6. useful vocabulary
>>> BY TOPICS
1. technology
invasion of privacy [leakage of privacy]
reckless [ lacking ability to distinguish whether sth is right or wrong]
innovate (v.) [make changes in something established, especially by introducing new methods,
ideas, or products.]
advancement of technology
2. society [issues]
dystopian society [the society sucks]
rich and poor gap [soooo wide]
lack of welfare
retirement package
hygiene
The pearl of East
shopping paradise
overpopulation
concrete jungle
vicious circle
discrimination [racism]
multiethnicity [adj: multi-ethnic]
multicultural
ever-changing trend
knowledge-based society
labour-intensive industries
assistance
overtime culture
privilege
2.1 housing problem
subdivided flat
cage home
co-living space
poor living conditions
insurmountable [unable to be overcome]
nano flats
2.2 ageing population
a burden to medical resources
productivity
contribution
Viable 可行的
poverty [poor]
2.3 disadvantaged people
minority [minorities]
grassroots
imported labour [Foreign workers]
disabled people
elderly
3. values and characters [memorise this]
twisted values
materialistic materialism
aspiration 抱負
identity as a global citizen
empathy
sympathy
patience
rewarding
awareness
Fulfillment (n.) the achievement of something desired, promised, or predicted.
4. nature disasters
4.1 earthquake
tofu constructions
ruins and shacks
frontier 前線
temporary shelters
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>>> BY SYNONYMS [memorise this]
dull-boring [2014 dse p3 pta]
satisfactory-acceptable-reasonable-decent
adequate-sufficient-enough
formerly-previously
(n.) bravery-courage [(adj.) brave-courageous]
loathe -hate
avid [avid readers]-keen-eager-passionate
innocent-guiltless
affair-event-incident-occurrence
confronted-faced
distorted-twisted-spoiled
commitment-dedication [commit-dedicate]
a vast amount of- plenty of
unveil [can be +ve] - show its ugly head
lately-recently
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>>> UNCLASSIFIED
anomaly (n.) 唔正常嘅人
solely (adv) [not involving anyone or anything else; only.]
merit [vs fault]
accentuate (v.) [make more noticeable]
restricted
eventually 最終
felt butterflies fluttering in my stomach : felt nervous
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>>> lovely sentences xdddd
[Hong Kong is famous for its great variety of fashion accessories, local arts and crafts, tea, jade,
and jewellery. Shopping in Hong Kong has many advantages such as low price, a seemingly
endless variety, and high quality.]
Extreme property prices [housing price] in HK act as an insurmountable obstacle to buy flats.
Graduates strive for their best and improve by leaps and bounds.
[Graduates strive for their best and improve rapidly.]
Job satisfaction, sense of rewarding, learning experience are also essential elements driving
fresh university graduates to work their fingers to the bone.
[Job satisfaction, sense of rewarding, learning experience are also essential elements driving
fresh university graduates to work very hard.]
[Cliche as it may seem], it is not difficult to comprehend [understand] how eager fresh university
graduates hope to achieve their aspirations is.
Chinese--- a subject I initially loathed but eventually learned to enjoy.
It is not an anomaly to find employers reject job applications from fresh university graduates
solely due to the reasons that they are not experienced in the workplace.
studying without friends would leave you ignorant.
獨學而無友，則孤陋而寡聞
I have enjoyed being a part of class 6c tremendously [超級enjoy]
we could do nothing but tolerate [ the thing we can do is only to tolerate 忍耐]
I am assigned with the duty to report them to the public as soon and as accurately as possible.
Yet, the hard work is what makes any job interesting.