• 2020.11.25
    星期三

News feed:Mass resignations

[2020.11.25] 發表
The remaining 15 pan-democratic lawmakers tender their resignations after four in the camp were ousted by the central government.
Chinese youth.
Lockdowns are frequently employed as an anti-pandemic measure in many countries, including France.

【明報專訊】FOLLOWING Beijing's decision to oust four pro-democratic lawmakers, the 15 remaining Legislative Councillors from the same camp handed in their resignations, honouring their pledge to leave Legco if any members of their camp were ousted. Now there are 42 pro-establishment lawmakers and only two non-establishment ones. The pro-establishment lawmakers say they'll play the role of opposition within Legco, disagreeing that they'll merely serve as a ''rubber stamp''. Chief Executive Carrie Lam's Policy Address might be the touchstone for their promise.

Chinese youth get taller

A PIECE OF research published in The Lancet, a famous medical journal, states that from 1985 to 2019, China and South Korea were where children from the age of 5 to 19 had the most increase in height. Chinese boys and girls at 19 are 175.7 cm and 163.5 cm on average respectively, topping the chart of East Asia.

Word of the year

COLLINS Dictionary, an authoritative dictionary in the UK, revealed that the word of the year is ''lockdown'', a word that means ''the imposition of stringent restrictions on travel, social interaction, and access to public spaces''. The top ten words also include ''coronavirus'', ''social distancing'', ''self-isolate'', etc.

■Gear up

According to the passages on this page, circle the correct answers.

(1) All lawmakers from the non-establishment camp resigned.

( True / False / Not given )

(2) Collins' top 10 words of 2020 include ''social distancing''.

( True / False / Not given )

(3)Chinese people on average are taller than other countries' people.

( True / False / Not given )

(Answers on next text)

■Glossary

oust (v) 廢黜

touchstone (n) 試金石

top (v) 居……之首

imposition (n) 實施

[Smarties' Power English 第294期]

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