CLASSROOM Reading Headway
Pre-HKDSE Targeted Practice (Book 2)
Vocabulary Glossary

Unit 20

Rethinking the future of work (p.158–159)

Part A

VocabularyPart of speechSynonymChinese meaning
1. pessimistic adjective discouraging 悲觀的
2. productive adjective constructive 多產的
3. advancement noun promotion 發展,提高
4. mindset noun demeanour 思維方式
5. passion noun affection 熱情
6. promotion noun advancement 晉升
7. prospects noun circumstances 可能性
8. salary noun pay 薪水
9. get ahead phrasal verb succeed 獲得成功
10. compromise verb concede 妥協


Part B

Idioms related to competitions
VocabularyPart of speechChinese meaning
1. burnout noun 職業倦怠
2. collaboration noun 合作
3. immediate results noun 即時結果
4. individual performance noun 個人表現
5. innovations noun 創新
6. mentorship noun 指導
7. pioneering suggestions noun 開創性建議
8. sustained growth noun 持續增長