【吳文遠十一遊行案法庭陳詞 — 中文譯本】

法官閣下：

從小我父母便教我要有同理心，要關顧社會上相對不幸的人。儘管在早年職業生涯上取得不俗成就，但我從來沒有意欲將追求個人財富視為人生目標。

當我在國外生活了多年後回到香港定居時，我為這個我自豪地稱之為家的城市，存在如此嚴重的社會不平等而感到困惑和擔憂。 令我震驚的是，社會如何漠視對窮人和少數族裔的歧視。既有的社會結構，有時甚至會鼓勵這種歧視繼續發生。同時，我們也無法一如其它地方，享有基本的民主權利和自由。

這些都是我參與社會運動以至參與政治的動機。我希望盡己所能，為被忽視的弱勢階層鼓與呼，替不能為自己發聲的人說話。

與許多人相比，我很幸運能夠接受良好教育，並擁有一定程度上的財務自由和社會地位。我們很幸運，能夠過上舒適生活，並有自由選擇我們的道路。我選擇為社會平等而奮鬥。其實這個法庭上許多人都差不多，我們都喜歡香港，這個稱為家的地方。或許我們在生活中選擇了不同的角色，但目標都是相同：為他人服務。

可悲的是，我擔心我們已經逐漸成為社會制度中的例外。當下許多香港人根本沒有那些機會，包括貧困長者，欠缺向上流動機會、被邊緣化的年輕人，還有犧牲所有時間但只能為家庭僅僅維持基本生活的工人。這些人再努力，生活中的選擇仍然局限於維持生計。對他們來說，「選擇」是負擔不起的奢侈品，更不用說如何決定自己的命運。

在生活壓力下，我們的視野通常很難超越自身的社交圈子，更難的是對陌生人展現同理心。兩極化的政治分歧產生越來越多裂痕，令我們有時候無法互相理解、和而不同，亦不願意試圖尋求某種程度的妥協。

我一直希望，一個較民主的制度能夠成為一道橋樑，彌合上述社會鴻溝，或者至少容讓我們選擇怎樣共同生活。

2019年的動盪，為整個社會帶來了沉重的打擊。無論政治立場如何，我敢肯定這個法庭上有許多人，都為此而傷心欲絕。整座城市都被不信任、仇恨和恐懼所淹沒。今天固然不是討論這個問題的合適地方，但我希望法庭能夠理解，僅靠司法機構並不能解決已經根深蒂固的社會政治鴻溝。

我們需要集體力量、勇氣、誠實和同理心來修補我們的家。看看幾位同案被告，他們在服務社會方面有著非凡的紀錄。比起囚禁在監獄，我相信他們能夠對社會作出更大貢獻。

為了追求全體香港人的權利，我的確違反了法律，並且已準備面對法院的判決。令人敬重的幾位同案被告，畢生捍衛法治，為民主而戰，為無聲者發聲，我十分榮幸能夠與他們並肩同行。

我相信終有一天，籠罩我們城市的烏雲將會消散，光明將會重臨，愛和同理心將會戰勝歸來。

吳文遠
2021年5月24日

Avery Ng Man Yuen’s Statement

Your Honour,

I was brought up by my parents to value the importance of empathy, to care and to feel for others in our community less fortunate. Although I enjoyed great success early in my career, I never had a desire to pursue personal wealth in the more traditional sense.

When I settled back in Hong Kong after years of living abroad, I was baffled and disturbed by how severe the social inequality existed in a city I am proud to call my home. I was struck at how discrimination against the poor and the minorities far too often goes ignored or can even at times is encouraged by the established social structure; and how we cannot have the basic democratic rights and freedoms that other places enjoy.

These were my motivations to join social activism and enter into politics. I chose to spend my energy to speak for the underprivileged, the disenchanted and often ignored segments of society. To offer a voice for those who could not speak for themselves.

Compared to many, I am privileged to have a great education and a certain level of financial freedom and social standing. We are fortunate enough to be able to lead comfortable lives and have the freedom to choose the path that we take. I chose to fight for social equality. Many of those in this court are not that much different. We all love Hong Kong, the place we call home. We chose our different roles in life but with the same aim: to serve others.

Sadly, I fear that many of us are increasingly the exception to the rule. Today far too many Hong Kong people do not have that chance, whether that is our elderly who live in poverty, marginalized youth with few opportunities for social mobility, or workers who give up all their time slaving away to provide the bare minimum for their families. These people all struggle to make ends meet with very limited options in life. “Choice” for them is a luxury that they cannot afford. Let alone having the gratification of being able to dictate their own destiny.

I recognise, with the pressures of life, it is often difficult for people to see beyond their own social bubble. It is harder still to acquire empathy for strangers. Polarized political division increasingly has driven a wedge between people, making it sometimes impossible for people to understand and empathise with one another, to disagree agreeably, and attempt to find some level of compromise.

It has always been my hope that a more democratic system could be the bridge that heals this social divide or at the very least allow us to choose how we can live together in our home.

