[時事英文] 今天的頭條新聞

什麼是「 a heavy hand」?

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1. America’s Friends Express Horror and Shock as Capitol Attack ‘Shakes the World’

美國大廈暴動事件，美國盟友深感震驚

•express horror 表達恐懼；驚恐
•shock 令人震驚的事件（或經歷）；驚愕，震驚
•attack on the Capitol 對美國國會大廈襲擊
•shake the world 震動世界

英文報導: http://nyti.ms/3bgPC3d
中文報導: http://bit.ly/2MB3OJX

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2. With Mass Arrests, Beijing Exerts an Increasingly Heavy Hand in Hong Kong

香港大規模逮捕後，北京政府強硬施壓

•mass arrests 大規模逮捕
•exert 運用；行使（權威、權力等）；施加（影響等）
•a heavy hand (n.) 高壓手段，強硬措施 ; heavy-handed (adj.) 嚴厲的，粗暴的，高壓的*

中英報導: http://nyti.ms/35gYfqJ

*a heavy hand: http://bit.ly/38lQ921

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3. A Quarantine Nightmare: Three Weeks in a Hotel, if You Can Find One

隔離夢魘：住在旅館三個禮拜，如果找得到的話

•quarantine (n./v.) 隔離
•nightmare 惡夢

英文報導: http://nyti.ms/3oomf2y

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4. After Quick Vaccine Success, Israel Faces New Virus Woes

疫苗的快速成功之後，以色列卻迎來新病毒困境

•a quick success (n.) 迅速的成功
•face (v.) 面對，面臨，必須對付（難題）
•woes [ plural ] 困難；災難；不幸

英文報導: http://nyti.ms/3bkzBt1

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📣 In times of crisis, we must come together. Rather than succumb to cynicism and mistrust, let us maintain faith and embrace reason, truth, and love.

📣 我們應該要團結，讓我們維持信心、保持理性、真理並且用愛克服當前危機，而非被自私、相互不信任所屈服！

•in times of crisis 在危機時期
•come together 團結; 一起來; 合作完成*
•rather than 而不是**
•succumb to 屈服於
•cynicism and mistrust 憤世嫉俗和不信任
•maintain faith 維持信心
•embrace (v.) 欣然接受; 抱，擁抱

*come together: http://bit.ly/35iXfCj
**rather than: http://bit.ly/3qwPsd4

圖片出處: https://www.nytimes.com/section/world

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【Joshua Wong speaking to the Italian Senate】#意大利國會研討會演說 —— 呼籲世界在大學保衛戰一週年後與香港人站在同一陣線

中文、意大利文演說全文：https://www.patreon.com/posts/44167118

感謝開創未來基金會（Fondazione Farefuturo）邀請，讓我透過視像方式在意大利國會裡舉辦的研討會發言，呼籲世界繼續關注香港，與香港人站在同一陣線。

意大利作為絕無僅有參與一帶一路發展的國家，理應對中共打壓有更全面的理解，如今正值大學保衛戰一週年，以致大搜捕的時刻，當打壓更為嚴峻，香港更需要世界與我們同行。

為了讓各地朋友也能更了解香港狀況，我已在Patreon發佈當天演說的中文、英文和意大利文發言稿，盼望在如此困難的時勢裡，繼續讓世界知道我們未曾心息的反抗意志。

【The Value of Freedom: Burning Questions for Hong Kongers】

Good morning. I have the privilege today to share some of my thoughts and reflections about freedom, after taking part in social activism for eight years in Hong Kong. A movement calling for the withdrawal of the extradition law starting from last year had escalated into a demand for democracy and freedom. This city used to be prestigious for being the world’s most liberal economy, but now the infamous authoritarian government took away our freedom to election, freedom of assembly, freedom of expression and ideas.

Sometimes, we cannot avoid questioning the cause we are fighting for, the value of freedom. Despite a rather bleak prospect, why do we have to continue in this struggle? Why do we have to cherish freedom? What can we do to safeguard freedom at home and stay alert to attacks on freedom? In answering these questions, I hope to walk through three episodes in the previous year.

Turning to 2020, protests are not seen as frequently as they used to be on the media lens, partly because of the pandemic, but more importantly for the authoritarian rule. While the world is busy fighting the pandemic, our government took advantage of the virus to exert a tighter grip over our freedom. Putting the emergency laws in place, public assemblies in Hong Kong were banned. Most recently, a rally to support press freedom organized by journalists was also forbidden. While many people may ask if it is the end of street activism, ahead of us in the fight for freedom is another battleground: the court and the prison.

Freedom Fighters in Courtrooms and in Jail

Part of the huge cost incurred in the fight for freedom and democracy in Hong Kong is the increasing judicial casualties. As of today, more than 10 thousand people have been arrested since the movement broke out, more than a hundred of them are already locked up in prison. Among the 2,300 protestors who are prosecuted, 700 of them may be sentenced up to ten years for rioting charges.

Putting these figures into context, I wish to tell you what life is like, as a youngster in today’s Hong Kong. I was humbled by a lot of younger protestors and students whose exceptional maturity are demonstrated in courtrooms and in prison. What is thought to be normal university life is completely out of the question because very likely the neighbour next door or the roommate who cooked you lunch today will be thrown to jail on the next.

