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Milk powder scarcity threat

 

milk powder 奶粉  vs  baby formula 嬰兒方程式

(noun 名詞)

 

一般而言，奶粉可稱作 milk powder，但今天的幼兒奶粉成份五花八門，稱之為 milk powder未必精準。Baby formula 用上 formula（配方／方程式）一字，解作專為嬰兒調製的食用配方，實在貼切。

 

例句：In Hong Kong, we saw the scarcity of baby formula.

 

 

grey goods distribution centre 水貨集散地

(noun 名詞)

 

上一集提到，水貨的英文是grey goods，取其處於法律灰色地帶之意。Distribution 解分發，惟須注意它的動詞 distribute 之重音應置於第二音節，即 /dɪ’strɪb.juːt/ ，而非  / ’dɪs.trɪ.bjuːt/。

 

例句：Sheung Shui has been reduced to a grey goods distribution centre.  

 

 

be reduced to 淪為

(phrasal verb 片語動詞)

 

Reduce除了解作縮小、減少外，原來亦可形容人或物地位大不如前，與降格（be downgraded to）同義。

 

例句：Hong Kong has been reduced to a paradise for cigarette smugglers.

 

 

panic buying 搶購潮

(noun 名詞)

 

近年每傳出食鹽可防輻射、傳染病肆虐或奶粉長期缺貨等消息，總會引發市民搶購有關物品；搶購潮英文用上panic（恐慌）一字，更點出人們惟恐買不及的恐懼心理。

 

例句：Panic buying of milk powder is widespread in Hong Kong.

 

 

a run on something 擠提

(noun名詞)

 

要是大家搶著到銀行提款又怎樣呢？看看下面的例句怎麼說！

 

例句：The rumour that there is a run on the bank has been worrying me a lot.

 

 

crack down on something/ someone打擊

(phrasal verb 片語動詞)

 

說起crack這個字，主持人Crystal想起 crack an egg敲碎雞蛋；想形容打擊壞事、罪案或罪犯，猶如打碎雞蛋般毫不留情，就可以用 crack down on something/ someone了。必須留意 crack down 作為片語動詞一定要與 on 連用啊！

 

例句：The government has decided to crack down on grey goods traders.

 

 

A crackdown on/ against 打擊

(noun 名詞)

 

把crack 和 down 二合為一，便可作名詞使用。後面的against，英式及美式讀法卻不大一樣，聽聽主持人怎說吧！

 

例句：The government’s crackdown on/against drugs has been successful.  

 

英式讀法是/əˈɡenst/，而美式則為 /əˈɡeɪnst/。

 

measure 措施

(noun 名詞)

 

Measure是動詞時，指量度；但用作名詞時則指措施。以下的中文字詞都是時事新聞常見的，原來英文全部都可用measure配詞表達！

 

  • Temporary measures 短期措施
  • Long-term measures 長遠措施
  • Safety measures 安全措施
  • Precautionary/preventive measures 預防措施

 

例句：The Hong Kong Government has announced six measures to clamp down on the trading practice.

   
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