#EZTALK #你不知道的美國大小事
#種族 #RayshardBrooks

America Is Still Burning🔥
美國怒火蔓延：一波未平，一波又起

繼上次 #佛洛伊德之死，美國喬治亞州又發生一起白人警察射殺黑人的憾事
進入文章之前，還記得 protestor 是什麼意思嗎？🤔

1. in response to …「作為……的回應」
2. pat sb. down「搜某人身」：pat本是「輕拍」的意思，pat down就是從頭拍到尾的意思，也就是「搜身」的意思，名詞寫法：pat-down或patdown。
3. sobriety test「酒測」：名詞 sobriety 是 sober「清醒的」的狀態。「（警察）給人做酒測」就說 give sb. a sobriety test，「接受酒測」就說 take a sobriety test。
4. fail「沒通過；不及格」
5. Taser「電擊槍」
6. Opinions about … are divided.「關於……的意見不一。」
7. justified「正當的」
8. in any case「無論如何；反正」
9. engulf in flames「被火吞噬」
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Just weeks after George Floyd lost his life at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, another African-American man has been fatally shot by police outside of a Wendy’s restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia.
佛洛伊德死在明尼阿波利斯警察手上的事情才過去沒幾週，在喬治亞州的亞特蘭大，又發生一起非裔美國人在溫蒂漢堡外面被警察射殺的事件。

On the evening of June 12, police arrived at the Wendy’s parking lot in response to a call about a car blocking the drive-through lane. Finding 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks asleep in his car, Officer Devin Brosnan wakes him up and asks him if he’s been drinking. Brooks admits that he has, and after checking his driver’s license, Brosnan calls for backup.
六月 12 日晚上，警察抵達溫蒂漢堡的停車場，因為他們收到一通電話，通報有台車擋住了得來速車道。原來是 27 歲的雷沙德布魯克斯睡在車內，警察迪文布洛斯南將他叫醒，問他是否喝醉了。布魯克斯承認自己酒醉，而在檢查他的駕照之後，布洛斯南呼叫支援。

When Officer Garrett Rolfe arrives several minutes later, he pats Brooks down and gives him a sobriety test, which he fails. “I think you’ve had too much to drink to be driving,” Rolfe tells Brooks. “Put your hands behind your back.” But when Rolfe tries to handcuff Brooks—who was calm and cooperative up till then—he begins resisting arrest.
警察葛內特羅爾夫幾分鐘內抵達現場，他對布魯克斯搜身，並讓他做酒測，而布魯克斯酒測沒過。「我覺得你喝太多，不能開車。」羅爾夫告知布魯克斯，「把雙手放在背後。」正當羅爾夫將布魯克斯上銬時，布魯克斯開始掙扎拒捕，而在這之前，他一直表現得相當平靜且合作。

After a struggle with the two officers, Brooks manages to grab Brosnan’s Taser and escape. As Rolfe chases Brooks, he turns around and fires the Taser at the officer. Rolfe then draws his gun and fires three shots, two of which hit Brooks in the back. An ambulance arrives for Brooks several minutes later, but he dies during surgery shortly thereafter.
與兩名警察一番掙扎之後，布魯克斯奪走布洛斯南的電擊槍並掙脫逃跑。羅爾夫追捕布魯克斯時，布魯克斯轉身以電擊槍攻擊警察，接著羅爾夫拔槍射了三槍，兩發擊中布魯克斯的背部。救護車在幾分鐘內到達，但布魯克斯稍後在手術中死亡。

Opinions about the shooting are divided. Many believe the use of lethal force against Brooks wasn’t justified, while others feel that Rolfe made the right decision in shooting a fleeing criminal who’s just taken a police weapon and fired it at him.
針對這起槍殺事件的意見分歧。許多人認為，運用致死手段制服布魯克斯並不合理，而部分人則認為，羅爾夫對一名搶走警察武器並朝他開槍的逃犯做出開槍的決定是正確的。

In any case, the Atlanta police chief resigned the next day, Rolfe was fired, and Brosnan was placed on desk duty. That same evening, protesters began gathering at the Wendy’s where Brooks was shot, and within hours the restaurant was engulfed in flames. Yes, America is still burning.
無論如何，亞特蘭大警察局長隔天請辭，羅爾夫被解雇，布洛斯南被調任文職。當天晚上，示威者開始聚集在布魯克斯被射殺的溫蒂漢堡前。數小時內，那間餐廳便被火吞沒。沒錯，美國人的怒火持續延燒中。

捷克參議院議長柯佳洛去世前收到的威脅信 中英文翻譯

Prague, 10th January 2020

2020年1月10日，布拉格

►The Taiwan issue is highly sensitive. The One-China Policy serves as the political basis for China in order to preserve and develop friendly relations and cooperate with all countries in the world, including the Czech Republic.

