I’m a real culture vulture (2/5) 我超愛藝文（二）
A: I love the artwork in this room! Over there, a realist bust of a young woman, and in the middle, a statue of a man in a primitive, naive style. B: What do you think of this abstract sculpture here, with the angular outline and the perfect circle toward the top? I find the sense of balance somehow reassuring. A: I agree. And over there, just before that impressionistic painting on the wall. That life-size statue of a woman in contemporary clothes is just so life-like, you could almost believe she was real. B: She is real! She’s been staring at that painting since we entered the room. A: 我好喜歡這展廳裡的藝術品喔！那邊有一個寫實的女人半身像，中間是一個男性雕像，風格比較原始古樸。 B: 你覺得這個抽象雕塑看起來怎麼樣？它的外形有點方方的，靠上面的地方有圓圓的洞。我覺得它整體的平衡感讓人看起來蠻舒服的。 A: 我也覺得。還有在那邊，就在牆上那幅印象派油畫的前面，有個穿現代衣服、真人大小的女人雕像真的好逼真，看起來簡直就像真的。 B: 她是真人沒錯！我們進到這展廳的時候，她就已經在盯著這幅畫了。 (Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯) English 英文: Chinese 中文:
Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary that premiered last Wednesday, sparking cheers from gay Catholics and demands for clarification from conservatives, given the Vatican’s official teaching on the issue. The papal thumbs-up came midway through the documentary Francesco, a two-hour film that traces the seven years of his pontificate and his travels, which premiered at the Rome Film Festival. The film, which features fresh interviews with the pope, delves into issues Francis cares about most, including the environment, poverty, migration, racial and income inequality and the people most affected by discrimination. “Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God,” Francis said in the film. “You can’t kick someone out of a family, nor make their life miserable for this. What we have to have is a civil union law; that way they are legally covered.” While serving as archbishop of Buenos Aires, Francis endorsed civil unions for gay couples as an alternative to same-sex marriages. However, he had never come out publicly in favor of civil unions as pope, and no pontiff before him had, either. The pope, who early in his papacy in 2013 made the now-famous “Who am I to judge?” remark about homosexuals trying to live a Christian life, spoke in a section of the film about Andrea Rubera, a gay man who with his partner adopted three children. (AP with staff writer) 在上週三首映的一部紀錄片中，教宗方濟各發表了一段意見，成為第一位支持同性民事結合的教宗。此舉讓同性戀天主教徒歡呼，也讓保守派要求梵蒂岡根據此議題的官方教導加以澄清。 教宗的這段讚許，出現在紀錄片《方濟各》中段；這部兩小時長的影片，記錄教宗就任七年來的職務及旅程，並在羅馬國際影展首映。這部影片特別收錄了對教宗的新採訪，探討方濟各最關心的問題，包括環境、貧窮、移民、種族與收入之不平等，以及受歧視影響最大的人。 「同性戀者有權在家庭中生活。他們是上帝的孩子」，方濟各在影片中說道。「你不能將某人趕出一個家庭，也不能使他們因此過著悲慘的生活。我們必須要制訂一部民事結合法，這樣他們就可以受到法律保護」。 方濟各在擔任布宜諾斯艾利斯總主教時，便認可同性戀伴侶的民事結合，以取代同性婚姻。但他擔任教宗後未曾公開表示支持民事結合，他之前的教宗也從未表示過支持。 對於想要過基督徒生活的同性戀者，教宗早在二○一三年擔任教宗後不久，便說「我憑什麼去評斷他（∕她）」？這句話現已成為名言，也收錄在影片中有關安德里亞‧魯貝拉的部分；魯貝拉是一名男同志，與其伴侶收養了三個孩子。 （台北時報林俐凱編譯）
A: Wow! That’s a real work of art! B: It’s beautiful, isn’t it? It’s a wonderful combination of simplicity and grandeur. And this is just the bridge over to the main building. The entire gallery was designed and built by a renowned Japanese architect. A: I must say I cannot wait to see some great art. I’m a real culture vulture. I love visiting galleries and museums around the world, but this year that’s impossible. B: Think of this year as an opportunity to explore what you have at home. A: 哇！這就叫做藝術！ B: 真是美啊，你說是吧？這是精簡和宏偉的絕妙組合。而且這只是連接主建築的橋而已。這整座美術館是一個有名的日本建築師設計建造的。 A: 我真的等不及要看看一些偉大的藝術作品了！我超愛藝文。我很喜歡到世界各地去逛美術館、博物館。但是今年是不可能的了。 B: 你就把今年想做是探索國內藝文的機會好了。 (Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯) English 英文: Chinese 中文:
