Lesson 12 (1-10-23)

Question 1

Flood control; flood prevention

Answer 1

防洪

Question 2

Flooding

Answer 2

水浸

Question 3

Drainage system

Answer 3

排水系統

Question 4

Rainfall

Answer 4

降雨量

Question 5

Unprecendented

Answer 5

空前

空前高漲 reach an all time high

Question 6

1. Unprecedented, never to be duplicated
2. The first and the last; never to be duplicated

Answer 6

空前絕後

九一一大地震造成的損失，可謂空前絕後。

Question 7

Accumulate water

Answer 7

積水

Question 8

To face squarely;
To face up to

Answer 8

正視

Question 9

Baptism

Answer 9

洗禮

Question 10

Land that abounds in rivers and lakes

Answer 10

澤國

Question 11

Like; as

Answer 11

如同

Question 12

As if; as though; rather like

Answer 12

恍若

恍若隔世 like a thing of the previous generation; as if it were a lifetime ago

Question 13

Hk’s drainage system was designed to cope with “once-in-200-years” rainstorm

Answer 13

本港排水系統以應付200年一遇暴雨為標準

Question 14

Statistical analysis

Answer 14

統計學分析

Question 15

Once in 500 years

Answer 15

500 年一遇

Question 16

Bearing capacity

Answer 16

承受能力

Question 17

Drainage work

Answer 17

渠務工作

Question 18

Slope engineering/maintenance

Answer 18

斜坡工程

Question 19

Deputy/acting

Answer 19

署理

Question 20

Part, local

Answer 20

局部

局部地區 some areas, parts of an area

Question 21

To run counter to

Answer 21

有違

有違常人認知 to run counter to common ppl’s perception

Question 22

Drainage services department

Answer 22

渠務處

Question 23

Eliminate; remove; clear up

Answer 23

消除

消除隔閡 clear up misunderstandings
消除分歧 iron out differences

Question 24

All; entirely

Answer 24

統統

Question 25

Besides

Answer 25

兼且

Question 26

To be located at

Answer 26

位於

Question 27

Densely populated urban area

Answer 27

人口密集市區

Question 28

To forecast; to predict

Answer 28

預測

Question 29

To deploy; to allocate

Answer 29

調配

Question 30

To patrol; to go on a tour of inspection

Answer 30

巡查

Question 31

To block; to clog

Answer 31

阻塞

Question 32

Dead leaf

Answer 32

枯葉

Question 33

To clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of

Answer 33

清理

Question 34

River course; river channel

Answer 34

河道

Question 35

Idiom
1. To happen to coincide with the occasion
2. To be present just at the right time

Answer 35

適逢其會

Question 36

Should/ ought to

Answer 36

理應

Question 37

Distance apart； separated by a given distance

Answer 37

相距

Question 38

In line with; in accordance with

Answer 38

符合

Question 39

Certify; authenticate

Answer 39

認證

Question 40

Drug regulatory authority

Answer 40

藥物監管機構

Question 41

Revise; modify; amend

Answer 41

修改

Question 42

By oneself

Answer 42

自行

Question 43

To exame and approve

Answer 43

審批

Question 44

Authorities

Answer 44

當局

Question 45

An outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved

Answer 45

當局者迷 旁觀者清

Question 46

Currently in effect

Answer 46

現行

eg 現行法例

Question 47

Distribute; retail

Answer 47

分銷

Question 48

To sell; to put on the market

Answer 48

出售

Question 49

If

Answer 49

倘若

Question 50

To contain; to include; to embody

Answer 50

包含

Question 51

Show clearly; demonstrate; point out

Answer 51

指明

Question 52

Documentary proof of registration

Answer 52

註冊證明文件

Question 53

In simple terms; to put things simply

Answer 53

簡言之

Question 54

Such as

Answer 54

諸如

Question 55

Primary evaluation
Secondary evaluation

Answer 55

第一層審查
第二層審查

Question 56

Things like this and so on

Answer 56

諸如此類

Question 57

To imitate; to copy

Answer 57

照搬

….. 香港會否照搬澳門做法

Question 58

To allow; to grant; to permit

Answer 58

準/准許

Question 59

To bring into line with

Answer 59

接軌

Question 60

International recognition

Answer 60

國際認可

Question 61

To ensure; to confirm

Answer 61

確保

Question 62

Research and development; to develop

Answer 62

研發

Question 63

Push forward; give impetus to; promote

Answer 63

推動

Question 64

1. Criterion
2. Yardstick
3. Ground rule

Answer 64

準繩