1. (貧窮/.

草根)the underprivileged(plural)/the disadvantaged/underprivileged

groups/the (working) poor/ the homeless/the grassroots(general meaning)
2. (少數群體)minority groups/new immigrants/ethnic minorities
3. (有智力障礙)the handicapped/the disabled
4. (工作)the unemployed//the working class(singular)//blue-collar workers
5. the elderly
6. low-skilled/unskilled/low-paid workers///cheap labour (uncountable)
7. withdrawn teens
8. McRefugees(=the homeless staying in McDonald’s)
9. (advocates of) Working-class/grassroots interests
10. The wealth/rich-poor/salary/pay gap///the widening/yawning gap between rich
and poor
11. Integrate (=to mix with and join society or a group of people, often changing to
suit their way of life)
12. Indispensable (=essential)
13. Obstacle +to(=something that blocks you so that movement, going forward)
14. Yawning (=widening/increasing)
15. Opinion is split/divided on….. (When opinion refers to a judgement and beliefs of
a group of people, it is usually uncountable)
16. Pose(to create) problems/difficulties/threats/dangers/barriers/obstacles/risks
for someone// to n/ing
17. Go a long way towards(help) + gerund
18. Impoverish (=to make someone very poor/to make something weaker or worse in
quality)
19. Curriculum vitae(CV)
20. Placement (=the temporary position or job someone has in an organization) e.g.
an internship placement
21. Sought-after (=wanted or desired)
22. Witness(=to take place in/on) 在甚麼地方/時間發生
23. A positive work attitude
24. Dependability and responsibility
25. Conscientiousness(=quality of being hard-working) and punctuality//dedicated
and hard-working
26. Efficiency/creativity
27. Team-working skills/ team spirit(uncountable)//team player (ofc it’s countable)
28. Self-confidence
29. Enthusiasm and motivation (=state of feeling energetic for doing something)
30. Self-discipline
31. Initiative(主動,=doing something without needing to be told)
32. Honesty and integrity
33. Professionalism(=the combination of all the qualities with trained and skilled
people)
34. A neat appearance
35. Communicational/interpersonal/organisational/analytical skills
36. A business sense(=an understanding of the ways in which business works
successfully)/an analytical sense
37. To multitask//multitasking
38. To enhance a worker’s employability
39. To enhance/upgrade one’s skills
40. To develop one’s knowledge/ to upgrade one’s skills through training
41. To widen one’s social network
42. A looming(=of something about to happen) manpower/labour shortage
43. To live off (=to rely on someone/something for living) government handouts
44. A handout(=food, clothing, money given to a poor person) 救濟物
45. The dignity/self-esteem of seniors
46. A sense of purpose in seniors’ lives
47. To raise the retirement age
48. To return to the workforce/to work into old age
49. One of the world’s most attractive shopping destinations
50. An all-year-round(=occurring all the time throughout the year) tourist destination
51. A dining paradise
52. A city where East meets West
53. -A (perfect/unique) fusion/pervasive mix/strange brew/melting pot of (past and
present/East and West/old and new/ancient customs and modern fun/Asian and
Western cultures/Chinese and Western cultures)//
-an Asian culture/a multicultural melting pot
Brew=a mixture of something
Melting pot=a place of different ideas existing together
54. A gateway to mainland China
55. A charismatic/vibrant(=energetic) city
56. A truly magical experience
57. An astonishing diversity of…
58. Mesmerising views (=some landscape that draw someone’s attention completely)
59. Heritage (uncountable!!!)
60. Heritage reservation/conservation
61. Urban renewal/urban renewal policy
62. Redevelopment(u/c)///a redevelopment project
63. A landmark(=a building or a place that is easily recognized)
64. A monument(=a structure or a building that is built to honour a special
person/event)
65. A legacy 遺產(=something that is a part of your history or that remains from an
earlier time)
66. A (colonial) relic 遺跡 (relic=an object, tradition, or a system from the past that
continues to exist)
67. A replica (=an exact copy of an object)
68. A facelift 翻新(=treatment to make something more attractive (u))
(=medical operation to make ones look younger (c))
69. To redevelop/revitalize(=to give new life, energy, activity,
or success to something)/preserve(=to keep something/conserve
When to use conserve and when to use preserve?
-conserve energy/electricity (good), preserve energy (not good)
-preserve the environment (good), conserve environment (sound weird)
-preserve/conserve the culture
70. To revamp (change something in order to improve it) 修改/rejuvenate/renovate
修復(=to repair and improve something) renovate a building
71. Renovation versus redevelopment 修復 vs 再發展 (renovation means keep the
old purpose while redevelopment may change the building and use of it
completely)
72. To tear down old districts (=to intentionally destroy a building or
other structure because it is not being used or it is
not wanted any more)
73. To relocate (sb/sth) to….
74. To phase out(=fade/remove something gradually or in stages)
75. Demolish (=pull down)
76. Demolition (uncountable)
77. Nostalgia(u) for/about(=a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you
think about things that happened in the past)
78. Nostalgic for/about