Fifty-one-year-old Chen Tzu-yin and his 78-year-old father Chen Yung-tsai, both residents of Huatan Township in Changhua County, climbed the main peak of Yushan in just under 11 hours, achieving the father’s lifetime dream to scale the nation’s tallest mountain, which they did in a single day’s round trip. As a young man, Chen Yung-tsai and his wife worked as terrazzo floor installers, which involved back-breaking work. After retiring, Chen worked on his home farm. Five years ago, Chen’s daughter took him to climb several suburban mountains, including Guguan Seven Heros and Mocha mountains. Chen was bitten by the mountain climbing bug and, together with his son, who also enjoys climbing, promised each other they would one day scale Yushan. Chen Yung-tsai says that every Taiwanese should climb Yushan at least once during their lifetimes. Chen’s son, Chen Tzu-yin, who works at the Huatan Township Farmers’ Association, on hearing of his father’s wish, originally planned to climb Yushan five years ago, together with three generations of the Chen family. However, his father began to suffer from a minor ailment, so the plan had to be scrapped. This year, his father’s health situation improved so that he was able to resume his daily exercise regime of a 4km jog and horizontal bar exercises at the Wunhsiang Elementary School playground. When his father again proposed the idea of climbing Yushan, Chen Tzu-yin thought that his father was not getting any younger and immediately set about making arrangements for an expedition to Yushan. Chen Tzu-yin said to himself, even if we cannot reach the top, at least I will have helped to fulfill my father’s wish. On Oct. 7, Chen Tzu-yin took his father to climb Yushan. Setting off from Changhua County at midnight, the two reached Yushan’s Tataka Saddle at 6am and Paiyun Lodge by 9:40am.
A: Congratulations! We’re at the peak. From here, the only way is down! B: That outcrop is an interesting shape. It looks like a whale to me. The lichen halfway down the side could be the eye. A: Actually, it’s already been given a name. It’s known locally as “Dragon Boat Rock.” B: Look, there’s somebody sitting under the outcrop. I can see their toes poking out of the whale’s mouth. A: It’s not a whale. It’s a dragon boat. A: 恭喜！我們登頂了。從這裡開始，就都是下坡了！ B: 這邊露出來的石塊形狀很有趣，看起來像鯨魚。中間的青苔就像牠的眼睛。 A: 其實它已經有名字了。當地人叫它「龍船岩」。 B: 你看，有人坐在岩石底下，我可以看到他們的腳趾從鯨魚的嘴巴裡伸出來。 A: 那才不是鯨魚，是龍船！ （Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯） English 英文: Chinese 中文:
A: How are your legs? Not too tired? This is the final stretch. We’re almost at the top. B: So do we need to walk up that path? I think I’ll be fine: it looks like a gentle ascent, and there are steps all the way. A: Appearances can be deceptive. The path gets quite steep further on, and the steps become broken and irregular. We’re not out of the woods yet. B: What does that signpost say? If we take the right fork we will get to a temple in 25 minutes. A: Nice try. We’re going straight on, to the peak. A: 你的腿還好嗎？不會太累嗎？這是最後一段路了，我們快到山頂了。 B: 所以我們要往上走那條路嗎？我應該是沒問題的，那看起來是緩緩的上坡路，而且一路上都有階梯。 A: 外表會騙人。再遠一點坡度就變蠻陡，而且台階會變得破碎不規則。我們還沒脫離險境。 B: 那個路標寫什麼？如果我們走右邊的岔路，二十五分鐘以後就會到一座寺廟。 A: 你想得美！我們要繼續往前走，走到山頂。 （Paul Cooper, Taipei TimeS／台北時報林俐凱譯） English 英文: Chinese 中文:
