diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync.yml b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
index 685bdb4..36996b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Sync check
         if: failure()
         run: |
-          echo "[Error] 由于上游仓库的 workflow 文件变更，导致 GitHub 自动暂停了本次自动更新，你需要手动 Sync Fork 一次。"
-          echo "[Error] Due to a change in the workflow file of the upstream repository, GitHub has automatically suspended the scheduled automatic update. You need to manually sync your fork."
+          echo "[Error] GitHub paused this scheduled sync because the upstream workflow file changed."
+          echo "[Error] Manually sync your fork once to re-enable future automatic updates."
           exit 1
diff --git a/src/components/item.astro b/src/components/item.astro
index da74335..d09f30f 100644
--- a/src/components/item.astro
+++ b/src/components/item.astro
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ const commentsClass = 'ml-[3px] border-l-2 border-line pb-6 pl-[15px] pt-[6px] s
   {
     COMMENTS && isItem && (
       <section class={commentsClass} aria-label="Comments">
-        {/* Telegram 评论是当前唯一保留的客户端 JS 例外。 */}
+        {/* Telegram comments are the only intentional client-side JS exception. */}
         <script
           is:inline
           async
diff --git a/src/lib/telegram/index.ts b/src/lib/telegram/index.ts
index 51c3ec3..ad14220 100644
--- a/src/lib/telegram/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/telegram/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const STYLE_DIMENSION_REGEX = {
   height: /height:\s*(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)px/i,
 } as const
 const STYLE_PADDING_TOP_REGEX = /padding-top:\s*(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)%/i
+const SYNTHETIC_IMAGE_DIMENSION = 1000
 const TITLE_PREVIEW_REGEX = /^.*?(?=[。\n]|http\S)/g
 const CONTENT_URL_REGEX = /(url\(["'])((https?:)?\/\/)/g
 const UNNECESSARY_HEADERS = new Set(['host', 'cookie', 'origin', 'referer'])
@@ -115,32 +116,55 @@ function getStyleDimension(style: string | undefined, property: 'width' | 'heigh
   return value ? Math.round(Number(value)) : null
 }
 
-function getImageDimensions(
+function getStylePaddingTop(style: string | undefined): number | null {
+  const value = style?.match(STYLE_PADDING_TOP_REGEX)?.[1]
+  return value ? Number(value) : null
+}
+
+// Telegram widgets encode image ratios in styles, so this returns synthetic
+// dimensions for layout reservation rather than real pixel dimensions.
+function inferImageDimensions(
   $: CheerioAPI,
   node: AnyNode,
-  fallback = { width: 1200, height: 1200 },
+  fallback = { width: SYNTHETIC_IMAGE_DIMENSION, height: SYNTHETIC_IMAGE_DIMENSION },
 ): { width: number, height: number } {
   const element = $(node)
   const styles = [
     element.attr('style'),
+    element.find('.tgme_widget_message_photo').first().attr('style'),
     element.find('i').attr('style'),
     element.parent().attr('style'),
   ]
 
+  let width: number | null = null
+  let height: number | null = null
+  let paddingTop: number | null = null
+
   for (const style of styles) {
-    const width = getStyleDimension(style, 'width')
-    const height = getStyleDimension(style, 'height')
+    if (width === null) {
+      width = getStyleDimension(style, 'width')
+    }
+
+    if (height === null) {
+      height = getStyleDimension(style, 'height')
+    }
+
+    if (paddingTop === null) {
+      paddingTop = getStylePaddingTop(style)
+    }
 
     if (width && height) {
       return { width, height }
     }
+  }
 
-    const paddingTop = style?.match(STYLE_PADDING_TOP_REGEX)?.[1]
-    if (width && paddingTop) {
-      return {
-        width,
-        height: Math.round(width * Number(paddingTop) / 100),
-      }
+  // Telegram commonly uses wrap width plus child padding-top to express image
+  // ratio instead of returning real pixel dimensions.
+  if (paddingTop !== null) {
+    const syntheticWidth = width ?? fallback.width
+    return {
+      width: syntheticWidth,
+      height: Math.max(1, Math.round(syntheticWidth * paddingTop / 100)),
     }
   }
 
@@ -225,7 +249,7 @@ function getImages($: CheerioAPI, message: MessageSelection, options: MessageAss
     }
 
     const popoverId = `modal-${id}-${photoIndex}`
-    const { width, height } = getImageDimensions($, photoNode)
+    const { width, height } = inferImageDimensions($, photoNode)
     fragments.push(`
       <button
         type="button"