【 收合餘燼，背城借一 ──大專學界就白色恐怖時代降臨告港人書 | Resist, however long and hard the road may be - A Letter from Students’ Unions of Higher Institutions to all Hongkongers 】

今日，學生動源前召集人鍾翰林、前發言人何諾恆及前成員何忻諾各自於其寓所內被警察國安部人員上門拘捕，據稱被捕罪名為「煽動他人分裂國家」，亦有消息指可能有更多成員被捕。是次拘捕為國安法自六月三十日生效以來，首次有巿民被國安人員直接上門拘捕。

大專學界於此向全體香港人宣告，白色恐怖年代，正式降臨香港。鍾翰林等人作為白色恐怖下，遭受上門拘捕的第一道破窗，香港人絕不能置若罔聞。大專學界呼籲所有香港人繼續密切關注事件，並警告港共政權勿恣意妄為，因整個國際社會都正在注視著其一舉一動，任何侵犯人權之惡行都必會招來惡果。

未來，可預視將有更多港人身陷赤共魔爪中，但誠如愛爾蘭詩人貝克特所言：「我走不下去了。我會走下去。」香港人必定要秉持若水之志，戰勝恐懼，繼續於最艱難年月中，留一口氣、點一盞燈。過去一年，香港人背城借一、負隅頑抗，已徹底撕破中共的面具，使其邪惡本性原形畢露。天下圍共之勢已成，自由世界已站於香港人一邊。與暴政周旋，不爭朝夕之短長。只要在難彌堅，只要信念不滅，抗爭星火終有燎原之日。我等堅信，香港人終將迎來我城重光之日。

香港大學學生會
香港中文大學學生會臨時行政委員會
嶺南大學學生會
香港城市大學學生會
香港樹仁大學學生會
香港恒生大學學生會
香港公開大學學生會
東華學院學生會
香港理工大學學生會
香港浸會大學學生會臨時行政委員會
香港教育大學學生會
香港科技大學學生會

Today, the former founder of Studentlocalism, Tony Chung Hon-lam, the former member, Ho Yan-nok, and the former spokesperson, Ho Nok-hang were arrested in their respective residences by police officers from the National Security Department. Reportedly, they were charged with “inciting secession or undermining national unification”. This is the very first direct home arrest ever since the implementation of the National Security Law on the 30th June.

Hong Kong has fallen into the Era of White Terror. Students’ Unions of Higher Institutions hereby urge Hongkongers not to connive at the atrocities of the communist regime but to stand up against the oppression by any feasible means. To the tyrannical communist puppets, we warn that the world is watching. Any further crimes you commit will not go unseen.

It is crystal clear that more and more Hongkongers would have to endure the Communist terror. But as Samuel Beckett, an Irish poet, said, “I can’t go on. I will go on.” Hongkongers shall uphold the Be-Water spirit and continue to fight on in the darkest times. In the past year, Hongkongers have fought the battle against tyranny as if it was our last, revealing the Chinese communist regime’s true colour and unearthing its malignant nature. The free world has stood with Hongkongers against Communist aggression. Perseverance is vital to winning the war against tyranny. We shall continue defending Hong Kong with hope until widespread of the flames of resistance. May glory be to Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong University Students’ Union
The Provisional Executive Committee, The Student Union of The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lingnan University Students’ Union
City University of Hong Kong Students’ Union
The Student Union of Hong Kong Shue Yan University
The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong Students’ Union
The Open University of Hong Kong Students’ Union
Tung Wah College Students’ Union
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Students’ Union
The Hong Kong Baptist University Students’ Union Acting-Executive Committee
The Education University of Hong Kong Students’ Union
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Students’ Union

[時事英文新聞] 在校園內說英文不然就面對「意想不到的後果」!

Speak English on campus or face “unintended consequences.”

這是美國教育界最新的新聞，提供給各位同學參考。

"A professor stepped down from her position as director of graduate studies in the biostatistics department after an email she sent discouraging Chinese students from speaking in their native tongue went viral."

In all honesty, the director was most likely well-intentioned, doing what she thought was best to help students. However, there are better ways to address the issue. This is a learning opportunity for us all.

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以下是教授發給學生的電子郵件:

“To international students, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep these unintended consequences in mind when you choose to speak in Chinese in the building. I have no idea how hard it has been and still is for you to come to the US and have to learn in a non-native language. As such, I have the upmost [sic] respect for what you are doing. That being said, I encourage you to commit to using English 100% of the time when you are in Hock or any other professional setting.”

Complete email: https://goo.gl/EgDCnw

Full story: http://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/education/2019/01/27/duke-professor-warns-chinese-students-speak-english-campus-or-face-unintended-consequences/

Comments and opinions: https://goo.gl/nFP9fN

同學們對此議題看法如何？

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關鍵詞彙

1. step down 下台
2. native tongue 母語
3. started off innocuously enough 一開始時是無害的
4. go viral 像病毒般蔓延
5. warn students 警告學生
6. keep in mind 記住
7. unintended consequences 意想不到的後果
8. spread across 傳開
9. something to think about 需要考慮的事情
10. oblige（尤指按別人要求的去做以）討好，幫助，為…效勞
11. identify students 識別學生
12. interview for an internship 實習面試
13. not everyone can understand 不是每個人都能理解
14. face unseen barriers 面對看不見的障礙
15. future opportunities 未來的機會
16. spark outrage 引發憤怒
17. converse 交談
18. on their own time 在他們自己的時間
19. outside of the classroom 在教室外面
20. sic 原文如此（置於括弧內，表示前面引用的文字原文有錯誤）

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Related articles (相關文章):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Kunshan_University

https://www.thenewslens.com/article/112833

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Using L1 in English Learning (是否可以透過中文來學習英文): https://goo.gl/BYN3sP

Do Asian Americans face discrimination in the US? 在美國是否會被歧視？ https://youtu.be/9mYAhQkcbJw

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最後，同學覺得我們粉絲團應該使用更多英文嗎?

Do you think our fan page should use more English? Would I be able to provide educational resources to more students if I used only English?

晚上睡前才說英國國會外圍發生危安事件, 早上醒來就看見中文書寫的 "霉體" 說犯案人是 亞裔!!!!!!!!! 哪來的亞裔!!!!!! 看了實在非常生氣...要看國外新聞, 請看原文新聞並慎選媒體, 英國的媒體推薦 The Telegraph. The Telegraph內文尚且寫一名男子, 台灣的霉體寫什麼亞裔!!

如果凡事這樣沒搞清楚之前就以訛傳訛, 到哪個工作場域, 隨時有可能自己就是謠言受害者...這種事情以前在飛時, 一點也沒少發生過...聽說哪個台灣crew又怎樣怎樣, 聽說台灣crew都很會請假、錢很多到處玩... 拜託! 不要當那些賤男和八婆好嗎!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/22/man-shot-police-outside-parliament-officer-reportedly-shoots/