台灣問題高度敏感。一中政策是中國與全球包括捷克共和國在內的所有國家維護和發展友好關係並合作的政治基礎。

►The Chinese government resolutely opposes any official contact between any country that maintains diplomatic relations with China and Taiwan (including any mutual visits between parliamentary representatives and deputies).

中國政府堅決反對中國之所有邦交國與台灣間有任何官方往來（包括議會代表與議員之間的任何互訪）。

►Top representatives of Western countries, including the USA, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, abide by the One-China Policy, and none of them has visited Taiwan (Jacques Brotchi, the then Chairman of the Belgian Senate, who visited Taiwan in May 2019, has already resigned from his office and received a lifetime ban from entering China).

西方國家（包括美國，英國，法國和德國）的最高代表都遵從一中政策，且沒有一個人訪問過台灣（當時的比利時聯邦參議院議長 Jacques Brotchi 曾於 2019年5月訪問台灣，其現已辭職，並令終身禁止進入中國）。

►The joint declaration on the establishment of the strategic partnership between the People’s Republic of China and the Czech Republic states that “the Czech Republic has again confirmed its observance of the One-China Policy, as well as its respect towards the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the People’s Republic of China”.

在中華人民共和國與捷克共和國建立戰略夥伴關係的聯合聲明中寫道：“捷克共和國再次確認其遵守一個中國政策，並尊重中華人民共和國領土與主權的完整”。

►Whatever its form and purpose, a visit to Taiwan by Jaroslav Kubera, the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic and as such the second highest representative of the Czech Republic, bears the marks of an official visit. That would constitute a grave violation of the recognition of the One-China principle.

捷克共和國國會參議院議長 Jaroslav Kubera 作為捷克共和國第二層級的最高政治代表，若訪問台灣，無論其形式及目的為何，此舉都將被視為是官方正式的外交出訪，具有不可逆的政治意義。此舉將嚴重違反對於 “一中原則” 的承認。 **（bears the marks of 留下印記這裡我試試看有別於字面上的翻法！不知道有沒有更好地翻法？）**

►The Chinese-Czech strategic partnership has been continuously developing over the last few years, thus bringing tangible benefits to Czech enterprises. China has already become the largest foreign market for many Czech companies, such as Škoda Auto, Home Credit Group, Klavíry Petrof and others.

近年來，中捷戰略夥伴關係不斷發展，為捷克企業帶來了實質的利益。對於許多捷克公司（例如 汽車製造商 Škoda Auto，捷信集團 Home Credit Group，佩卓夫鋼琴 Klavíry Petrof 等），中國已經成為最大的國外市場。

►A potential visit to Taiwan by Chairman Kubera would seriously hurt the feelings of the Chinese people, damage the friendly atmosphere of cooperation between China and the Czech Republic, the Czech Republic’s reputation among the Chinese public and the interests of the Czech Republic.

Kubera 議長可能對台灣進行的訪問將嚴重損害中國人民的感情，損害中國與捷克共和國之間的友好合作氣氛、捷克共和國在中國公眾中的聲譽以及捷克共和國的利益。

►Czech enterprises whose representatives visit Taiwan with Chairman Kubera will not be welcome in China or by the Chinese people. Czech enterprises with economic interests in China will have to pay for Chairman Kubera’s visit to Taiwan.

與 Kubera 議長一起訪問台灣的捷克企業代表，將不被中國與中國人民歡迎。在中國具有經濟利益的捷克企業將為 Kubera 議長對台灣的訪問付出代價。

►Chairman Kubera’s visit to Taiwan will not benefit anyone. We hope that the Czech side will observe the One-China policy and cancel this visit, thus avoiding damaging Chinese-Czech relations.

Kubera 議長對台灣的訪問將不會使任何人受益。我們希望捷克方面遵守一中政策並取消此次訪問，以免破壞中捷關係。

►Attn.: Office of the President of the Czech Republic

收信者：捷克共和國總統辦公室

►Prague

布拉格

►[Seal of the Office of the President in Czech Republic confirming receipt on 13th January 2020]

[捷克共和國總統辦公室印章，確認於2020年1月13日收到]

►[Seal of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Czech Republic]

[中華人民共和國駐捷克共和國大使館印章]

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https://sinopsis.cz/en/embassy-threats/… （★ 接下來有這個星號的都是這個連結裡的內容）

一直找不到全信的中文內容，有點煩躁，所以我在上面那個網址找到了這封捷克語威脅信的全文英文翻譯，然後就自己努力地翻成中文了（本人非外交或外文專業，翻譯內容可能有誤，請多指教😓），如果大家需要的話可以直接轉發。

★ 連結中寫道：“The threatening letter eschews diplomatic protocol; it is written as a series of “bullet points”, lacking even a salutation. It appears to have been translated by a non-native speaker, from a Chinese original into nearly flawless Czech.”