I’m certain that none of us in this court wanted to see the turmoil in 2019, which has seen our whole society suffer regardless of political preference. Distrust, hatred, and fear has engulfed Hong Kong. Today is certainly not the right forum for this immense topic. However, I hope the court can understand that the Judiciary alone cannot resolve the deep-rooted socio-political divide which exist.

It will take our collective strength, courage, honesty, and empathy to mend our home. Looking at my fellow defendants with their extraordinary history in serving this society, I believe they can do far greater good among us in society than being locked in prison.

In pursuit of the rights of all Hong Kong people, I have broken the law. I am prepared to face the court’s judgement. I am proud to be in the company of my esteemed fellows who have spent their lives championing the rule of law, fighting for the democracy and voicing for the voiceless.

I believe the storm-clouds that currently reside over our home will one day lift, and make way for a bright and clear day. I believe love and empathy will eventually prevail.
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【#拜登就職演說全文】★中英版本★
資料來源：美國白宮新聞稿
This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day.

A day of history and hope. Of renewal and resolve.

Through a crucible for the ages America has been tested anew and America has risen to the challenge.

Today, we celebrate the triumph not of a candidate, but of a cause, the cause of democracy.

The will of the people has been heard and the will of the people has been heeded.

We have learned again that democracy is precious.

Democracy is fragile.

And at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed.

So now, on this hallowed ground where just days ago violence sought to shake this Capitol’s very foundation, we come together as one nation, under God, indivisible, to carry out the peaceful transfer of power as we have for more than two centuries.

We look ahead in our uniquely American way – restless, bold, optimistic – and set our sights on the nation we know we can be and we must be.

I thank my predecessors of both parties for their presence here.

I thank them from the bottom of my heart.

You know the resilience of our Constitution and the strength of our nation.

As does President Carter, who I spoke to last night but who cannot be with us today, but whom we salute for his lifetime of service.

I have just taken the sacred oath each of these patriots took — an oath first sworn by George Washington.

But the American story depends not on any one of us, not on some of us, but on all of us.

On “We the People” who seek a more perfect Union.

This is a great nation and we are a good people.

Over the centuries through storm and strife, in peace and in war, we have come so far. But we still have far to go.

We will press forward with speed and urgency, for we have much to do in this winter of peril and possibility.

Much to repair.

Much to restore.

Much to heal.

Much to build.

And much to gain.

Few periods in our nation’s history have been more challenging or difficult than the one we’re in now.

A once-in-a-century virus silently stalks the country.

It’s taken as many lives in one year as America lost in all of World War II.

Millions of jobs have been lost.

Hundreds of thousands of businesses closed.

A cry for racial justice some 400 years in the making moves us. The dream of justice for all will be deferred no longer.

A cry for survival comes from the planet itself. A cry that can’t be any more desperate or any more clear.

And now, a rise in political extremism, white supremacy, domestic terrorism that we must confront and we will defeat.

To overcome these challenges – to restore the soul and to secure the future of America – requires more than words.

It requires that most elusive of things in a democracy:

Unity.

Unity.

In another January in Washington, on New Year’s Day 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.

When he put pen to paper, the President said, “If my name ever goes down into history it will be for this act and my whole soul is in it.”

My whole soul is in it.

Today, on this January day, my whole soul is in this:

Bringing America together.

Uniting our people.

And uniting our nation.

I ask every American to join me in this cause.

Uniting to fight the common foes we face:

Anger, resentment, hatred.

Extremism, lawlessness, violence.

Disease, joblessness, hopelessness.

With unity we can do great things. Important things.

We can right wrongs.

We can put people to work in good jobs.

We can teach our children in safe schools.

We can overcome this deadly virus.

We can reward work, rebuild the middle class, and make health care
secure for all.

We can deliver racial justice.

We can make America, once again, the leading force for good in the world.

I know speaking of unity can sound to some like a foolish fantasy.

I know the forces that divide us are deep and they are real.

But I also know they are not new.

Our history has been a constant struggle between the American ideal that we are all created equal and the harsh, ugly reality that racism, nativism, fear, and demonization have long torn us apart.

The battle is perennial.

Victory is never assured.

Through the Civil War, the Great Depression, World War, 9/11, through struggle, sacrifice, and setbacks, our “better angels” have always prevailed.

In each of these moments, enough of us came together to carry all of us forward.

And, we can do so now.

History, faith, and reason show the way, the way of unity.

We can see each other not as adversaries but as neighbors.

We can treat each other with dignity and respect.

We can join forces, stop the shouting, and lower the temperature.

For without unity, there is no peace, only bitterness and fury.

No progress, only exhausting outrage.

No nation, only a state of chaos.

This is our historic moment of crisis and challenge, and unity is the path forward.

And, we must meet this moment as the United States of America.

If we do that, I guarantee you, we will not fail.

We have never, ever, ever failed in America when we have acted together.

And so today, at this time and in this place, let us start afresh.

All of us.

Let us listen to one another.

Hear one another.
See one another.

Show respect to one another.

Politics need not be a raging fire destroying everything in its path.

Every disagreement doesn’t have to be a cause for total war.

And, we must reject a culture in which facts themselves are manipulated and even manufactured.

My fellow Americans, we have to be different than this.

America has to be better than this.

And, I believe America is better than this.

Just look around.

