From the moment the trading port was ceded to the British in 1842, the expectation was that Hong Kong would one day be a part of China once more.
從1842年這個貿易港口被割讓給英國的那刻起,人們就期待著香港會再一次成為中國的一部分。
🌸port[pɔrt]
(n.)港埠;港口
🌸cede[sid]
(v.)放棄
🌸expectation[ˌɛkspɛkˈteʃən]
(n.)期待;期望
