CLASSROOM Grammar Elite
for Junior Secondary Students
Words by Theme

Unit 1

Theme: Living in Hong Kong (p.17)

  1. 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).

  2. 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).

  3. 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).

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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).

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.