城中热话    the talk of the town

政府可能批准大老山隧道明年一月加价，平均加幅达百分之二十四。    The Tate‘s Cairn Tunnel may be allowed an average toll rise of 24 per cent in January.

师生比例会较低    the teacher-to-class ratio will be higher

科技热潮可能已成过去    the tech boom may have come and gone

技术管理处    The Technologies Administration Department

招标过程    the tender process

由于犯人认罪，故获减刑三分之一。    The term was reduced by one-third because of Lam‘s guilty plea.

任期长度    the term‘s length

零感染纪录。    The territory failed to maintain its

泰国总理他信    The Thai Prime Minister， Thaksin Shinawatra

中美关系解冻    the thaw in Sino-US ties

今年游行的主题是「争取全面普选，反对官商勾结」。    The themes of the march this year are the fight for universal suffrage and opposition to government collusion with the business sector.

所谓「三个代表」，即中国共产党代表中国社会生产力的发展要求、代表中国先进文化的前进方向、代表中国最广大人民的根本利益。    The Theory of the Three Representatives maintains that the party represents advanced productive forces， advanced culture， and the fundamental interests of the majority of Chinese people.

第十一届三中全会    the third plenum of the 11th party congress

三峡堤坝工程    The Three Gorges Dam project

三人工作小组    the three-person taskforce

泰晤士报    The Times

马桶    the toilet bowl

大型发展商    the top developers

政府高官班底    the top echelons of government

交通灯系统    the traffic signal system/the traffic light system

预料是次交易对两个行业有深远的影响。消息公布后，时代华纳股价上扬。    The transaction is likely to have major repercussions for both industries and Time Warner stocks soared on the announcement.

附属卡的签帐    the transaction made on this additional card

权力交接    the transfer of power

旅行代理商注册处    the Travel Agents Registry

旅游业赔偿基金    the Travel Industry Compensation Fund

货车在前往码头途中，遇上塞车，滞留数小时。    The truck had been stuck in slow traffic for hours on its way to the port.

陈水扁枪击案真相    the truth behind the shooting of Chen Shui-bian

董建华政府的统治危机    the Tung administration‘s governance crisis

投票率比预期高    the turnout was better than expected

扭曲和烧焦了的（列车）残骸    the twisted

两者已互相适应。    The two are

两条条文关乎「二零零七年以后」行政长官和立法会的产生办法和    The two articles concern the selection of the chief executive "subsequent to the year 2007" and the forming of the Legislative Council "after 2007".

两家公司为求抢客，纷纷加密班次。    The two companies had been battling for market share by intensifying the frequency of their schedules.

两党均持亲北京立场。    The two parties may share a fundamentally Beijing-friendly attitude.

两大政党合共取得三百九十个议席中的百分之四十三。    The two parties took 43 per cent of the 390 seats contested.

双向对话    the two-way dialogue

术。    The type of surgery is the first to be

根据台湾关系法，台湾受袭时美国有义务协助防守    the U.S.， which is obligated under its Taiwan Relations Act to come to the island‘s defense in case of an attack

维吾尔族    The Uighurs

社会低下层人士    the under-privileged in society

货车车底    the underside of the truck