翻轉視界 18 Changing Perspective
There's not just one road to the destination, but many roads. You just need to take the little step that’s right in front of you, and then the next one, and a few years down the track, they will seem like massive achievements.
通往目的地的路不止一條，有很多路可走。你只需要邁出眼前這一小步，然後再邁出下一步，幾年下來，將會成為巨大成就。
文章來自於New Humans of Australia (有取得授權)
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I didn’t meet my father until I was 6 years old. My parents had a comfortable, middle-class life in Shanghai, or as close as you could get under communism. But they always wanted to live overseas, and just before I was born, my dad came to Sydney to set things up. I don’t know why, but in the end, my mother and I didn’t join him until I was 6.
•a middle-class life 中產階級生活
•set things up 打點一切
•live overseas 往海外生活
•in the end 最後 (表達在經過一段時間或一連串事件之後的結果)
直到六歲前我都未曾見過父親。我的雙親在上海過著舒適的中產階級生活，或著說，在共產階級下所能得到的最接近的生活。他們一直響往海外生活，就在我出生前，我父親來到雪梨打點一切。但不知何故，直到六歲那年我與母親才終於與父親團聚。
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Unfortunately, half a year after we arrived, he left us. That was a huge shock. Our transition had already been quite difficult, as we both didn't speak English. Also, as Shanghai was such a big bustling city, Sydney felt a bit like the countryside, especially on the weekends, as no shops were open back then!
•shock 令人震驚的事件（或經歷）；驚愕，震驚 (come as a great shock 讓人倍感震驚)
•transition 轉變；過渡
•a bustling city 繁華都會
不幸的是，就在我跟母親抵達半年後，父親離開了我們。這是個巨大的打擊，因爲我們不會說英文，在適應過渡期本就已過得相當艱辛。此外，不同於上海的繁華都會，雪梨更像鄉下，尤其在週末，那時連商店都不開門。
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We were very much reliant on my dad, not only financially, but also as a conduit into the wider community. So to have that broken was quite distressing. I remember Mum crying a lot. As we had become socially isolated, we didn’t find out anything about Centrelink, so we survived on her savings for a while, and then got some help from her family back in China.
•be reliant on… 依賴...
•a conduit into 進入...的渠道
•distressing (adj.) 令人苦惱的,令人擔憂的
•become socially isolated 變得孤立於社會
•survive on her savings 僅靠的她積蓄過日子
我們相當依賴我父親，不僅是經濟，他也是我們進入更廣泛社區的渠道。因此，當局面被打破時令人相當痛苦，我還記得母親時常哭泣。由於我們孤立於社會，所以我們並不知道澳洲社會福利聯絡中心 （Centrelink）的任何資訊，僅靠母親的積蓄支撐了一段時間，然後從母親在中國的娘家得到一些幫助。
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Eventually, Mum moved us down to Melbourne, where we were able to make some new networks and family friendships. But I was bullied a bit at school about things like my food and clothing! Whenever someone bullied me, I would defend myself, but because I didn’t have the language skills to explain to the teacher why, I got in trouble quite a bit. I ended up having to move school 3 times before I came to Balwyn Primary School, which was relatively multicultural.
•be able to 能夠
•make new networks 建立新的人脈，關係網
•be bullied 被霸凌
•language skills 語言能力
•get in trouble 惹上麻煩
•end up 最後處於；最後成爲；以…告終
•relatively 相對地
•multicultural 多元文化的
最後，母親帶著我搬遷到墨爾本，在那我們能夠建立起新的網絡與家庭情誼。然而。我在學校飽受霸凌，例如我的食物及衣物。每當有人霸凌我，我會自我防衛，但我的語言技巧不足以向老師解釋事發原因，因此常常陷入麻煩。後來我不得不再三轉學，直到就讀相對多元文化的博文小學（Balwyn Primary School）。
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After that, I did alright. Music featured very prominently in my life. I had started learning the violin from the age of 2.5 years old and even with all the troubles that were going on in my life, had somehow still kept up with it. As a result, I got a music scholarship to Trinity Grammar School. But even there I used to get into quite a lot of mischief, and would often skip school to go to the movies.
