實用商用英文表達 – 8句「讓我知道」的英文說法
AUG 16,2022／Jerry Chang

　　「記得讓我知道」在英文書信的結尾裡很常使用到，往往會用來提醒對方記得回覆信件回報一下最新進度。除了我們最常說的“let me know”之外，英文其實有不少替代表達方式。今天就來學學這 8句「讓我知道」的英文說法，讓你在商用英文書信裡用字能更加多元，還能搞懂老闆到底想表達甚麼!

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有錢就是任性！全球首富馬斯克收購推特 Twitter Has a New Owner
AUG 10,2022／Analytical Editors

　　Musk first expressed his interest in taking over the company when it became public that he had purchased a 9% stake in Twitter in early April. To prevent him from gaining a majority share ownership, Twitter announced a plan to increase the number of stocks that other shareholders could possess in order to lower Musk's percentage. However, Musk then offered to purchase the company for US$44 billion. With such a good offer, the deal was finalized by the end of April.

　　馬斯克四月初購入推特 9% 股份的消息公開，那是馬斯克首次表示他有興趣接管該公司。為了避免他得到大多數的股份，推特宣布一項計畫，要增加其他股東可以擁有的股份以降低馬斯克的持股比例。但是，馬斯克接著出價四百四十億美金要買下該公司。這項提議很誘人，所以該交易案在四月底就定了下來。

• take over... / take... over 　　 接管……
• stake 　　n. 股份，持股
• ownership 　　n. 所有權

尼安德塔人：人類的遠房親戚？ Neanderthals: Humans' Distant Cousins
AUG 25,2022／Enjoy Editors

The unsolved mystery of what happened to our closest ancient human relatives
　　Neanderthals are named after the Neander Valley in Germany. This is where the first Neanderthal remains were discovered in 1856. Neanderthals and humans were similar in appearance, except their large, strong bodies were better adapted to cold temperatures. By comparison, Neanderthals weighed more and had more powerful arms and legs. They also had wide faces, thick eyebrows, and larger noses. Neanderthals were later nicknamed “cavemen,” as they lived in caves to survive the Ice Age. Although many cartoons describe cavemen as stupid, their brains were actually a bit larger than humans'.

與我們血緣最親近的古人類親族發生的未解之謎
　　尼安德塔人是以德國的尼安德河谷所命名。此處為第一具尼安德塔人遺體在 1856 年被發現的地點。尼安德塔人和人類的外表相似，除了他們有又大又壯的身軀以便更加適應低溫。相較之下，尼安德塔人的體重較重並有更強壯的四肢。他們還有寬臉、濃眉和較大的鼻子。尼安德塔人後來被暱稱為「穴居人」，因為他們為了在冰河時期生存而居住在洞穴裡。雖然許多卡通會把穴居人描述成愚蠢的樣子，但他們的大腦其實比人類的再大一些。

• appearance 　　n. 外表
• by / in comparison 　　相較之下
• nickname 　　 vt. 給……取綽號

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