【緊張的劉鶴 l per day or today? 】
川普昨天在白宮橢圓辦公室,給了中國國務院副總理劉鶴一個震撼教育。
從白宮The White House公佈的影片中,劉鶴顯得非常緊張,他結結巴巴地說we will five billion (他甚至忘了放動詞),然後改口five millions,然後改口five millions beans。
這時候旁邊傳譯看不下去了,大聲補充說:five million tons of soybeans。(她加了tons,把beans改為soybeans)。
川普很高興,說:Five million tons of soybeans! Wow!
原本這個尷尬的英語教學片段到此要告一段落了,大家都鬆了一口氣,想不到劉鶴此時神來一筆又加了兩個字(根據中國的說法是一個字):per day (每天)。
川普大喜,馬上接著說:Per day. That's going to make our famers very happy. That's a lot of soybeans. (每天。我們的農夫會超開心。超多大豆的!)
後續的新聞大家都看到了。到底是「今天買五百萬噸」還是「每天買五百萬噸」,這當然差很多。
我看了好幾次,說實話,劉鶴講得很不清楚(或是很沒自信),但比較接近today,而且他說這個字的時候,右手往地上指了一下,比較類似現在或今天的意思。
但川普第一時間聽成per day,也重複說per day,劉鶴旁邊的幕僚跟傳譯卻沒有當場禮貌性指正或確認,那就是失職了。
事實上,昨天的座位安排,就對劉鶴很不友善。
川普有張大桌子,雙手很舒服地放在桌上。而劉鶴只有一張椅子,沒有桌子,看起來沒有任何防禦(unguarded)。
所有人(美方跟中方的官員)圍繞著川普,只有川普有氣派的桌子。
氣勢高下立判。
劉鶴的幕僚要打屁股,為什麼沒有在會前先確定座次安排?搞得自己的老闆一進場就像是小臣子。
身為幕僚要切記:Never embarrass your boss.
我在美國去過好幾個總統圖書館,裡面都有Oval Office。事實上辦公室的另外一面,就有舒服的沙發。美國總統會在那邊跟外賓並排對談,看起來就比較沒有以下對上的晉見感。
這只是個外交的花邊新聞,但implications很深,大家不妨參考看看。
順便簡單介紹一下劉鶴生平。
他今年67歲(剛過生日),是習近平的重要財經幕僚(但沒有外交背景),曾取得哈佛大學John Kennedy School碩士。這並不是他第一次見川普。
白宮影片:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1P-BUEaH3U
白宮官方紀錄:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-vice-premier-liu-peoples-republic-china/
中文報導:
http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/2690682
https://tw.appledaily.com/international/daily/20190202/38248585/
劉鶴:
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/刘鹤
同時也有1部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過4萬的網紅Chilli Lucas - 智利仔,也在其Youtube影片中提到,China is a threat to the world, and we need to stop it! In memory of all the Victims. Right now, Hong Kong is the front line in the fight against the...
china daily wiki 在 英文多一點 A Little More English Facebook 的精選貼文
#看新聞學英文
強颱尼伯特(Nepartak)強勢來襲!來看看英文新聞怎麼說?
順便學一些片語、字彙,自己造句試試看吧!!
(July 6, 2016) CNN News 有線電視新聞網 : Super typhoon Nepartak *takes aim at* Taiwan 超級強颱尼伯特直襲臺灣
Taiwan is *bracing for* the region's first super typhoon of 2016, which is expected to grow in speed and power before it hits the island around Thursday evening local time.
*take aim at : 瞄準、對準
- You have to take aim at the monster carefully before you shoot.
在要射那怪獸前,你必須仔細瞄準.
*brace for : 防備
- The ground staff of Taoyuan Airport are bracing themselves for a possible flood . 桃園機場的地勤人員正在為了可能會發生的洪水做防備。
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(July 6, 2016) BBC News 英國廣播公司 : Vietnam floods *take heavy toll* 越南水災災情慘重
A massive recovery operation is under way in Vietnam following devastating floods that killed about 50 people.
