【字根字首對於有基礎單字量的學生來說，可以起到歸納整理、舉一反三的效果✨】

相信各位都有看到最近WordUp字根字首課程的廣告，可能也在思考自己適不適合

正好老師被邀請來幫他們寫分析文，可以看完之後再判斷自己需不需要😄

大家都知道老師自己主要鼓勵的學單字方法是透過「脈絡」一次學會裡面的整串單字文法，並且搭配「雪球複習」只看英文原文快速讓大腦建立意義跟英文間的連結

讓你可以一次學會多個單字文法外，也同時訓練直接看懂英文長句，不要死背中文翻譯的方式

老師在中間有一個環節是「單字解構」
做法是 #從原本完全陌生英文單字中，#找出任何已知的部分幫助自己更容易學會這個字

👉意義在於輔助記憶

其中一個很好用的就是「字根字首」

除了解構單字以外，也能透過這個字根字首舉一反三，去延伸一整群單字

考試的時候，遇到不會的字，也能透過字根字首+上下文去猜測意思

另外，老師會建議字根字首會適合具備一定單字量的學生使用，因為你有了既有的單字量，再透過字根字首去整理歸納，就能很快融會貫通

這堂課使用的方法是楊老師設計的神隊友學習法，是「#用簡單的字先學會字根，#再進一步舉一反三去學會整群更難的字」

因為腦中有原本的單字可以去跟字根字首連結，而不是從0死背這些單字部首

至於字根字首學起來會不會很無聊呢？
老師去看了他們的課程影片，啊啊啊是我愛的魔法風格啊啊啊
（不知道他們會怎麼設計我的劍與魔法RPG多益閱讀速度修煉課😆😆😆對，昨天的平台哥哥就是他們😂）

本來以為可能只是帶字根、舉例單字而已，但裡面會舉出常見的搭配詞、用法、片語，而且還有母語人士唸例句

例如：
pro往前+spect 看 +ive形容詞尾
=prospective (a.) 潛在的

常常使用：prospective buyer 潛在買家

很好的地方是，有些長很像的單字還會有比較說明，例如respectable 跟respectful

re再次+spect 看+ able 能夠的
=respectable 值得尊敬的
The retired policeman is a respectable citizen.
這個退休員警是值得尊敬的市民。

re再次+spect 看+ ful充滿
=respectful 充滿敬意
用法：be respectful of
The students are always respectful of their teacher.
學生們總是對老師充滿敬意。

