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Feasibility
(n.): the possibility that can be achieved
e.g.
The
rail company (鐵路公司) is planning to
launch (推出) a new
line (鐵路線), but they are not yet sure of its
feasibility (可行性).
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Infrastructure
(n.): the basic systems and services that a country needs to work effectively
e.g.
The government should improve the
healthcare (醫療保健)
infrastructure (基礎設施) to
prevent (預防) the spread of
diseases (疾病).
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Challenge
(n.): a new or difficult task
e.g.
The number of people
infected (感染) with the
virus (病毒) has risen
sharply (急劇地), posing a huge
challenge (挑戰) to the
medical workers (醫療人員).
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Inhabitant
(n.): a person who lives in a particular place
e.g.
Although Hong Kong is known to be a
world-class (世界級的) city, not all of the
inhabitants (居民) there live an
affluent (富足的) life.
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Transportation
(n.): a system for carrying people from one place to another
e.g.
The
department (部門) should improve the
transportation (交通) system to
reduce (減少) the
traffic congestion (交通擠塞) in the city.
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Construct
(v.): to build something
e.g.
The government planned to
construct (建造) more
dwellings (房屋) to
alleviate (緩解) the housing
shortage (短缺).
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Incur
(v.): to experience something unpleasant because of something you have done
e.g.
The
developer (發展商)
incurred (招致)
protests (抗議) from workers for failing to pay
wages (工資) for months.
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Ecological
(adj.): relating to preserving the environment
e.g.
The government finally chose to ignore the
ecological (環保的) groups and continued with the
land reclamation (填海) project.
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Optimistic
(adj.): believing that good things will happen in the future
e.g.
In the face of the
pandemic (大流行病), medical
experts (專家) are still
optimistic (樂觀的) that the
social distancing measures (社交距離措施) can be relaxed.
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Accommodate
(v.): to provide someone with a place to sleep, live or sit
e.g.
The public
light buses (小巴) can
accommodate (容納) no more than 19 persons.