主播：Bipasha | 翩翩音乐：Slow Grenade今天，我们用英语聊一聊吴亦凡，以及what is going on with him（发生在他身上的事）.That indeed is a controversial topic now.这确实是一个有争议的话题。*a controversial topic: 有争议的话题controversy /ˈkɑːntrəvɜːrsi/是名词，争议。比如引发了大量的争议，可以说： lead to numerous controversiescontroversial /ˌkɑːntrəˈvɜːrʃl/ 形容词，有争议的一.Who is Wu Yifan？吴亦凡是谁？a Chinese Canadian actor, singer, record producer（音乐制作人）, rapper（说唱歌手）, and model*Chinese Canadian加拿大籍华人*ABC ( America born Chinese / American Chinese ) 美籍华人a former member of South Korean Chinese boy band EXO and its subgroup EXO-M*former member 前成员*subgroup 子群，子队（sub是一个前缀，表示附属的，在……之下）has starred in several No. 1 box office hits like Mr. Six, Journey to the west*star in 主演（star v. 担任主角）*No. 1 box office hits 票房冠军*Mr. Six《老炮儿》*Journey to the West《西游记》二.What happened to Wu Yifan? 发生什么事了？He was detained by Beijing police on rape allegations on 31 July 2021.*be detained被拘留（detain /dɪˈteɪn/ v. 拘留）*allegation /ˌæləˈɡeɪʃn/ n. 指控And officially detained on 16 August , 2021, when Procuratorate of Chaoyang District of Beijing approved his arrest on suspicion of rape. 8月16日，吴亦凡正式被捕。*procuratorate /ˈprɒkjʊəreɪtərɪt/ n. 检察院*approve /əˈpru:v/ v.批准，通过*arrest /əˈrest/ n. 逮捕*on suspicion of... 涉嫌……（suspicion /səˈspɪʃn/ n. 嫌疑）What exactly happened?具体怎么回事？一个叫都美竹的大学生posted allegations online on 8 July. Essentially accusing Kris Wu of a pattern of sexual assault，包括多名女性，some underage。*post allegations发起指控post 在网上发表……，比如“发朋友圈”：post on the moments online*assault /əˈsɔ:lt/ 侵犯*harassment /həˈræsmənt/ 骚扰*underage未成年的三.How did the English newspapers reported？吴亦凡事件，英文报纸怎么报道？USA TODAY《今日美国》：Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu arrested on suspicion of rapeThe Guardian《卫报》：Pop star Kris Wu arrested in Beijing on suspicion of rapeSouth China Morning Post《南华早报》：Singer Kris Wu charged with rape in China按照英语语法，“被批捕”“被控”应该有be动词来表示被动，比如，“Kris Wu was arrested.”但英文标题中，be动词都省略了，这是为什么呢？1.新闻标题必须brief with key words（短小精悍），这样才能catch the readers’ attention（吸引读者的注意），and more people want to read it. 2.在纸媒时代，版面寸土寸金。所以，新闻标题里，很多冠词、系动词等常常被省略（left out），这是新闻标题的一种特色。

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