full of theatrics
2016/10/18 08:41:23 網誌分類: 生活
Longhair Leung Kwok-hung was not?imaginative?when he?took his oath of office. He carried an opened yellow umbrella. That kind of theatrics?is already?out (old-fashioned, outdated, unimaginative). The newly-elected pro-independence and localist members had the most imaginative theatrics during their swearing-in. They used English instead of Cantonese. Last month, after the Legco elections, I had written that the six localists who won should use English in Legco to prove they truly support localism because English is also an official language here. I am glad they took my advice. But I never guessed they would use English in such an?imaginative?way while taking their oath of office.
Yau Wai-ching deliberately mispronounced “republic” (as “refxxking”) of China to make it sound like a swear word (bad language). She and Baggio Leung Chung-hang both deliberately mispronounced China as “Chee-na”. It is similar to “Shina”, the old Japanese name for China used during World War ll. Chinese people consider it a derogatory?(disrespectful, insulting, offensive) word. The two newly-elected localist members also used a flag with the words “Hong Kong is not China” during their swearing-in. They used the English language in a clever way by arguing it is accurate to say Hong Kong is not China because Hong Kong is only a part of China. They are technically correct but it is not a strong argument. For example, Americans would not say New York is not America.
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上星期，立法會的新任與連任議員宣誓（swearing-in）儀式充滿戲劇性（theatrics）。許多人都預計會有戲劇性的（theatrics）情況發生，但我不得不承認，那些戲劇性的「表演」（theatrics）比我預期的更富想像力（imaginative）。A swearing-in ceremony就是正式的宣誓就職儀式，人們會許諾忠誠及真誠地履行職責。宣誓就職典禮（swearing-in ceremony）也可以稱為 taking an oath of office。Theatrics則解作以誇張的行徑引起別人的注意，跟putting on a show意思一樣，例如在立法會內向特首擲蕉。 To be imaginative就是富想像力、有原創性的。
長毛梁國雄宣誓就職（took his oath of office）時，就不夠想像力（imaginative）了，他開了一把黃色的傘，這樣的「表演」（theatrics）已經過時（out，unimaginative）。那些支持港獨及本土主義的新任議員，宣誓時（swearing-in）就有甚具創意（imaginative）的表演（theatrics）了。他們用英語而非廣東話。上月立法會選舉完結後，我就曾寫到，勝出的六位本土派應在立法會多用英語，以證明他們真的全然支持本土主義，因為英語也是本地的官方語言。我很高興他們接納了我的建議，但我並未想到，他們會在宣誓就職（taking their oath of office）時用如此具創意（imaginative）的手法去用英語。
游蕙禎故意將“republic” of China錯讀成“refxxking” of China，令它聽上去像粗口（swear word）。她跟梁頌恆都刻意將中國讀成“Chee-na”，跟「支那」發音很相近，就是二戰期間日本稱呼中國的舊名。中國人將它看為一個侮辱性（derogatory）的字眼。兩位新任本土派議員在宣誓（swearing-in）時都用了一幅印有“Hong Kong is not China”的旗幟。他們用英語用得很巧妙，反駁指“Hong Kong is not China”是正確的，因為香港只是中國的一部份。嚴格來說他們是對的，但論點不夠有力。譬如，美國人不會說紐約不是美國。mickchug@gmail.com
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Michael Chugani 褚簡寧
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