香港新闻工作者从业英语词典（55）

　　Despite the pressure of economic downturn on public finances， our resolve to invest in education is unshaken.

　　继续资助副学士课程continue subsidising associate degree programmes

　　继续获得政府资助continue to receive government funding

　　小学生书包平均重4.2公斤，超过标准达百分之53.4.书包标准重量等同学童重量的百分之十。

　　On average， a primary school pupil's school bag weighs 4.2 kg， 53.8 per cent heavier than the recommended weight - which is 10 per cent of a pupil's weight.

　　每日执书包pack their school bags each day

　　呼吁学校设法减轻学童书包重量urged schools to help cut the weight of pupils' bags

　　促请减轻学童书包重量urge a lighter load for schoolchildren

　　背着的书包重达3.8公斤carrying a bag weighing 3.8 kg

　　缺乏资源设置储物柜did not have the necessary resources to provide lockers

　　设法减轻学童书包重量help students reduce the weight of bags

　　过重书包overloaded school bags

　　过重书包对学童背部的伤害引人关注。

　　Concerns have been raised over the damage caused to children's backs by heavy bags.

　　（会考）得零分failed all subjects

　　今年女生的会考成绩比男生好，两者差距比往年大幅增加。

　　Girls have significantly widened the performance gap with boys in this year's Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examinations.

　　及格率pass rate

　　付675元复核英文科成绩paid $675 for his English paper to be rechecked

　　他们收到考试成绩后after they obtain their exam results

　　平时分/校内成绩最多会占总分百分之三十。

　　School-based assessments will account for as much as 30 per cent of the overall grades.

　　在会考考获10A scored 10 As in the HKCEE

　　她同时呼吁成绩欠佳的考生不要绝望。

　　But she advises those who fared poorly not to lose hope.

　　考评局主席顾尔言Irving Koo Yee-yin， chairman of the Hong Kong Examinations Assessment Authority

　　来自名校came from an elite school

　　英文及格getting a pass in English

　　重考re-sit the exam

　　破纪录考获七优scored a record seven As

　　连续两年没有考生获得6A. For the second year in succession， no candidate scored six straight As.

　　对学生整体成绩感满意was satisfied with her students' overall results

　　学生的校内成绩会计算在公开考试的评分之内，尤其是文科科目。

　　Students' assessment at school， particularly in arts-related subjects， will also have a bearing on their final public examination results.

　　获得八优或以上佳绩achieved Grade A's in at least eight subjects

　　获得十优佳绩achieving straight A's in 10 subjects

　　下期二开始分阶段复课resume classes from next Tuesday in stages

　　大学规定所有学生都要戴口罩。

　　Universities have made the wearing of masks mandatory.

　　四月一日复课would resume classes on April 1

　　我们可以向学生派发口罩，或要求所有学校停课。

　　We could issue face masks to all students， we could close down all schools.

　　所有学校停课shutting all schools

　　昨天有两所学校停课。

　　Two schools were shut yesterday.

　　教协主席张文光在周二敦促政府下令全面停课，防止疾病蔓延。

　　Professional Teachers' Union chairman Cheung Man-kwong on Tuesday urged the Government to suspend classes at all Hong Kong schools to contain the spread of the atypical pneumonia virus.

　　这会严重影响学校运作。

　　This will seriously affect the operation of schools.

　　无须全港学校停课。

　　There was no need for a territory-wide suspension of classes.

　　截至周二下午，已有九校停课。

　　By Tuesday afternoon， at least nine schools had suspended classes.

　　暂时仍未有学童在学校感染病毒。

　　There is so far no report on school children contracting the virus in schools.

　　质疑应否复课have questioned the wisdom of the back-to-school order

　　学校分阶段复课。

　　Schools are reopening in stages

　　一份研究报告a research report

　　大学某些学术领域已斐声国际。

　　The university already ranked among the best in the world in some academic areas.

　　内地学者mainland academics

　　他原定（来港）参与学术活动。

　　He was due to participate in academic activities.

　　亚太工商研究所Asia-Pacific Institute of Business

　　知识分子intelligentsia/intellectuals

　　研究生research postgraduate students/research student

　　研究员/研究人员researchers

　　香港大学（港大）

　　the University of Hong Kong

　　香港大学校长徐立之University of Hong Kong vice-chancellor Tsui Lap-chee

　　香港中文大学（中大）

　　the Chinese University of Hong Kong （CUHK）

　　香港公开大学the Open University of Hong Kong

　　香港城市大学（城大）

　　the City University of Hong Kong

　　香港科技大学（科大）

　　the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology （HKUST）

　　香港浸会大学（浸大）

　　Hong Kong Baptist University

　　香港教育学院（教院）

　　Hong Kong Institute of Education

　　香港理工大学（理大）

　　Hong Kong Polytechnic University

　　访问学人visiting scholar

　　杰出学者distinguished academics

　　象牙塔ivory tower

　　雇主越来越怀疑大学学位的价值。

　　Employers are becoming suspicious of the value of degrees.

