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Study across the border

 

教育局公布的數字顯示，過去十年，北上升學的文憑試畢業生人數顯著上升，是十年前的十倍，原因是什麼？Kevin 和 Jo 會為大家梳理數字，找出緣由。

The number of Hong Kong ­students applying to mainland universities has seen a tenfold ­increase over the past decade, ­despite the common perception that the city’s youth are wary about studying across the border.

 

-fold  
(suffix 後綴詞)

1. …倍的

例子：The company expects a six-fold return on their investment. 望獲得六倍的投資回報。

 

2. 有…部分的

例子：The problem is twofold (adjective 形容詞).

 

be wary of/about 警惕的
(adjective 形容詞)

to be wary of sb. /sth.   對某人/某事物警惕

to be wary of or about doing sth.   謹慎地做某事

例子：I am always wary of giving offence.   我總是小心翼翼，唯恐得罪別人。

例子：to keep a wary eye on sb. /sth.   密切注意某人/某事物

 

IELTS其中一部分要求考生分析圖表、形容走勢，如果只有幾度板斧，容易予人生硬之感。Increase, decrease, become stable 之外，選擇可多呢。以下這段文字，可謂非常實用：

Research by the Post found that the percentage of secondary school graduates applying for places at mainland universities swelled from below 1 per cent in 2006 to a peak of over 7 per cent in 2012, followed by a slight tapering to about 6 per cent last year.

 

swell (up) 上升/ 上漲
(verb 動詞)

(past: swelled; past participle: swelled or swollen)

例子：The population swelled as migrants moved south.　移民南遷，人口隨即上漲。

例子：The limbs swell to an enormous size.　四肢都變得非常腫脹。

 

► swell with 充滿 (…之情)

例子：He could see his son swell with pride on stage.  他看到兒子在台上顧盼自豪的樣子。

 

taper (off) 逐漸變小 / 逐漸收窄
(verb 動詞)

 

例子：There are signs that inflation is tapering.　種種跡象顯示通漲放緩。

 

Kevin’s classroom

apply “to”   vs.   apply “for” 

 

apply to an organisation 向 (某機構)申請

apply for a job / a position 申請 (某職位)

 

例子：Sam is applying to a famous accounting firm for the manager position.

例子：John is applying for a Master’s programme at a mainland university. 

   
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