Since its premiere on Oct. 2, US comedy series Emily in Paris has caused a sensation across the world. The Web TV series, starring actress Lily Collins, tells the story of Emily, a young woman who moves from Chicago to Paris for a job, as she struggles both at work and in love while experiencing culture shock. The show has topped streaming giant Netflix’s global chart and is the most-watched show in Taiwan. But the American perspective of the lead character has offended some French critics, who say that the “City of Lights” is not just about berets, croissants and cafes, and that Paris is almost “unrecognizable” in the show. Interestingly, the rom-com series was created by Darren Star, the executive producer of HBO’s Sex and the City, and both tell the story of a young woman trying to survive in a big city unfamiliar to her. For many viewers, the new show is like an “ode” to the old one and is bringing back their good old memories. (Eddy Chang, Taipei Times) 美國喜劇影集《艾蜜莉在巴黎》十月二日開播後，在全球掀起追劇熱潮。該網劇由女星莉莉柯林斯主演，劇情敘述一名年輕女子為了工作機會，而從芝加哥搬到巴黎。不但工作愛情兩頭燒，同時還飽受「文化衝擊」。 該劇近日稱霸串流影音龍頭網飛的全球排行榜第一名，在台灣也是收視冠軍。不過主角的美式觀點卻也惹惱某些法國影評，他們說譽稱為「璀璨之城」的巴黎不是只有貝雷帽、可頌和咖啡館，還說劇中的巴黎都快讓人認不出來了。 有趣的是，這部浪漫喜劇是由達倫史達所創作，而他正是《慾望城市》的執行製作。兩部影集都是關於年輕女性試圖在陌生的大城市生存的故事，因此許多觀眾覺得新作在向舊作致敬，並讓他們想起之前美好的回憶。 （台北時報張聖恩)
A: We can rest here. This is a good place to catch our breath, drink some water and enjoy the waterfall. B: It’s not the highest waterfall I’ve ever seen, but I like the way the water is cascading down those fallen boulders. A: Can you see that rock halfway up the waterfall? Is that two people sitting on it? B: I think you’re right. It’s a great vantage point to see the top of the waterfall. I wonder how they got up there. A: 我們可以在這裡休息一下。這地方很適合喘口氣、喝點水，還有欣賞瀑布。 B: 雖然不是我見過最高的瀑布，但是我喜歡瀑布落在這些倒下的大石塊的樣子。 A: 你看到瀑布往上中間的石頭嗎？那是兩個人坐在上面嗎？ B: 說的對，那是看瀑布頂端的絕佳位置。不知道他們是怎麼爬上去的？ （Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯） English 英文: Chinese 中文:
A: That was nice of that guy to help you up the slope, extending his hand and pulling you up. B: It was. I’m glad someone put that knotted rope there, but I would still have found it challenging pulling myself up that rock. A: I know. It’s a steep slope, the ground is slippery underfoot and there are hardly any footholds to help you. B: Perhaps we shouldn’t have come up this way so soon after the rains. It’s quite dangerous. A: 那個人真好，你爬上坡的時候還助你一臂之力 ，拉你一把。 B: 沒錯。幸好有人把打結的繩子綁在上面，可是我還是覺得爬上那塊岩石很難。 A: 我知道你的意思。這坡很陡，地又滑，腳下幾乎沒有著力點。 B: 我們或許不應該在下過雨之後這麼快就爬上來這裡。這還蠻危險的。 （Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯） English 英文: Chinese 中文:
Under the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, this year everyone has been washing their hands frequently and wearing masks. One result of this is that there have only been 33 cases of enterovirus in Tainan this year, which is far fewer than last year. On Monday last week, Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che visited a school to promote the correct ideas about preventing viral outbreaks. Huang urged everyone not to get complacent, saying that people should keep washing their hands every day to make the enterovirus go away. Tainan City Government held an enterovirus pledge