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commemorate 紀念. = celebrate = to remember an important event or a person by means of a special action. ▻ commemoration (noun 名詞). Raisinmeditation SpycaminKorea MTRderailing Coastguard Emojisshowingdisabilities The'surprises'ofthe91stOscars Cityoftoys Overtourism FrenchstampstocommemoratetheYearofthePig SyrianrefugeefoundnewlifeinCanada Doesanhourofsleepmatter? Hugecostsofwarmingimpact Theshopwhereit'soktobedifferent EUbanssingle-useplastics LegalizationofCannabisinCanada GettingtoknowyournewHKIDcard Euthanasia Foreignlanguagehits Populism Escapethecorset Alltopics 25thAnniversaryofJuneFourth   六四事件發生至今四分一個世紀，近日又有維權律師因私下悼念當年死難者而遭逮捕：   Chinesepolicehavedetainedaprominentrightslawyer(維權律師)alongwithatleastfourothers,inwhatfellowactivistssayisanattempttointimidatethosewhowishtomarktheupcoming25thanniversaryofthedeadlyTiananmenSquarecrackdown.   detain拘留/耽擱/延誤 (verb動詞,formal)   例子：Thepolicedetainasuspectfor48hours. 例子：Thankyouforyourtime.Wewon’tdetainyouanyfurther.   prominent著名的 =well-known=famous=renowned   ► prominence有名氣/廣為人知 (noun名詞)   例子：Hecametoprominenceduringthesingingcontest. 例子：TheJuneFourthIncidentshouldbegivenmoreprominencearoundtheworld.(bemorenoticeable)   Recap:crackdown,intimidate   AuthoritiesmaybeangryatdissidentsforattendingaBeijingseminartocommemoratetheanniversaryoftheJune4,1989crackdown.   dissidents異見人士   ► dissent異見/表達異見 (noun名詞)/(verb動詞)   =strongdisagreement/dissatisfactionwithadecisionmadebypeopleinauthority   例子：Theauthorityrefusestorespondtoanydissent.(noun名詞) 例子：Peopleinademocraticcountryhastherighttodissent.(verb動詞) 例子：Therearemanydissentingvoices.(adjective形容詞) politicaldissent 不同政見   commemorate紀念 =celebrate=torememberanimportanteventorapersonbymeansofaspecialaction ► commemoration(noun名詞)   ► commemorative(adjective形容詞) 很多香港人都把重音放錯了地方，大家不妨留意！ argumentative/imaginative/narrative   Chinastillconsiderstheincidenta"counter-revolutionaryrebellion"andhasneveradmittedanywrongdoinginitshandlingoftheuprising.   counter-revolutionaryrebellion反革命叛亂 rebel(verb動詞) rebellious(adjective形容詞)   HongKong'sJune4thMemorialMuseum六四紀念館 AquarterofacenturyafterthetanksrolledintoTiananmenSquareon4June1989,thefirstpermanentmuseumdedicatedtothemassacreopenedinHongKonginlateAprilthisyear.   massacre大屠殺 (noun名詞) 例子：ThesurvivorsofthemassacrelivedtotellthepublictheJuneFourthIncident.   Kevin教室   June4th=JuneFourthorJuneForth?   fourthvs.forth forth向前/如此類推 (adverb副詞) =forwardoronward(e.g. fromthisdayforth,bringforth,goforth).  例子：soonandsoforth 例子：putmyideasforth   fourth第四 例子： (noun名詞)–Onefourthofthepeopleherearemale. (adjective形容詞)–Sheisgoingtogivebirthtothefourthchild (adverb副詞)–Hecamefourthinthecompetition.   *40=Forty;14=Fourteen (c.f.Humourvshumor/colourvscolor)         ©2013rthk.hk