還有多益裡面的dedicate to 的用法也整理出來了

可以讓原本接近中級左右的學習者，更容易延伸字彙量，未來舉一反三學更難的字

因此這門課也不會到太無法負荷，而是精選最常見的100個字根字首做成32個動畫單元，帶你梳理1500個單字

這門課的內容：
32 個精選單元
5 個小時長影片
1500 個單字卡
300 題練習題
永久使用期限

課程連結：
https://lihi1.com/nXMiW
或搜尋：字根字首魔法學院

可以把最常見的字根字首歸納梳理後，搭配老師的單字脈絡學習法，會讓學習效果更好哦！

也記得試閱看看，覺得喜歡+有效再考慮欸😄

【拜登Town Hall談中國】​
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美國總統拜登2月17日參加了由CNN主辦的一場Town Hall（市政廳討論/辯論）。市政廳討論這種型式在美國非常常見，就是由政治人物直接面對群眾，回答問題。許多國會議員都會定期在自己的選區舉辦這樣子的會議，親自回答選民的問題（但由於疫情，從去年開始許多都改採線上進行了）。在台灣似乎較少有這種公開的辯論或討論機會。​
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在這場Town Hall當中，拜登談到疫情、最低工資、政黨輪替後的狀況等等，也談到中國及人權議題。而其中和台灣最相關的，當屬他被主持人問到關於中國的人權問題，而他揭露自己和中國領導人習近平過往的談話內容。不過，他在這場講話的狀況並不是很好，有很多地方講不太清楚或口誤，所以在推特上也引起了猜話（？）大作戰。​
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➤ 白宮逐字稿：https://reurl.cc/NXqLom​
➤ 中國問題片段：https://reurl.cc/0DE49A​
➤ 文字報導：https://reurl.cc/zbApYN​
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台灣這邊在網路上也已經有很多片段流傳，不過在內容的解讀上似乎有許多不完整之處。這裡有一篇 Translation Matters 翻譯有要緊 的翻譯詳解，推薦大家參考：https://reurl.cc/V38Y7y 。​
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以下是我們的看法，​
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他回答跟習近平談話內容的那段，大致上講的有三個重點：​
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１. 拜登認為習近平做為中國的領導者，跟歷屆領導者一樣，認為中國在歷史上是西方的受害者，而中國必須使用強力的控制來統治，這樣才能夠反映中國價值；​
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２. 做為一個美國的領導人，拜登理解習近平所認為的這種反映中國價值的統治方式，因為美國的領導人也必須反映他所認為的美國價值；​
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３. 美國仍然會像過去一樣，持續地在國際上扮演維護人權的角色，尤其是聯合國相關機構。中國方面一直都想要當世界老大，但假設違反人權原則的話，不太可能做到，中國將會面臨反作用力（repercussions），而習近平也知道這點。​
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上述的內容中，尤以第二點引發許多爭論，因為除了出現明顯重大的口誤以外，語塞以及不流暢的發言也讓人難以理解部分內容，以下我們附上該段的原文，並試著針對此段中的兩項爭議做梳理。​
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So the central — to vastly overstate it — the central principle of Xi Jinping is that there must be a united, tightly controlled China. ​ And he uses his rationale for the things he does based on that.​
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I point out to him: No American President can be sustained as a President if he doesn’t reflect the values of the United States. ​ And so the idea I’m not going to speak out against what he’s doing in Hong Kong, what he’s doing with the Uyghurs in western mountains of China and Taiwan, trying to end the One China policy by making it forceful — I said — and by the — he said he — he gets it. ​ Culturally, there are different norms that each country and they — their leaders — are expected to follow. ​
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But my point was that […] And I came back and said they’re going to end their One China — their one child policy, because they’re so xenophobic, they won’t let anybody else in, and more people are retired than working. ​ How can they sustain economic growth when more people are retired?​
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🔹 新疆人權議題與文化相對論​
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許多人在看這段時，把「so the idea I’m not going to speak out against …」（句１：我沒有要對 … 發聲反對的這個想法）和「Culturally, there are different norms that each country and their leaders are expected to follow」（句２：文化上，不同國家期待領導人要遵守的常規不同）做連結，認為這是在替中國在新疆的行為，用「不同文化的常規」開脫。​
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這樣的說法其實是有點過度解讀。如果看過原段落的影片，拜登在句１尾段吃了螺絲，然後忘了回來講上一句話的結尾就接著講下句。如果照逐字稿的字面上翻譯，的確會變成他「沒有」要對中國在新疆、香港、台灣的作為發聲，但這就會完全變成前言不對後語，因為他在此的前一句才說「如果不能反映美國的價值，沒有一個美國總統能繼續坐在總統位上」。比較合理的解讀是，他該句末忘了加像是「… is impossible」之類的語氣，也就是其實他原本要講的是「要我對 … 不發聲的這個想法是不可能的」。這樣一來，後句的「he said he gets it」（習近平說他了解）也能順接，因為這段的旨意是拜登在向習近平闡述美國總統必須得為美國價值挺身。​
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句２的解讀其實是延續這整段的旨意，提到不同文化下對其領導人的期待也有所不同。這裡除了再一次回應前述美國總統必須反映美國價值精神外，也順便呼應了更前面一點他說習近平的中心原則就是認為中國必須統一且高度地控制，並常以此作為他許多作為的理由。如果各位繼續往後讀，拜登接著說他當時就認為中國會結束一胎化政策，因為他們很排外（xenophobic），不讓外人進來；在這樣的情況下，未來的勞動力將無法維持經濟成長。​
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我們可以看得出來，這幾個段落都是圍繞著美中領導階層在文化價值上的差異。不過要注意的是，這裡即便闡述了「美中雙方照自己的文化去做事」的脈絡，但是【並沒有】說要去尊重或是接受對方的做法。所以如果要對這段談話下一個註解，其實就是美中雙方的「文明衝突」。​
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至於對於中國在新疆人權侵犯的態度，拜登自己、他的國務卿布林肯都已經用「種族滅絕」（genocide）來描述，這其實已經是很明確的表態了，因為種族滅絕在國際上的定義是沒有辦法簡單用文化相對論來帶過的。一個是現在具有政策宣示性的聲明，一個是他闡述多年前與習近平的對話內容，哪一個比較能夠作為未來美國相關政策的預測工具，相信大家都知道該怎麼解讀。​
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🔹 結束一中政策？​
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另一個引起爭議的是在剛剛提到的句１中，講到了要結束一中政策：「so the idea I’m not going to speak out against what he's doing in Hong Kong … and Taiwan, trying to end the One-China policy by making it forceful …」。​
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這裡蠻明顯是口誤，因為這幾句的主詞都是習近平（he），而習近平怎麼可能會去結束「一中政策」（One China Policy）？中國只有「一中原則」（One China Priciple），沒有一中政策。支持是口誤的另一個線索是，在這之後拜登第二次說到一中政策時，他句子都還沒說完，就立刻改口成「一胎化政策」（One Child Policy）。根據這幾個段落都在強調雙方在人權、民主價值上的差異，以及拜登過去一年以來的許多公開發言都有痴 … 吃螺絲的狀況，這裡講錯話的可能性是很高的。​
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▍感想​
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如果把這樣的談話跟先前的幾個重要談話來對照，例如「兩國關係建立在公平、對等與尊重主權的基礎上」、「美中文明有巨大的差異」這樣的文句，其實美國理解中國的方式有許多基本相同的元素在（大家猜猜看這是誰說的）。我們先前也有說過，美國兩大黨的外交政策觀點其實是很類似的，但大家在辯論的重點在於手段的使用。​
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最重要的問題一直都是：中共高層（尤其習近平）真的會知道違反人權的後果嗎？美國該如何確保中共須要付出的代價？拜登在這場Town Hall當中並沒有詳細說明，因為他認為這是很複雜的事情，不打算在這個場合用短短幾分鐘來講。​
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大家就繼續看所謂面對中國的「全政府途徑」（whole-of-government approach）會怎麼發展下去吧！​
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以下係我已經喺WhatsApp收咗三次嘅前高等法院英女王御用大律師，Henry Litton (列顕倫)* QC ；給香港市民的一封信:～ (裏便了無新意, 不過有兩個好處. 1) 洋人寫係唔同啲, 仲要係有名望嘅大法官, 特別有說服力 2）啲英文寫得好靚, 仲有中文翻譯可以學習英文。