Here we stand, in the shadow of a Capitol dome that was completed amid the Civil War, when the Union itself hung in the balance.

Yet we endured and we prevailed.

Here we stand looking out to the great Mall where Dr. King spoke of his dream.

Here we stand, where 108 years ago at another inaugural, thousands of protestors tried to block brave women from marching for the right to vote.

Today, we mark the swearing-in of the first woman in American history elected to national office – Vice President Kamala Harris.

Don’t tell me things can’t change.

Here we stand across the Potomac from Arlington National Cemetery, where heroes who gave the last full measure of devotion rest in eternal peace.

And here we stand, just days after a riotous mob thought they could use violence to silence the will of the people, to stop the work of our democracy, and to drive us from this sacred ground.

That did not happen.

It will never happen.

Not today.

Not tomorrow.

Not ever.

To all those who supported our campaign I am humbled by the faith you have placed in us.

To all those who did not support us, let me say this: Hear me out as we move forward. Take a measure of me and my heart.

And if you still disagree, so be it.

That’s democracy. That’s America. The right to dissent peaceably, within the guardrails of our Republic, is perhaps our nation’s greatest strength.

Yet hear me clearly: Disagreement must not lead to disunion.

And I pledge this to you: I will be a President for all Americans.

I will fight as hard for those who did not support me as for those who did.

Many centuries ago, Saint Augustine, a saint of my church, wrote that a people was a multitude defined by the common objects of their love.

What are the common objects we love that define us as Americans?

I think I know.

Opportunity.

Security.

Liberty.

Dignity.

Respect.

Honor.

And, yes, the truth.

Recent weeks and months have taught us a painful lesson.

There is truth and there are lies.

Lies told for power and for profit.

And each of us has a duty and responsibility, as citizens, as Americans, and especially as leaders – leaders who have pledged to honor our Constitution and protect our nation — to defend the truth and to defeat the lies.

I understand that many Americans view the future with some fear and trepidation.

I understand they worry about their jobs, about taking care of their families, about what comes next.

I get it.

But the answer is not to turn inward, to retreat into competing factions, distrusting those who don’t look like you do, or worship the way you do, or don’t get their news from the same sources you do.

We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal.

We can do this if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts.

If we show a little tolerance and humility.

If we’re willing to stand in the other person’s shoes just for a moment.
Because here is the thing about life: There is no accounting for what fate will deal you.

There are some days when we need a hand.

There are other days when we’re called on to lend one.

That is how we must be with one another.

And, if we are this way, our country will be stronger, more prosperous, more ready for the future.

My fellow Americans, in the work ahead of us, we will need each other.

We will need all our strength to persevere through this dark winter.

We are entering what may well be the toughest and deadliest period of the virus.

We must set aside the politics and finally face this pandemic as one nation.

I promise you this: as the Bible says weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning.

We will get through this, together

The world is watching today.

So here is my message to those beyond our borders: America has been tested and we have come out stronger for it.

We will repair our alliances and engage with the world once again.

Not to meet yesterday’s challenges, but today’s and tomorrow’s.

We will lead not merely by the example of our power but by the power of our example.

We will be a strong and trusted partner for peace, progress, and security.

We have been through so much in this nation.

And, in my first act as President, I would like to ask you to join me in a moment of silent prayer to remember all those we lost this past year to the pandemic.

To those 400,000 fellow Americans – mothers and fathers, husbands and wives, sons and daughters, friends, neighbors, and co-workers.

We will honor them by becoming the people and nation we know we can and should be.

Let us say a silent prayer for those who lost their lives, for those they left behind, and for our country.

Amen.

This is a time of testing.

We face an attack on democracy and on truth.

A raging virus.

Growing inequity.

The sting of systemic racism.

A climate in crisis.

America’s role in the world.

Any one of these would be enough to challenge us in profound ways.

But the fact is we face them all at once, presenting this nation with the gravest of responsibilities.

Now we must step up.

All of us.

It is a time for boldness, for there is so much to do.

And, this is certain.

We will be judged, you and I, for how we resolve the cascading crises of our era.

Will we rise to the occasion?

Will we master this rare and difficult hour?

Will we meet our obligations and pass along a new and better world for our children?

I believe we must and I believe we will.

And when we do, we will write the next chapter in the American story.

It’s a story that might sound something like a song that means a lot to me.

It’s called “American Anthem” and there is one verse stands out for me:

“The work and prayers
of centuries have brought us to this day
What shall be our legacy?
What will our children say?…
Let me know in my heart
When my days are through
America
America
I gave my best to you.”

Let us add our own work and prayers to the unfolding story of our nation.

If we do this then when our days are through our children and our children’s children will say of us they gave their best.

They did their duty.

They healed a broken land.
My fellow Americans, I close today where I began, with a sacred oath.

Before God and all of you I give you my word.

I will always level with you.

I will defend the Constitution.

I will defend our democracy.

I will defend America.

I will give my all in your service thinking not of power, but of possibilities.

Not of personal interest, but of the public good.

And together, we shall write an American story of hope, not fear.

Of unity, not division.

Of light, not darkness.

An American story of decency and dignity.

