2016.6.21
news from BBC
Video shows China bank employees being spanked
A video has surfaced online showing staff at a Chinese bank being publicly spanked for poor performance during a training session, sparking outrage.
1. He then spanks them with what looks like a stick. Reports say he later also cut and shaved their hair.
spank 【spank】 拍击，掴（屁股）
shave 【ʃeɪv】 剃须，剃毛
2. Mr Jiang then says "get your butts ready" and proceeds to spank them with what appears to be a thick piece of wood.
butt 【bʌt】 烟蒂，屁股
"In his video apology, he kept emphasising that he had hurt the leadership at Changzhi Zhangze Rural Commercial Bank! He spanked the employees, but apologised to the leadership? What sort of logic is this?"
Five reasons Brexit could signal Trump winning the White House
The two most surprising political phenomena of this year have been the rise of Donald Trump and the success of the Leave Europe camp in Britain's referendum on Brexit.
1. On both sides of the Atlantic, a lot of people feel they've been handed a bad deal.
Atlantic 【ət'læntɪk】 大西洋
2. If the Brexit camp wins next week it could suggest the global anti-globalisation mood (if such a thing is possible) is stronger than we realised.
globalisation 【gləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃn】 全球化
mood 【mu:d】 心情，语气
3. Boris Johnson and Donald Trump appeal to the heart not the head, they offer simple solutions in a time of complex problems. It's an appealing message.
appeal 【əˈpi:l】
- ask: to make a serious public request for help, money, information etc
- ask to change decision: to make a formal request to a court or someone in authority asking for a decision to be changed
- be attractive: if someone or something appeals to you, they seem attractive and interesting