News feed：Resilient
【明報專訊】A group of 34 leaders from various sectors have suggested that US$1.8 trillion (about HK$14 trillion) be invested to deal with the negative effects of climate change, such as water shortage, flooding, etc. They think that the investment would helping making the world "climate change resilient".
New line-up
APPLE revealed the latest line-up of iPhones. As expected, no model has a 5G feature. One of the reasons is that Intel, one of Apple's component suppliers, failed to develop the modem chips (晶片) needed to make 5G phones possible. Some are worried that Apple will lag behind its rivals. (圖2)
Scrambling for Nezha
THE Chinese 3D fantasy adventure animation Ne Zha (《哪吒之魔童降世》) has proved to be a crowd-puller. The movie has grossed a massive 4.9 billion yuan, putting itself in second place in China and surpassing The Wandering Earth (《流浪地球》), a well-received sci-fi movie. The distributor registered more than a thousand trademarks relating to the movie, which has aroused controversy. Some doubt whether the name of Nezha, a mythological figure, can be owned by a company. (圖3)
■Gear up
(1) Find a word in the article which could replace "competitors".
(2) A group of world leaders have suggested (investing in climate change solutions / saving money for a better future / people use the US dollar).
(3) Ne Zha is a sci-fi movie. True / False
(Answers on next text)
■Glossary
resilient (adj) 適應力強的
line-up (n) 陣容
scramble (v) 爭着要
crowd-puller (n) 受觀衆歡迎的人或物
[Smarties' Power English 第253期]
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