I do prison visits a few times a month to talk to activists who are facing criminal charges or serving sentences for their involvement in the movement. It is not just a routine of my political work, but it becomes my life as an activist. Since the movement, prison visits has also become the daily lives of many families.

But it is always an unpleasant experience passing through the iron gates one after one to enter the visitors’ room, speaking to someone who is deprived of liberty, for a selflessly noble cause. As an activist serving three brief jail terms, I understand that the banality of the four walls is not the most difficult to endure in jail. What is more unbearable is the control of thought and ideas in every single part of our daily routine enforced by the prison system. It will diminish your ability to think critically and the worst of it will persuade you to give up on what you are fighting for, if you have not prepared it well. Three years ago when I wrote on the first page of prison letters, which later turned into a publication called the ‘Unfree Speech’, I was alarmed at the environment of the prison cell. Those letters were written in a state in which freedom was deprived of and in which censorship was obvious. It brings us to question ourselves: other than physical constraints like prison bars, what makes us continue in the fight for freedom and democracy?

Mutual Support to activists behind-the-scene

The support for this movement is undiminished over these 17 months. There are many beautiful parts in the movement that continue to revitalise the ways we contribute to this city, instead of making money on our own in the so-called global financial centre. In particular, it is the fraternity, the mutual assistance among protestors that I cherished the most.

As more protestors are arrested, people offer help and assistance wholeheartedly -- we sit in court hearings even if we don’t know each other, and do frequent prison visits and write letters to protesters in detention. In major festivals and holidays, people gathered outside the prison to chant slogans so that they won’t feel alone and disconnected. This is the most touching part to me for I also experienced life in jail.

The cohesion, the connection and bonding among protestors are the cornerstone to the movement. At the same time, these virtues gave so much empowerment to the mass public who might not be able to fight bravely in the escalating protests. These scenes are not able to be captured by cameras, but I’m sure it is some of the most important parts of Hong Kong’s movement that I hope the world will remember.

I believe this mutual support transcends nationality or territory because the value of freedom does not alter in different places. More recently, Twelve Hongkong activists, all involved in the movement last year, were kidnapped by China’s coastal guard when fleeing to Taiwan for political refugee in late-August. All of them are now detained secretly in China, with the youngest aged only 16. We suspect they are under torture during detention and we call for help on the international level, putting up #SAVE12 campaign on twitter. In fact, how surprising it is to see people all over the world standing with the dozen detained protestors for the same cause. I’m moved by activists in Italy, who barely knew these Hong Kong activists, even took part in a hunger strike last month calling for immediate release of them. This form of interconnectivity keeps us in spirit and to continue our struggle to freedom and democracy.

Understanding Value of freedom in the university battle
A year ago on this day, Hong Kong was embroiled in burning clashes as the police besieged the Polytechnic University. It was a day we will not forget and this wound is still bleeding in the hearts of many Hong Kongers. A journalist stationed in the university at that time once told me that being at the scene could only remind him of the Tiananmen Square Massacre 31 years ago in Beijing. There was basically no exit except going for the dangerous sewage drains.

That day, thousands of people, old or young, flocked to districts close to the university before dawn, trying to rescue protestors trapped inside the campus. The reinforcements faced grave danger too, for police raided every corner of the small streets and alleys, arresting a lot of them. Among the 800+ arrested on a single day, 213 people were charged with rioting. For sure these people know there will be repercussions. It is the conscience driving them to take to the streets regardless of the danger, the conscience that we should stand up to brutality and authoritarianism, and ultimately to fight for freedoms that are guaranteed in our constitution. As my dear friend, Brian Leung once said, ‘’Hong Kong Belongs to Everyone Who Shares Its Pain’’. I believe the value of freedom is exemplified through our compassion to whom we love, so much that we are willing to sacrifice the freedom of our own.

Defending freedom behind the bars

No doubt there is a terrible price to pay in standing up to the Beijing and Hong Kong government. But after serving a few brief jail sentences and facing the continuing threat of harassment, I learnt to cherish the freedom I have for now, and I shall devote every bit what I have to strive for the freedom of those who have been ruthlessly denied.

The three episodes I shared with you today -- the courtroom, visiting prisoners and the battle of university continue to remind me of the fact that the fight for freedom has not ended yet. In the coming months, I will be facing a maximum of 5 years in jail for unauthorized assembly and up to one ridiculous year for wearing a mask in protest. But prison bars would never stop me from activism and thinking critically.

I only wish that during my absence, you can continue to stand with the people of Hong Kong, by following closely to the development, no matter the ill-fated election, the large-scale arrest under National Security Law or the twelve activists in China. To defy the greatest human rights abusers is the essential way to restore democracy of our generation, and the generation following us.

