{"id":964,"date":"2018-11-12T13:47:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T05:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/?p=964"},"modified":"2018-11-12T14:27:13","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T06:27:13","slug":"learning-english-on-the-bus-scmp-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/learning-english-on-the-bus-scmp-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning English on the bus : SCMP news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ref. https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/world\/europe\/article\/2172706\/hong-kong-buyer-snaps-exceptional-white-truffle-nugget-us96000<\/p>\n<p>Reading news is part of our daily activities, isn\u2019t it. Today, in the afternoon, I scroll down the SCMP page trying to read the news and learn something new.<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"page-title\" class=\"title\">Hong Kong buyer <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">snaps up<\/span> \u2018exceptional\u2019 white truffle nugget for US$96,000 at auction<\/h1>\n<p>A very intriguing title, isn\u2019t it. I gather that is about a billionaire have just bided snake from the auction. To me, truffle is not really <strong>palatable<\/strong> perhaps because I am not a <strong>gourmet<\/strong> and so I don\u2019t know how to appreciate it.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"v2-processed\">The white truffles of the Alba region <b>are<\/b> highly <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>sought after<\/b><\/span> and are <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>unearthed<\/b><\/span> between September 21 and January 31.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>No matter how much <b>sought after<\/b> (= famous because of high quality or rare) it is or how expensive it is, I confess that I am a big fan in the food &#8211; truffle. I can take it or leave it. For me, coffee is more overwhelming.<\/p>\n<p>Now? Coffee break ~<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Ref.\u00a0https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/hong-kong\/law-and-crime\/article\/2172341\/top-hong-kong-policeman-gives-thumbs-officer-who-shot<\/p>\n<p>Few days ago, a policewoman of HKPF opened fire to take a\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>knife-wielding man <\/b><\/span>into custody.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>At about 7.40am that day, Yuen and her partner picked up a 55-year-old builder, surnamed Chow, as he <b>appeared suspicious.<\/b> During questioning, the officers said, Chow took a 15cm cutter from his backpack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v2-processed\"><b>Lawmakers<\/b> across the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>political spectrum<\/strong><\/span> had <b>questioned whether it was appropriate <\/b>to fire a gun in an MTR station. They <b>urged a thorough and transparent investigation.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Every time after incident or just <b>an\u00a0episode,\u00a0<\/b>it is not unusual that the management team give comments and questions. Although they clearly understand that the front-line are\u00a0<strong>enduring tremendous pressure,\u00a0<\/strong>they (the lawmakers) in this case want to show that they don\u2019t\u00a0<b>take a side on the issue\u00a0<\/b>&#8211; and so requesting probing process. However, what\u2019s next, they always put more attention on the hot-issue, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ref. https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/world\/europe\/article\/2172706\/hong-kong-buyer-snaps-exceptional-white-truffle-nugget-us96000 Reading news is part of our daily activities, isn\u2019t it. Today, in the afternoon, I scroll down the SCMP page trying to read the news and learn something new. Hong Kong buyer snaps up \u2018exceptional\u2019 white truffle nugget for US$96,000 at auction A very intriguing title, isn\u2019t it. 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