activity under the banner of “Wash, rub, rinse, cup, wipe, then enterovirus will be nothing to fear” at Taiwan Municipal North District Kaiyuan Elementary School. Mayor Huang, Ministry of Health and Welfare Centers for Disease Control Southern Region Control Center Director Lee Tsuey-feng, Tainan City Public Health Bureau Commissioner Hsu I-lin, Bureau of Education Commissioner Cheng Hsin-hui, North District Administrator Lee Hwang-shing and local borough wardens got together and performed hand-washing actions to encourage everyone to pay attention to hand hygiene. Huang said that, thanks to everyone washing their hands frequently and wearing masks, there have been remarkably few enterovirus cases in Tainan this year. Whereas there were more than 1,600 cases last year, there have only been 33 cases so far this year, which is a 98 percent fall in the number of cases. Enterovirus can have a great impact on children’s health. Enterovirus 71, especially, can cause severe symptoms and can be deadly. Tainan will therefore maintain policies such as encouraging people to wear masks and wash their hands frequently, so as to safeguard every child’s health and give their parents peace of mind. The Public Health Bureau says that COVID-19 has had the effect of raising the public’s awareness of disease prevention. Enterovirus prevalence has reached
Most years, Taiwan is hit by typhoons during the summer and fall, but we have yet to see a typhoon this year. This unusual situation has put pressure on water supply levels in reservoirs around Taiwan. Due to global warming, the typhoons generated in the Pacific Ocean this year have all moved northward, bypassing Taiwan. Although successive fronts and afternoon showers have brought rainfall, it was only fragmented, covering limited areas and did little to replenish reservoirs. As a result, the reservoir storage this year is lower than in previous years. According to the Water Resource Agency, as of 2pm yesterday, the Shihmen Reservoir’s water storage was 44 percent of capacity, the Feicuei Reservoir’s was 62.3 percent and the Zengwen Reservoir’s was 31.3 percent. Two of the three major water reservoirs have less than 50 percent of their water storage capacity. In order to prepare for demand for water next year, the government has decided to implement three measures to control water usage. Firstly, starting from last Wednesday, night water pressure in the Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Miaoli areas was to be lowered from 11pm through to 5am the following day. Secondly, the irrigation of some areas of Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Miaoli was to be suspended, and farmers affected by the measures will receive government compensation. Thirdly, the Ministry of Economic Affairs is setting up a central drought response center to better respond to the crisis and to distribute water resources according to needs. Taiwanese are advised to take water-saving measures. (Translated by Lin Lee-kai, Taipei Times) 台灣每年夏、秋兩季颱風頻繁，但詭異的是，今年截至目前為止，竟無任何一個颱風登陸台灣，造成水庫缺水問題。 這是因為全球暖化之影響，今年大平洋生成的颱風往北移，導致沒有任何一個颱風進來台灣，雖然陸續有鋒面及午後陣雨帶來雨量，但下雨範圍多為局部地區，導致水庫蓄水量較往年低。 水利署資料顯示，截至昨日下午二時為止，石門水庫蓄水量為百分之四十四，翡翠水庫蓄水量百分之六十二點三，曾文水庫蓄水率百分之三十一點三，三大水庫中有兩座儲水量低於五成。 為審慎因應明年用水需求，政府實施三項因應措施。第一，桃竹苗中自上週三起，每天晚上十一點至隔日清晨五點實施減壓供水；第二，桃竹苗部分地區的農田，將停止供灌，政府也會給予補償，維持農民生活；第三，經濟部將成立抗旱中央應變中心，拉高應變層級，做好調度節水，更請全民配合省水。 (自由時報)
