A s my co-worker tried frantically to log on, I also became frantic, but for a different reason. I became frantic because my two guests had still not arrived for our 2.30pm TV recording. I worriedly joked with my co-workers that the two student leaders were late because they were also trying to pre-order the iPhone 6. To pre-order something means to order, or buy something before it is available so that it can be delivered later. Co-workers are the people you work with. If you have your heart set on something, it means you want it very much. If you are frantic, it means you are so nervous, anxious, and worried that you panic.
My two guests arrived just at 3pm. I jokingly asked if trying to pre-order an iPhone 6 had made them late. They said they had to attend a forum on politics and Chow Yong-kang had to meet with people from the pro-establishment camp. Their reason impressed me very much. While so many other young Hong Kong people were frantically trying to buy iPhones, these two university students cared more about Hong Kong's political future. I knew while interviewing them that they both had very sharp minds. If you have a sharp mind, it means you are very intelligent and are able to argue things in a logical way. Leung Lai-kwok speaks very good English and during the interview I felt she argued some points better than I did. I do not agree with some of their methods to fight for democracy but I admire their dedication to democracy.
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上星期五下午三時正，我跟兩位大學生錄影英語電視節目。他們是香港大學學生會會長梁麗幗及香港專上學生聯會秘書長周永康。同日三時，iPhone 6在香港預售。買家需要登入蘋果的本地網站去預購（pre-order）手機。我的其中一位同事（co-workers），整個心都飛往（had her heart so set on）買iPhone 6了，她在二時四十五分發瘋似的（frantically）嘗試登入蘋果網站但不果，因為太多人要登入了。
當我的同事（co-workers）正瘋狂地（frantically）登入網站，我也變得焦躁（frantic）起來，卻是為着別的原因。我開始慌亂（frantic），因為我的兩位嘉賓到二時半還未現身錄影節目。 我擔憂地跟我的同事（co-workers）打趣說，兩位學生領袖會不會也是因為預訂（pre-order）iPhone 6而遲到﹖Pre-order就是早於市面發售前預訂或預購，好讓貨物可於稍後送抵。Co-workers就是和你共事的人。要是你have your heart set on某事，即是你一心想得到它。若你很 frantic，即是你緊張、焦急、憂心得驚惶失措。
我的兩位嘉賓剛好在三時抵達。我打趣地問道，是不是因為預購（pre-order）iPhone 6導致遲到？他們解釋說，他們要出席一個政治論壇，而周永康得與一些親建制陣營的人會面。他們的原因令我印象深刻。當香港許多年輕人都在瘋狂地（frantically）搶購iPhones，這兩位大學生卻更關心香港的政治未來。我訪問他們的時候，更清楚他們都有靈活敏捷的頭腦（sharp minds）。若你有sharp mind，即是說你很聰明，可以條理清晰地跟人辯論。梁麗幗說得一口流利英語，在訪問期間，我甚至認為她的某些論點辯解得比我還好。我對他們某些爭取民主的方式不敢苟同，但我欽佩他們對民主的獻身。mickchug@gmail.com
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