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当地时间11月29日下午1时58分，英国伦敦桥上经发持刀伤人案件，似乎有多人受伤。据部分英国媒体报道，警方可能开枪击毙1人。
A stabbing incident occurred on London Bridge at local time 1:58 pm, 29th Nov and many appeared to be hurt due to the incident. According to some British Media, the police might shoot a person after the incident.

目前具体情况尚未明了，警方暂时将该案视为“恐怖相关”的案件，以防万一。
The circumstances relating to the incident are unclear at the moment, but the police will look at this incident as terror-related as a precaution.

不少爱犬人士都应该会喜欢被狗狗舔，因为这是它们表达爱的方式。然而狗狗的唾液中会有一些对人体有害的病菌。
Many dog-lovers might enjoy being licked by their dogs as this is a way to show their affection. However, some bacteria in dogs’ saliva may be very harmful to the human body.

一位63岁的德国男子于本周三（11月27日）病逝，原因竟然是在无伤口的情况下，就被狗狗唾液中的“犬咬二氧化碳嗜纤维菌”所感染，出现了皮肤坏死、高烧不断的反应，最终与世长辞。
A 63-year-old German man passed away this Wednesday (Nov 27). His cause of death is infection by a bacteria in his dogs’ saliva called ‘C. Carimorsus’ even when he did not have any open wound. He then passed away after persistent high fever and skin necrosis.

近日，有执法人员在商场向一名在室内抽烟的老伯罚款后，就在大厦外抽烟，谁曾想到会被他人拍照传到网上。
Recently, an officer was photographed smoking outside a mall after fining an uncle for smoking indoors. Who would have thought that the photo was later uploaded to social media?

经过调查，环境局证明涉事的执法人员是外包公司的职员。该员工已被解雇。
After investigation, the NEA has stated that the officer was an employee of an outsourcing company. His employment has been terminated.

在本周一（11月25日）出炉的由航空安全及产品评级网站AirlineRatings.com对2020年全球最佳20大航空公司名单中，新西兰航空连续第六年蝉联榜首。而去年夺冠的新航下落一名，排于第二，但是头等舱仍获评“最佳”水准。
In a Top 20 Airline in 2020 list released by airline safety and product rating review website AirlineRatings.com on Monday (Nov 25), Air New Zealand won the top award in its sixth year in a role. Singapore Airline dropped one place from last year and got second place, while its first class is still rated the best.

当地时间星期日（11月24日）Uber在伦敦的执照过期。伦敦交通局称他们将不会给Uber颁发新的执照。
Uber’s license in London expired at the local time on Sunday (Nov 24). The Transport for London(TfL) has said that they would not renew Uber’s license.

早在2017年，Uber已经被伦敦交通局取消了执照，但批准了两次延期。
Uber originally lost its license earlier in 2017, but TfL has granted two extensions.

香港昨天（11月24日）四年一度的区议会选举得到了有史以来最高的投票率，高达71%。
The district council election in Hong Kong yesterday (Nov 24) which happens once every four years saw a historical turnout of 71%.

今日选举结果出炉，据当地媒体报道，在18个区的452位议员中，非建制派获得了393个席位，占领17个选区，而建制派只获得59席。
The election result is released today. According to local media, out of 254 council members in 18 district councils, the Opposition Camp won 393 seats and will gain control of 17 district councils, whereas the Pro-establishment Camp only won 59 seats.

前日在在与港警冲突中被实弹射中的21岁学生已在本周三（11月20日）出院，他的一个肾和部分肝脏在手术过程中被摘除了。
The 21-year-old student who was shot with a real bullet by a policeman during a recent confrontation has been discharged by the hospital this Wednesday (20th Nov). One of his kidneys and part of his liver were removed in the course of his surgery.

今日在街头示威活动中，该学生呼吁香港选民积极参与本周末的选举，来获取“更多民主”。
During a street protest today, he urges Hong Kong voters to actively cast their ballots in the election this weekend to earn “more democracy”.

新加坡总理李显龙于本周末访问韩国，与韩国总统文在寅进行对话并参与11月25和26日的东盟六国纪念峰会。
Prime Minister Lee Hsian Loong is in South Korea this weekend for meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and upcoming Asian-ROK Commemorative Summit which will take place on November 25 and 26.

在会面中，李总理与文总统讨论了两国在新领域增强合作的可能性，包括网络安全、智能城市等等。
During their meeting, PM Lee and President Moon discussed the prospect of broadening the scope of the two countries’ ties to cybersecurity, smart cities and etc.

世界知名的科技公司SpaceX今天在美国得克萨斯州进行下一代火箭的地面测试的过程中，发生部分爆裂，喷发大量气体。
During a pressurisation testing of a prototype rocket by world-renown tech company SpaceX at Texas, US today, parts of the rocket blows up, releasing a purge of air.

原定使用该火箭模型进行低空飞行的计划可能也会相应推迟。公司总裁埃隆·马斯克在推特上表示，公司可能会使用其他型号进行飞行测试
The original plan to practice flights at a low altitude of this prototype might also be postponed. Company CEO, Elon Musk tweeted that the company might retire this ship and used other models for flight testings.

今日（11月21日）新加坡小学离校考试成绩公布，98.4%的升学率与过去三年一致。
The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) result is released today (21st Nov). The secondary school acceptance rate is the same as the previous three years at 98.4%.

学生们将在本月27日同家长一起申请心仪中学，申请结果将于12月20日出炉。
Together with their parents, students will apply to their dream secondary schools by the 27th of this month. The application result will be released on 20th Dec.

祝莘莘学子们都学有所成！
Hope all the students can have a fruitful learning journey ahead!