs/ n. 健康（強調身心狀態良好） · Daily exercise promotes wellness. 每天鍛煉能保持身體健康。 3. be spotted doing something 被發現在做某事 4. film /fɪlm/ v. 拍攝 5. commercial /kəˈmɜː ʃəl/ n. 商業廣告 6. turn heads 讓大家都忍不住回頭看，引人注目 · The product's original design turned heads during the exhibition. 該產品的原創設計在展覽會上引人注目。 7. just as much as 和……一樣多；同樣地 · A did something just as much as B. A和B達到了同樣的效果。 · Mutual understanding helped their partnership ...