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2025年2月3日星期一

《The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People》03.02.2025

rally: a large public meeting, especially one held to support a particular idea or political party

psych-up: to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally

frenzied: involving a lot of activity and strong emotions in a way that is often violent or frightening and not under control

hoopla: unnecessary excitement about something that gets a lot of public attention

applause: the noise made by a group of people clapping their hands and sometimes shouting to show their approval or pleasure

synergize: combine or coordinate the activity of (two or more agents) to produce a joint effect greater than the sum of their separate effects

contrive: to manage to do something despite difficulties

fanfare: a short loud piece of music that is played to celebrate somebody/something important arriving

astounding: so surprising that it is difficult to believe

outsell: to sell more or to be sold in larger quantities than somebody/something

cash register: a machine used in shops, restaurants, etc. for keeping money in, and that shows and records the amount of money received for each thing that is sold

cream: to completely defeat somebody

frantic: done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized

inventory: all the goods in a store

perceive: to understand or think of somebody/something in a particular way

    As people really learn to think Win/Win, they can set up the systems to create and reinforce it. They can transform unnecessarily competitive situations to cooperative ones and can powerfully impact their effectiveness by building both production and production capacity.

    當人們真正學會雙贏思維,他們就能建立、強化雙贏的系統。他們可以將不必要的競爭轉換為合作,並透過建立生產和生產能力來強化其效能。

nagging: persistently annoying or finding fault with someone

Stephen R. Covey "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"

Online Dictionaries Used:

hk.dictionary.search.yahoo.com

www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com

www.merriam-webster.com

Translated with the help of DeepL and edited

2025年2月2日星期日

明周文化

生態愛好者發掘城市荒野之美

絕處逢生野草可強韌也可美麗

當觀賞植物常被丟棄

倡「自發地境」讓野草成城市景觀:

環境多惡,只要有一條罅隙都會生到出來

一道未必有人留意的城市風景——屯門公路的隔音屏障上種了一批觀賞植物,只是隔一陣子,那批植物已大多枯萎,倒換成另一批規劃以外的綠在原地長得茂盛。它們生命力強,能適應貧瘠艱難的市區環境,不少更是原生植物,不過後來便被清除了,承辦商再次種植觀賞植物。

2025年2月1日星期六

明報社評

人口問題精準施策 謀求旺丁要新思維

    適值春節,展望乙巳蛇年,社會各界皆盼辭舊迎新,新一年能夠百業興盛、旺財旺丁,然而擺在本港面前的挑戰不小,一方面市道疲弱,加上處於經濟轉型期,前景並不明朗;另一方面,人口結構面對生育率下降和老齡化雙重難題,對經濟增長及社會發展動力造成不利影響。本屆政府制定多項措施對外「搶人才」及鼓勵市民生育,成效如何,社會有不同意見。在粵港澳大灣區融合和科技日新月異的時代裏,特區政府和社會有必要以更宏觀視角,思考人口問題。