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Female Worker Leaps to Her Death

衛生局女員工墜樓

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Female Worker Leaps to Her Death
臉書透露死因
A female employee of the Department of Health of the New Taipei City Government committed suicide on July 3.
一位受僱於新北市衛生局的林姓女員工在7月3日輕生。
employ(v.)僱用employee(n.)受僱者employer(n.)僱主employment(n.)就業unemployment(n.)失業department(n.)部門;科系;處室Department of English LiteratureDepartment of Defensecommit(v.)犯下commit an offencesuicide(n.)自殺homicide(n.)謀殺
In her last post on Facebook, the woman, surnamed Lin, revealed that she had been sexually assaulted by the former CEO of a physical therapy institute.
林女士生前在臉書上的最後一篇發文中透露,自己曾遭到某物理治療所前任執行長性侵。
surname(n.)姓氏=last namereveal(v.)透露;揭露assault(n.)(v.)攻擊;毆打sexual(adj.)性相關的sexual harassmentsexual assaultformer(adj.)(n.)早前的;前任的;前者former presidentformer employerCEO=Chief Executive Officer執行長physics(n.)物理學physical(adj.)物理上的;身體上的physical strengthphyscial disabilitiestherapy(n.)=treatment治療therapist(n.)治療師therapeutic(adj.)有療效的institute(n.)(v.)研究所;制定
It is reported that the man, surnamed Liao, was fired by his company two days after Lin’s death.
據報導,廖姓男子已於事發後兩日被公司解僱。
fire(v.)開除;解僱The company fired the man.death(n.)死亡
A two-minute audio recording on the Internet shows that the man was crying and kept apologizing to the victim.
一支兩分鐘的音檔在網路上傳開,內容關於是男方的自白,男方在錄音裡哭泣並不斷地向受害者道歉,
audio(adj.)聲音的audiobookaudio filerecord(v.)紀錄;錄下record(n.)紀錄;病歷;唱片keep-kept-kept(v.)保有;保存keep (on) V+ing持續某個動作keep walkingkeep on tryingapologize(v.)道歉apologize to sb.apologize for sth.apology(n.)道歉You owe me an apology.victim(n.)受害者;罹難者;犧牲者flood victims
But Liao later denied that he was apologizing for raping Lin.
但男方後來否認自己是在為性侵道歉。
deny(v.)否認;否定Tom denied that he hit his sister.Tom denied hitting his sister.rape(n.)(v.)性侵
The police are still investigating the case and have seized Lin’s cellphone to gather more evidence.
警方正在調查這起案件,並已查扣林女士的手機,想從手機裡的內容找到更多證據。
investigate(v.)調查;審查investigate a crimecase(n.)實例;情況seize(v.)抓住;沒收seize the momentcellphone(n.)手機gather(v.)搜集;聚攏gathering(n.)聚會evidence(v.)證據
“Lin told me that she was raped,” a colleague of the victim told reporters.
同時林女士的同事出面指出,受害者曾表示遭到性侵。
colleague(n.)同事report(n.)(v.)報導;報告reporter(n.)報導者;記者
Lin’s family has already decided to sue Liao for committing sexual assault.
而林女士的家屬已決定要對廖姓男子提告。
decide(v.)決定decision(n.)決定sue(v.)提告She sued the company for not giving overtime pay.The company was sued for not giving overtime pay.

📚 重點單字片語

leap(v.)
跳躍
leap to fame
一舉成名
leap to someone’s death
跳樓自殺
employ(v.)
僱用
employee(n.)
受僱者
employer(n.)
僱主
employment(n.)
就業
unemployment(n.)
失業
department(n.)
部門;科系;處室
Department of English Literature
Department of Defense
commit(v.)
犯下
commit an offence
suicide(n.)
自殺
homicide(n.)
謀殺
surname(n.)
姓氏=last name
reveal(v.)
透露;揭露
assault(n.)(v.)
攻擊;毆打
sexual(adj.)
性相關的
sexual harassment
sexual assault
former(adj.)(n.)
早前的;前任的;前者
former president
former employer
CEO=Chief Executive Officer
執行長
physics(n.)
物理學
physical(adj.)
物理上的;身體上的
physical strength
physcial disabilities
therapy(n.)=treatment
治療
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