75年来头一遭！诺贝尔文学奖今年不发了

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The Independent:

The Swedish Academy has postponed the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature in the wake of a scandal over sexual assault allegations.

The crisis centred around the handling of allegations against the husband of an academy member, and led to her quitting along with the institution’s head and four other members.

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CNBC:

No Nobel Prize for literature will be given this year, following a scandal over sexual misconduct allegations that has seen a string of board members resign from the board of the Swedish Academy that awards it, the Nobel Foundation said on Friday.

The foundation said in a statement the intention was to award the 2018 prize next year, along with that year's prize.

postpone 推迟；使…延期

Nobel Prize in Literature 诺贝尔文学奖

Nobel Prize for Literature 诺贝尔文学奖

in the wake of… 紧紧跟随

scandal 丑闻

assault 攻击；袭击

centre around… 以…为中心

sexual assault 性侵

sexual misconduct 性行为不检

award 授予