【明報專訊】Daniel became Hong Kong's No.1 wheelchair badminton player in 2009 after overcoming a car accident the previous year that led to the amputation (截肢) of his left leg. He has participated in countless para-badminton matches and won most of them. 2019 was a fruitful year for him as he obtained four gold medals and four silver medals in different contests. He won 41 matches out of the 45 matches he contested in 2019. What a splendid result!

Talking about the abrupt change in his life, he confessed in an interview that he had encountered tough situations. ''You are in a minority. They look at you as if you're not useful and when I look at everyone (from a wheelchair), I have to look up.''

He pays close attention to social issues and actively expresses his opinions online. Recently, Daniel and five of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons (「傑青」) posted a petition, urging the government to positively respond to the demands of the majority of the public and protect young people.

◆Daniel Chan Ho-yuen(陳浩源)．Age: 34

■Photo Story

Awardee of numerous contests

Daniel (back row, third left) is the awardee of several important and renowned contests. He is one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons in 2019.

■Gear up

Find a synonym from the passage for the words below.

(1) sudden _____________ (2) admitted _____________

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■English highway﹕-ee

Some words with the suffix ''ee'' could denote a person who is the object or beneficiary of the act specified by the verb.

e.g. the person who obtains an award - awardee

the person who is absent from any occasion - absentee

the person who is employed - employee

■Glossary

fruitful (adj) 富有成果的

splendid (adj) 出色的

encounter (v) 面對

minority (n) 少數

[Smarties' Power English 第268期]