　　学术水平academic standards

　　树仁学院Shue Yan College

　　诺贝尔奖得主a Nobel prizewinner

　　岭南大学（岭大）

　　Lingnan University

　　一项调查发现，本港年青人比其它亚洲国家的年青人对毒品、喝酒和一夜情等方面持较开放态度。

　　Young people in Hong Kong are more rebellious and liberal in their attitudes to drugs， alcohol and casual sex than their counterparts in other Asian countries， a survey has concluded.

　　（指年青人）没有刑事纪录with no previous record of delinquency

　　「一校一社工」计划‘One Social Worker for Each Secondary School' programme

　　Y世代Generation Y

　　丁字裤thongs

　　大部分人都接受染发。

　　Dyed hair was widely accepted by the general public

　　女生倾慕谢霆锋的才貌，男生则为张柏芝的长发和身材所颠倒。

　　Tse's talent and good looks attract the girls， while Cheung's long hair and good figure attract the boys.

　　女童院girls' homes

　　不少三十来岁的男性着迷（此玩意）

　　has a strong following among men in their 30s

　　不准穿著校服人士内进restrict entry to anyone in school uniform

　　不会惹人责备would not necessarily raise any eyebrows

　　不满意自己had a distorted self-image

　　不满意自己的外表dissatisfied with their appearance

　　不听话的青年a wayward teenager

　　中途宿舍half-way houses

　　反映人们渴望变得与众不同reflects a yearning to stand out from the herd

　　天亮才回家coming home in the morning hours

　　手提电话在台湾相当流行。

　　Cellular phones are all the rage in Taiwan.

　　日剧Japanese TV soaps

　　比加超Pocket Monsters

　　他接受一名学校社工辅导。

　　He received counselling from a school social worker.

　　代沟generation gap

　　出身破碎家庭came from a dysfunctional family

　　去宴会作乐的人partygoers

　　可能会荼毒青少年might corrupt our youth

　　台式冻饮Taiwan-styled iced drink

　　外展社会工作队outreaching social work team

　　布丁豆花tofu-style pudding

　　未成年喝酒under-age drinking

　　任天堂64主机Nintendo 64 machine

　　印水纸paste-on tattoos

　　名牌货brand-name goods

　　因崇尚节食而导致体重过轻becoming underweight because they were obsessed with dieting

　　因酗酒而前途尽毁throwing their life away to alcohol？？？

　　她的学校社工her school social welfare worker

　　年青人怀孕比率teen pregnancy rate

　　年轻伴侣公然亲热open displays of affection by teenage couples

　　早熟的precocious

　　羊群心理group mentality

　　自我陶醉的narcissistic

　　自制的手镯和脚镯do-it-yourself bracelets and anklets

　　希望引人注目wanted to attract attention

　　希望保持苗条want to remain slim？？？

　　快闪党flash mob

　　快餐文化/即食文化fast food culture

　　把头发染成黑色以外的颜色dyeing their hair a colour other than black

　　更为朋辈所接受received greater acceptance from their peers

　　每年大约有五万至六万名青少年通宵在街上游荡。

　　There are around 50，000 to 60，000 youth loitering on the streets overnight every year.

　　男童院boys' homes

　　或会禁止十八岁以上人士购买may be restricted to people aged over 18

　　于六月和七月进行的一项调查显示，中学生平均每日花四小时看电视。

　　The study， conducted in June and July， found teenagers spent an average of four hours a day watching television.

　　易受影响的impressionable

　　朋辈压力peer pressure

　　物质变成社会里的唯一成功指针。

　　Material goods are considered the only signifiers of success in a society.

　　社会工作者总工会会长张国柱Cheung Kwok-che， chairman of the Hong Kong Social Workers' General Union

　　青少年聚集的原宿youth-centric Harajuku

　　青年事务委员会The Commission on Youth

　　保护青少年protect young people

　　前线社工frontline social workers

　　咸蛋超人Ultraman

　　建立自信心和自我形象build up their confidence and self-image

　　很多女生模仿歌星阵慧琳和郑秀文，晒黑皮肤，把头发梳成辫子。

　　Many are following the style of pop stars Kelly Chen Wai-lam and Sammi Cheng Sau-man by getting a suntan and a braid.

　　某物对年青人甚吸引something had a wide appeal for young people

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