Of love and of healing.

Of greatness and of goodness.

May this be the story that guides us.

The story that inspires us.

The story that tells ages yet to come that we answered the call of history.

We met the moment.

That democracy and hope, truth and justice, did not die on our watch but thrived.

That our America secured liberty at home and stood once again as a beacon to the world.

That is what we owe our forebearers, one another, and generations to follow.

So, with purpose and resolve we turn to the tasks of our time.

Sustained by faith.

Driven by conviction.

And, devoted to one another and to this country we love with all our hearts.

May God bless America and may God protect our troops.

Thank you, America.
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★ 中文翻譯：資料來源中央社CNA

這是美國的一天，這是民主的一天，是歷史和希望的一天，是更新與決心的一天。美國幾個世代經過熔爐的考驗之後，如今再次遭到試煉，而且已再次奮起應付挑戰。今天，我們慶祝的不是一位候選人的勝利，而是一個奮鬥目標的勝利，是為民主的奮鬥。人民的意志被聽見了，人民的意志得到了關注。

我們再次學到，民主是珍貴的，民主是脆弱的，而在此刻，朋友們，民主已然勝利。短短幾天之前，還有暴力試圖撼動國會的根基，但今天我們齊聚這個莊嚴的所在，以一個在上帝之下不可分裂的國家，展開權力的和平轉移，一如我國200多年的傳統。

我們要用美國特有的方式，也就是不停歇、勇敢、樂觀的方式展望未來。放眼我們可以成為、也必須成為的國家。我謝謝今天蒞臨的兩黨前任總統，我衷心感謝，你們知道我國憲法的韌性，以及我們國家的力量。卡特總統（Jimmy Carter）也是，我昨晚與他通了電話，但他不克前來。我們為他畢生的奉獻向他致敬。

我剛才跟這幾位愛國者一樣鄭重宣誓，一篇最初由華盛頓宣讀的誓詞。然而，美國故事靠的不是我們任何一個人，或一部分人，而是我們全體。它靠的是「我們人民」，在尋求一個更好的合眾國的人民。這是個偉大的國家，我們是一群良善的人。

經歷過去幾個世紀的風雨和衝突、和平與戰爭，我們走過很長一段路，但前方還有很長一段路要走。我們將快速緊急前行，因為在這個危險與機會的冬天，我們有很多事要做。有很多需要修補、需要恢復、需要癒合。有許多需要建設，也可以有很多收穫。

在我國歷史上，很少人或很少時刻面臨著比我們目前更大的挑戰或困難。百年一見、無聲無息蔓延整個國家的病毒，在一年之內奪走的人命，跟美國在第二次世界大戰犧牲的總人數一樣多。數百萬工作機會流失，成千上萬企業關門。

400年來的種族正義的呼聲感動著我們，全民同享公義的夢想將不再拖後。地球生存的呼聲再急迫不過，也再清楚不過。如今政治極端主義、白人至上主義和本土恐怖主義的興起，讓我們有必要起來面對並將它們擊倒。

克服這些挑戰、恢復美國靈魂和鞏固未來需要的不只是話語，而是民主當中最難以捉摸的部分，那就是團結一心，團結一心。

另一個一月天，在1863年開年之時，林肯總統簽署解放奴隸宣言。讓我引述他在下筆時所說的話：「如果我留名青史，將會是因為這份宣言，以及我投注其中的全心全意。」

今天，同樣在一月裡，我全心全意投注於此：團結全體國人，團結整個國家。我請求所有美國人加入，和我一起努力，團結對抗我們共同的敵人：怨氣、不滿、仇恨、極端主義、目無法紀的行為、暴力、疾病、失業和無助。

團結一心，我們能夠成就偉大事業、重要的事情。我們可以糾正錯誤，可以讓民眾找到好的工作，可以在安全的校園教導孩子，可以克服這個致命的病毒。我們可以讓工作獲得報酬，重建中產階級，可以提供全民健保，可以兌現種族正義，讓美國再次成為世界主要的良善力量。

我明白，這個時候談論團結聽起來像愚昧的天方夜譚，我知道分裂我們的力量又深又真切，但我也知道這些力量不是現在才出現。美國向來在人人平等這個理想，和國家長期被種族主義、本土主義、恐懼和妖魔化分化的醜陋現實之間掙扎。這個征戰從未止息，勝利並無保證。

從南北戰爭、大蕭條、世界大戰到911恐攻，儘管歷經奮鬥、犧牲和挫折，良善的天使向來都會勝利。每當遇到這種時刻，我們都會有足夠的人團結一心，讓全國一起向前，我們現在也可以這麼做。

歷史、信仰和理性指向一條明路，一條團結之路。我們可以不把彼此當成敵人，而是鄰居。我們可以尊嚴和尊重彼此相待，可以同心協力，停止叫囂，讓溫度冷卻。因為沒有團結就沒有和平，只會留下苦毒與憤怒；不會有進步，只會有讓人厭倦的離譜言行；不會有國家，只會有混亂狀態。

