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The Guardian
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2h ago

‘The soul’s been ripped out of it’: Birmingham community housing scheme on brink over costs dispute

Row over ‘landmark’ development in Stirchley has left people homeless and put businesses at risk, say locals

中文導讀

Birmingham 嘅 Stirchley 發展項目近日陷入嚴重糾紛,由於成本爭議,呢個被視為社區地標嘅計劃面臨爛尾危機。當地居民指項目令部分人無家可歸,亦威脅到區內商戶嘅生存空間。呢件事反映咗英國地方發展項目喺財政壓力下,社區利益往往被犧牲,對移英港人嚟講,關注呢類規劃爭議有助了解當地社區發展嘅潛在風險。

‘The soul’s been ripped out of it’: Birmingham community housing scheme on brink over costs dispute
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Vocabulary 生字

Brink

Noun名詞

邊緣、臨界點

EN

The company is on the brink of collapse due to poor management.

由於管理不善,呢間公司正處於倒閉邊緣。

Dispute

Noun名詞

爭議、糾紛

EN

They are trying to settle the dispute over the property boundaries.

佢哋正嘗試解決關於物業邊界嘅糾紛。

Landmark

Noun名詞

地標、里程碑

EN

The old clock tower is a famous landmark in this town.

嗰座舊鐘樓係呢個鎮入面一個好出名嘅地標。

The Guardian
news·
24 Jun, 05:00

Trafalgar Square’s St Martin-in-the-Fields gives up secrets of its stones

Church marks 300 years with exhibition and online archive telling of UK’s first Black voters, and history of compassion and protest

中文導讀

位於 Trafalgar Square 嘅 St Martin-in-the-Fields 教堂近日慶祝落成 300 週年,舉辦展覽並公開網上檔案。呢個計劃揭示咗唔少鮮為人知嘅歷史,包括英國首批黑人選民嘅紀錄,以及教會多年嚟喺社會公義、慈善同抗爭運動中扮演嘅角色。對於移英港人嚟講,呢個展覽係了解英國社會歷史演變,以及教會點樣喺社區中推動包容同變革嘅好機會。

Trafalgar Square’s St Martin-in-the-Fields gives up secrets of its stones
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Vocabulary 生字

Archive

Noun名詞

檔案館;檔案庫;存檔

EN

You can search the digital archive to find old photographs of the town.

你可以搜尋數碼檔案庫,搵返呢個城鎮嘅舊照片。

Compassion

Noun名詞

同情心;憐憫

EN

The charity worker showed great compassion towards the homeless people in the city.

嗰位慈善工作者對城入面嘅露宿者展現出極大嘅同情心。

Protest

Noun名詞

抗議;反對

EN

The local residents held a peaceful protest against the plan to build a new factory nearby.

當地居民舉行咗一場和平抗議,反對喺附近興建新工廠嘅計劃。