此封威脅信不以外交禮儀寫成；而是使用條列式列出了一系列要點，信中甚至沒有收信人的稱呼（一般書信在開頭會有 Dear xx）。它似乎是由非母語人士翻譯而成的，從原本的中文翻譯成了近乎完美的捷克語。

★ “In 2019, the chairman of the Czech Senate, Jaroslav Kubera, announced a trip to Taiwan as head of a business delegation. Various voices in local politics criticised these plans out loud, most notably the country’s CCP-friendly president Miloš Zeman, who said Kubera’s Taiwan visit would mean the end of their friendship. The PRC’s direct attempt to prevent the visit was not, however, made through public channels.”

2019年，捷克參議院主席 Jaroslav Kubera 宣布作為商務代表團團長前往台灣。地方政治上出現了各種聲音大聲批評了此計劃，最值得注意的是捷克的親中總統 Miloš Zeman，他表示，柯佳洛議長對台灣的訪問將意味著中捷兩國友誼的終結。然而，中國嘗試阻止訪問的直接方法並不是透過公開透明的管道。

★ 據捷克媒體 Aktuálně 於2/19的報導（source: https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/…/r~3602b9ba51a711eaa5e40cc47ab…/）
重點節錄：這封信經過了捷克總統府，並隨信附有捷克總統府對外辦公室主任 *Rudolf Jindrák* 的評論，最後轉交給了柯佳洛。信件發出後的第七天，柯佳洛去世了，這封信在他的辦公室裡被發現。

*（💥 查資料的過程中不小心翻到這位 Rudolf Jindrák 似乎有過共產黨背景...... https://taiwantrc.org/捷克駐德大使被指曾是共黨軍情系統同路人/ 這篇是2010年的...不確定現在的情形，但我google到的時候真的有覺得不太對勁...）

（然後請大家不要曲解意思，我沒有說是這封信害死了柯佳洛，只寫了這是他去世之前收到的威脅信，這裡的威脅指的是對於捷克外交和經濟上的。）

文章來源:柳子賢

▌捷克參議院議長柯佳洛去世前收到的威脅信 中英文翻譯 ▌


Prague, 10th January 2020

2020年1月10日，布拉格


►The Taiwan issue is highly sensitive. The One-China Policy serves as the political basis for China in order to preserve and develop friendly relations and cooperate with all countries in the world, including the Czech Republic.

台灣問題高度敏感。一中政策是中國與全球包括捷克共和國在內的所有國家維護和發展友好關係並合作的政治基礎。


►The Chinese government resolutely opposes any official contact between any country that maintains diplomatic relations with China and Taiwan (including any mutual visits between parliamentary representatives and deputies).

中國政府堅決反對中國之所有邦交國與台灣間有任何官方往來（包括議會代表與議員之間的任何互訪）。


►Top representatives of Western countries, including the USA, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, abide by the One-China Policy, and none of them has visited Taiwan (Jacques Brotchi, the then Chairman of the Belgian Senate, who visited Taiwan in May 2019, has already resigned from his office and received a lifetime ban from entering China).

西方國家（包括美國，英國，法國和德國）的最高代表都遵從一中政策，且沒有一個人訪問過台灣（當時的比利時聯邦參議院議長 Jacques Brotchi 曾於 2019年5月訪問台灣，其現已辭職，並令終身禁止進入中國）。


►The joint declaration on the establishment of the strategic partnership between the People’s Republic of China and the Czech Republic states that “the Czech Republic has again confirmed its observance of the One-China Policy, as well as its respect towards the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the People’s Republic of China”.

在中華人民共和國與捷克共和國建立戰略夥伴關係的聯合聲明中寫道：“捷克共和國再次確認其遵守一個中國政策，並尊重中華人民共和國領土與主權的完整”。


►Whatever its form and purpose, a visit to Taiwan by Jaroslav Kubera, the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic and as such the second highest representative of the Czech Republic, bears the marks of an official visit. That would constitute a grave violation of the recognition of the One-China principle.

捷克共和國國會參議院議長 Jaroslav Kubera 作為捷克共和國第二層級的最高政治代表，若訪問台灣，無論其形式及目的為何，此舉都將被視為是官方正式的外交出訪，具有不可逆的政治意義。此舉將嚴重違反對於 “一中原則” 的承認。 **（bears the marks of 留下印記這裡我試試看有別於字面上的翻法！不知道有沒有更好地翻法？）**


►The Chinese-Czech strategic partnership has been continuously developing over the last few years, thus bringing tangible benefits to Czech enterprises. China has already become the largest foreign market for many Czech companies, such as Škoda Auto, Home Credit Group, Klavíry Petrof and others.