•do alight 過得不錯，做的不錯
•feature (v.) 以…為特色；給…以顯著的地位
•prominently 重要地；著名地；突出地，顯眼地
之後，我便過得不錯。音樂在我生活中佔有重要的一席之地，我從兩歲半開始學習小提琴，儘管生活中事事不如意，我依然堅持不輟。因此，我獲得三一文法學校（ Trinity Grammar School）的音樂獎學金。但即使在那，我也常惡作劇、逃學看電影。
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By the end of year 11, I was told I would have to either repeat the year, or consider going to another school, which was quite humiliating for my mum. I decided to move school and surprisingly, I ended up doing quite well in year 12! As a result, I ended up getting into a double degree in Law and Music at Monash.
•repeat the year 留級 ; 重唸一年
•humiliating 令人感到恥辱的，丟臉的
11年級結束時，我被告知要麽被留級，要麼考慮轉學，這對我母親來說相當丟人。我決定轉學，而令人驚訝的是，我在12年級的時候表現優異，最後錄取蒙納士大學法律與音樂雙學位。
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When I started, my first thought was that I didn’t belong because I had done so badly in school up to year 11 and everyone else seemed so smart. But I put my head down, got through it, and ended up getting a job in the legal department of a major manufacturing company, which was a different approach to what most law students do.
•do not belong 不屬於這
•put my head down 埋頭苦幹
•the legal department of ...的法律部門
•a different approach 不同途徑
•approach （思考問題的）方式，方法，態度
當我開始進入大學，最初的想法是我不屬於這，因為我在11年級前都表現不佳，而這裡的人似乎都聰明絕頂。但我埋頭苦幹，咬牙撐過，最後在一家大型製造公司的法律部門找到工作，這與多數法律系學生的途徑不同。
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I really enjoyed it. It was hard work, but I learned a lot of foundational business, legal and corporate communication skills. After that I worked in corporate governance in RMIT, then started to moonlight as a lecturer in the Law Faculty. Eventually, they asked me if I wanted to do a PhD and I blindly said yes! I next worked at Swinburne University, and then was head-hunted to lead the corporate legal team at the Commercial Passenger Vehicles Commission.
•foundational 基礎的
•communication skills 溝通技巧
•corporate governance
•moonlight (v.) （尤指瞞著僱主）從事第二職業，兼職
•headhunt (v.) 物色（人才）； 挖角
•legal team 法律團隊
我非常喜歡這份工作，這是份辛苦的工作，但我學習了很多基礎商業、法律以及公司溝通技巧。之後我在皇家墨爾本理工大學（ RMIT）從事公司治理工作，並開始兼職擔任法律系講師。後來他們問我是否想要讀博士，我便盲目地答應了。接下來，我在斯威本大學（Swinburne University）工作，再被挖角到商用小客車委員會領導法律團隊。
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I had a good life, but after a while, I realised I wanted a different kind of job. I could see my seniors were making a lot of money but that their family life was not that good. And looking at my own upbringing, I wanted to be the kind of father who could be present in my own kids’ lives. So I decided on dentistry. It would not only allow me to use the hand skills that I had developed from playing the violin, but also the analytical and reasoning skills that I'd developed in law. Plus it would be flexible, and offer me a stable income and the chance to meet different people every day!
•upbringing 教養
•decide on sth 決定某事或東西
•analytical and reasoning skills 分析和推理能力
•offer a stable income 提供穩定收入
我的生活很不錯，但一段時間後，我意識到自己想要一份不同的工作。我知道前輩們賺了很多錢，但他們的家庭生活並不美滿。看著自己的成長經歷，我想要成為可以在孩子生活中出席的父親，所以我決定改行當牙醫。這項職業能讓我使用從拉小提琴中發展出的手部技巧，也能運用我在法律中發展出的分析與推理技能。此外，這個職業相當靈活，能為我提供穩定收入，並有機會每天與不同的人見面。
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My now fiancée, who was my girlfriend at the time, was also applying for further study, and coincidentally we both got into university in South Australia, so we moved to Adelaide together a few years ago.
