Gd11 Flashcards
Down
payment
Put sth.
in order
Put sth.
at risk
Thousands of people besiege
the branches
wrap up
conclude
stripping out
this windfall
A public
outcry
Call it off at
the last minutes
Flat-for-flat
compensation
Judge slams sb.
as dishonest
Dodge legal
bill
Forge a
will purporting…
His audacity to perpetuate
a deception
It is noteworthy
that
Profit was
hit by
Lifer
終生從事某種職業的人
indecision/ wavering
優柔寡斷
Step back from the brink
臨崖勒馬
Have a moment’s
respite
Become a vicious mudslinging,
not to say muckraking, campaign
The race is spinning
out of control
A two-horse
race
The race was mired
in scandal
Lawmakers have become
emboldened
Avoid another
minefield
A swelling of
Legco power
A new round of political
infighting
The election will be declared
invalid
Impeachment bid
looms
Collusion
勾結
Dereliction
of duty
There is a slim
chance of …
In the first
instance
A media
heavyweight
His tenure
as president
Take the rein
at the company
Undergo a management
reshuffle
Emeritus
professor
Thinned the rank of
the university
Well-heeled (infml)
富有的
Quoting unnamed
sources
Mother-to-
be
Overstay without undergoing
prenatal checks
About to go into
labour
Run against the original
purpose of the bill
Do not fall in line with
international standard
The authority synchronizes the fees
for all operators
Pick up the pieces of
a shattered reputation
It sickens
me
Sitting scrunched up
in a chair
Is littered with
dirty plates
An angelic
voice
Record comeback
tunes
A fondness of booze (infml)
and cigarettes
Child
stardom
Dog her every
step
Uncanny mastery of
classical music
Stay out of the
public eye
Cut off many of
her childhood friend
Uncompromising
outspokenness
Furore
轟動事件
Lambast teachers
for …
Impertinent and
reckless
His ordeal is a
chilling example
Seek solace
in Buddhism
Over-zealous
passion
Enmity between Taiwan
and the Mainland
Overstep his role
as a journalist
Be embroiled in
suffering
Spell out the reason
for his incarceration
A government
think-tank
Precocious
早成的
An apt reflection
of my life
Must not remain heedless
of the situation
Double-not
Women who as well as their spouses are not Hong Kong residents
The hostile sentiments have been
simmering for long
An acrimonious
dispute
Work
late
Be
snubbed
Tackle an issue in bits and pieces/ in dribs and drabs
/ in a piecemeal approach
Has a good grasp of
social matter
A perfunctory
reply
Such questions will certainly be put to
CE aspirants
Fragmented
comments
At odds
with
A bogus universal
suffrage election
At the central government’s
beck and call
Be in
the red
Put forward
persuasive arguments
Recoup its
investment
In their
infancy
Lump “education” and
“industry” together
Rest on its
laurels
Ephemeral
短暫的
The owner will pocket any
value increase
Steve Jobs died at 56, in his prime,
one may say
Some mention him and Thomas Edison, the inventor, in the same breath
相提並論
Jobs of course owed his successes
to his brilliant talent and perseverance
The government sets great
store by R&D
If a new product is unveiled, the market is soon
glutted with fakes of it
At the
helm
In the upbringing
of the child
Ostracize
排斥
Unruly
behaviour
The manager presides
over the business of the store
The business spans
three continents
Top
rated
The report cements
his reputation as…
All the rage
大流行
Heed their
views
Need not seize
their hour
Global landmarks such as Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, the Sydney Harhour Bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and Rome’s Colosseum
all stood in darkness as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour
Make the old man break down in tears
教他老淚縱橫
Preorder, put to an end before noon,
disappointed many
An epitome of pure
art
Denounce unequivocally the interference from
politics and mercantilism
He demand little
from others
The way he carried himself
in his talk
Autograph
seeker
Public
appearance
Wit and
wisdom
To transcend boundaries
of nations
Live other cultures
體驗其他文化
It was a day to
remember
To give an introductory
account of sb.
It all goes
as planned
Alleviate the congestion of
space in offices
Be in high
gear
Make his rounds to assess the situation
到處拜訪, 了解情況
Vow to
信誓旦旦
Breeze wipes through
gently
Commit sth. to the flame/ reduce to ashes/ set sth. on fire
付之一炬
Anything goes
怎樣都好
Go by trial and
error
Assume
duty
Ruminate/ after deliberation
千籌百算
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak/ bite off more than one can chew
心有餘而力不足
Will not further elaborate
不再細表
Now that we’ve got the ball rolling again, we have several new projects.
