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The Eiffel Tower in Paris will reopen to visitors on June 25.
巴黎艾菲爾鐵塔將於6月25日重新開放
Eiffel Tower, the popular tourist attraction, has remained closed for three months due to the coronavirus pandemic①. The closure② has been the longest since World War II. The Eiffel Tower will reopen on June 25. Sanitary③ measures have been put in place to ensure the safety of tourists. Everyone over the age of 11 will be required to wear a face mask and only a limited number of visitors will be allowed in at once. The elevator will remain closed, so visitors can only climb the tower by stairs. The elevators are expected to reopen in July. Tickets are now available online to help avoid long lines and unnecessary contact.（CNN）
著名旅遊勝地艾菲爾鐵塔因新冠疫情已關閉近三個月，此次關停是第二次世界大戰以來時間最長的一次。艾菲爾鐵塔將於6月25日重新開放。已採取衛生措施以確保遊客安全，並要求11歲以上的遊客都必須佩戴口罩，且實行分次限流遊覽。艾菲爾鐵塔的電梯將保持關閉狀態，遊客只能通過樓梯登塔。電梯有望在七月重新開放。為避免排長隊和不必要的接觸，現在已可在線購買門票。
【注釋】
① pandemic: [pndemk] n. a disease that spreads over a whole country or the whole world （全國或全球性）流行病；大流行病
② closure: [klor] n. the situation when a factory, school, hospital, etc. shuts permanently（永久的）停業，關閉；倒閉
③ sanitary: [snteri] adj. connected with keeping places clean and healthy to live in, especially by removing human waste 衛生的；環境衛生的；公共衛生的
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Ian Holm, starred Bilbo Baggins in Lord of the Rings, Dies at 88
《指環王》比爾博·巴金斯扮演者伊恩·霍爾姆辭世，享年88歲
Ian Holm, a veteran① British actor celebrated for his performances in plays by Shakespeare and Harold Pinter and in movies from 「Lord of the Rings」 to 「Hobbit」 trilogies②, died on Friday in London. He was 88. On June 19, in a message to The Guardian, Holm’s agent said: 「It is with great sadness that we can confirm that the actor Sir Ian Holm CBE③ passed away this morning. He died peacefully in hospital, with his family and carer…Charming, kind, and ferociously④ talented, we will miss him hugely.」 He said that Holm’s illness was Parkinson’s related. (The Guardian and The New York Times)
英國老戲骨伊恩·霍爾姆於上周五在倫敦去世，享年88歲。霍爾姆因其在莎士比亞和哈羅德·品特的戲劇以及《指環王》三部曲、《霍比特人》三部曲中的精彩表演而享譽盛名。6月19日，霍爾姆的經紀人在給《衛報》的消息中說：「我們懷著悲痛宣布演員伊恩·霍爾姆爵士今早離世。家人和護工在病房陪他走完了最後一程,他走得很安詳......他魅力十足、和藹可親、才華橫溢，我們會非常想念他的。」經紀人表示霍爾姆的疾患與帕金森症有關。
【注釋】
① veteran: [vetrn] n. a person who has a lot of experience in a particular area or activity 經驗豐富的人；老手
② trilogy: [trldi] n. a group of three books, films/movies, etc. that have the same subject or characters（書籍、電影等的）三部曲；三部劇
③ CBE: Commander (of the Order) of the British Empire 英帝國高級勳位獲得者，英帝國司令勳銜獲得者（英國授予有特殊功績的人的獎勵）
④ ferociously: [frosli] adj. extremely; very strongly 極其地；強烈地
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North Korea blew up the inter-Korean liaison office building
朝鮮炸毀朝韓聯絡事務所大樓
On the afternoon of June 16, North Korea blew up the inter-Korean liaison office building in the Kaesong Industrial Complex. The office was opened in 2018 to help the two Koreas officially in a state of war to communicate. It had been empty since January due to Covid-19. Tensions between North and South Korea have been escalating① for weeks, prompted by defector② groups in the South sending propaganda across the border. It is now believed that such a drastic move by North Korea is part of a response to South Korean civic groups violating the Panmunjom Declaration by dropping insulting③ leaflets④ on North Korea via⑤ balloons. Whatever the reason, it's a blow to the South Korean administration that pushed so hard for engagement. (BBC)
6月16日下午，朝鮮炸毀了位於開城工業園區內的朝韓聯絡事務所大樓。該事務所於2018年開設，以幫助處於戰爭狀態的韓朝兩國進行官方溝通。自1月新冠疫情以來，該大樓一直處於空置狀態。幾周來，由於「脫北者」組織越過邊界向朝鮮發送宣傳單，韓朝之間的緊張局勢不斷升級。外界認為，北朝鮮如此過激的舉動是針對韓國民間團體違反《板門店宣言》，通過氣球向北朝鮮投送侮辱性傳單所做出的部分回應。不管是什麼原因，這對極力推動交流的韓國政府來說都是一個打擊。
【注釋】
① escalate: [esklet] vt. to become greater, worse, more serious, etc.; to make something greater, worse, more serious, etc. 使…加劇; 加劇
② defector: [d'fekt(r)] n. a person who leaves a political party, country, etc. to join another that is considered to be an enemy 叛逃者
③ insulting: [nslt] adj. causing or intending to cause somebody to feel offended 侮辱的
④ leaflet: [li:flt] n. a printed sheet of paper or a few printed pages that are given free to advertise or give information about something 傳單
⑤ via: [va; vi] prep. by means of a particular person, system, etc. 通過
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Actions by India at border harm bilateral military relations
印方邊境行動損害了雙邊軍事關係
