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Hong Kong's underwater heritage

 

水底，埋藏著多少歷史陳跡？考古工作不只翻翻泥土，考古學家背上潛水裝備，在香港多處發電宋朝遺物。保育是否純為懷舊？水下遺珍，命運如何？

 

Amateur divers have put the government to shame by digging up a wealth of heritage from the seabed around Hong Kong. They suspect marine relics are largely ignored in the name of development.  [SCMP]

 

amateur 業餘
(noun 名詞)

例子：Peter played badminton as an amateur before turning professional.

例子：These pictures were drawn by both amateurs and professionals.

 

shame 恥辱
(noun 名詞)

例子：His crimes brought shame upon his family.

例子：There is no shame in admitting your mistakes.

例子：It would be a shame to give up at this stage as we are so close to the end.

例子：What a shame that they lost the competition.

例子：Shame on you!

 

relic 遺物；遺跡；遺風；遺俗
(noun 名詞)

例子：During the dig, the archaeological team found some relics from the Stone Age.
在發掘過程中，考古隊發現了一些石器時代的遺跡。

例子：The country's employment system is a relic of the 1960s when jobs were scarce.
這個國家的就業體制是20世紀60年代遺留的産物，那時工作機會非常稀少。

 

Hong Kong’s underwater archaeologists, looking to discover, document and preserve relics of the city’s maritime past, have been less exalted to find the same applies to concern for local heritage.

Although heritage conservation has become a focal point in public discourse in Hong Kong, Bill Jeffery, leader of the Hong Kong Underwater Heritage Group, says: “Archaeology tends to stop at the waterline, but history does not.”

 

preserve 保護，維護；保存；保養
(verb 動詞)

例子：We want to preserve the character of the town while improving the facilities.
我們希望改善市鎮設施，同時保存本市特色。

例子：You need to get out of the house from time to time just to preserve my sanity.
你需要不時到戶外去，以保持頭腦清醒。

 

maritime  
(adjective 形容詞)

 

1. 海運的；航海的；海事的

例子：Make sure you visit the maritime museum if you're interested in anything to do withships or seafaring.
如果你對艦船或航海感興趣，一定要參觀一下那家海事博物館。

 

2. 近海的，沿海的

例子：The temperature change in winter is less pronounced in maritime areas.
沿海地區的冬季溫度變化不那麼明顯。

 

exalted（地位）重要的，顯赫的
(adjective 形容詞)

 

例子：He rose to the exalted post of Foreign Secretary.
他升到了外交部長這個崇高的位置。

 

focal 中心的；重要的
(adjective 形容詞)

例子：The focal figure of the movie is Billy, a dancer who has girlfriend troubles.
這齣電影的中心人物是比利，一個跟他女朋友有感情問題的舞蹈員。

 

tend 傾向；易於；往往會
(verb 動詞)

例子：We tend to get cold winters and warm, dry summers in this part of the country.
在我國這個地區，往往冬季寒冷而夏季溫暖乾燥。

 

IDIOMS

blow your own trumpet 自吹自擂、自賣自誇、大言不慚

例子：He's always blowing his own trumpet - it's so boring! Why can't he be more modest about his abilities?

例子：You've got to blow your own trumpet a bit more otherwise you won't get a decent job!

 

blow your own horn 和 blow your own trumpet 的意思相似，都有自吹自擂的意思。

例子：Clare finds it hard to blow her own horn because she's very shy.

   
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