•fiancée 未婚妻
•at the time 當時
•apply for 申請
•further study 繼續教育，進修；進一步研究；深造
•coincidentally 碰巧地；巧合地
我的未婚妻，當時的女友，也申請繼續深造，巧的是我們都考上南澳大學（University of South Australia)，所以幾年前一起搬到阿得雷德（ Adelaide）。
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I was lucky to get a university job at Flinders University. Initially, I started out as a casual lecturer in the law school, but I’ve since transitioned into teaching health law and research, and I’m currently writing a few books on the intersection between law and medicine. And also, obviously, trying to finish my dentistry degree!
•start out as… 起初擔任...
•transition into… 轉變到...
我很幸運的在福林德斯大學（Flinders University）找到工作，起初我在法學院擔任臨時講師，但我後來轉換到醫事法教學及研究。目前我正撰寫幾本關於法律與醫學相接的書籍，並努力完成我的牙醫學位。
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Mum eventually retrained as a Chinese high school teacher, and she’s still teaching to this day. Like most first generation migrants, she struggled quite a lot, and invested heavily in my success. After we’re married, my fiancée and I are planning to have children, and I’m sure they will have it much easier than I did.
•retrain 重新培養；再培訓；再訓練
•to this day 至今
•first generation migrants 第一代移民
•struggle a lot 掙扎奮鬥許久
•have it much easier 過的比較輕鬆
我的母親最終重新接受培訓，成為一名中文高中老師並執教至今。如同大多數第一代移民，她掙扎奮鬥許久，並為我的成功投資甚多。我與未婚妻打算婚後生孩子，我確信孩子會過的比我輕鬆得多。
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Still, a lot of the failures that I’ve had in my life have really informed a lot of my successes. Looking back, I wouldn't really want to change that to have a smoother life.
•inform [正式] 影響某人的態度或意見
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/inform
•have a smoother life 有一個更順遂的人生
我的生活中的種種失敗確實為我的成功提供借鑑。回首過去，我不會想要改變那些坎坷經歷去擁有一個更順遂的人生。
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Over the years, I've learned that perseverance is very important. I hope that through telling my story, I can be an example to others who might be in a similar position as I was: to show that there's not just one road to the destination, but many roads. You just need to take the little step that’s right in front of you, and then the next one, and a few years down the track, they will seem like massive achievements.