A: You see that Chinese character carved into the rock by the side of the path? That reads “ren”: it means “endure,” and I want you to remember that when we climb this hill. B: What are you saying? I don’t mind a leisurely hike in the hills. In fact, I’m quite looking forward to it. A: That’s my point. This isn’t going to be an easy climb. It’s going to be a bit of a slog. I don’t want you whining about how difficult it is every step of the way. B: Don’t worry. I’ll be good. Forewarned is forearmed. A: 你看到路邊那塊石頭上刻的字嗎？「忍」，就是忍耐。我們爬上山的時候，你得要記住這個字。 B: 你在說什麼啊？我不介意爬爬山休閒一下啊。其實我還蠻期待的耶。 A: 我就是在說這個。這趟路並不輕鬆，會有點寸步難行。我不要你每走一步就抱怨說這有多難。 B: 別擔心，我沒問題的。你先警告我，我就有心理準備了。 （Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯） English 英文: Chinese 中文:
In the remote Shibi Village in Changhua County’s Puyan Township, one quarter of the population is aged above 65 years old. With young villagers having moved out of the village, it has been left without a single hairdresser. This has meant that, to get their hair cut, villagers have to make a troublesome 5km trip to a downtown area. To solve the problem, Puyan Township Mayor Hsu Wen-ping partnered with volunteer hairstylists from And Hair Salon and on Monday held a free hair cut service at the village’s town hall. Nearly 100 of the village’s elderly residents took up the offer to get their hair cut, with even the village’s oldest resident — 102-year-old centenarian Shih Ho-cheng — lining up in his wheelchair to get his locks trimmed. Shibi Village is located in the most south-westerly corner of Puyan Township and its residents are mostly engaged in the agriculture. Hsu says that due to the younger generation having left the village for work, the village’s hairdressers and barbershops one after another closed up shop, leaving the village without a single hairdresser for over a decade. On learning that And Hair Salon provides a free hair cutting service staffed by volunteers, Hsu paid an official visit to the hair salon, which immediately agreed to help out and dispatched eight of its stylists to the village. Eighty-three-year-old female village resident Huang Tzu has been cutting her hair by herself for many years, which she said leaves her looking like a scarecrow. After getting her hair cut by a professional hairdresser, Huang said she feels revitalized and a full 10 years younger: that’s one satisfied customer. (Liberty Times, translated by Edward Jones) 彰化縣埔鹽鄉石埤村位處偏遠，全村有四分之一人口都是六十五歲以上，因年輕人口流失，當地連一間理髮廳都沒有，村民剪髮必須跑到五公里外的鬧區，相當不便。為此埔鹽鄉長許文萍結合雅頓時尚造型集團，於週一前往石埤社區活動中心舉辦義剪活動，吸引近百名長者來理髮，連石埤村最高齡的百歲人瑞，一百零二歲的施合成，也被家人推著輪椅來排隊剪髮。 許文萍表示，石埤村位在埔鹽鄉最西南角，村民多以農務為主，但年輕人多出外打拼，以致當地理髮廳相繼關門，已有十多年都沒有新的理髮廳營業。許文萍得知雅頓集團有在幫偏鄉義剪，因此前往拜會，立即獲得認同，還派出八名設計師義剪。 八十三歲的黃足女士說，多年來她都自剪，頭髮不免雜亂無章，這次有設計師剪，好像年輕十幾歲，也變得有精神許多，相當滿意。 (自由時報記者陳冠備)
A: There are quite a few buskers in this park. That guy on the trumpet is quite good. B: Yeah, he looks like a cool guy with that cap on, accompanying the jazz playing over his amplifier. A: He’s got quite a lot of people around him, listening. B: They’re not listening. They’re just looking at that kid. He looks absolutely transfixed by the music. And that man is just texting on his phone. A: How do you know that man isn’t texting his friends to get them to rush over and check the busker out? A: 這公園裡有好幾個街頭藝人，這個吹小號的人表演得蠻不錯。 B: 對呀，他戴上那個帽子，再搭配擴音器放出來的爵士樂就很酷。 A: 有蠻多人圍著他聽音樂。 B: 那些人才不是在聽音樂。他們只是在看那個小孩，這音樂好像讓那個小孩目瞪口呆。而且那個人只是在用手機打簡訊。 A: 你怎麼知道那個人不是在傳簡訊給朋友，叫他們趕快來看這街頭藝人表演？ （Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯） English 英文: Chinese 中文:
