港實業家袁弓夷給美國務卿蓬佩奧的一封信:請救救香港的孩子。
中文(英文在後):
親愛的國務卿蓬佩奧鈞鑒,我以愛好自由的香港人名義,感謝你對香港的支持。今年是天安門64屠城的31周年。在中國對民主渴望上的重要時刻。
您選擇了支持香港爭取自由,說明在此關鍵時刻,您與香港的英雄們真誠地站在一起爭取人權。這些數以百萬計的英雄們是為自己家園的未來挺身而出的普通香港人;還有那些無名的律師、義工、醫護人員、記者、藝人緊守崗位,讓我們的聲音得以傳播;也是那些敢於繼續為做對的事而站出來的年青人。
但是,爭取自由需付出大代價。這些戰士是我們的孩子,也是香港社會普普通通的孩子。
在過去的12個月,有太多的孩子被拘捕、虐待、強姦、謀殺,同時有孩子懷疑已經被送中,秘密被關到集中營,再也沒有音訊了。
為爭取保護自己城市機會,他們犧牲了自己的工作,據「Hong Kong watch」公佈,從去年6月9號至今,已經有8,934位抗爭者被捕,年齡介乎11到84歲。繼他們後,誰還去抗爭?要犧牲多少個我們年輕人的未來才能換到基本的自由?
它們正在抹去我們的語言;
我們香港人的身分
我們的言論自由
我們的法治
我們的孩子
現在,我們需要美國去抵禦中共。若等到6月底讓國安法通過,就等同在等待著另一場大屠殺的展開。
中共以「會收手」做偽裝,讓世界允許其犯下對無辜生命的殘暴行為。它們是永遠不會停手的,直到它們控制了世界,包括美國。
如現在不阻止中共,就會太遲了!我們必須吸取歷史教訓,姑息政策從來沒成功過。
中共已經背棄《中英聯合聲明》中對港人「一國兩制」的承諾。世界領袖不單止是要支持,而是要爭取的時刻已經到來。如果成功,歷史將會記住美國是一個敢於承擔、真正為民主發聲的國家。
我懇請:
因中華人民共和國已經背棄了它在《中英聯合聲明》中的所有責任。香港的主權應該恢復給英國。請說服您的英國盟友在此刻做對的事;就是將主權移交給香港人,條件是在6個月內,在國際獨立監查下,完成真正的公投,讓港人自己選擇他們的未來。
香港是屬於香港人的。
在公投前,我們需要美國的軍隊保護香港,像當年保護西德,免受中共無休止地干預、滲透、欺騙和鎮壓我們的孩子。您在香港的8萬5千子民也需您的保護。
最後,當您致力於再次維持南中國海安全時,請把我們列入您的戰事計劃中,因為我們也是南中國海的部份。
國務卿先生,作為自由世界的聯盟,請讓香港再變得安全。
敬侯卓裁!
天佑美國!天護香港!
袁弓夷敬上
English:
Secretary Pompeo,
On behalf of our FREEDOM loving people in HK, I thank you for STANDING WITH HONG KONG.
The coming June 4th is the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre. A pivotal moment in China’s hope for democracy.
Your decision to stand with freedom in Hong Kong shows your true dedication to human rights in today’s watershed moment, with the heroes of Hong Kong.
The millions of everyday Hong Kongers marching for the future of their home.
The nameless lawyers, volunteers, medical staff, journalists, artists doing their part to keep our voices alive.
The youth of Hong Kong daring to stand up for what they know in their heart to be right.
But the fight for freedom has come at great cost.
These warriors are our children and every day Hong Kong kids.
And in the last 12 months, Too many have been arrested, tortured, raped, murdered and many allegedly shipped across the border to secret concentration camps, never to be heard of again.
Giving up their lives for a chance at the preservation of their city.
8934 protestors aged between 11 and 84 years have been arrested since June 9th 2019.
After them, who will be left to fight?
How many of our young will have to sacrifice their futures for basic rights?
They are erasing our language.
Our identity as Hong Kong people.
Our right to speak.
Our rule of law.
Our children.
We need the US to stand up to the CCP, NOW.
Waiting for the National Security Law to be passed in late June is waiting for another Holocaust to begin.
The world has allowed China to commit mass atrocities against human lives under the pretense that one day they will stop.
They will never stop until they control the world, including America.
If it doesn’t stop here now, it will be too late.
We must learn from history that appeasement will NEVER work.
The one country two systems promised Hong Kong in the joint Sino-British Declaration has been obliterated.
Now is the moment for our world leaders to not only stand up, but to fight. If done, history will remember America as a nation that dared, truly, to be a voice for freedom.
Here is what I ask:
Since the PRC has reneged on all its obligations in the Joint Sino British Declaration, HK Sovereignty should revert back to the UK. Please convince your ally UK to do the right thing this time, by transferring the Sovereignty back to the people of HK, on the condition of a genuine referendum in 6 months, supervised by international and independent judges, to choose their own future.
Hong Kong belong to HK people.
Before the referendum, we need your troops to keep HK safe as West Berlin, from the Communist’s never ending interferences, infiltrations, cheating and persecution of our youths. Your 85,000 US citizens in HK also need your protection.
Lastly, while you are working to make South China Sea safe again, please include us in your battle plan.
We are also in the South China Sea.
Mr. Secretary, as an ally in the free world, please
make HK safe again.
Thank you.
God Bless USA
God Save HK.
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revert to you中文 在 翻譯這檔事 Facebook 的最讚貼文
等我「回」家再「revert to you」
// 一句英文列舉兩個台灣人常犯的錯誤:
Let me revert to you when I back to home.
先說正確用法:
Let me reply to you when I go back home. (或 when I'm back home)
這是來自一位外商公司的高階經理,他想說的是:等我回家回覆你。我也在大學教授的信中看過相同的用法。
他把 回覆 當 回復,而 revert 也可以是 回復(原狀)。 //
(來源: https://www.facebook.com/ben.jai/posts/10154099066509113?pnref=story)
「回覆」說成「revert to you」一定是錯誤?這看法太過狹隘,顯示不知英語世界之大還好為人師。Revert 這字當 reply 解,是印度英語,是不少印度人的第一語言,而且這用法逐漸擴散到印度以外,如新加坡、馬來西亞、香港等地。牛津高級學習詞典(OALD)已經收錄,標記為 Indian English。不要窩在自己的世界批評外商公司經理還是大學教授說錯。在他們的世界,這極可能是正確無誤的,你頂多可以指出這並非通行全球的用法罷了。
至於「正確用法」那句英文裡,"when I go back home" 還比 revert to 更「有事」,"when I go back home" (等我回家)並不是很自然的英語,有點台式或中式英語的味道,是從中文「回」的意思「翻譯」來的。自然的英語說法是 after/when I get home,那個 back 字用在這裡意思很怪,除非你有個特殊的情境支持那個說法,請不要散布不自然的怪英語。大家可以想想,when I go back home 適合用在什麼情境。
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