Henry Litton (列顕倫)* QC was the Judge of the highest Court in Hong Kong. He retired in 2015.

英女皇御用大律師列顕倫(亨利·利頓)QC，是香港最高法院的法官。他於2015年退休。

The following is what he’s written...

以下是他寫的。

There are few certainties in life. One of them is this: The common law system underpinning Hong Kong’s “core values” is destined to expire in 27 years’ time. The One Country Two Systems formula was designed to last for 50 years and no more. Hence Article 5 of the Basic Law. There is no mechanism in the Basic Law for the system to continue beyond 30 June 2047.

生活中很少有確定性。其中之一是：支撐香港“核心價值”的普通法制度將在27年後失效。一國兩制方案的設計時限是50年，之後，再也沒有了。因此，“基本法”第五條清楚指出。2047年6月30日以後，“基本法”中沒有任何機制讓這制度繼續下去。

All the calls for Freedom, Democracy etc have no meaning if the common law crumbles.

如果普通法崩潰，所有要求“自由、民主”等的呼籲都是沒有意義。

If the protesters truly value their professed aims, *their focus should be on demonstrating to Beijing and to the rest of the world that the One Country Two Systems formula works, and to promote an atmosphere in which Beijing feels comfortable with the system – and when the time comes, to extend the Basic Law for another 50 years, 100 years*. Then liberal democratic norms and values might have a chance to flourish.

如果抗議者真的誠心誠意的重視他們宣稱的目標，*他們的重點、重心，應該是向北京和世界其他地方展示“一國兩制”的方案是有效的，並推展“一國兩制”的成功實施。令北京對這一制度感到寛心舒泰的環境下 - 當時機成熟時，說服北京將“基本法”再延長50年，100年*。那麼，自由、民主的模式、準則和價值觀還可能有延續蓬勃、活躍的機會。

Crunch time is not 27 years away. It is just round the corner. For Hong Kong to continue as one of the world’s greatest financial and trading centres, planning for the future must necessarily look 20 -30 years ahead. So the hard question will soon be asked: is the common law system to continue beyond June 2047 ? The answer lies in Beijing and nowhere else.

擔心不安的時刻不是27年後的事。就在拐角處。要使香港繼續成為世界上最大的金融和貿易中心之一，對未來的規劃必須著眼於未來20-30年。因此，我們很快便會提出一個棘手的問題：普通法制度是否會延續至2047年6月以後？答案就在北京，而不是其他任何地方。

The last time this issue arose – back in 1982 – Hong Kong had the backing of Great Britain. This time Hong Kong stands alone. And, up to this point, Hong Kong has demonstrated for all the world to see that the One Country Two Systems formula is extremely fragile: and, if the unrest continues, it would surely fracture beyond any hope of recall.

