英语悠选脱口秀 第14期:何炅真的在吃空响吗?

 讲解

Today's key word is :resign It means to give up one's office or position. To quit.辞职

例句

Mr. Lee resigned his position last month.

李先生上个月辞去了他的职位。

延伸

Now let's learn the word in the news.

He Jiong, a teacher and famous TV host has resigned from the university he works for following freeloading allegations.

Mr. He, a teacher with Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) and a renowned¹ entertainment show host. Qiao Mu, one of He's BFSU colleagues, accused Hejiong of abusing public resources without working for the university.The University has issued a statement refuting the freeloading rumor² amid massive media attention.The statement says He was mainly assigned with campus image publicity³ and other tasks since a 2007 staff reshuffle, and that He had returned all his salaries during the 2007-2015 period.The statement also says that He has voluntarily resigned after serious consideration, and that the university welcomes media and public supervision⁴.So, about school faculties⁵' responsibility, what are the basic requirements for the staff in Universities to follow? For the alumnus, how could they better contribute to the University?For more about that, now joining us live on the phone line is:Anthony R. Welch, Professor of Education, University of Sydney.

Notes：乔木在网上爆料何炅“编制在北外，好多年没来上过班，却仍在领工资”一事，引发关注。4天后，何炅辞去北外教师职务。(新京报连续报道)

乔木称，实名爆料此事件后，他的微博私信迄今已收到280多页私信，每页20条，“5000余条私信中几乎都是辱骂、恐吓和威胁，只有少数表示支持。”此外，他的手机号、邮箱、微信等个人隐私也被曝光在网上。

1 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

2 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

3 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。

4 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

5 faculties   

n.能力( faculty的名词复数 )；全体教职员；技巧；院

参考例句：

• Although he's ninety, his mental faculties remain unimpaired. 他虽年届九旬，但头脑仍然清晰。
• All your faculties have come into play in your work. 在你的工作中，你的全部才能已起到了作用。 来自《简明英汉词典》