香港新闻工作者从业英语词典（66）

　　Water samples collected at Muk Wo， bordering Hong Kong， showed a sharp increase in ammonia content， up from the usual 0.8 mg/litre to yesterday's 1.023 mg/litre.

　　低用量用户获豁免加价imposing a freeze for low-usage customers

　　利润管制协议profit-control agreement

　　希望减电费seeking tariff cuts

　　没有受停电影响had not been affected by the outage

　　受利润管制协议监管are governed by the regulatory scheme of control

　　和投资挂勾的保证利润guaranteed returns tied to investments

　　所有发电量超过一亿二千五百万瓦的煤发电厂和石油发电厂均会于二零零七年前进行类似施工。

　　Similar works will be carried out on all oil-fired and coal-fired power plants with a capacity over 125 megawatts by 2007.

　　抽水站pumping stations

　　于下午八时四十五分恢复电力。

　　Power was restored about 8.45pm.

　　东江水水质一直备受批评。

　　The quality of the Dongjiang water has long been critised.

　　东江水水质属国家二级水源标准。

　　The water is of second-class quality， according to mainland standards.

　　青少年见习就业计划Youth Work Experience and Training Scheme （YWETS）

　　保证食水未受污染assured the public the water was not polluted

　　后备电源/后备供电系统back-up power system

　　架空电缆overhead transmission lines

　　要求减电费/要求电力公司减价have called for tariff reductions/lobby for lower charges

　　重申食水适合饮用reiterated that water was safe for consumption

　　香港中华煤气有限公司The Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

　　香港电灯有限公司Hongkong Electric Co. Ltd.

　　根据现行的利润管制计划under the present scheme of control agreement

　　柴油发电机diesel generators

　　海底电缆submarine cables

　　耗水量water consumption

　　能源成本energy costs

　　能源政策energy policy

　　能源专家energy specialist

　　能源短缺/供电不足suffers from a power shortage

　　能源价格energy prices

　　发电厂power plants

　　超过400个城市缺水。

　　More than 400 cities have constant water shortages.

　　开发可再生能源explore sources of renewable energy

　　煤气常务董事陈永坚Towngas managing director Alfred Chan Wing-kin

　　煤矿colliery

　　煤矿工人coal miners

　　经济依然低迷，政府续向中电和港灯施压，要求他们冻结加价。

　　The government has stepped up pressure on CLP Power and Hongkong Electric to freeze tariffs as the economic downturn continues to bite.

　　电力公司power companies

　　电力公司可厘定收费，以维持利润水平在固定资产的百分之十三。

　　The power firm is allowed to set charges to maintain a 13 per cent profit on fixed assets.

　　电费关注组Electricity Consumer Concern

　　紧急储油量emergency oil stockpile

　　广州抽水蓄能电站Guangzhou Pumped Storage Power Station

　　搁置黑角发电厂工程的最后阶段shelve the final phase of the Black Point plant

　　滤水厂treatment works

　　（劳工处）展能就业科Selective Placement Division

　　（劳工处）就业科Employment Services Division

　　一毛不拔的are meticulous about every little cent they spend

　　一丝不苟的meticulous

　　人力资源错配a mismatch in human resources

　　人手不足short-handed

　　下个月完成实习will complete her internship next month

　　夕阳工业sunset industries

　　工作习惯work habits

　　工作场所workplace

　　工作过劳overwork （vi）（vt）/（u）； I was made ill by overwork./The staff feel overworked and underpaid.

　　工作态度work attitude

　　工作机会job opportunities/work opportunities

　　工作压力大under stress/stressed/stressed out

　　工作环境working environment

　　工时长work long hours

　　工会staff unions

　　工业产品、工业制品industrial goods

　　工业伤亡权益会总干事陈锦康Chan Kam-hong， of the Association for the Rights of Industrial Accidents Victims

　　工头、领班foreman

　　中高层职位medium-to-high-end jobs

　　中学及以上教育程度的人才将短缺116，900人there will be a shortage of 116，900 jobs requiring education levels of secondary and above？？？

　　公务员工会联合会主席梁筹庭Leung Chau-ting， president of the Federation of Civil Service Unions

　　公务员总工会主席张国标Felix Cheung Kwok-biu， chairman of the General Civil Servants' Union

　　公务员薪酬远远高于商界同等职位的工资。

　　Civil servants' pay is significantly higher than that for similar jobs in the private sector.

　　化工厂petrochemical factory

　　文化及创意产业cultural and creative industries

　　王菲已半退休。

　　Faye Wong is in semi-retirement.

