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

Unit 8

What is the truth (p.68–69)

Part A

VocabularyPart of speechSynonymChinese meaning
1. frustrated adjective disappointed 灰心的
2. innocent adjective blameless 清白的
3. red-handed adjective guilty 現行犯的
4. unscrupulous adjective immoral 無道德原則的
5. unsociable adjective withdrawn 不合群的
6. commotion noun clamour 喧鬧
7. weirdo noun (informal) freak 怪人
8. fabricate verb manufacture 消耗
9. harass verb badger 騷擾
10. sob verb wail 抽噎


Part B

Idioms related to competitions
VocabularyPart of speechChinese meaning
1. care about ourselves only verb phrase 只顧自己
2. cover up the truth verb phrase 掩蓋真相
3. keep promises verb phrase 信守承諾
4. learn from past errors verb phrase 從過去的錯誤中學習
5. make decisions based on our own feelings verb phrase 根據我們自己的感受做決定
6. speak up for what is right verb phrase 為正義發聲
7. spreading rumours about others verb phrase 散播關於他人的謠言
8. take responsibility for our mistakes verb phrase 對我們的錯誤負責