［時事英文］亞伯瑞（Ahmaud Arbery）槍殺案

學生有時會問我，為何該探討諸如種族主義等社會議題。答案很簡單。這些議題指出了我們社會的潛在問題，唯有開誠布公的討論與行動，才能解決這些問題。如果我們想建立一個更加包容、公平且進步的社會，那麼我們必須盡可能地將這些棘手的問題攤在陽光底下，面對它們。
　
Students sometimes ask me why social issues such as racism should be discussed. The answer is straightforward. These lessons point out underlying problems within our society that only open discussion and action can address. If we want a more inclusive, equitable, and progressive society, then we must all to our part to bring these difficult issues to light and face them together.
　
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《紐約時報》報導：
　
Ahmaud Arbery loved to run. A former high school football standout, he had been jogging near his home on the outskirts of Brunswick, Ga., when he was shot and killed after being pursued by two white men with guns, according to the authorities. The authorities said he was shot after an encounter with Gregory and Travis McMichael, who had grabbed two guns and followed Mr. Arbery in a truck after he jogged past them.
　
1. a standout 優秀而顯著的人物
2. on the outskirts of 在⋯⋯的郊區
3. be pursued by 被⋯⋯追趕
4. the authorities 當局；官方；當權者
5. an encounter with 與⋯⋯的遭遇
　
亞伯瑞喜歡跑步。有關當局表示，他曾是一名高中足球的佼佼者，一直在喬治亞州布倫瑞克郊區的住宅附近慢跑，當時他正被兩名持槍的白人追趕而遭槍殺。有關當局表示，亞伯瑞是在與格雷戈里以及崔維斯遭遇後而被槍殺，他們持有兩把槍，待慢跑的亞伯瑞行經後，遂駕駛一輛卡車尾隨他。
　
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Gregory McMichael told the police that he thought Mr. Arbery looked like a man suspected in several break-ins in the area. The Brunswick News, citing documents obtained through a public records request, reported that there had been just one burglary in the neighborhood since January: the theft of a handgun from an unlocked truck parked outside Travis McMichael’s house.
　
6. be suspected of 有⋯⋯的嫌疑；被懷疑
7. break-in (n.) 非法入侵；（尤指）入室盜竊
8. public records 公開紀錄；公開檔案
9. burglary 偷盜罪
10. the theft of ⋯⋯的偷竊
　
格雷戈里向警方供稱，他認為亞伯瑞看上去像多次於該地犯下非法入侵的嫌疑人。《布倫瑞克新聞》藉由公開紀錄的請求引述了相關文件，自一月以來，鄰近地區僅發生過一起竊盜案：有一把手槍在一輛未上鎖的卡車中遭竊，該輛卡車則停在崔維斯家外。
　
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For two months, the shooting received little attention outside Brunswick. As the coronavirus pandemic dominated headlines and shut down communities around the country, The Times spoke with Mr. Arbery’s friends and family, who were by then concerned the case might quietly disappear in their Deep South community, because social distancing restrictions had made it difficult for them to gather and protest.
　
11. receive little attention 很少受到關注
12. dominate headlines 佔據了頭條
13. the Deep South 美國深南部
14. social distancing restrictions 社交距離限制令
　
這兩個月來，槍擊事件在布倫瑞克並未引起太多的關注。由於冠狀病毒的大流行佔據了新聞頭條，以及全國各地社區的關閉，《泰晤士報》與亞伯瑞的親友進行了交談，他們當時都很擔心此案恐於深南地區悄然消失，因為社交距離限制令使他們難以聚集與發起抗議。
　
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On May 5, a graphic video of the fatal encounter had begun to circulate online. It galvanized an already growing chorus of voices calling for charges to be brought in the case. Recorded from inside a vehicle, it shows Mr. Arbery running along a shaded two-lane residential road when he comes upon a white pickup truck, with a man standing beside its open driver-side door. Another man is in the truck bed. Mr. Arbery runs around the vehicle and disappears briefly from view. Muffled shouting can be heard before Mr. Arbery emerges, tussling with the man outside the truck as three shotgun blasts echo.
　
15. a graphic video of ⋯⋯的血腥影片
16. a fatal encounter 致命的遭遇
17. circulate online 流傳於網路上
18. galvanize 激起；引起
19. run along 沿著
20. come upon 碰上；偶然發現
21. disappear from view 從視野中消失
22. muffled （聲音）變輕微（或低沉）
23. tussle with 與⋯⋯打鬥；盡力對付
　
５月５日，此一致命遭遇的血腥影片開始在網路上流傳。它激起了愈來愈多的呼聲，呼籲對此案提告。車內的錄像顯示，當亞伯瑞遇到一輛白色皮卡時，他正沿著一條為陰影遮蔽的兩車道馬路跑步，一名男子站在駕駛側敞開的車門旁。另一名男子則在車斗之中。亞伯瑞行經該車後，很快地於視野中消失。在亞伯瑞出現之前，可以聽到低沉的叫喊聲，伴隨三聲霰彈槍的槍響，並與卡車外的人打鬥。
　
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Travis McMichael, 34, and his father, Gregory McMichael, 64, were charged on May 7 with murder and aggravated assault — two days after a graphic video of the shooting of Mr. Arbery, a 25-year-old black man, became public, and more than two months after the killing itself. The case has generated a wave of outrage and raised concerns about persistent racial inequities in the justice system.
　
24. be charged with 被以⋯⋯控告
25. murder and aggravated assault 謀殺與加重的企圖傷害罪
26. the shooting of ⋯⋯的槍擊
27. become public 公開
28. generate a wave of outrage 引發憤慨
29. raise concerns 引起擔憂
30. racial inequities 種族不平等
31. the justice system 司法系統
　
在２５歲黑人亞伯瑞槍擊影片公開後的兩天，即案發的兩個多月後，３４歲的崔維斯與他６４歲的父親格雷戈里，於５月７日被以謀殺與加重的企圖傷害等罪名起訴。此案已引發公憤，同時也加深了大眾對司法體系所固有之種族不平等的擔憂。
　
《紐約時報》完整報導：https://nyti.ms/2YYF7LJ
　
中文版報導：https://bit.ly/2Lh9uF8
　
影片出處：https://youtu.be/eJNqce1nbPM
　
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May justice be served.
　
願正義得到伸張。
　
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［時事英文］跨越歧視：http://bit.ly/2RQdy1u
　
［時事英文］US Protests: Week of Outrage: https://bit.ly/3crULTN
　
［教育時評］對亞裔的歧視：https://bit.ly/3cr5wps
　
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【十萬火急！德國國會聯署得返18日，目標一成都未到！🇩🇪】
URGENT! Sign the petition to German Parliament NOW!
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聯署信限時於28日內(聖誕日到期)，一旦收集50000個簽名，德國國會請願委員會就必須召開公聽會！但係而家十份一都未有，得返18日！一齊幫手簽爆佢！
程序係複雜少少，可以睇住呢個教學就冇問題，記得個個都要簽呀！

