Ju Ching Chu Secondary School (KC)
English Department
A Phrase A Day - August 2003
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prop up
支持
spare no effort
不遺餘力
lose confidence in
失去信心
an increasing number
of 越來越多的
take up
當上了
a preliminary analysis
初步分析
This new initiative is a desperate attempt to prop
up the economy.
The police will spare no effort to combat illicit
ticket scalping activities.
Many businesses have lost confidence in the
government's ability to handle the economy.
An increasing number of people are choosing not
to have children.
Henry Tang took up the post as the Financial
Secretary.
According to a preliminary analysis of HKCEE
results, there is a general rise in the pass rates of
nearly all major subjects in Chinese-medium
schools.
After a brief rest, we proceeded with our work.
proceed with
開始進行、繼續進行
take advantage of
Some students do not take full advantage of our
school's library facilities.
利用
defeat aims
By not working hard enough you defeat your
aims.
不能實現目的
continued support
We thank our customers for their continued
support.
不斷的支持
slowdown
There has been a slowdown in business activity
since the outbreak of SARS.
放緩
a bleak future
The future of this firm will be bleak indeed if we
keep losing money.
黯淡的前景
a wide range of
There is a wide range of ability in the class.
很大差距
all over the world
The same problems are faced by children all over
the world.
全球
shift in
The government's repeated failures has brought
about a shift in political opinion.
改變
A Phrase A Day - August 2003
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In our school, interest in volleyball is on the
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在消減、在衰退
consult with
諮詢、磋商
object to
反對
steady progress
持續的進步
look into
調查
be concerned with
有關
meet the needs of
符合需要
local news
本地新聞
enter into sth
開始某事
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改變
26 in close contact
緊密接觸
27 put an end
終止
28 set up
成立
29 continue to work /
continue working
工作下去
30 deal sb/sth a blow
打擊
31 It's illegal to do sth
是違法的
decline.
Before we can accept the firm's offer we must
consult with the workers.
I object to the plan on the grounds that it is too
expensive.
She has shown steady progress in her studies.
A committee has been set up to look into the
introduction of sales tax.
This book is concerned with fairies and
magicians.
This new road meets the needs of the local
people.
Following the international news we have the
local news and weather.
The government entered into a contract with a
business firm for the construction of a new
exhibition center at the airport.
They converted the old school into luxury flats.
We haven't seen each other for a few years, but
we still keep in close contact.
We want to put an end to discrimination.
A new school will be set up for the disabled
children.
How can you continue to work / continue
working with all that noise going on?
The SARS outbreak dealt a heavy blow to the
economy.
It's illegal for employers to discriminate on the
grounds of race.