A Chinese military spokesman said Indian troops』 crossing the control line at the Galwan Valley region at the border area of China and India on Monday night caused "fierce physical confrontations and casualties". Indian border troops seriously violated① relevant accords between the two countries and the consensus② made at talks between high-ranking officers at the level of group army commander on both sides. They crossed the control line and took provocative③ actions, Senior Colonel Zhang Shuili, spokesman for the Western Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army, said in a statement on Tuesday evening. Zhang stressed that the region has always been Chinese territory, and the actions by the Indian side seriously harm bilateral④ military relations. "We demand that the Indian side strictly restrain its front-line troops, immediately stop all infringement and provocative actions, and work together with China to return to the correct track of dialogue and talks to resolve differences," he said. (China Daily)
中國軍方一名發言人表示，6月15日晚，印度軍隊越過中印邊境加勒萬河谷地區的控制線，造成雙方「激烈肢體衝突和人員傷亡」。印邊防部隊嚴重違背兩國有關邊境問題達成的協議和中印軍長級會談共識。中國人民解放軍西部戰區新聞發言人張水利大校在6月16日晚的聲明中表示，印方越過了控制線，發動了挑釁行動。張水利強調加勒萬河谷地區主權歷來屬我，印方行為嚴重損害了兩國軍事關係。他還表示，「我們要求印方嚴格約束一線部隊，立即停止一切侵權挑釁行動，與中方相向而行，回到對話會談解決分歧的正確軌道上來。」
【注釋】
① violate: [valet] vt. (fml.) to go against or refuse to obey a law, an agreement, etc. 違反，違犯，違背（法律、協議等）
② consensus: [knsenss] n. an opinion that all members of a group agree with 一致的意見；共識
③ provocative: [prvɑktv] adj. intended to make people angry or upset; intended to make people argue about sth 挑釁的；煽動性的；激起爭端的
④ bilateral: [baltrl] adj. involving two groups of people or two countries 雙方的；雙邊的
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Stolen life: sixteen years of being impersonated①
被偷走的人生——被人頂替的十六年
On May 20, 2020, 36-year-old Chen Chunxiu unexpectedly found that sixteen years ago animposter② from the same county had assumed③ her identity to get her admission letter and enrolled at Shandong University of Technology (SDUT) where she had applied for. When the relevant departments of Shandong Province were informed of the incident, they immediately set up a joint④ investigation team to investigate the matter, and part of the results of the investigation was timely made available to the public. On June 17, Chen Chunxiu issued a statement saying that she had hired a lawyer to help defend her rights and would sue the impostor Chen Shuangshuang. The impostor, Chen Shuangshuang, has been suspended from her job and her SDUT diploma information has been permanently deleted. The incident has sparked widespread indignation on social media. One person wrote that 「What was stolen was not her admissions offer. It was a completely different life that she could have had.」
2020年5月20日，36歲陳春秀意外發現十六年前她被同縣城的人盜用了身份，冒領了錄取通知書，並且那人順利進入了她曾報考的山東理工大學。山東省有關部門獲悉此事後，立即成立聯合調查組對此事進行調查，並及時向社會公布了部分調查結果。6月17日，陳春秀發表聲明稱，她已聘請律師幫助維權，將起訴頂替者陳雙雙。目前，冒名頂替者陳雙雙已被停職處理，她的山東理工大學文憑也被永久註銷。此事在社交媒體上引發了廣泛的憤慨。有人寫道：「被偷的不是錄取通知書，是原本屬於她的另一種人生。」
【注釋】
① impersonate: [mp:snet] vt. to pretend to be somebody in order to trick people or to entertain them 假扮; 模仿
② imposter: [mpst(r)] n. a person who pretends to be somebody else in order to trick people 頂替者
③ assume: [sjum] vt. (fml.) to take or begin to have power or responsibility 篡奪；擅用；侵佔
④ joint: [dnt] adj. involving two or more people together 聯合的; 共同的
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Beijing’s coronavirus outbreak is under control①, Wu Zunyou says
吳尊友：北京的疫情已得到控制
Wu Zunyou, the chief epidemiologist② of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said Thursday the capital's recent coronavirus outbreak has been brought under control. The expert added at a press briefing that there may be new virus cases in the coming days, but they would likely be discovered during the process of testing, not new transmissions③. 「When I say that it’s under control, that doesn’t mean the number of cases will turn zero tomorrow or the day after. The trend will persist for a period of time, but the number of cases will decrease, just like the trend that we saw (in Beijing) in January and February.」 (CNBC)
中國疾病預防控制中心首席流行病學家吳尊友6月18日表示，首都最近爆發的新冠疫情已得到控制。他在新聞發布會上補充說，未來幾天可能會出現新的病例，但很可能是在對既往感染病例的檢測中發現的，而不是新感染的。吳尊友表示，「說控制住了，並不是說明後天就沒有病例報告了。這個曲線還會延續一段時間，但病例數量會減少，就像我們一月和二月（在北京）看到的一樣。」
【注釋】
① under control: restrained and controlled 得到控制
② epidemiologist: [epdimildst] n. a scientist who studies the spread and control of diseases 流行病學家
③ transmission: [trnzmn] n. the act or process of passing something from one person, place or thing to another 傳播，傳染
（北京化工大學王林霄、努爾比亞·阿不來提、陸姚明琨編譯，張菊審訂）