這是我們危機和挑戰的歷史性一刻，而團結是前進的道路，我們必須以合眾國的姿態來面對這一刻，若能做到，我向諸位保證我們不會失敗。當我們團結起來，我們從來就不曾失敗，因此在這一天，在此時此刻，就在這裡，讓我們重新來過，全體一起來。讓我們開始再次彼此聆聽，讓對方說，相互探望，對彼表達尊重。

政治不必像這一團熊熊之火，燒毀一切，歧見不必成為全面戰爭的理由。我們必須摒棄操弄甚至捏造事實的文化，同胞們，我們不能這樣，美國必須不只是這個樣子，而且我相信美國不至淪落至此。

看看四周，我們站在國會大廈圓頂之下，這是南北戰爭時期完成的，當時美國的前途還在未定之天，但我們挺過來了，我們勝利了。我們現在站在此，看著偉大的國家廣場，金恩博士（Martin Luther King Jr.）曾對廣場上的群眾訴說他的夢想。也是在這裡，108年前的另一場就職典禮，數以千計的抗議人士試圖阻撓一群勇敢的婦女遊行爭取投票權。

今天我們見證副總統賀錦麗創造美國歷史，成為第一位擔任國家領導人的女性，別告訴我事情無法改變。

我們站在這裡，隔著波多馬克河（Potomac River）遠眺阿靈頓國家公墓（Arlington National Cemetery），也就是為國捐軀的英雄長眠之地。我們站在這裡，不過幾天前，暴動的群眾以為他們可用暴力箝制民眾的意志，阻撓民主運作，把我們驅逐出這塊聖地。但事情未如他們所願，今天不會，明天也不會，永遠都不會。

每位支持我們參選的民眾，我因你們給予我們的信心感到謙卑。對於沒有支持我們的人，讓我對你們說：未來請聽我說的話，評量我和我的心。如果你們還是不同意，也罷。這就是民主。這就是美國。以平和的方式在我們國家的規範之內表達異議的權利，可能是我國最大的優勢。

但請聽清楚：不同意見絕對不能變成不團結。而且我向各位保證，我要當全體國人的總統。不論你支持我或不支持我，我都將同樣為你們而努力。

好幾個世紀之前，我所屬教會的聖者聖奧古斯丁（Saint Augustine）曾經寫道，人民是個群體，由他們共同喜愛的東西所定義。身為美國人，我們共同喜愛而且能定義我們的東西是什麼？我想我們都知道：機會、安定、自由、尊嚴、尊重、榮譽，是的，還有真相。

最近的幾個星期、幾個月給了我們痛苦的教訓：有真相，也有謊言，為了權力和利益而說的謊言。我們每個人做為公民，做為美國人，特別是身為領導者的人，曾經承諾要遵守憲法、保護我們的國家的領導者，有職責、有責任要捍衛真相、打敗謊言。

我瞭解有許多同胞以害怕、惶恐的心情看待未來。我瞭解他們擔心工作問題。我瞭解他們像我父親那樣，夜裡躺在床上盯著天花板，想著得要有醫療保險、有貸款要付、想著他們的家庭，想著接下來會如何。我跟各位保證，我瞭解。但答案不是退縮，不是進入到彼此競爭的派系，不信任看起來跟你不一樣的人，跟你有不同信仰的人，或者新聞來源不同於你的人。

我們必須結束這場「無禮的戰爭」，它讓紅藍對立、鄉村與都市的民眾對立、保守派與自由派對立。我們可以做到，如果我們敞開心胸，而不是讓我們的心變硬，如果我們展現一些包容和謙虛，如果我們願意為別人設想，就像我母親說的：只要一下子就好，為別人設想。

因為人生就是這樣，你無法預知命運。有些時候，你會需要別人伸出援手，還有些時候，人家會請你伸出援手。就是要這樣，這就是我們為彼此做的事。如果我們這麼做，我們的國家就會更強大、更繁榮，更能為未來做好準備，而且我們還是可以有不同意見。

同胞們，我們在推動未來的工作時，會需要彼此。我們要集舉國之力，才能度過這個黑暗的冬天。我們可能在進入疫情最嚴重、最致命的階段。我們必須把政治擺在一邊，要終於能夠舉國對抗這個大流行，用舉國之力。我向各位保證，就如聖經所說：「一宿雖有哭泣，早晨便必歡呼。」我們將可一起度過，一起！

各位，我跟我在參眾兩院的同事們都瞭解，世人正在觀看，他們今天在看著我們，因此這是我要對國外傳達的訊息：美國受到試煉，而我們因此更為茁壯。我們將修補我們與盟國的關係，再次與世界往來，不是為了面對昨天的挑戰，而是今天和明天的挑戰。我們將不是藉著我們力量的典範來領導，而是憑藉我們典範的力量。我們將會是和平、進步與安定堅強而且可信賴的夥伴。

各位都知道，我們國家經歷了許多事情。我做為總統要做的第一件事，是要請你們跟我一起，為過去一年因疫情喪生的人們默禱，紀念那40萬個同胞，母親、父親、丈夫、妻子、兒子、女兒、朋友、鄰居和同事們。我們要成為我們自知可以成為、而且應該成為的人民和國家，以此榮耀他們。因此我請大家，一起為離世和失去親友的人們，還有我們的國家默禱，……阿們。