If we collect more than 50000 signatures within 28 days (deadline being Christmas Day), Petition Committee of German Parliament will have to hold a public hearing on solid actions to support human rights in Hong Kong.
HOWEVER, we're not even reaching one-tenth of goal, and we only have 18 days left! The procedure is not as straightforward, but please follow this video and ask everyone to sign.
SIGN NOW and SPREAD THE WORD!!

聯署信主題︰德國政府應採取即時和實際行動，以制止香港人道危機

Subject of petition: Stop the humanitarian crisis in Hong Kong with immediate concrete measures by the Federal Government

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👉 聯署網址 Petition website: https://epetitionen.bundestag.de/…/…/_23/Petition_99604.html

聯署程序的教學短片(中文版)︰https://youtu.be/ZgO58nZs0vM
English teaching video for signing the petition: https://youtu.be/c3rSaJzd_8o

聯署信的英譯請轆到最低參閱！The English translation of petition content is attached below, please scroll down to read.

Germany Stand with Hong Kong

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[English Translation of Petition]
Safeguard Hong Kong, No More Suppression on Human Rights!

We are a group of Hongkongers living in Germany. Due to the out-of-hand violence of the Hong Kong Police Force (hereinafter referred to as the "HKPF"), the social movement in Hong Kong has turned into a humanitarian disaster. We call on the Federal Republic of Germany (hereinafter referred to as the “Federal Government”) to provide emergency assistance and we urge the Federal Government to take immediate and practicable action.

Abusive use of weapons and dereliction of duty by HKPF:
1. Protesters and passengers were assaulted by suspected triad groups in metro stations, and police only arrived 40 minutes after reports were made (Yuen Long MTR station on 21 July; similar attacks happened in Tsuen Wan and North Point on 5 August and 11 August respectively)
2. Mishandling a teenage female protester by male police officers, exposing her body parts during the arrest (Tin Shui Wai on 4 Aug)
3. Manipulation and deliberate planting of evidence (eg. putting sharp bamboo stick into protester’s backpacks, unsealing evidence bags that should remain sealed until presented at court)
4. 3 Members of Legislative Council, and more student activists were arrested by the police and 2 organizers of demonstrations were attacked by thugs on 30 August which is the eve of a massive demonstration
5. Police stormed the metro station, beat protesters and passengers in the station and on the train, closed all the exits and then expel all reporters and first-aiders from the metro station (Prince Edward MTR station on 31 Aug)

