关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六 英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 Taking to social media, Rowling wasted no time in expressing her views on the matter. In response to a follower’s suggestion that Radcliffe and Watson owed her “a very public apology... safe in the knowledge that you will forgive them”, Rowling was unequivocal, “Not safe, I’m afraid. Celebs who cosied up to a movement intent on eroding women’s hard-won rights and who used their platforms to cheer on the transitioning of...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六 英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 Last month, Apple called it quits on its electric-vehicle dream. One of the iPhone maker’s biggest rivals in China is showing it how it’s done. Xiaomi, known for affordable mobile phones, made its foray into the market with its SU7 electric car, which draws styling cues from Porsche. Xiaomi helmsman Lei Jun, known for his marketing flair and penchant for turning ideas into products, took to a Beijing stage in a teal blazer...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六 英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 One particularly valuable skill that I've learned and I've come to treasure in the process of campus learning is that which I call critical curiosity. This is the practice of approaching distant conversations with both an educated mind and an open heart. An important distinction to be made here is between being wide-eyed and gullible and being critically curious. Armed with both unprecedented access to information and...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六 英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 The French luxury house Hermès is known for its play-hard-to-get sales tactics — it will only sell its coveted Birkin bag to customers with “a sufficient purchase history.” Rumor has it that if you want to buy a Birkin, you can’t just go into a store and flat-out purchase one. Instead, you must develop a close relationship with their sales associate and work your way up to eventually procuring the handbag by purchasing other...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六 英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 A CVS location in Washington, DC, was forced to wipe its shelves clean of toilet paper and replace them with framed photos of the products amid rising thefts in the country’s capital. If customers need to purchase any toilet paper or paper towels, they must tap a buzzer placed on the bare shelves to summon a store employee to retrieve it from a back room. Retail theft rings have repeatedly struck stores in the nation’s...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六 英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 “The Legend of Shen Li” has finally graced our screens and I couldn’t help but grin from ear to ear the whole time Zhao Liying and Lin Gengxin were onscreen together. There was a lot of anticipation around “The Legend of Shen Li” even before its premiere. Thus far, the show doesn’t just meet those expectations—it surpasses them with flying colors. Zhao cut her teeth in show business in 2006 after winning a star scouting...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六 英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 “What’s happened to Kate Middleton” is beyond a joke now — it’s getting sinister. It’s the question on the lips of all royal watchers, drama-mongers, and every otherwise chronically online person. Now it’s safe to say that the “Katespiracy” is spiraling out of control. “I started the KateSpiracy as a joke but now I’m a full card-carrying subscription-paying member,” an X user wrote on Sunday. The lack of public appearances...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六 英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 As Emma Stone stood poised to accept her well-deserved trophy, eagle-eyed viewers caught a subtle switcheroo that set tongues wagging. Instead of directly receiving the award from Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh, the award was handed to her close friend and fellow actress, Jennifer Lawrence to give to Emma. Cue the collective gasps and raised eyebrows across the internet interpreting this move as a snub since Emma went on to...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六 英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 In a dazzling display of talent and passion, Chinese actor Dylan Wang made waves at the 2024 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, scoring 18 points in 21 minutes of play. The 25-year-old rose from the son of the owner of a roadside skewer shop to fame after winning “Super Idol.” A video on the official NBA Douyin account shows Dylan meeting his idol, basketball legend LeBron James while staring starry-eyed at LeBron and giving him a...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六 英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 Who knew Mandopop king Jay Chou, 45, and wife Hannah Quinlivan, 30, are Swifties? Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour is in full swing and the couple managed to snag tickets to her Melbourne show. However, Internet users immediately turned against Chou for lying about connection with Taylor Swift, saying he was arrogant and that he was trying to ride on Swift’s coattails. The Mandopop singer did not rise to the bait of these...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六 英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 Lionel Messi was on the receiving end of heavy criticism after missing a match for Inter Miami in Hong Kong, and the Argentinian has spoken out. Lionel Messi has finally cleared the air after the uproar caused by his perceived snub during Inter Miami's Hong Kong clash. In what was a huge disappointment for the fans, Messi skipped Inter Miami’s friendly against Hong Kong. Having won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina in Qatar,...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六 英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 Jia Ling, known for her comedic prowess and infectious personality, has long been a fixture in the Chinese entertainment industry and now she returns with YOLO. It’s her second major screen production, following a massive success in her directorial debut film Hi Mom in 2021. But it’s not just the movie itself that’s causing a stir—it’s the 41-year-old actress’s stunning physical transformation. In the early teasers for YOLO,...