各位，這是試煉的時刻。我們面對對民主與真相的攻擊、正在肆虐的病毒、嚴重的不公、系統性的種族歧視、陷入危機的氣候，還有美國在全球的角色問題。其中任何一點都足以對我們構成嚴重的挑戰。但事實是，我們在同時面對這一切，這讓美國挑起我們最重大的責任之一。我們將受到試煉，我們能迎接挑戰嗎？這是大膽的時候，因為有好多事情要做。

而我向各位保證，這點是肯定的：你我將被評判，標準是我們如何解決這個時代一一發生的危機。我們將迎接挑戰。我們能否戰勝這個罕見而艱難的時刻？我們能否履行我們的義務，把一個新的、更好的世界傳給我們的下一代？我相信我們必須那麼做，而且我相信你們也這麼認為。我相信我們會，而且當我們做到，我們將寫下美國歷史偉大的新章節。美國的故事。

這個故事可能像一首對我來說深具意義的歌曲，它叫「美國頌」（American Anthem），它有一段歌詞至少對我來說很特別，它是這樣說的：「數百年的努力與祈禱讓我們來到今天，我們有什麼能傳承下去？我們的子孫會怎麼說？當我的日子結束，讓我內心知曉，美國，美國，我已為你付出最大努力。」

讓我們把我們自己的努力和祈禱，加到我們偉大的國家仍在發展的故事之中。如果我們做到，那麼當我們的日子結束，我們的子孫和他們的子孫會說：「他們付出了最大的努力，他們盡了他們的責任，他們修補了破碎的國家。」

同胞們，我的結語要跟開頭一樣，有個神聖的誓言。在上帝和各位面前，我向你們保證。我將始終開誠布公，我將捍衛憲法，我將捍衛我們的民主。我將捍衛美國，全心全力奉獻為你們服務，心中想的不是權力，而是可能性，不是私利，而是公眾的利益。我們將一起寫下美國希望的故事，而非恐懼的故事，是團結而非分歧，是光明而非黑暗。是禮貌與尊嚴、愛與療癒、偉大與善良的故事。

希望這是引導我們的故事、啟發我們的故事，是能告訴未來的世世代代我們回應歷史的召喚並且回應了時代挑戰的故事。民主與希望、真相與公義沒有在我們的時代衰亡，而是生生不息，美國固守了國內的自由，並且再次成為世界的明燈。這是我們對先人、對彼此和對未來世世代代的責任。

因此，我們要有目標、有決心，把注意力轉向這個時代的任務，靠信心來維持，靠信念來驅使，為彼此和我們全心熱愛的國家而奉獻。願上帝保佑美國，保守我們的三軍。謝謝美國！

＊文長謹慎入，雖然看完也不會有小禮物拿

Mountain Parka
有時候還真的不曉得怎麼翻成中文
『山系外套』？聽起來感覺過於現代感
『登山派克大衣』似乎也不怎麼有fu

最近在店內商品有好幾樣都跟Ｍountain Parka有關，
但對於還不是很了vintage領域的
卻覺得這東西看起來不是『很特別』
感覺外面就有許多版型相似的

這裏『插個播』：
古著一定要長得特別才叫古著？？
現在的服裝史綿延的都是古著不斷的考究復刻再改良再復刻
真要特別的樣式也有，可能也得考慮走出店家後回家是否會穿它個幾次
當然如果你是穿搭駕馭高手，也請多多帶一些子弟出來

回來話題上：
其實『玩』古著真的並不難，因為你只是在玩
『聊』古著？就找些同好就好不用爭個你死我活
『穿』古著更是許多人掛在嘴邊的：我喜歡就好
『懂』古著，恩。。。決定要先從哪邊開始懂起？
從哪個點-線-面延伸下去會得到什麼？

我們今天的『點』便是：Mountain parka (開頭破題法）
從70s mountain parka這個中間點
向前向後個延伸的各不同面向，還有許多分支可以去探究

之前有跟大家介紹過『Parka』源自於極端寒冷天氣所需要的大衣
一開始從俄羅斯北部烏拉爾山脈的涅涅茨人的語言
其實一開始這詞據說翻譯成動物皮，因為當時常常以動物身上的皮毛
像是熊，狼來做成大衣覆蓋身上取暖，
有看過『神鬼獵人』的應該不難想像
總之『Parka』一詞出現就是跟『長版』『大衣』『保款禦寒』有關
不要夏天來跟我說要買短版的清涼用的『Parka』就好

當時上山，40s之前沒事一般人不會為了登頂或是插旗而登山
吃養自己都不夠了，上山通常都是『獵人』
另外還有就是『士兵軍人』為了打戰，像是最有名的就是
美國第十師山岳步兵（us 10th Mountain division)
當時在歐洲主戰區為了對抗德國而知名的精英部隊
執行的都是些艱困的任務，裝備當然也必須要
能夠應付不同的作戰需求而設計
而當時空軍中有名的Ｂ-9 parka由Eddie Bauer所設計，其羽絨的材質算是先驅
取代了當時覺得保暖的羊毛或是純棉材質，因為在暴風雨當中
棉或羊毛材質反而會增加作戰的危險性, 因此出現尼龍與棉混紡漸漸取代