CALL FOR ACTIONS
In order to protect German expatriates and the interests of German enterprises in Hong Kong, as well as to protect the human rights of EU citizens in Hong Kong, we urge the Federal Government to consider taking the following actions:
1. Halt all export of crowd control equipment and “less-lethal” weaponry to Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF)
2. Express concerns regarding the escalating tension in Hong Kong and safety of German expatriates in Hong Kong
3. Deploy official Human Rights Observer to Hong Kong and to make an independent observation at the frontline
4. Acknowledge that protesters in Hong Kong may be persecuted on political grounds and adjust its asylum policy to Hong Kong asylum seekers
5. Halt any cooperation and exchange programme with the HKPF
6. Forbid entry into the EU / Revoke the right of abode or EU citizenship (if any) / Freeze the assets in EU of senior officers of Hong Kong Government and pro-China legislators and their immediate family members (if any)

HONG KONG,
made up of lovable Hongkongers,
who yearn for freedom, democracy and human rights,
was, is now and ever will be
a FREE PORT which belongs to the world of civilization.

Retail Today | Global News: Muji Is Struggling from Overseas Markets 今日零售 | 全球視點: 無印良品 海外市場的巨大挑戰 (中文在下)

In April, Muji's parent company Ryohin Keikaku Co. reported its first decline in operating profit in eight years and a financial outlook below analysts’ expectations, as well as a rare drop in same-store sales in China.

Investors are worried: After the value of the company almost tripled from 2013 to 2018, Ryohin Keikaku shares have declined nearly 40% in the past year.

President Satoru Matsuzaki has embarked on new ventures like Muji-branded hotels and Muji-designed buses while pushing into new markets such as India and Switzerland. To drive growth, he’s now taking steps like shifting production to cheaper locations and designing products specifically for Chinese consumers.

However, Muji still requires a faster adjustment to its overseas sales strategies. Muji always expanded to other countries with the same items it sells in Japan, assuming that its product range needs little translation for overseas consumers. That works well enough for, say, pencil cases, but not necessarily other items: It took Muji a decade in China to introduce sheets that fit standard Chinese beds.

Meanwhile, Muji’s “no brand” branding and straightforward, unchanging designs have made it a prime target for low-cost Chinese copycats. Muji’s prices are considerably more expensive outside of Japan due to taxes and tariffs, and a cottage industry of Chinese competitors like Miniso, Nome and OCE has sprung up to offer the same aesthetic for a fraction of the cost.

To avoid the price competition, Muji plans to produce more of its items in the countries where they’re sold. Next year, the company will roll out over 200 made-in-India products for its local stores. It’s also shifting more production to Southeast Asia, where labor is cheap.

In China, it opened its first development office in September, with employees responsible for monitoring local lifestyle trends⁠—a belated acknowledgment that Tokyo-based designers may not have the necessary insight into Chinese desires. Not everything will be internationalized, however. Muji will continue to make cosmetics, for example, in Japan, as the promise of high-quality raw materials is part of their allure.

Given how quickly its low-cost imitators have moved, Muji faces an uphill battle in China. And there and elsewhere, its ambition to become a global retail behemoth to match Uniqlo may require some of the strategic compromises made by other mass retailers—whittling its 7,000 products down to those of greatest sales potential, manufacturing items for speed rather than durability, and opening large locations in expensive shopping districts.

今年四月，無印良品的母公司 Ryohin Keikaku Co. 報告中顯示，8年來他們的營業利潤首次下滑、財務前景低於分析師的預期，以及中國同店銷售額出現罕見的衰退。

投資者擔心，在2013年至2018年間，公司價值幾乎翻了三倍之後，Ryohin Keikaku 股價卻在過去一年中，下跌了將近40％。

品牌董事長 Satoru Matsuzaki 已開展新的企業體，包括開設無印良品酒店、無印良品設計的巴士，同一時間也進軍印度和瑞士等新市場。為了推動增長，他正在採取新措施，例如將生產工廠轉移到成本更便宜的地方，並專門為了中國消費者設計產品。

然而，無印良品仍需要更快速調整海外銷售策略。Muji 在拓展到其他國家時，多半採取與日本銷售產品相同的策略，也就是假定自家產品到其他市場販售，並不需要太多的修改或客製化。這對鉛筆盒這類商品是還不錯，但卻不一定可以複製到其他品項；舉例來說，無印良品實際上花了十年，才推出適合中國標準床尺寸的床單。

同時，無印良品的「無品牌」品牌、直觀和一成不變的設計，使它變成中國低成本仿冒商的主要目標。由於稅收和關稅的影響，無印良品在日本以外的價格相當昂貴，而Miniso，Nome和OCE等中國競爭對手，透過大量的家庭手工業製造，只需花費很少的成品，就能為消費者提供相同的生活美學。

