前陣子跟正仔分享阿富汗的新聞，為甚麼阿富汗人害怕 Taliban 獨裁政權，給他展示人民擠爆機艙逃亡的照片，告訴他雖然很多香港人帶著豐厚的金錢和家當不慌不忙從容自在移民去西方國家，但當中市民憂慮自由被剝奪、擔心孩子接受洗腦教育、希望保障自身和家人安全、逃避制度的崩壞和周遭慘不忍睹的不公義不合理嘅情況，其本質其實跟阿富汗人的走難相似。

早前已在 Netflix 看過動畫 The Breadwinner，今次藉著新聞時事的時機，我們嘗試瞭解阿富汗更多。在圖書館借了Deborah Ellis 寫的 Breadwinner 原著小說和小林豊關於戰火與逃難的繪本（他另外有「阿富汗三部曲」，但暫時借不到）。

還有閱讀網上的資料和看看紀錄短片：

Taliban - Kids | Britannica Kids
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Taliban/627261

Afghanistan Crisis Explained for Kids
https://youtu.be/gLJjLfNxH8I

Who are the Taliban and what's happening in Afghanistan?
https://www.bbc.com/newsround/58221225

阿富汗局勢：逃往土耳其的阿富汗難民
https://youtu.be/JHhmDIYXVA4

阿富汗局勢：BBC記者深入採訪塔利班控制下的城鎮
https://youtu.be/xkrE9PU4eI8

#新聞事件的延伸學習

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Changing of the Guard returns to Buckingham Palace for the first time since Covid pandemic began
自新冠大流行開始以來，白金漢宮首次恢復皇家衛兵換崗儀式

time-honoured 歷史悠久的/古老又受尊重的
monarch 君主
man 配備人手
Household Division 英國御林軍
fluffy 毛茸茸/蓬鬆

One of the most time-honoured traditions at the monarch's London home, the Changing of the Guard was halted in March 2020 to avoid large crowds of tourists gathering during lockdown and potentially spreading COVID-19. But the familiar sight returned on Monday.
皇家衛兵換崗儀式，是君主在倫敦住所最為歷史悠久的傳統之一，為了避免封城期間大批遊客聚集並可能傳播新冠病毒，在2020年3月暫停，但這熟悉的場景在週一恢復了。

For the past 18 months, they have been busy manning COVID-19 testing sites and vaccination centres across the country, as well as operational training.
在過去18個月裡，他們一直忙於為全國各地新冠檢測站和疫苗接種中心配備人員，以及進行操作培訓。

When they're not performing ceremonial duties, guardsmen from the Household Division are also active, serving soldiers on operations or training.
當他們不執行禮儀性任務時，英國御林軍的衛兵也要參與軍人的活動或訓練。

What is the Changing of the Guard?
什麼是衛兵換崗?

The Changing of the Guard is a formal ceremony where a group of soldiers who protect Buckingham Palace - one of the Queen's residences - are replaced by a new group of soldiers.
衛兵換崗儀式是一個正式的儀式，其中一組保護白金漢宮的衛兵-女王的住所之一-由另一組新的衛兵取代。

The soldiers who protect Buckingham Palace, are known as the Queen's guard, and they wear traditional outfits whilst carrying out their duties, including a fluffy black bearskin hat, and a red jacket.
保衛白金漢宮的衛兵，也被稱作女王的衛兵，他們在執行任務時穿著傳統服裝，包含一頂毛茸茸的黑熊皮高帽和一件紅色夾克。

Members of the public can watch the ceremony take place.
公眾可以觀看儀式進行。

When did the ceremony first start?
換崗儀式何時開始的?

The guards have protected Kings, Queens and the Royal Palaces since around 1656.
The Changing of the Guard ceremony originally took place at the Palace of Whitehall, which was the King or Queen's official home in London until 1689.
自1656年左右以來，衛兵一直保護國王、王后和皇宮。衛兵換崗儀式最初是在懷特霍爾宮舉行，直到到1689年，懷特霍爾宮一直是國王或王后在倫敦的官邸。

When the Royal household moved to St James's Palace, the ceremony took place there, and finally in 1837, the ceremony moved to Buckingham Palace after Queen Victoria moved in.
當皇室遷至聖詹姆士宮時，儀式就在那舉行。最後在1837年，當維多利亞女王入住白金漢宮時，儀式也轉遷至白金漢宮。

資料來源
https://news.sky.com/story/changing-of-the-guard-returns-to-buckingham-palace-for-the-first-time-since-covid-pandemic-began-12388757
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/58291057

Have you ever imagined a robot that can change color? Researchers in South Korea have developed a robot chameleon that can change its color based on heat, and this technology is believed to have potential for a wider impact on cars and the fashion industry.

Learn how it works in BBC News.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/58189654

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新聞資料來源:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/53134074
https://www.bbc.com/weather/features/53135366

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