二戰後，那些山岳部隊退休後仍然從事著登山與滑雪相關工作
而開始了這個登山與戶外運動市場的拓展
當時有個品牌: 『Holubar』 由Alice和Roy成立，至今仍是美國知名戶外品牌
1946年開始，他們從軍方的倉庫收購了一些二戰時期的裝備
來提供從事戶外運動的人，後來開始縫製羽絨睡袋以及製作parka還有背包
在當時要有更機能性的材質，不能僅僅靠著二戰的裝備材質
『尼龍』的使用在50s其實已經是種實驗性的革命性的材料
-
一開始以50/50為主，這是否有點熟悉？但可不是poly v.s cotton
而是nylon v.s cotton，這也是後來延伸到了大家熟悉的60/40
(還不熟悉？那更應該把這篇好好看完）
的確，Holubar開發了兩款Mountain Parka的經典樣式
一款是三個口袋加上一個側邊拉鍊袋
一款是知名的deer hunter上面兩個中型口袋下面兩個大口袋，
雖然這與當時軍用的野戰夾克也有相似之處
但連帽的樣式以及高領設計甚至是材質的運用
都在60-70年後的今天，仍然是美國最後歡迎的服裝外套之一
甚至影響了日後，登山活動更加普遍與盛行後
相繼出現的outdoor brand的樣式
-
之前也才介紹成立於1965年的Sierra Designs
其兩主理人也曾經在Holubar工作了幾年喔
從羽絨的運用到60/40材質到gore-tex的出現
的確是一次又一次在戶外運動運用材質上的突破
想想60年代誕生的登山戶外品牌，存活到現在的應該還能朗朗上口
（不用害羞，歡迎在朗朗個幾個）
而這樣的樣式為何也在日本影響有如此大
那就得提到當時背景的IVY 文化
也許有人已經知道,就是「Heavy duty ivy」!
在當美國大學生不只是穿著duffle coat 或是coach jacket
登山與露營和滑雪也成了他們的休閒運動
因此當時發跡的Mountain parka 也成了愛好穿搭之一
的確在日本取經常春藤文化時，也許也一併帶入到日本的服裝文化中

不過無論怎樣的『名詞一致』有些人對於講到羽絨就聯想到UQ的羽絨（？）
『外觀一致』覺得跟外面賣的沒什麼差別，就不感興趣，想要與眾不同
但走在路上不會被側目的那種（？）
如果不知道其『質量差異』的確就很難在『懂』古著這條路上繼續走

老實說，說到這裡要收尾才要講到今天的『主講品項』：
昨天簡單介紹過的『Rocky Mountain 』的Mountain Parka
在眾多品牌中,以運用『鵝絨』以及『鞣皮』的拼接知名
雖然因為當時製作背心的款式為其主打款
加上日後的推廣與名人加持，也比較能夠搭配其他服飾
不過別因為少見而忽略的這個唯一parka的樣式
也跟當時其他的品牌有很大的辨識度
加上與gore-tex合作，在當時也是開先鋒的parka款式
（也許等到有人青睞開始爭相購買的時候，早已成仙=no sale)
-
如果要『普通』介紹一個品牌一件商品其實不用太多篇幅
但要真正深入了解這個商品背後
起始環境的造就
文化綿延影響
革命與開創還有未來
甚至好的品牌在『製作流程』上怎樣『穩定』與『堅持』
真的也不是這樣一兩篇講述的完
-
也許可以因為純粹喜歡而更多深入研究，
但更多的是在未知的領域『因為了解』而能更加知道優劣
產品之所以會一直變化汰舊換新
當然除了資源、人力、還有環境
但不能遺忘過去開創的美好源頭
在與時並進的同時，能夠更加珍惜認真的品牌

當然前提是有人願意看到這裡，
雖然精靈也並不是為了讓大家看到這裡而寫
只是看到那些商品由衷地再次讓自己也回顧這些重要的時間軸
覺得也許更認真的看待物質本身，而非其他流言蜚語與風向等等
恩....可能明年會更好。（笑）
接著開頭說的，看完也不會有小禮物拿
因為這些知識本身就是個禮物（認真）

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關於我地"代號:噩夢"服裝活動首條預告片嘅簡單分析
以內容嚟講新服裝的確係有啲吸引力
但冇Ada就真係好似差咗啲嘢咁
而因應今個版本係無人機加炮塔嘅天下
刪減咗啲原本嘅"可遊玩內容"會唔會係一件好事呢？

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泰國曼谷遊2020:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTB6cDPf74o&list=PL9_DLCsyni2WsJSI7Vk6-8lSGkonTBj_a

MONSTER HUNTER WORLD: ICEBORNE 魔物獵人: 世界系列:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP5hmSIEQXA&list=PL9_DLCsyni2Wn3CY-Bp-smu7ik9UM6QZn

2019韓國自由行系例:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqxF5oC0zjQ&list=PL9_DLCsyni2UW5tlwRiGJ2qSfXJVZ-6kh