•over the years 多年來
•perseverance 不屈不撓，堅持不懈
•be an example 成為榜樣
•be in a similar position 處於相似的處境
•down the road/line/track 將來(的路)
多年來，我學到堅持不懈是至關重要的。我希望透過講述自己的故事，能成為其他可能與我有相似處境的人的榜樣：向他們展示通往目的地的路不止一條，有很多路可走。你只需要邁出眼前這一小步，然後再邁出下一步，幾年下來，將會成為巨大成就。
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half life 2 故事 在 [心得] Half-Life2+Portal 1+2 - 看板Steam - 批踢踢實業坊 的推薦與評價
前陣子，終於把這幾款經典作品跑完了，
可以理解為什麼很多人都對G胖有相當深的怨念，
先說結論：這三款都是相當優秀的第一人稱遊戲，
我自己的評論是Half-Life 2 8.8分、Portal 8分、Portal 28.6分
【Half-Life2】
劇情延續一代，大意就是好像有個資本家在搞事，
主角成為人盡皆知英雄，不但武力值超高，隨機應別能力也很強。
當然這取決於玩家自身的能力；有關遊戲難易度後面再談。
劇情上算是挺平鋪直述的，頂多就是有幾個八點檔段落。
但人物表現，不管是動作還是說話的語氣都比一代猛很多，
以現在的遊戲來說其實也是算佳作以上的表現。
唯一可惜之處，除了劇情外，G-MAN的謎團也不知何年月能補完。
攻略/操作上，本作多了很多載具的戰鬥和流程，
最主要會暈還有部分評論冗長的段落都在這部分，
但我倒是玩得蠻開心的，尤其有個區域很像公路旅行。
整體流程戰鬥和解謎，個人覺得比1代容易，
不過應該說1代太噁心，有時候不用點邪門歪道會卡到心態崩潰。
除了舒服的攻略流程，還有更多有趣的武器選擇，
雖然有時效性，但我的確有為人父的喜悅與成就。
再玩性，比起1代勘玩許多，而且可以SKIP掉一些對話，
挺適合你突然想不到要玩甚麼，但又想玩個輕鬆的FPS，
除非你對本作的幾個關鍵字有PTSD，EX:殭屍、屍體
不然本作強烈推薦大家體驗，
尤其可以看出對後續FPS遊戲的影響和發展的雛形。
【Portal】
本來以為只是單純的解謎遊戲，沒想到劇情還挺有趣的。
劇情上主角狀似不明所以的被關到一個機構，
這裡必須經過重重的訓練，才有機會逃生/獲得一塊蛋糕?
整體劇情雖然很單調，但是AI-GLaDOS嘴主角的行為真的很好笑，
隨著推進到遊戲的後期，AI的聲音表現更富人性，
尤其在最後的劇情，你會發現她這樣的聲音表現也有其原因。
攻略/操作，蠻多解謎需要活用慣性來進行，
整體來說其實不算難(比起2代的話)，
因為我一直以為會有那種需要在高速移動的時候，
快速的射擊改變傳送點來抵達更不易到達的區域，
好險只有RTA才有這個需求，正常過關的話只要搞懂機制就好。
此外，延續了【Half-Life】經典的遊戲選項，
怕失敗的話就即存，也可以省下不少時間重複嘗試，
也沒有從高處跌落的傷害以及血量的規範，
這幾點都蠻適合剛入手的玩家盡可能的挑戰通關。
再完性，相當高，因為這作來說很短，
劇情也沒甚麼深邃或是令人不適的內容，
除了在傳送過程身體持續的自動轉向導致的3D暈，
應該算是一款【踏入Portal 2】的DEMO遊戲。
片尾的彩蛋也很有趣，偶爾我也會找YT去播放那首歌回味。
【Portal 2】
開場電影式的運鏡及過場都難以讓人想像這是Portal，
但過不久，老朋友就會出現賞你個懷舊大禮包。
因為我是連著玩得，所以這份感動比較可惜只能淺嚐。
不過相差4年再次遊玩，主要遊玩方式不變，
但是流程、項目以及模式的增加，我想這個遊戲沒道理不能拿85分以上。
劇情上新增了一位新朋友，當然他也起到遊戲的關鍵角色作用，
後期會有個小反轉，加上遊戲中的一些互動真的令人莞爾。
遊戲中也交代了該世界設定，以及舊有的AI的起源。
攻略/流程，因為項目和互動的設施變多了，
整體難度也上升了一個檔次，很多時候關卡是鑲嵌的，
就是有可能你雖然過了一個小區，
但其實該小區的物件需要在下個場景繼續使用，
又或者，通關需要重複使用到不同的互動場景，必須多方嘗試。
遊戲也增加了2人模式，目前還沒摸過，
但有聽說過玩法難度更加的多樣化，這可以想見，
2個傳送洞加上不同互動場景後面就玩到快燒惱了，4個傳送門我不敢想。
再玩性，對我來說較低，因為真的很長，
但是雙人模式倒是可以考慮，即便劇情比重低，
但玩這個遊戲不就是享受動腦通關的成就感嗎?
但如果是玩過1代的玩家強烈建議一定要試試2代，
尤其是喜歡1代後面的彩蛋的我，再次聽到那首歌不知怎麼有點感動。
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