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Country parks for housing?

 

 

The government is suggesting that parts of our country parks could be allocated for housing.

 

香港房屋不足，必須動用郊野建屋？不少人對此存疑。政府便曾透露或考慮以郊野公園為住宅用地。

 

enclave 飛地／被包圍的領土／人

(noun 名詞)

 

例子：Private enclaves of land were created within the country parks to allow the villagers to carry on their way of life and this housing entitlement.

 

上面的例子亦提及了「丁屋」─ housing entitlement 是也！

 

例子：On Sundays, central turns into a domestic helper enclave.

 

indigenous 原居民的

(adjective 形容詞)

 

例子：Male indigenous villagers were permitted a one-time grant to build a three-storey house.

 

native 土著的／原居民的

(adjective 形容詞)

 

例子：There are still many indigenous people in Taiwan who hold onto their own culture.

 

imminent 即將發生的

(adjective 形容詞)

 

有預感一些不快或者危險的事即將發生，可用 imminent 形容。

 

例子：Country parks are in imminent danger of being developed.

 

imminence

(noun 名詞)

 

例子：The imminence of the storm made people panic for food storage.

 

in danger = at risk = at peril 有危險

 

例子：Ignorant people think only homosexuals are at risk of contracting AIDs.

例子：The big storm made the sailors at peril.

 

detrimental 有害的

(adjective 形容詞)

 

記著這個字後面要加上 to 啊！改用harmful + to也可以！

 

例子：The increasing number of village houses in country parks is detrimental to the environment.

 

例子：Too much junk food is detrimental to your health.

 

encroach 侵佔

(verb 動詞)

 

► encroach + on/upon/onto

 

說來這個字比較正式，Crystal 就覺得讀音跟意思相像，你又覺得如何呢？

 

例子：The houses are encroaching upon/on country parks.

 

encroachment

(noun 名詞)

 

例子：The encroachment of the sea is making the beach smaller and smaller.

 

verdant 翠綠的

(adjective 形容詞)

 

比較文藝的說法，形容綠草如茵、青蔥翠綠的郊野最好不過。

 

例子：Summer in Europe is filled with verdant fields.

例子：Many people enjoy our verdant expanses of countryside.

 

verdant = lush (adjective 形容詞)

 

例子：Bali's verdant/ lush scenery attracts many tourists.

 

lushness

(noun 名詞)

 

例子：a tropical lushness

 

lush  奢華的

(adjective 形容詞)

 

= luxurious (adjective 形容詞)

 

例子：Her dog loves to sleep on the lush rug.

 

expanse 一大片／寬闊的區域  vs.  expense 開銷／支出
(noun 名詞)　　　　　　　　　　 (noun 名詞)

 

兩個字串法幾乎一樣，但其實讀音和意思分別頗大！

 

  • expanse [ɪk`spæns]
  • expense [ɪk`spɛns]

 

例子：The expanse of his property covers over 2000 meters.

例子：a vast expanse of grassland

例子：David used up all his travel expense on food.

 

at the expense of 犧牲

 

例子：We should not just build more houses at the expense of the verdant expanses of countryside.

   
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