　　世界工厂the workshop of the world

　　他在五年内升职三次，工时比以往更长。

　　After three promotions in five years， he was working longer hours than ever before.

　　他们累积了很多经验。

　　They have accumulated so much experience.

　　半退休状态semi-retired

　　去年一名十七岁学童在一制冰厂做暑期工，时薪二十元。他在工作的第一天就发生意外，被切下一脚，制冰厂昨日被法庭判罚四万元。

　　A court has fined an ice-making factory $40000 after a 17-year-old pupil doing a summer job at $20 an hour had its foot severed in an ice machine on his first day of work last year.

　　可疑的招聘广告dubious recruitment advertisements

　　四大支柱行业four core industries

　　失去终身就业保障lose cradle-to-grave employment

　　本地专业人士local professionals

　　本地经验local experience

　　用上班时间做私人事情were using company time to conduct personal affairs

　　由一九九九年至二零零五年，半专业人士和专业人士的人力需求将分刷增长百分之四十七和百分之四十。

　　Growth in staffing requirements will be greatest for semi-professionals and professionals， with increases of 47 per cent and 40 per cent respectively from 1999 and 2005.

　　白领white-collar employees

　　全速生产时，康顿市的工厂每年可生产四十万辆汽车，包括轿车、小型客货车、休旅车和小卡车。

　　At full capacity， the Canton plant can produce 400，000 vehicles a year， including sedans， minivans， SUVs and pickups.

　　在国营工厂找到工作found employment in state-run factories

　　在这条例下，雇主不能以雇员有孕为由解雇她。

　　Under the ordinance， employers cannot exploit pregnancy as an excuse for sackings.

　　在办公时间during office hours

　　在职成年人adults in work

　　有时要连续做三十小时sometimes it was 30-hour shifts

　　百货商业雇员总会秘书邓祥胜the Hong Kong Department Stores and Commercial Staff General Union secretary Tang Cheung-sing

　　西方的工业革命the industrial revolution in the west

　　估计可创造五万个就业机会would create an estimated 50，000 jobs

　　低技术劳工low-skilled labour

　　低学历工人workers with low-levels of education

　　我们相信大学毕业生今年求职会较过去两年容易。

　　We feel university graduates should be able to find jobs more easily this year， compared with the past two years.

　　我第一天上班要洗厕所。

　　I was given the job of cleaning the toilets on my first day at work.

　　我乐于获得同工同酬。

　　I enjoy getting equal pay for equal work.

　　我学会了更多社交技巧。

　　I've learned more social skills.

　　技术劳工短缺skilled-labour shortages

　　把休旅车工厂的生产量提升一倍is doubling capacity at its SUV facility

　　找暑期工finding a summer job

　　改善工人权益improve workers' rights

　　改善工作表现improving work performance

　　改善香港工时过长的问题improve the problem of long working hours in Hong Kong

　　每天工作时间长达13小时work up to 13 hours a day

　　每日八小时工作和最低工资制是可行的，雇主不会负担不来an eight-hour day and a minimum wage are achievable and can be afforded by employers？？

　　每月只有一两假期got only one or two days off a month

　　每星期要工作九十小时endure 90-hour weeks

　　求职者job seekers

　　求职陷阱employment traps

　　没有升职希望，没有稳定生活，没有退休保障。

　　There are no promotion prospects， no stable living and no retirement protection.

　　没有和所有员工分享经济复苏的成果not to share the benefits of a recovering economy with all staff

　　两年前入行entered the profession two years ago

　　卑贱的工作menial jobs

　　取消休假have had their leave cancelled

　　受过高等教育的专业人士highly educated professionals

　　承诺会继续和雇主对话has pledged to continue the dialogue with employers

　　放弃学业，全职工作give up their education to work full time

　　罔顾安全守则ignored safety rules

　　肺尘埃沉着病（补偿）条例Pneumoconiosis （Compensation） Ordinance

　　保障工人权益protecting workers' rights

　　指责（记者的报道）影响了他们的生计accused them of jeopardising their livelihoods

　　拾荒者ragpickers

　　既然其它国家都能成功限制每日工作小时和实施最低工资，我相信在香港也一定可以。

　　Businesses in other countries can survive with controls on working hours and a minimum wage. I'm sure it will work in Hong Kong， too.

　　流动工人itinerant workers

　　为事业铺路pave the way for their careers

　　为表示诚意to demonstrate sincerity

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