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#魯曼譯歌
歌名 : 山丘
原唱 : 李宗盛

本影片utube連結: https://youtu.be/ghAteKde-pM
歡迎訂閱我們的utube頻道喔

重要單字片語:
inspiration n. 靈感 converge v. 匯集 almighty adj. 強大的
beV aware of 知道 retrospect v. 回顧; 憶往innocently adv. 無辜地
overestimate v. 估計 capability n. 能力 fatigue n. 疲勞
mount v. 登上 in spite of 儘管 nag v. 嘮叨
melancholy n. 憂傷 witness v. 見證 eternity n. 永恆
retrieve v. 收回 affection n. 關愛 intend to v. 意圖
spoil v. 毀壞 mature adj. 成熟的 seduction n. 誘惑
fate n. 命運 overestimate v. 高估 be ashamed of 羞恥於…
exert v. 使出

譯文解析
越過山丘 => mount the hill
(登上山丘)
我倆各自一端 => we can stand with the river between us
(中間隔著河站著)
雖然已白了頭 => in spite of the gray hair
( 中文的因年老而生的白髮,英文要講灰髮喔)
唏噓 => sighed out
時不我予的 => ~~ of missing the boat
(英文的”錯失機會”就是 miss the boat喔! )
不自量力地　~overestimate one’s capability and ….
( 高估某人的能力而…)

譯文全文及中文歌詞

想說卻還沒說的 還很多 There is still much which I I want to say but not yet.
攢著是因為想寫成歌 I save them because I want to write songs.
讓人輕輕地唱著 淡淡地記著 Let people sing softly and keep in mind casually.
就算終於忘了 也值了Even though being forgot, they have proven their worth.
說不定我一生涓滴意念 僥倖匯成河Maybe my trickling inspiration can converge into a river,
然後我倆各自一端 and we can stand with the river between us
望著大河彎彎　終於敢放膽 facing the almighty curvy river and then finally we exert enough courage
嘻皮笑臉　面對　人生的難 to smile at all the hard time in life.
也許我們從未成熟 Maybe we have never been mature.
還沒能曉得　就快要老了 We are gonna get senior-aged before we are aware of it.
儘管心裡活著的還是那個年輕人 even though there are still young men inside us.
因為不安而頻頻回首 Lacking the sense of safety, we retrospect again and again
無知地索求　羞恥於求救 desiring innocently and being ashamed of asking for help.
不知疲倦地翻越　每一個山丘 We mount all the hill unaware of fatigue.
越過山丘　雖然已白了頭 We mount the hill in spite of the gray hair.
喋喋不休　時不我予的哀愁 We keep nagging about the melancholy of missing the boat.
還未如願見著不朽 Before witnessing the eternity as we wish,
就把自己先搞丟 we ourselves get lost.
越過山丘　才發現無人等候 Mounting the hill, we find no one waiting.
喋喋不休　再也喚不回溫柔 No matter how hard we talk, we can never retrieve affection.
為何記不得上一次是誰給的擁抱 Why can’t I remember who gave me the last hug?
在什麼時候 And when was I given?
我沒有刻意隱藏　也無意讓你感傷 I don’t intend to hide it or make you sad.
多少次我們無醉不歡 How many times can’t we have fun without getting drunk?
咒罵人生太短　唏噓相見恨晚 We curse at our short lives. We sighed out why we met so late.
讓女人把妝哭花了　也不管 We are careless when women spoil their makeup with their tears.

遺憾我們從未成熟 It’s a pity that we have never been mature.
還沒能曉得　就已經老了 We have already been before we were aware of it.
盡力卻仍不明白 No matter how hard we try,
身邊的年輕人 we couldn’t understand the young people around us.
給自己隨便找個理由 We casually pick up a reason.
向情愛的挑逗　命運的左右 With seduction and fate
不自量力地還手　直至死方休 we overestimate our capability and fight back till we die.
越過山丘　雖然已白了頭 We mount the hill in spite of the gray hair.
喋喋不休　時不我予的哀愁 We keep nagging about the melancholy of missing the boat.
還未如願見著不朽 Before witnessing the eternity as we wish,
就把自己先搞丟 we ourselves get lost.
越過山丘　才發現無人等候 Mounting the hill, we find no one waiting.
喋喋不休　再也喚不回了溫柔 No matter how hard we talk, we can never retrieve affection.
為何記不得上一次是誰給的擁抱 Why can’t I remember by whom I was last time given a hug
在什麼時候 And when?

越過山丘　雖然已白了頭 We mount the hill in spite of the gray hair.
喋喋不休　時不我予的哀愁 We keep nagging about the melancholy of missing the boat.
還未如願見著不朽 Before witnessing the eternity as we wish,
就把自己先搞丟 we ourselves got lost.
越過山丘　才發現無人等候 Mounting the hill, we find no one waiting.
喋喋不休　再也喚不回了溫柔 No matter how hard we talk, we can never retrieve affection.
為何記不得上一次是誰給的擁抱 Why can’t I remember by whom I was last time given a hug?
在什麼時候 And when?
喋喋不休　時不我予的哀愁 We keep nagging about the melancholy of missing the boat.
向情愛的挑逗　命運的左右 With seduction and fate
不自量力地還手　直至死方休 we overestimate our capability and fight back till we die.
為何記不得上一次是誰給的擁抱 Why can’t I remember by whom I was last time given a hug?
在什麼時候 And when ?