回顧1982年，上一次被問到這個問題的時候，當時香港是得到了大英帝國的支持。而這一次，香港只能孤掌難鳴。到目前為止，香港已經向全世界展示了“一國兩制”這方案是極其脆弱的：如果動亂繼續下去，它肯定會褫奪，無望地被撤銷。

It is beyond the power of the Hong Kong SAR government to devise the governing model for the future. Pressing the Hong Kong government to promote greater democracy is futile. Rightly or wrongly, that power lies in Beijing. Nowhere else. Hong Kong enjoys freedoms found nowhere else in China. To think that unlawful assemblies and demonstrations, and violence in the streets, would soften Beijing’s attitude towards Hong Kong is absurd. Common sense suggests it would have the opposite effect.

為未來設計治理模式，是超出了香港特別行政區政府的權力範圍。要迫使香港政府促進更大的民主是徒勞的。不管是你喜歡也好。不喜歡也好。權力就是在北京。沒有別的地方了。香港現在享有中國其他地方沒有的自由。認為非法集會示威和街頭暴力會軟化北京的對香港的態度是荒謬的。常識表明，它只會產生相反的效果。

But there are deep social issues which the SAR government can redress, having regard in particular to the huge foreign currency reserves it holds:USD425 billion – by far the largest in the world, enough to guarantee public servants’ pensions hundreds of times over. And yet Hong Kong’s social services are crumbling, hospitals are understaffed, public education is poor, teachers are ill-paid, young people cannot afford to rent even the most substandard apartment, the gap between rich and poor is ever-widening.

但是，有一些深層次的社會問題是特區政府可以解決的，特別是考慮到特區政府擁有世界上最龐大的外匯儲備：4,250億美元 - 是政府公務員的長俸所需要的保證金額的數以百倍。然而，香港的社會服務卻每況愈下，醫院人手不足，全民所需的教育不論在質素及資源都極差，教師薪酬偏低。年輕人怎都難以負擔租用即使是最不合標準的居所，社會上，貧富差距在不斷拉大。

The laissez-faire policy of the colonial government has been carried to extremes by the SAR government in the past 20-odd years. The rich have prospered in the meanwhile whilst the bulk of the people suffered. The influx of Mainlanders under the One-Way Permit system has caused great strain on all services. The people’s needs have been neglected. The young see little prospect of a fulfilling future and even university graduates find difficulty in meaningful employment.

大英帝國殖民地政府的自由放任政策在過去二十多年來一直被特區政府極端化。與此同時，大多數富人們卻在此期間更加繁榮昌盛、更加富裕起來，而相反普通市民却受苦了。在單程證制度下，內地人士大量湧入，對所有服務造成更大壓力。市民的需求、需要被忽視。年輕人看不出有向上游、向上流的任何富圖的希望。甚至大學畢業生也很難找到有合識、合意的工作。

These, I suggest, are the deep-seated ills which sustain the fire of discontent in the wider community, and bring hundreds of thousands to march in the streets. These are not matters which a commission of inquiry can resolve.

我認為，這些水深火熱的社會問題及弊病，這些憤懣之火已經廣泛地蔓延在整個社會，並促使數以十萬人走上街頭。這些都不是一個所謂諮詢委員會可以解決。

The media here is full of Hong Kong stories, and of course footage of the riotous behaviour on the streets: what empty slogans, meaningless rhetoric the protesters display ……….In watching these events I am reminded of the prayer attributed to Saint Francis:

今天的媒體充斥著不同形式的香港事件，當然有街頭暴力行為的鏡頭：抗議者們展示的空洞口號和毫無意義的粗言穢語。…當我在觀看這些事件時，‘我想起聖弗朗西斯的禱告：

Pray God give me the courage to change the things I can change, the fortitude to bear the things I cannot change, and the wisdom to know the difference.

願上帝賜給我勇氣去改變我能改變的事情，給我勇氣去承受那些我無法改變的事情，給我智慧去分辨其中的黑白。

I arrive in Hong Kong Thursday 24 October, staying for one month.

我在今年的10月24日星期四抵達香港，逗留一個月。

As ever
如常，祝願香港

H

列顕倫

PS Please feel free to convey these observations to anyone you chose ………….They are *not confidential*.

歡迎隨時將我這些意見傳達給你所選擇的任何人.此文是*不保密的*。

This is a highly requested recipe and we’re excited that we can finally dish it out to you. Roland got this recipe from our uncle who is a retired zichar chef. It took him a few tries and a few consultations with his cousin who is still a zichar chef, to get this right. Hopefully you can make this recipe on your first try. Roland's cousin suggested that we use Thai yam because its texture is the best for yam ring so if possible, get Thai yam.