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六 英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 Nicole Kidman is the ultimate fashion queen who reigns the red-carpet moments like a conqueror. When it comes to getting dressed in one of the prettiest best for the red carpet, the Hollywood star checks all the right boxes for making a show-stopping entry. Nicole Kidman knows what she was doing at her grand premiere of her upcoming series Expat. She braved the cold weather in a striking backless black dress with a...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六 英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 Snubs are not exactly uncommon during awards season, but on Tuesday the Oscar nominations pulled off what can only be described as a turbosnub. Barbie scooped eight nominations overall, but 'Barbie' Margot Robbie and the film's director Greta Gerwig, the two women who spearheaded the blockbuster hit, didn't make the cut in their respective categories — a fact that had a lot of people scratching their heads, including Margot...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六  英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 Hong Kong film star Daniel Wu has taken to social media to call out Mattel for perpetuating Asian stereotypes in its "You Can Be Anything” Barbie line of dolls.“I am all for diversity, but a ‘you can be anything’ Asian Barbie that is a violinist or a panda doctor? That’s more like ‘You can be anything your Asian parents want you to be’,” the 49-year-old actor wrote. ” Wu's posts quickly gained traction on Weibo, with the...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六  英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 The Princess of Wales Kate Middleton was whisked to hospital last week, where she went under the knife for a pre-planned abdominal op. Middleton, 42, is keen to keep things under wraps while she recovers from the surgery. And it will be up to Prince William to do the school run while Kate is bed-bound. Middleton’s office at Kensington Palace said her condition is noncancerous. “Based on current medical advice, she is...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六  英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 Rapper Kanye West may be more bark than bite — but it seems he had some metalwork done on the latter. Speculation of Ye removing his teeth kicked into gear on Wednesday when the artist and designer, a man that doesn’t really do things by halves, took to his Instagram Stories to drop off a picture of himself smiling with his new $850,000 titanium dentures that include palladium and platinum...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六  英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 The plotline of ‘Blossoms Shanghai’ is woven around a group of gritty entrepreneurs who are seen engaging in deal-making, sharing stock tips, and strategizing against rivals amidst a backdrop of a lush and electrifying nightlife. Directed by the acclaimed figure of the Hong Kong film industry, Wong Kar-wai, the series has rekindled memories of a time when the wheel of fortune could be turned around with a blend of luck,...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六  英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 Ryan Gosling added another feather to his cap after winning the award for Barbie song I’m Just Ken in the best song category of 2024 Critics Choice Award. After it was announced that his track had won the category, the camera panned to a confused-looking Gosling - who darted his eyes back and forth as the announcement was met with cheers. As a result social media was ablaze with reaction - with one commenting that Gosling...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六  英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 Newly unsealed documents from the Jeffrey Epstein case have now revealed allegations that the late financier recorded "sex tapes" involving high-profile individuals, including former US President Bill Clinton, Sir Richard Branson, and Britain's Prince Andrew, whose names have previously been redacted and have only been referred to as John or Jane Doe. While the documents released so far are sprinkled with names of other...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六  英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 Chinese comedienne and actress Jia Ling, known for her bubbly persona and her megawatt smile, has been super low-key in the past year-and-a-half. The plus-sized star recently revealed that she was losing weight for an upcoming role during her hiatus. Jia Ling underwent a strict strength training regimen, and now has visibly toned arms and abs as proof of her hard work. To shed 50kg in the short span of six months is an...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六  英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 Jo Koy was the last-minute host of the Golden Globes, and his opening monologue clearly showed how last-minute it all was. An average costomer spends about 30 RMB. Koy’s monologue was filled with cringe-worthy jokes about “Barbie” breasts and bitter jabs at a crowd that was audibly not on his wavelength.“The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六  英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 Elsa would be proud. The fairy-tale castles – carved completely from ice – at the Harbin Ice and Snow World look right out of the Frozen movie. The ice park spans 810,000 square meters, showcasing the flashiest and most neck-craning sculptures with 250,000 cubic meters of ice harvested from nearby Songhua River. By day,  children ride around in sledges and whizz down slides made of ice. By night, the magic steps up a notch...

关注公众号【Albert英语研习社】，0元报名《周一到周六  英语思维风暴营》直播大课，Albert带你巧用英语思维，轻松突破听说读写译。 Harbin, the renowned "ice city" in northeast China, has recently garnered attention for its skyrocketing popularity among tourists, particularly from the southern regions of the country. These visitors have been bestowed with a unique nickname ‘nanfang xiaotudou’ or ‘southern spuds,’ which is a playful nod to the shorter stature of southern Chinese people who resemble potatoes when dressed in winter attire. The surge in...