Sat, Sep 5· 9月5日

2 stories · 6 new vocabulary words

The Guardian
money·
5 Sept, 13:00

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中文導讀

英國政府近期準備出手打擊零售商嘅「假減價」陷阱。好多商戶會先大幅提高標價,再標榜大減價嚟誤導消費者。呢篇報道訪問咗專家,教大家點樣分辨真正嘅折扣,避免墮入消費陷阱。對於移英港人嚟講,學識點樣睇穿呢啲營銷手法,喺英國超市同網購時就可以慳返唔少錢,保障自己嘅消費權益。

Deal or no deal? How to know if the retail price is right
A

Vocabulary 生字

Crack down

Phrasal verb動詞短語

嚴厲打擊、取締或採取強硬措施

EN

The local council decided to crack down on illegal parking in the residential area.

地方議會決定嚴厲打擊住宅區嘅違例泊車。

Genuine

Adjective形容詞

真實的、真正的、非偽造的

EN

It is important to show genuine interest when you are meeting new people.

當你結識新朋友時,表現出真正嘅興趣係好重要嘅。

Constitutes

Verb動詞

構成、組成、被視為

EN

Lack of sleep constitutes a major problem for many students during exam season.

睡眠不足對好多學生嚟講,係考試期間一個主要嘅問題。

The Guardian
money·
5 Sept, 07:00

The original English text is no longer available due to copyright restrictions. Please read the full article on THE GUARDIAN.

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中文導讀

英國銀行業競爭激烈,近期唔少銀行為咗搶客,紛紛推出現金回贈或者禮品優惠,吸引客戶轉用佢哋嘅往來戶口。雖然呢啲著數睇落好吸引,但作為消費者,轉戶口前必須衡量當中嘅隱藏條款同手續,唔好只係見到錢就心動,要認真考慮轉會係咪真係符合自己嘅理財需要。

A £500 gift or a free toothbrush: is it worth switching bank accounts?
A

Vocabulary 生字

Switch

Verb動詞

轉換、更換

EN

I decided to switch to a different mobile network provider to save money on my monthly bill.

我決定轉用另一間流動網絡供應商,以節省每月嘅費用。

Tempting

Adjective形容詞

誘人的、吸引人的

EN

The discount on the new laptop was very tempting, but I decided to wait for a better deal.

嗰部新手提電腦嘅折扣好吸引,但我決定等更好嘅優惠先買。

Current account

Noun名詞

往來戶口(日常支薪及消費用)

EN

You should check the monthly maintenance fee before opening a new current account at the bank.

喺銀行開立新往來戶口前,你應該先檢查清楚每月嘅管理費。