| 由於沒有唸過教育學院或者跟教育相關的職場認可課程，雖說在校給學生們稱為「老師」，真正的老師之間只以「ＴＡ」（教學助理）來概括我及同事一干人等。我們姓甚名誰，誰個會在意我們？唸畢有關英文的大學課程，以及算是喜歡英文，怎麼忍心讓自己只能教中文和數學，而自己數學根本又不那麼精明呢（教師証說我也可以教英文，就是學校機制上沒有這個需要；數學，可能因為會考合格也能教，大概香港人想東西就是把一切看得異常合理化吧）？ 語文基準試，０８年開始想報考，但０９年的試已過了截止報名日期。曾經覺得２０１０年十分遙遠，但其實，它就只是未來的一年啊！ 不肯定考得好的話是否可以擔任正職教師；然而，去求職，或許也能過骨，甚或在這一所學校，可以求得一個比較稱心的位置。管一切只是猜想，考得好，我心裡必定會很安樂（嘿，安樂這個詞語不可以只叫人想到「死得安詳」，因為人生的路迂迴得像小說才有趣味、藝術美）…… 早前訂了一本語文基準試的試題，也買過一些ＩＥＬＴＳ（雅思試）的作文攻略來看。其實，我認為兩個考試可能出的題目可以挺相像，便拿著ＩＥＬＴＳ攻略預備基準。今天做了一題作文，題目是： 「Modern buildings has changed the appearance of cities and towns. Some people ague we should build all buildings in traditional styles to protect the cultural identity. To what extent do you agree or disagree?」 而我的文章內容如下（太久沒寫過英文篇章，詞彙不那麼足，結構似簡單了些，而程度呢……唉，我認為只像中學生。反正是練習一，以後還可以進步──就趁腦袋還沒發锈）： For the reasons of modern buildings destroying the original scenes of urban areas, there are suggestions to transform all the buildings into traditional styles. This is claimed to be retaining city-dwellers’ “cultural identity”. However, I found such suggestions and rationales, to a large extent, could not be agreed. Imagine that all modern buildings are rebuilt or decorated as traditional styled ones. Of course, there will not be anything regarded as “multi-storey buildings” by then on, nor, if yes, the appearance of the buildings could become very strange, For the limitation of traditional buildings’ aesthetic value, and with the limit of the urban space, buildings undergone “surgeries” can no longer hold the ever-increasing population. The costs for buying and renting commercial estates and retailing places will surge up as high as most of the people would become beggars. Apart from “space war in urban areas”, difficulties in combining the safety standard of modern buildings and traditional out-looks require far too much time, money and resources. Why to devote efforts into activities that cannot improve modern people’s social conditions? Last but not least, the idea that “retaining the buildings’ traditional style” is not fully supported by the claim of protecting people’s cultural identity. It is enough for us to know more about the previous cultures of the cities and towns with the existence of cultural relics which the government suggests to protect. Books, museums and even the internet can serve as supplementary tools to investigate into matters about the traditional culture. What is more, is it really the case that buildings being resembled to traditional ones can give people a clear image of the old society? In a nutshell, superficial actions cannot retain the importance of getting to know the traditional culture. It is never rational to let the society “to go backward”. We should cherish the present skills in safeguarding urban areas with modern building principles, while reserving the limited resources without forgetting or destroying them. 再把這篇英文看完，覺得……也不至於只似中學生作文。大概可以算是副學士的作文。然而，大學生的作文跟副學士的作文又有甚麼分別？可能在於有ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ這個修辭學用語？不，其實在好的英文中學（不是我唸的），學生可以接觸到英國文學，我這個論據又失準了。可悲，但現在繼續努力還不算悲。 附註： 我沒有仔細研究自己用字是否準確，或許ｒｅｔａｉｎ會用錯了些，不要緊。下一篇會更加認真地寫！ | 