近年來，中捷戰略夥伴關係不斷發展，為捷克企業帶來了實質的利益。對於許多捷克公司（例如 汽車製造商 Škoda Auto，捷信集團 Home Credit Group，佩卓夫鋼琴 Klavíry Petrof 等），中國已經成為最大的國外市場。


►A potential visit to Taiwan by Chairman Kubera would seriously hurt the feelings of the Chinese people, damage the friendly atmosphere of cooperation between China and the Czech Republic, the Czech Republic’s reputation among the Chinese public and the interests of the Czech Republic.

Kubera 議長可能對台灣進行的訪問將嚴重損害中國人民的感情，損害中國與捷克共和國之間的友好合作氣氛、捷克共和國在中國公眾中的聲譽以及捷克共和國的利益。


►Czech enterprises whose representatives visit Taiwan with Chairman Kubera will not be welcome in China or by the Chinese people. Czech enterprises with economic interests in China will have to pay for Chairman Kubera’s visit to Taiwan.

與 Kubera 議長一起訪問台灣的捷克企業代表，將不被中國與中國人民歡迎。在中國具有經濟利益的捷克企業將為 Kubera 議長對台灣的訪問付出代價。


►Chairman Kubera’s visit to Taiwan will not benefit anyone. We hope that the Czech side will observe the One-China policy and cancel this visit, thus avoiding damaging Chinese-Czech relations.

Kubera 議長對台灣的訪問將不會使任何人受益。我們希望捷克方面遵守一中政策並取消此次訪問，以免破壞中捷關係。




►Attn.: Office of the President of the Czech Republic

收信者：捷克共和國總統辦公室


►Prague

布拉格


►[Seal of the Office of the President in Czech Republic confirming receipt on 13th January 2020]

[捷克共和國總統辦公室印章，確認於2020年1月13日收到]


►[Seal of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Czech Republic]

[中華人民共和國駐捷克共和國大使館印章]

══════════════════════



-
https://sinopsis.cz/en/embassy-threats/… （★ 接下來有這個星號的都是這個連結裡的內容）

一直找不到全信的中文內容，有點煩躁，所以我在上面那個網址找到了這封捷克語威脅信的全文英文翻譯，然後就自己努力地翻成中文了（本人非外交或外文專業，翻譯內容可能有誤，請多指教😓），如果大家需要的話可以直接轉發。


★ 連結中寫道：“The threatening letter eschews diplomatic protocol; it is written as a series of “bullet points”, lacking even a salutation. It appears to have been translated by a non-native speaker, from a Chinese original into nearly flawless Czech.”

此封威脅信不以外交禮儀寫成；而是使用條列式列出了一系列要點，信中甚至沒有收信人的稱呼（一般書信在開頭會有 Dear xx）。它似乎是由非母語人士翻譯而成的，從原本的中文翻譯成了近乎完美的捷克語。


★ “In 2019, the chairman of the Czech Senate, Jaroslav Kubera, announced a trip to Taiwan as head of a business delegation. Various voices in local politics criticised these plans out loud, most notably the country’s CCP-friendly president Miloš Zeman, who said Kubera’s Taiwan visit would mean the end of their friendship. The PRC’s direct attempt to prevent the visit was not, however, made through public channels.”

2019年，捷克參議院主席 Jaroslav Kubera 宣布作為商務代表團團長前往台灣。地方政治上出現了各種聲音大聲批評了此計劃，最值得注意的是捷克的親中總統 Miloš Zeman，他表示，柯佳洛議長對台灣的訪問將意味著中捷兩國友誼的終結。然而，中國嘗試阻止訪問的直接方法並不是透過公開透明的管道。


★ 據捷克媒體 Aktuálně 於2/19的報導（source: https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/…/r~3602b9ba51a711eaa5e40cc47ab…/）
重點節錄：這封信經過了捷克總統府，並隨信附有捷克總統府對外辦公室主任 *Rudolf Jindrák* 的評論，最後轉交給了柯佳洛。信件發出後的第七天，柯佳洛去世了，這封信在他的辦公室裡被發現。


*（💥 查資料的過程中不小心翻到這位 Rudolf Jindrák 似乎有過共產黨背景...... https://taiwantrc.org/捷克駐德大使被指曾是共黨軍情系統同路人/ 這篇是2010年的...不確定現在的情形，但我google到的時候真的有覺得不太對勁...）


（然後請大家不要曲解意思，我沒有說是這封信害死了柯佳洛，只寫了這是他去世之前收到的威脅信，這裡的威脅指的是對於捷克外交和經濟上的。）


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