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University Graduation Canceled Because of Parents’ Heated Argument

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University Graduation Canceled Because of Parents’ Heated Argument
家長爭吵爆風波
On June 6, Feng Chia University in Taichung canceled the graduation ceremony for the Department of Mechanical and Computer-Aided Engineering.
台中逢甲大學於6月6日取消了機電工程系的畢業典禮。
call off取消
The reason? A serious disagreement between the parents of a female student and a male student.
原因是女學生和男學生的家長發生了激烈的意見衝突。
disagreement(n.)意見不合、爭執
According to Taiwan News, the university had investigated the male student for improper behavior toward the female student.
台灣新聞報導,學校調查男學生對女學生的不當行為。
investigate(v.)調查=look intoimproper(adj.)不適當的、不恰當的toward(prep.)針對=towards(英式)
Because of this, the female student’s parents did not want the male student to join the ceremony. On the other hand, the male student’s parents insisted their son had the right to attend.
因此,女學生家長反對男學生參加典禮。男學生家長則堅持兒子有權參加。
on the other hand另一方面insist(v.)堅持、執意/insist on V-ing堅持、執意做right(n.)權利
This disagreement quickly turned into a loud argument between the two families.
雙方家長因而爆發激烈爭吵。
turn into(情況)轉變為~
The ceremony was delayed for two hours, but no solution was found. In the end, the event was canceled.
典禮延遲兩小時後仍無法解決。最後,畢典被迫取消。
delay(v.)延遲=put offsolution to the problem問題的解決辦法
The university apologized to all graduates and their families for this unexpected cancellation.
學校為這次意外取消向所有畢業生及家長道歉。
apologize to sb. for…因~向他人道歉unexpected(adj.)未預期的、意外的/unexpected event意想不到的事件/unexpected visitor意外的訪客
They promised to hold another graduation event in late June to make up for it.
校方承諾六月下旬將舉辦補辦典禮。
make up for 彌補、補償
However, a video of the parents’ argument went viral online, causing many people to criticize how the school handled the situation.
然而,家長爭吵的影片在網路上瘋傳,導致許多人批評學校處理不當。
nevertheless(adv.)然而=nonethelessgo viral在網路上瘋傳、快速爆紅criticize(v.)批評
Many believe the officials should have done better to avoid this problem.
許多人認為學校本可避免這場風波。
should have V-p.p.當時應該~

📚 重點單字片語

graduation(n.)
畢業
heated(adj.)
情緒激動的、激烈的
argument(n.)
爭論
argue(v.)
爭論/argue with sb.和~爭論/argue about sth.爭論某事
call off
取消
disagreement(n.)
意見不合、爭執
investigate(v.)
調查=look into
improper(adj.)
不適當的、不恰當的
toward(prep.)
針對=towards(英式)
on the other hand
另一方面
insist(v.)
堅持、執意/insist on V-ing堅持、執意做
right(n.)
權利
turn into(
情況)轉變為~
delay(v.)
延遲=put off
solution to the problem
問題的解決辦法
apologize to sb. for…
因~向他人道歉
unexpected(adj.)
未預期的、意外的/unexpected event意想不到的事件/unexpected visitor意外的訪客
make up for
彌補、補償
nevertheless(adv.)
然而=nonetheless
go viral
在網路上瘋傳、快速爆紅
criticize(v.)
批評
should have V-p.p.
當時應該~
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