Are you still up for some freelance work? If so, let me know asap
You’ve been kept in our
file all along
Get hold of you (infml)
接觸/ 捉到
Get round to
有空能
Spark widespread criticisms
on the two then hopefuls
Walk too far astray from
the right track
Point an accusing
finger
Keep your head
cool
Bear the above qualities whereever
you go
Be forgiving when others
are nasty to you
There is always a silver
lining ahead
Behind the award rests the support
from parents
Set a loftier
goal
Set exemplary standard
for your fellow
Begin to take
shape
Jokingly
said
Banter on euphony
玩弄文字戲謔
Come in flashes
一閃即逝
Domino
effect
Horrify/ scare/ spook
嚇煞
Days are
numbered
Put it into
practice
Thunderous/ rapturous
applause
Simmering
anger
… is no stranger to
controversy
Bestiality
獸性
Incest
亂性
Time is
ripe to
In the wake
of
Reprieve
緩刑
Fish in troubled
waters
Strike while the iron
is hot
Drag its heels
拖延做事
Have a special calling
to
Scuff
拖著腳走路
Stoop
彎身
Chief Executive-elect
候任行政長官
Sb. is spared
jail
Keyhole
surgery
Grind to a halt/ come to a grinding halt
漸漸停止
Two sources acquainted with
details
Come under the
spotlight
Cash-strapped
缺乏現金
Is nothing short of
簡直是, 無異於
Upstart
新貴
Arch-rival
勁敵
Usurper
奪位者
Sb. is
hand-picked
A reshuffling of
the deck
Spread like
wildfire
Touch the raw nerve in
Hong Kong people
The Shape of Things to Come
未來趨勢
Perpetrator
犯罪者
Go
viral
Disdain to answer
不屑回應
Trade has dried up considerably in the Hong Kong bourse
as investors tread cautiously
Hang Seng Index registers another
day of losses
Top the mainboard in terms
of turnover
Continue to cast a shadow
over the index
Weigh down the
stock index
Clamp down on
insider trading
Cool down frenzied
speculation
Markets are mixed
市場各自發展
Moved out of the safe-haven
currency
Temper recent concerns of a sharp
slowdown
Manufacturing activity has remained
in contraction
Economic fundamentals
were good
Asian markets were hit by
renewed euro zone fears
Spain is probably the next country to be
hammered by a debt crisis
Fuel concerns
among traders of
Slash its public
deficit
Play a wait-and-see
game
Major markets were confronted by
a number of uncertainties
There were concerns about US banks given their
exposures to European debt
The US markets generally
outperformed
Uncertainties about the global economic
outlook paced losses
Market sentiment was
clouded by …
The Hong Kong market underperformed, dragged
down by financial stocks
Accomodative monetary
policy
Possible slowdown in the growth of most
other major economies
The Federal Reserve signalled its intention to
keep interest rates until at least mid-2013
Take co-ordinated
action
S&P had ended
flat
Bond yields
債券孳息率
Trading in exchange-traded derivatives grew
交易所買賣衍生工具的交投上升
Cash market
現貨市場
Face significant
headwind
Dampen markets
worldwide
Weigh on sentiment
氣氛受壓
The losses were quickly recouped on
upbeat corporate earnings
Worries about contagion from the European
sovereign debt problem
Improvement in employment data also
paced gains
Gains were
trimmed
Combat
inflation
A rate hike cycle
加息周期
Austerity measures
緊縮政策
Sluggish economic growth
經濟增長放緩
The potential spillover effect on US banks
波及美國銀行
To jitter over the strength of the
global economy
Keep a lid on
sentiment
A regime that can ensure the proper discharge
of the gate-keeping role is pivotal
Return the extraordinary hospitality
回禮
Areas of tension
敏感議題
China’s peaceful
rise
Extend my belated - but no less warm -
wishes
To break bread with you
出席這晚宴
Given our versatility and resilience
香港人一向以靈活見稱
Aspire to be
力求成為
People should be equally assured of their
rights with …
Our vision for every child,
life in all its fullness
Be in attendance
at
Perpetuate his
philosophy
A dash of
少量
Light-hearted
輕鬆
Unrelenting quest for
對… 不斷探索
A far-sighted marketing
strategy
An exponential
growth
The impeccably developed
style
Exuberant
精力旺盛的
Enclose the spirit of the jewel in a
warm embrace
Voluminous
冗長, 多產
Intertwine, interlace, weave
糾結, 交織
Fineness, tenderness, slenderness, delicacy
纖弱, 優雅
Launch a public
consultation
Gauge the views of
the public
Implement by
legislative means
Convene informal meeting with
stakeholders to gauge their views
The main thrust of the consultation
該建議的重點
Retain the rights to
veto
Join force with…
與… 合辦