Provinces in the centre and the south of the country were hit by *torrential rain* and landslides, which destroyed thousands of homes and roads.
*take a toll (on) : 造成損失
- The typhoon will take a horrendous toll on agriculture. 這颱風將會對農業造成驚人的損失。
*torrential rain : 暴雨
- Ten people in total have died in the region due to the torrential rain. 在這地區內共有十人因這場暴雨而亡。
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(July 7, 2016) Taipei Times 台北時報 : Nepartak land, sea alerts issued 尼伯特颱風陸上、海上警報發布
The Central Weather Bureau yesterday *issued sea and land alerts* for Typhoon Nepartak, adding that the storm is likely to *make landfall* on the east coast and severely affect the nation’s weather today and tomorrow.
*issue sea/land alerts : 發布海上/陸上警報
- The CWB is likely to issue a land alert this evening. 中央氣象局很有可能在今天傍晚發布陸上警報。
*make landfall : 登陸
- This typhoon is estimated to make landfall on the east coast of Taiwan. 這個颱風預計會在台灣東部登陸。
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(July 7, 2016) The China Post 中國郵報 : Electricity use *sets record* as typhoon nears Taiwan 颱風將近,電力使用達新高
*State-owned* Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) reported Wednesday that the company recorded the highest electricity consumption that afternoon as the *mercury soared* with the approach of Typhoon Nepartak.
*set a record : 創下紀錄
- The typhoon set daily rainfall record in Taiwan. 那颱風創下了台灣單日降雨量的新紀錄。
*mercury soars : 溫度升高
- Mercury soars to 35 degrees C in this summer. 今年夏天溫度升高到35度。
*state-owned : 國有的
- The employees of the state-owned enterprise Taipower have to repair the power facilities during typhoons. 國有企業台電的員工在颱風期間必須暴雨搶修電力設施。
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圖片來源:公有領域 Public Domain,原素材來自 U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Typhoon_Haiyan_2013_making_landfall.gif
china daily wiki 在 Chilli Lucas - 智利仔 Youtube 的最佳貼文
China is a threat to the world, and we need to stop it!
In memory of all the Victims.
Right now, Hong Kong is the front line in the fight against the CCP (aka Chinese Government). The CCP tortures, rapes, kills, harvest organs, enslaves, pollutes, destroys, poisons, censors and more.
We have to stand together and bring it down before is too late.
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Sources:
Simple History: Tiananmen Square Massacre (1989)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRnW1Xs7asM&t=5s
BBC Tiananmen Square Footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMKvxJ-Js3A&t=2s
National Security Provisions Bill
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_(Legislative_Provisions)_Bill_2003
Organ Harvesting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_harvesting_from_Falun_Gong_practitioners_in_China
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-forcefully-harvests-organs-detainees-tribunal-concludes-n1018646
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/11/16/china-covers-up-killing-of-prisoners-to-harvest-organs-for-transplant-new-report/#164649c82ec7
Why you should care about Hong Kong Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOpoMURo8pM
Hong Kong's grandpa protesters speak softly but carry a stick | AFP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DHR218Jd0I
Hong Kong protesters hold sit-in at Yuen Long MTR station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIAZqcxyGDY
Hong Kong Protesters Occupy Airport With Mass Sit-In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDvnNnEMTxQ
Protesters light up central Hong Kong in peaceful vigil | AFP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBWM-rdjSkA
20190609 anti-ELAB 反送中609遊行 #不撤不散
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh4My_ne9xA
Britain Signs Hong Kong Handover Agreement - 1984 | Today in History | 19 Dec 16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on_Z3Ifyyhs
法庭批准政府DQ計劃 長毛:既來之則安之
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUr4sZ1CVjg
Hong Kong - Handover ceremony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHRZyk_3gvU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uReVvICTrCM
How China is building an all-seeing surveillance state
If any source is missing, please let me know in the comments of the video and I will gladly append it.