為了避免落入價格競爭，無印良品計劃在其銷售的國家生產更多產品。明年，他們將為印度門市推出200多種當地製造的產品。還計畫將更多產品轉移到勞動力便宜的東南亞。

在中國，無印良品在去年九月成立第一個開發辦公室，員工負責觀察、搜集當地的生活方式趨勢 - 這也代表著無印良品終於承認，在東京的設計師不見得了解中國當地消費者真正的需求。然而，並非需要把一切都做到國際化。例如，無印良品選擇繼續在日本生產化妝品，因為日本所代表的高品質原材料是一項承諾，仍對消費者存在著重大的吸引力。

因為低成本仿造商的快速推進，無印良品在中國正面臨著一場苦戰。他們將自己定位與全球零售巨頭「優衣庫」齊頭並進的野心，可能需要參考其他大眾零售商一些在戰略上的妥協 - 像是把七千種產品減少，直到只保留最具銷售潛力的品項、快速製造商品而非強調產品的耐久度，以及在高消費購物區開設大型旗艦店等。

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中文翻譯 / Chinese Translation :
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英文翻譯 / English Translation :
From the official channel

日文歌詞 / Japanese Lyrics :
愛に飢えてる　僕たち何度も
感情的に慰めあっている
単純明快で　端的繊細な
こんな夜に流されあっている

揺られちまえよ
くっだらない夜に乗ってさ
ねぇ　Ah Ah Ah Ah

どうしょうなんてmotion
思い出すような夜に名前をつけて
どうしょうなんてmotion
狂いだしそうな夜に踊って見せてよ

愛に満ちていく　僕たち今日もまた
感情的に思いを寄せあっている
どっか置いてきた　愛とかなんとかも
こんな夜じゃ流されちまっている

忘れちまえよ
くっだらない夜に踊ってさ
ねぇ　Ah Ah Ah Ah

どうしょうなんてmotion
思い出すような夜に名前をつけて
どうしょうなんてmotion
狂いだしそうな夜に踊って見せてよ

情けない夢を握っていたいの
また溜まっていく Ah Ah Ah Ah

どうしょうなんてmotion
思い出すような夜に名前をつけて
どうしょうなんてmotion
狂いだしそうな夜に踊って見せてよ

回る未来の地図を蹴り飛ばして　笑っていようぜ
君と描いた地図を手に取って　笑っていたいね

中文歌詞 / Chinese Lyrics :
渴求著愛的我們，曾幾度地——
將彼此作為感情的慰藉
彼此單純輕鬆地、鮮明優柔地
於這片夜空下綻放自我

縱身搖擺吧
在這無趣的夜裡隨波逐流
來吧　Ah Ah Ah Ah

與其躊躇半天不如動起身吧！
如憶起般地一時興起，為這夜晚下個名
別再煩惱了，走吧！
於今宵放肆的夜中翩翩起舞吧！

沉浸在愛之中，我們至今仍——
反覆交雜彼此的情感與思念
將落在某處的，愛與其他瑣碎點滴
任其在這夜裡肆意隨波水蕩漾

把煩惱忘得一乾二淨吧
只請你記得，在這無趣的夜裡起舞
來吧　Ah Ah Ah Ah

別再煩惱了，來吧！
如憶起般地隨意，為今夜起個名
與其徘徊不前不如起身前進吧！
於無拘無束的夜裡跳支舞吧！

哪怕再怎麼不切實際，仍想緊握住手中的夢想
願其終有成真的一天 Ah Ah Ah Ah

與其躊躇半天不如動起身吧！
如憶起般地一時興起，為這夜晚下個名
別再煩惱了，走吧！
於今宵放肆的夜中翩翩起舞吧！

一腳踢開那，繞著既定未來旋轉的地圖，一起歡笑吧
我只想緊握住，與你一同描繪的地圖，在那未來彼此一同歡笑

英文歌詞 / English Lyrics :
Hungry for love Time and time again
We comfort each other emotionally
Simple and clear Straightforward and subtle
We are carried away with each other on a night like this

Why don’t we let ourselves tossed
On this hell of a night?
Hey Ah Ah Ah Ah

What can I do for this motion?
Put a name to a memorable night
What can I do for this motion?
Let me see you dance to the night that’s driving you crazy

Gradually filled with love Today once again
We huddle against each other’s emotions
We’ve left behind somewhere Love and then some
That must have been carried away on a night like this

Why don’t we forget about it
Dancing to this hell of a night?
Hey Ah Ah Ah Ah

What can I do for this motion?
Put a name to a memorable night
What can I do for this motion?
Let me see you dance to the night that’s driving you crazy

I want to keep on holding to this pathetic dream
Accumulating again Ah Ah Ah Ah

What can I do for this motion?
Put a name to a memorable night
What can I do for this motion?
Let me see you dance to the night that’s driving you crazy

Why don’t we kick away the rolling map of the future
And keep on smiling?
With a map we drew together in our hands
I want to keep on smiling with you