【明報專訊】The rooftop of a building in To Kwa Wan (土瓜灣) had been crammed with construction waste until last May, when a voluntary group called Fixing HK (維修香港) stepped in. It took its members five months to remove the unwanted things. Max, a volunteer who took part in the clearance, said residents there had kept themselves aloof from the situation. That was why they decided to help. The area is now a public space where people who live in the building can meet one another, sun their laundry and even have barbecues.(sources: Ming Pao, Fixing HK Facebook page)

■English highway﹕ keep / hold (oneself) aloof

This idiom means "not become involved in something", or "show no interest in people".

e.g. Bill hid his feelings and kept himself aloof from people.

■Game １

The Smarties plan to remove all the eighty heaps of rubbish on the rooftop. Dr Panda wants each member to focus on one area so as to maximise the group's efficiency. Help him divide the circle in four parts so that the numbers in each part add up to twenty.

■Game ２

Eason has found an old laptop in a pile of rubbish, but its display does not work well. Some of the lines do not appear on the monitor. The word Eason has typed in is a synonym of "rubbish". What is it?

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■Glossary

crammed (adj) (地方)擠滿的

construction (n) 建築

barbecue (n) 燒烤

synonym (n) 同義詞