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Cirque du Soleil Files for Bankruptcy Protection
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🎪Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group filed for bankruptcy protection in Canada on Monday, in an effort to salvage a circus business that’s ground to a halt because of the coronavirus pandemic.
太陽劇團娛樂集團於週一（6/29）在加拿大申請破產保護，試圖挽救因新冠疫情而停滯不前的馬戲事業。
-salvage: 打撈、搶救，形容從沉船或即將全毀的事物中進行救援
-halt: 停下、中止
🎭The company said it would lay off almost 3,500 employees who have been furloughed since March, leaving it with a core team of 213 people. The company is seeking to restructure its business and re-emerge with government support and less debt.
太陽劇團表示將解僱近3500名從三月起便被迫休假的員工，留下213人的核心團隊，該公司在尋求靠政府支持與減少債務以重建事業及復出。
-lay off: 解僱、遣散
-furlough: 休假、放假
-re-emerge: 重新出現
🤹♀️Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil has been forced to shut 44 shows world-wide this year as the Covid-19 pandemic spread, causing virtually its entire income stream to dry up. It currently has one show back running China, and hopes to have a dinner show resume in Mexico in July.
總部位於蒙特婁的太陽劇團今年因新冠肺炎疫情蔓延而被迫中止全球的44場表演，導致幾乎所有收入來源枯竭。他們目前在中國重開一齣劇目，並希望7月在墨西哥恢復一齣晚宴秀。
-virtually: 幾乎、實際上
-dry up: 乾涸、中斷
-resume: 恢復、重新開始，當名詞的用法可指「履歷」
🎟With shows like The Beatles Love, Michael Jackson One and Blue Man Group on indefinite hold, the company was forced in March to defer interest payments on some of its roughly $1.5 billion of outstanding debt shortly after hiring investment bank Greenhill & Co. Inc. to restructure its balance sheet.
由於《LOVE披頭四音樂秀》、《麥可傑克森ONE》、《藍人樂團》等劇目無限期停演，太陽劇團在三月聘請投資銀行格林希爾公司重組資產負債表不久後，便被迫延後支付其15億美金未償債務的部分利息。
-indefinite: 不確定的、無限期的
-defer: 推遲、延緩
-restructure: 重組、重建，重新架構（structure）
未完待續...
太陽劇團能東山再起嗎？
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Due to COVID-19, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games had been ＿＿ ＿＿.
因新冠疫情的影響，東京2020奧林匹克運動會無限期中止。
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A. halting / indefinite
B. cancelled / indefinitely
C. halted / indefinitely
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seeking for用法 在 [分享] Find,Look for, Search, Seek (動詞篇一) - 看板TOEFL_iBT 的推薦與評價
大家好，我是來欣的王梓沅老師
長年教導台灣學生寫作和口說 有些東西是隨著程度提升會消失的
因此每個學生狀況不同 (inter-learner variability) 但是發現
中式英文(Chinglish)，這種現象可說是across learners 一直到已經托福考到100分上下
的都會有的問題 正好我在賓大和哥大研究的正是testing (托福出題) 和打破中式英文
的教學 (有報告和論文為證)
Chinglish: "Let's make a friend." (我們做個朋友吧) --> Let's make friends.
--> 到最後會知道老美要跟你做朋友 他直接說
Let's hang out /chill sometime. 不會在那聲明"我們做朋友吧"
因此我將英文文法語法分為10大類 以後會在ptt上免費分享
今天先分享動詞裡的一小部分
希望對大家有幫助!
Look for / Find / Find out / Search / Search for / Seek 的差異
Look for (=try to find something) 尋找
例) I have been looking for a job for almost a year.
例) With limited time and attention, we have to be careful what we look for
and what we pay attention to.
Find (vt) 找到；發現 (不可使用continuous / progressive)
例) I try to find the answer to the question.
例) Many people cannot find a decent job.
Look for 和Find的關係:
“You look for something” 意近 “You try to find something”
“She has found the thing she was looking for.”
Find out 找出；查明；揭發
例) It's time to find out who allowed this incompetent individual to be
Michael Jackson's doctor.
例) Then, have students find out more about their state laws regarding
juvenile crimes and punishments.
Seek (vt) 尋找；尋求 (幫助、准許、建議等abstract, intangible事物)
例) He wrote an email message to me to seek my opinion.
例) Many people spend most of their time seeking wealth and fame.
seek for 幾乎不被使用
Search (vt.) 仔細搜查；徹底探查 (後常接 for；也經常以名詞形態出現)
例) The police searched the forest for the missing girl.
例) The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed
例) Jennifer searched her memory for her neighbor’s name.
例) We're taking steps to make the job search easier for veterans.
學術例句 (來自學術期刊、經濟學人、華爾街日報、金融時報、BBC等)
例) The CEO has been struggling to find a growth strategy that will enthuse
disgruntled shareholders.
例) The FDA turned the company down last December, questioning the data used
to seek approval.
例) Developing countries seek foreign direct investment (FDI) in order to
promote their economic development.
例) Police now have new anti-terrorist powers to search people, but they are
far less wide-ranging.
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