中文版视频 https://youtu.be/Gkr35uYtg3Q

According to Hungrygowhere, yam ring is a uniquely Singapore dish, which was first created as a vegetarian dish. Today yam ring or sometimes referred to as yam basket, has become a zichar staple. You can read more about the origin of yam ring here: https://www.hungrygowhere.com/gallery/the-history-behind-singapore-s-original-food-*gid-09a13101/fda80200

If you don't want to make the yam ring, you can also just cook the seafood and chicken stir fry as it is and it'll be a perfect meal too.

See the ingredient list below for your easy reference.

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Ingredients:
Serves 4 - 5 pax

For yam ring
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300g Thai yam
1 teaspoon five spice powder (https://amzn.to/36oryqu or make it yourself https://youtu.be/4N39Ib8lIsQ)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
A few dashes of white pepper (https://amzn.to/2zqCvMa0
60g wheat starch (the one we used: Sunflower Wheat Starch - Tim Sum Flour https://fairprice.com.sg/product/sunflower-tim-sum-flour-wheat-starch-500g-147430)

90ml (slightly more than 1/3 cup) hot water
30g lard (can be replaced with margarine, butter or vegetable shortening)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder (https://amzn.to/2ZqpSvr)

Note: If you don't know how to get lard, just buy a piece of pork fat from your butcher and follow this video: https://youtu.be/PHlRSf6VpQo. The oil that comes out from the pork fat is lard - just let it cool down and then store it in the fridge and it will solidify. Use the crispy lard in your dishes by sprinkling some over. Super yummy!


For stir fry
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2 cloves garlic
20g sliced carrots
125ml (1/2 cup) water
2 tablespoons oyster sauce (https://amzn.to/2zmZ84i)
1/2 teaspoon sugar
A few dashes of white pepper
100g thinly sliced chicken
120g shrimp (prawns)
80g scallops
3 young corns
A few pieces of snow peas
Some cornstarch solution
1 teaspoon sesame oil (https://amzn.to/2XqAIPe)
1 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine (Shaoxing Huatiao wine) (https://amzn.to/2LRZYbU)

Other ingredients
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35g vermicelli

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江湖本色 3故事承接了二代的結尾，在與俄國黑幫的一場死戰之後，Max 失去了一切：包括了妻子、女兒、信任的上司，還有紅粉知己「Mona Sax」，屢屢遭到背叛還有親手殺死同僚的打擊，更是讓他幾乎喪失活下去的動力。
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Nine years after the death of Mona Sax, Max Payne (James McCaffrey) has retired the NYPD and spends his days at a bar in Hoboken, New Jersey, nursing his alcoholism and an addiction to painkillers. During a drunken argument, Max kills the son of local mob boss Anthony DeMarco (Ray Iannicelli), who puts a price on his head. After killing most of DeMarco's gang with the help of Raul Passos (Julian Dean), Max decides to leave New Jersey with Passos, taking a job as a private security contractor in South America.

贈衛八處士 To My Retired Friend Wei 五言古詩

中文原文﹕
人生不相見，動如參與商，
今夕復何夕？共此燈燭光。
少壯能幾時？鬢髮各已蒼。
訪舊半為鬼，驚呼熱中腸。
焉知二十載，重上君子堂。
昔別君未婚，兒女忽成行；
怡然敬父執，問我來何方。
問答乃未已，兒女羅酒漿。
夜雨剪春韭，新炊間黃粱。
主稱會面難，一舉累十觴；
十觴亦不醉，感子故意長。
明日隔山岳，世事兩茫茫。

英文翻譯 _ English Translation﹕ By Betty Tseng
We have been unable to reunite for so long,
We have been like morning and evening stars that never meet in the sky.
What a night this has been?
For us to share this candlelight.
For how long does youth last?
Your hair has greyed and so has mine.
Of the old acquaintances I called upon, half of them have ghosts become,
Aghast and gut-wrenched I cried.
All of a sudden twenty years have gone by
Before I could again call on where you reside.
You were not engaged when we went our separate ways,
You are now married with children after all this time.
They courteously greet their father's friend,
And my journey enquire.
Before I could their curiosity satisfy,
You have you son bringing out the wine.
We nibble on spring chives just gathered in the evening rain,
In a fresh meal that rough grains contain, abundant is pure joy as old friends reunite.
You marvel at how unexpected such a reunion is,
In one go you gulp down more than a pint.
Pints after, high in spirit you are yet sober still,
And I am grateful for your friendship so genuine.
Tomorrow shall find us separated by mountains again,
What the future holds is vague and undefined.