鄉下人country folk
繁華的鬧巿bustling and flourishing downtown
城巿人city dweller
頻道frequency
匪夷所思unthinkable
氣質a temperament; (a) disposition
劍氣Kungfu master’s energy field
靈氣nimbus
西面頌Nunc Dimittis
心境a frame of mind; the mental state
安然peaceful; free from worry
死不瞑目to turn in one's grave; to die without closing one's eyes
守望watch over
安慰consolation
火種spark
加班work overtime
花旗參茶American Ginseng Tea
吃虧suffer losses
隨波逐流to drift along
人性的高度 depth of humanity
標誌竿Marking pole
分叉路crossroad
很有節日氣氛festive
拍賣完畢The auction is over!
專心to be absorbed in
庇哩亞Berea
江湖術士magicians
殉道to lay down one's life for the Gospel
理直氣壯to be in the right and self-confident
加瑪列的弟子at the feet of Gamaliel
傳記作者biographer
水門事件 Watergate Scandal
被國會彈劾facing impeachment in the House of Representatives
重要幕僚多人下獄The scandal also resulted in the indictment, trial, conviction and incarceration of several top Nixon administration officials.
糞土dung
訣竅keys to success
飆車drag racing
蜈蚣centipede[ˋsentipi:d]
理性的rational
太監eunuch[ˋju:nək]
湊仔佈道法(帶小孩佈道法)baby-sitting evangelism
吃虧at a disadvantage; in an unfavorable situation; to suffer losses
吃虧就是賺便宜take small losses for the sake of big gains
跟風to drift along
不合群not sociable
虛偽false; hypocritical
冷暴力cold violence
和好to become reconciled; to be friends again
暴動a riot; an outbreak of violence
自來水tap-water; running water; piped water
聖經都是神的默示 All Scripture is God-breathed
戴德生牧師Rev. Hudson Taylor
不要讓您的孩子輸在起跑線上
Don’t let your kids lose from the very beginning
胎教 foetus education
產品生產商manufacturers
猶太議會 Jewish ruling council
律法教師 teacher of the law
指責to criticize; to accuse; to point (the) finger at
傳統名校 traditional famous school
伏筆a foreshadowing
反駁to retort [riˋtɔ:t]; to answer (sb.) back
人在江湖,身不由己 Once you get into this world, you have to deny yourself more or less.
無奈cannot help it; to have no alternative; to have no choice
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包剪鎚 rock-paper-scissors
矯型外科手術Orthopaedic[͵ɔ:θəuˋpi:dik] Surgery
青光眼 glaucoma [glɔ:ˋkəumə]
眼球萎縮症atrophy [ˋætrəfi] of eyeball
香港樂施會Hong Kong OxfamGroup
點字Braille [breil]
唏噓 sign
無產者proletarian [͵prəuliˋtɛəriən]
淘汰to eliminate through competition
不擇手段 by hook or (by) crook; unscrupulously
廉潔incorruptible
地產商property company
全人教育holistic education
全人關顧holistic care
一條龍服務all-in-one service
裝配工作 installation work
電話接線生operator
沾沾自喜to feel complacent over sth.
弱肉強食the jungle law
美國傳統基金會Heritage Foundation
華爾街日報Wall Street Journal
經濟自由度指數Index of Economic Freedom
政經風險評估Political and Economic Risk Assessment
三聚氰胺melamine[ˋmeləmi:n]
強弱懸殊a match between David and Goliath[gəˋlaiəθ]
恃強凌弱to bully the weak
搶奪to snatch; to wrest; to seize
對付「大蝦細」的民間方法是:「俾屎餵」
to condemn their wickedness
領匯The Link Management Limited
壟斷to monopolize
籠屋cage home
瑞銀投資研究執行董事Executive Director of UBS Investment Research
低增值人士low value-added people
落井下石to hit a person when he's down
司法精神judiciary spirit
不偏不倚even-handed; impartial; unbiased
天秤 scales
河水不犯井水being clearly separated from each other
以德報怨to return good for evil
黑人憎nasty
二等公民 second-class citizen
同舟共濟to show the mutual concern of the people in the same boat
憫農 Pitying the Farmer
李紳 Li Shen (Tang Dynasty)
鋤禾日當午, Hoeing underneath the midday sun,
汗滴禾下土。 Sweat dripping down into the soil.
誰知盤中飧, Who realizes that this dish of rice,
粒粒皆辛苦。 Grain by grain, is all from bitter toil?
這個冬天不算冷This Winter Is Not so Cold
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同工 co-worker
蒿萊 (野草;雜草)
天路客 pilgrim
膽怯 timid; cowardly; nervous; old-womanish
勸慰子son of encouragement
寬廣的心broad-minded
獄卒 jailer
逆境 adverse circumstances; adversity
軟禁 house arrest; house confinement
敬虔的 godly; pious
大器晚成 Great minds mature slowly.
我們的日子如何,力量也如何。
Our strength will equal our days.
眼目的情慾lust of eyes
公義的冠冕crown of righteousness
名利fame and gain; fame and wealth
你最想提問的一個問題是甚麼What is the question that you most want to ask?
敵視to be hostile to; to turn against
有禍了catastrophic; disastrous
隕石衝擊地球aerolite hitting the earth
星球位置移動做成引力改變gravity change because of the planets shifting from their original orbits
冰河時期重臨revisit of the glacial period
宣告to declare; to announce; to proclaim
伯利恆的野地in the field of Bethlehem
教會的節期church festivals
宣告節Feast of Annunciation
懷孕pregnancy; conception
將臨期 the Advent
更能體會聖誕的歡樂truly experience the joy of Christmas
沉澱和結晶precipitation and crystallization
剛過去gone by recently; just finished or ended
多年孕育many years’ nurturing
嚴厲severity; stiffness; harshness
安慰consolation; comfort
紀念to commemorate; to remember; in memory of; in remembrance of
冬至the winter solstice [ˋsɔlstis]
南回歸線 the Tropic of Capricorn
北半球the Northern Hemisphere
消費主義consumerism
輕漫不得的treat without proper respect or courtesy
糖尿病diabetes[͵daiəˋbi:ti:z]
在中環遮打花園at Chater Garden, Central
化學肥料 chemical fertilizer
飼料fodder
孔雀石綠Malachite[ˋmæləkait] green
剝削to exploit; to prey on; to sweat
殘留農藥pesticide residue
催生激素ecbolic hormones
貞潔virginity; chastity
未婚成孕 pre-marital pregnancy
暗暗的休了她divorce her quietly
肝腸寸斷 in deep affliction
表率 a good example or model
感到為難to feel awkward (or embarrassed)
鑽禧感恩晚宴Diamond Jubilee Thanksgiving Dinner
事奉心志servant’s heart
陶造mold
前人forefathers; predecessors; people of former times
見賢思齊to emulate the life examples of their predecessors
私慾desire
懸崖勒馬to pull back before it is too late
時代論壇 Christian Times