A: Hey! Look over at that bench. There’s an elderly lady in a wheelchair and her carer feeding the animals, and the animals are lining up waiting for the food! B: Are you trying to pull my leg? Animals don’t wait in line to be fed, they just scramble for any morsels that are thrown to them. A: Honest. No word of a lie. There’s a crane, a squirrel and a pigeon, patiently lining up in front of the old woman. Seriously. Would I lie to you? B: Good heavens, you’re right. I’ve never seen the like in all my years. The wildlife in this park seems to be very tame. A: 嘿！你看那邊的長椅，有個老太太坐在輪椅上，跟她的看護一起餵動物吃東西，那些動物還排隊等著吃呢！ B: 你是在唬我嗎？動物才不會排隊等著被餵呢，無論什麼東西丟一點點過去，牠們都會搶成一團。 A: 我是說真的，一點都沒騙你。那邊有一隻鶴、一隻松鼠和一隻鴿子，在老太太面前耐心排隊。真的。我幹嘛要騙你啊？ B: 我的老天，你說的對，我從來沒看過像這樣的情況。這公園裡的野生動物好像很溫馴。 （Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯） English 英文: Chinese 中文:
Oscar-winning film directors James Cameron, Martin Scorsese and Ang Lee joined forces with movie theater owners on Sept. 30 in an appeal for financial aid. According to Reuters, in a letter co-signed by over 70 directors and producers to the US Senate and House of Representatives, they said that the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the US film industry. The letter said that 69 percent of small- and medium-sized movie theaters will be forced to file for bankruptcy or close permanently, and without funds, “Theaters may not survive the impact of the pandemic.” As many as 93 percent of theaters saw their revenues plummet 75 percent or more in the second quarter, compared with the same period of time last year, and about 100,000 people working in the film industry could lose their jobs. Earlier last week, Cineworld Group, the second-largest movie theater chain in the US, announced plans to close its 536 Regal Cinemas in the US and 127 Cineworld and Picturehouse venues in the UK. The closures are likely to affect around 45,000 employees. (Eddy Chang, Taipei Times) 奧斯卡名導詹姆斯卡麥隆、馬丁史柯西斯、李安等人，於九月三十日加入電影院業主提出財務紓困的請願。根據路透報導，這封陳情信由七十多位導演和製片所共同簽署，他們上書美國參、眾兩院，表示武漢肺炎)新冠病毒，COVID-19)已重創電影業。 這封陳情信表示，百分之六十九的中小型電影院將被迫申請破產，甚至永久關閉，若沒有政府財務支援，「電影院將無法在疫情衝擊下生存！」高達百分之九十三的電影院跟去年同期相比，在今年第二季虧損達到或超過百分之七十五，約十萬名電影從業人員有可能失業。 上週稍早，美國第二大連鎖影城世界電影集團已宣布，關閉旗下在美國的五百三十六家豪華戲院，及在英國的一百二十七家世界與影屋戲院，關閉計劃將可能影響四萬五千名員工。(台北時報張聖恩)
A: There’s a guy over there hitting a tree. And the tree appears to be bending under the weight of his blow. B: Are you having a laugh? He’s practicing a martial art, and the tree was originally that shape. A: But why would he be striking a tree? He appears to be using a lot of force. It must hurt. B: He’s probably conditioning his knuckles. It’s a technique where you build up the hardness of your knuckles by gradually increasing the amount of power you use. It helps you build the ability to strike hard objects without damaging your knuckles. A: 那邊有個人在打一棵樹。而且那棵樹看起來好像被他一拳打彎了。 B: 你在開玩笑嗎？他是在練武，而且那棵樹本來就是那個樣子。 A: 那他為甚麼要打一棵樹？他看起來好用力，一定很痛。 B: 他也可能是在訓練手指的關節。這種技巧是慢慢增加所用的力 量，來讓關節越來越硬。這是讓你能夠打硬的東西，而不傷害手指關節。 （Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯） English 英文: Chinese 中文:
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