江門行2019系列:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66lBAhdIgd4&list=PL9_DLCsyni2VAeNcYr4pIcr8IP_YaGNgT

The Division 2 全境封鎖2系列:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbQY_my6Kf0&list=PL9_DLCsyni2X3A55UaNy9FEpOPmH3vuZa

生化危機2重製版 BioHazard RE:2 / Resident Evil 2 Remake系列:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sSVd0dyQ6c&list=PL9_DLCsyni2Xtw6428Vb7shZYcgkEx0F-

2018泰國遊記5日4夜系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9Nsgd2NgOo&list=PL9_DLCsyni2Xo2__0QSPcdxfCZgrcpyX_

2018韓國遊記7天6夜系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_DGXI6VXT8&list=PL9_DLCsyni2Xj8IoLluBBws1rj4ESBORJ

2017台灣台北遊記5日4夜系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYI5m3Z1LIw&list=PL9_DLCsyni2Uyc5MlHB6xuhxWak-cfT53

2016日本東京遊記5日4夜系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uuefhf3Oh4&list=PL9_DLCsyni2VULloxY5LCaK5o8db6QvHf

Vlog & 開箱Unboxing系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubXvDnzBtrU&list=PL9_DLCsyni2VIgkNLxNqWXtkJUQfrjfNB

Tango淘寶開箱分享系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKLqnFV_Mzo&list=PL9_DLCsyni2UGVDjigCnoStTQUIKGWUkp

Tango行山郊遊航拍系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEHt5PPfUdo&list=PL9_DLCsyni2XMC0ZJHuRh8R32N1rohwEi

Tango飲飲食食系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgehwboTRJA&list=PL9_DLCsyni2WrIK7R7csR6vJJoTagpBt2

Gameplay Live直播系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbF3kU9i8vM&list=PL9_DLCsyni2X2vuJKWGcCwoo_rRoyU701

The Evil Within 2 邪靈入侵2系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoO7X7iFJdY&list=PL9_DLCsyni2VshMQMjHQuLs-Cd6j_6rzr

The Division 全境封鎖系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlboR4W5gx8&list=PL9_DLCsyni2UFTMs0Rs0TmXzNQoKb-j-o

王者榮耀Moba手遊系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELJ_-mxil4M&list=PL9_DLCsyni2UNStWEkY-UTZdMOQ9PcxOr

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泰國曼谷遊2020:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTB6cDPf74o&list=PL9_DLCsyni2WsJSI7Vk6-8lSGkonTBj_a

MONSTER HUNTER WORLD: ICEBORNE 魔物獵人: 世界系列:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP5hmSIEQXA&list=PL9_DLCsyni2Wn3CY-Bp-smu7ik9UM6QZn

2019韓國自由行系例:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqxF5oC0zjQ&list=PL9_DLCsyni2UW5tlwRiGJ2qSfXJVZ-6kh

江門行2019系列:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66lBAhdIgd4&list=PL9_DLCsyni2VAeNcYr4pIcr8IP_YaGNgT

The Division 2 全境封鎖2系列:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbQY_my6Kf0&list=PL9_DLCsyni2X3A55UaNy9FEpOPmH3vuZa

生化危機2重製版 BioHazard RE:2 / Resident Evil 2 Remake系列:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sSVd0dyQ6c&list=PL9_DLCsyni2Xtw6428Vb7shZYcgkEx0F-

2018泰國遊記5日4夜系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9Nsgd2NgOo&list=PL9_DLCsyni2Xo2__0QSPcdxfCZgrcpyX_

2018韓國遊記7天6夜系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_DGXI6VXT8&list=PL9_DLCsyni2Xj8IoLluBBws1rj4ESBORJ

2017台灣台北遊記5日4夜系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYI5m3Z1LIw&list=PL9_DLCsyni2Uyc5MlHB6xuhxWak-cfT53

2016日本東京遊記5日4夜系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uuefhf3Oh4&list=PL9_DLCsyni2VULloxY5LCaK5o8db6QvHf

Vlog & 開箱Unboxing系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubXvDnzBtrU&list=PL9_DLCsyni2VIgkNLxNqWXtkJUQfrjfNB

Tango淘寶開箱分享系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKLqnFV_Mzo&list=PL9_DLCsyni2UGVDjigCnoStTQUIKGWUkp

Tango行山郊遊航拍系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEHt5PPfUdo&list=PL9_DLCsyni2XMC0ZJHuRh8R32N1rohwEi

Tango飲飲食食系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgehwboTRJA&list=PL9_DLCsyni2WrIK7R7csR6vJJoTagpBt2

Gameplay Live直播系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbF3kU9i8vM&list=PL9_DLCsyni2X2vuJKWGcCwoo_rRoyU701

The Evil Within 2 邪靈入侵2系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoO7X7iFJdY&list=PL9_DLCsyni2VshMQMjHQuLs-Cd6j_6rzr

The Division 全境封鎖系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlboR4W5gx8&list=PL9_DLCsyni2UFTMs0Rs0TmXzNQoKb-j-o

王者榮耀Moba手遊系列: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELJ_-mxil4M&list=PL9_DLCsyni2UNStWEkY-UTZdMOQ9PcxOr