Dettol Says Sorry for Bad Ad in China

滴露為中國區糟糕廣告道歉


Introduction

Dettol is a British cleaning brand. They made a video for a product in China. Many people hated the video, so Dettol said sorry and took it away.

滴露是一個英國清潔品牌。他們在中國為一款產品製作了一段影片。許多人很討厭這段影片,因此滴露道歉並將其撤下。

Main Body

The video showed a man. He wanted a partner who was 'clean'. He talked about women in a bad way. People on the internet were very angry. They said the video was mean to women.

影片中出現一名男子。他想要一個「乾淨」的伴侶。他以負面地描述女性。網路上的民眾非常憤怒,認為這段影片對女性很刻薄。

Dettol said another company made the video. Dettol wanted to show a good relationship, but they made a mistake. They did not check the video carefully.

滴露表示該影片是由另一家公司製作的。滴露原本想展示一段良好的關係,但犯了錯。他們沒有仔細審查該影片。

This is not the first time. Dettol made a similar mistake before. Now, some people do not want to buy Dettol products.

這已經不是第一次了。滴露之前也犯過類似的錯誤。現在有些人不想購買滴露的產品。

Conclusion

Dettol deleted the video. But people are still angry and talking about it online.

滴露刪除了影片。但人們依然很憤怒,且仍在網上討論。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ Quick Shift: Past Tense

Look at how the story moves from Now to Then. To tell a story, we change the action word.

The Pattern:

  • Say \rightarrow Said
  • Make \rightarrow Made
  • Want \rightarrow Wanted
  • Hate \rightarrow Hated

💡 Why this matters for A2: If you want to talk about yesterday or a mistake, you cannot use the present.

  • Wrong: "I make a mistake yesterday."
  • Right: "I made a mistake yesterday."

Spot it in the text: "Dettol said sorry" \rightarrow This happened in the past. It is finished.

Vocabulary Learning

brand (n.)
A name that a company uses for its products
Example:Nike is a famous brand of shoes.
partner (n.)
A person you are in a romantic relationship with
Example:He wants to find a kind partner to live with.
relationship (n.)
The way two people feel and behave toward each other
Example:They have a very happy relationship.
mistake (n.)
Something that is not correct
Example:I made a mistake in my English homework.
similar (adj.)
Almost the same, but not exactly the same
Example:My phone is similar to yours.
deleted (v.)
Removed something, like a photo or a video, from a computer
Example:She deleted the old emails from her inbox.
Practice A2 words in a crossword