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Getting to know your new HKID card

 

The new HKID cards, complete with updated security details such as built-in radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and higher resolution photographs to support facial recognition, will replace the standard Hong Kong identification card, required of all residents.

新的香港身分證將取代現有的標準香港身份證。新的身分證具有更新的安全細節，例如內置射頻識別（RFID）技術和支持面部識別的高解像度照片。所有居民都需要更換。

 

1. built-in (adj.) 內置

e.g. I just bought a camera with a built-in flash. 我新買的相機有內置閃光燈。

e.g. All the rooms have built-in wardrobes.  所有房間都設有內置衣櫥。

 

OR already established (一早建立的)

e.g. His best-seller status gave him a built-in audience.  他身為暢銷作家，早有大批捧場客。

 

built-in (AmE)

inbuilt (BrE) (adj.) = an inbuilt quality

e.g. The children had this inbuilt awareness that not everyone was a lucky as they were.

        這些孩子早就意識到，不是所有人都跟他們一樣幸運。

 

2. radio frequency identification (RFID) technology　內置射頻識別技術

e.g. Octopus card 八達通

RFID是一種新興的辨識技術，全名是 Radio Frequency Identification，RFID。 是一種以RF無線電波辨識物件的自動辨識技術，主要是利用接收器 (Reader) 發射RF能量來讀取植入或貼附在物件上的電子標籤 (Tag)，以進行無線資料辨識及存取的工作。

 

3. recognition

識別 / 認出 e.g. facial recognition, voice recognition

e.g. They have changed the town beyond/out of recognition 他們把城市弄得面目全非

認識 e.g. There is a growing recognition that ... 越來越多的人認識到…

承認 e.g. to gain/receive/gain recognition 獲得承認

讚譽 e.g. to give or grant sbd recognition 給予某人表彰

 

The optimum 10-year serviceable lifespan of the existing cards will expire this year, meaning they will gradually become more susceptible to damage and malfunction. The new system addresses the obsolescence of hardware and software of the existing system to preclude having a large number of damaged cards in circulation. It also improves durability and upgrades the chip technology.

現時身份證的壽命最長十年，今年即將屆滿，意味它們愈來愈容易損毀或者失靈。新系統旨在應對現時軟硬件老化的問題，以防市面大量損壞的身份證流通。新系統亦會改良耐用性，以及提升晶片技術。

 

4. be susceptible (adj.) + to 容易遭受; 容易受…的影響

e.g. Officials in some developing countries are more susceptible to bribery.

　　某些發展中國家的官員比較容易受賄。

e.g. Young people are more susceptible to advertisements.  年輕人較容易受廣告影響。

= vulnerable + to + e.g. disease or inquiry

 

5. obsolescence 漸漸變舊/漸被淘汰/退化 (n.)

obsolescent (adj.) 漸變過時的/退化的

e.g. The hardware and software of the existing system will soon become obsolescent.

        現時使用的軟件和硬件快將被淘汰。

 

6. preclude (v.) 杜絕; 防止 [Formal] = prevent (+ from)

e.g. preclude the possibility of misunderstanding 防止誤解的可能

e.g. An amendment of regulation precludes any Director from serving more than two terms.

規例修訂之後，便能防止任何總監連任超過兩屆。

 

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Obsolescent   /ˌɒb.səˈles.ənt/   vs.  obsolete   /ˌɒb.səlˈiːt/

Obsolescent: becoming obsolete

e.g. So many people read the news online that newspapers are nearly obsolescent.

很多人上網看新聞，報紙快被淘汰。

 

Obsolete = no longer in use

e.g. Some words found in Shakespeare’s literature are obsolete words.

莎士比亞劇作的某些用字，現在已經過時不用了。

 

A Song For You – “Complicated” Avril Lavigne

 

You come over unannounced

Dressed up, like you're something else

Where you aren't where it's at you see

You're making me

Laugh out, when you strike your pose

Take off, all your preppy clothes

You know, you're not fooling anyone

When you become

Somebody else

 

strike a pose/ attitude 擺出姿勢

e.g. Joan may be 67, but she can still strike a sexy pose.

Joan 都67歲了，但仍然能擺出非常性感的姿勢。

 

e.g. Peter struck the pose of a fearless sea captain.

Peter擺出一副無所畏懼的遠洋船長的架勢。

 

preppy (adj. US) （上私立學校的）富家子弟的衣著

   
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