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▍原文 关注微信公众号：夏说英文晨读，加入万人晨读群，进行每日打卡，获得学资料以及每日点评，与上万名同学共同进步。 Protesters reacted with jubilation as MPs backed a delay to Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal. Supporters of the "People's Vote" second referendum campaign marched on Westminster calling for a "final say" on the new deal. Protesters gathered outside Parliament as MPs sat on a Saturday for the first time in 37 years. Organisers said up to a million people attended, while police said it was "very busy”. ▍语言点 protester/prəʊˈtestə, prəˈtestər/ n. 抗议者 · protest/ˈprəʊtest/ v./n. 抗议 jubilation/dʒuːbɪ'leɪʃn/ n. 欢庆；欣喜若狂 back/bæk/ vt. 支持（support） delay/dɪˈleɪ/ n. 延迟 referendum/ˌrefəˈrendəm/ n. 公投 campaign/kæm'peɪn/ n. 运动，活动（社会、政治类） ...

关注微信公众号：夏说英文晨读，加入万人晨读群，获得学资料以及每日点评，与上万名同学共同进步。 ▍原文 One of China’s largest tech companies apologized Monday for “inappropriate actions” in handling the case of a sick employee who claims he was unjustly terminated. The employee, surnamed Li, had been working as a game developer at NetEase — one of the world’s top players in mobile gaming — for five years before he was fired in September. In a WeChat post Saturday, Li said his supervisor gave him a D grade for his supposedly mediocre performance. ▍语言点 inappropriate /ɪnə'prəʊprɪət/ adj. 不得体的；不合时宜的 · appropriate /əˈprəʊpriət/ adj. 得体的（suitable） /əˈprəʊprieɪt/ v. 私占；挪用；拨出专款 ·词根: propri- 拥有 · appropriate time/place: 合适的时间/地点 · I didn’t feel that this ...

关注微信公众号：夏说英文晨读，加入万人晨读群，获得学习资料以及每日点评，与上万名同学共同进步。 ▍原文 Microsoft has told staff that they will have the option of working from home permanently with manager approval. The move mimics the US tech giant's rivals Facebook and Twitter, which have also said remote work would be a permanent option. ▍语言点 1. have the option of doing sth. 有选择可以做某件事 · option /ˈɑːpʃən/ n. 选择 · Many students now have the option of studying abroad. 很多学生现在可以选择出国留学。 · have no option but to do sth. 别无选择，只能做某事 · Some parents have no option but to leave their children at hometown and work in big cities. 一些父母别无选择，只能把孩子留在家乡，跑到大城市去工作。 2. permanently /ˈpɜːrmənəntli/ adv. 永久地（last forever） · temporarily /ˈtempərer(ə)li/ adv. 暂时地 3. mimic /ˈmɪmɪk/ v. (尤其是为了逗别人发笑而做的)模仿 · mimic the teachers 模仿老师 · mimic the a...

关注微信公众号：夏说英文晨读，加入万人晨读群，获得学习资料以及每日点评，与上万名同学共同进步。 ▍原文 The Internet can be a dark and sinister place. Users are given anonymity on certain platforms, which can lead to some god awful behavior. This is the case in the current wave of hatred being spewed in the direction of voice actor Laura Bailey. Her role as Abby in The Last of Us Part 2 has drawn the ire of some of the worst peo-ple on the Internet, and they are taking it too far as only an unruly online mob can do. ▍语言点 sinister /'sɪnɪstɚ/ adj. 不祥的；险恶的 · There was something sinister about him. 他身上有种不祥的感觉。 anonymity /ænə'nɪmɪtɪ/ n. 匿名 god awful: 非常糟糕的，极其可怕的（god-awful） hatred /'heɪtrɪd/ n. 仇恨，憎恨 spew /spjuː/ vt. 喷射，发泄 · Groups like these use the Internet to spew racial hatred. 像这样的组织利用互联网来发泄种族仇恨。 ire /'aɪr/ n. 愤怒，怒火（anger） · draw one’s ire=make sb. angry: 让某...