＊第五季＊【EP. 301】#717 經濟學人導讀 feat. 國際時事 feat. 新聞評論【德州達拉斯人質事件；歐洲電動車的銷量超過柴油車；東加 feat. 海底火山和海嘯；保險套市場起起伏伏】

❗⁠您的一杯咖啡錢 = 我們遠大的目標！捐款支持我們：https://pse.is/3jknpx 👍Andre 老師 - 英文檢定考班，等你/妳來報名：https://reurl.cc/dGMrDV 👍Chester 老師 - 英文文法與寫作班，等你/妳來報名：https://reurl.cc/Gmaxod 👍Danny 老師 - 國際時事評論分析班，等你/妳來報名：https://reurl.cc/Q6dQ7O 👍Leon 老師 - 英文閱讀與會話班，等你/妳來報名：https://reurl.cc/Lbk1A4 🔴Monday January 17th 2022 🔵2022年1月17日星期一 🌏Espresso - The world in brief 每日濃縮 - 世界概況 1️⃣Texas Dallas: a hostage situation with unclear motives 德州達拉斯：人質事件動機不清 Four hostages were freed from a synagogue in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas, after a 10-hour standoff with police. The assailant, reportedly British, died during the incident. The motive for the attack, which began on Saturday, is not known… 在與警方對峙十小時後，四名人質從德州 (Texas) 達拉斯 (Dallas) 郊區的一座猶太教堂中獲釋。據報導，攻擊者是英國人，且在該 (人質) 事件中死亡。這場於週六 (1月15日) 開始的攻擊事件之動機尚不清楚… 2️⃣Sales of electric cars exceeds diesel vehicles in Europe 歐洲電動車的銷量超過柴油車 Sales of electric cars in Europe last month overtook those for diesel vehicles for the first time, according to preliminary data compiled by the Financial Times. Across 18 markets, including Britain’s, more than 20% of the cars sold were battery-powered; 19% used diesel… 根據英國《金融時報 (Financial Times)》彙編的初步數據，上個月歐洲電動車的銷量首次超過柴油車。在包括英國在內的 18個市場中，超過 20%的汽車銷量由電動車驅動；19%為柴油車… 3️⃣Tonga: underwater volcano and tsunami 東加：海底火山和海嘯 The threat of further volcanic eruptions near Tonga, a tiny Pacific country that suffered a tsunami on Saturday, has passed, according to a monitoring group. Two blasts from an underwater volcano triggered the evacuation of Tonga’s royal palace in the capital, Nuku’alofa, on Saturday… 據一個監測小組稱，東加 (Tonga，一太平洋君主制島國) 上週六 (1月15日) 因其附近火山爆發而遭逢海嘯。於週六，海底火山的兩次爆炸觸發了東加首都 Nuku’alofa 的皇宮疏散… 🔱Espresso - Today’s agenda 每日濃縮 - 今日頭條 ⬆️❤️⬇️Ups and downs in the condom market 保險套市場起起伏伏 Two years ago, excited condom-makers fantasised that lockdowns would be good for business. The reality proved less sexy. Earlier this month Goh Miah Kiat, the CEO of Karex, which makes more of the contraceptives than anyone else, told Nikkei, a newspaper, that purchase of his products declined by 40% in the past two years. Most condoms are not, after all, used by cohabiting couples. Social-distancing laws banned getting close to strangers. Places to be intimate, such as hotels, were closed. Sex workers suffered when they were unable to meet clients and again by the suspension of programmes that distribute prophylactics free… 兩年前，興高采烈的保險套製造商們幻想著封城將有利於他/她們的商機，但事實卻很骨感。於本月稍早，避孕用品製造量比任何同行還多的 Karex 執行長 Goh Miah Kiat 告訴日經新聞 (Nikkei)，他的產品銷量在過去兩年內下降了 40%。畢竟，大多數保險套都不是由同居夫婦所使用。保持安全社交距離的法律禁止人們接近陌生人。能親密的地方 (例如飯店) 也都關門了。性工作者們則慘遭無法接客以及免費分發預防性藥物計畫中止等雙重打擊… — ✔︎ 按讚【每日一經濟學人】Facebook 粉專：https://reurl.cc/Lddode ✔︎ 追蹤【每日一經濟學人】Instagram 帳號：https://reurl.cc/Oqqoq3 ✔︎ 訂閱【每日一經濟學人】YouTube 頻道：https://reurl.cc/Y665dX ✔︎ 閱讀【每日一經濟學人】Medium 平台：https://reurl.cc/k00WZr — 🔶如有商業合作或業務需求，請洽：[email protected] 🔴如影音內容有誤，歡迎來信勘誤：[email protected] -- Hosting provided by SoundOn