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.
Photo: Chen Kuan-pei, Liberty Times 圖片：自由時報陳冠備
(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。
Photo: Chen Kuan-pei, Liberty Times 圖片：自由時報陳冠備
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)
Photo: Chen Kuan-pei, Liberty Times 圖片：自由時報陳冠備
A: Time magazine recently released its list of “The 100 Most Influential People of 2026.” It’s categorized into six groups: Artists, Pioneers, Titans, Icons, Leaders and Innovators. B: TSMC chairman C.C. Wei made the list this year. Which category is he in? A: Wei is actually among the Pioneers, with figures including Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro and MrBeast — the first YouTuber ever to surpass 400 million subscribers. B: Led by Wei, Taiwan’s “silicon shield” TSMC is the sixth-largest company in the world. A: As Nvidia founder Jensen Huang wrote in his introduction, “C.C. Wei is truly one of the
A: In the 2026 Time 100 list, besides TSMC chairman C.C. Wei in the Pioneers category, Blackpink’s Jennie also stands out in the Artists group. B: What about the Titans and Icons? A: The Titans include legendary fashion designer Ralph Lauren, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Intel CEO Tan Lip-bu. The Icons include actor Wagner Moura, Olympic gold figure skater Alysa Liu and singer Victoria Beckham. B: What about the Leaders and Innovators? I bet US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are on the list. A: You got it. Other Leaders include Japanese PM Sanae
Put the Cart Before the Horse 本末倒置 Iris: I think I’m in love. Carl: What? Iris: We just have so much in common. We like all of the same things. Carl: Yes, but you’ve only chatted with him online. Iris: It doesn’t matter. I know we’ll end up getting married. Carl: I’m afraid you’re putting the cart before the horse. You should at least meet him first. Iris: OK, OK. I’ll do that. 艾瑞絲： 我想我戀愛了。 卡 爾： 什麼？ 艾瑞絲： 我們就是有那麼多的共通點。我們喜歡的東西都一樣。 卡 爾： 是沒錯，不過妳和他只在網路上聊過天而已。 艾瑞絲： 那不重要。我知道我們最後一定會步入禮堂。 卡 爾： 妳恐怕是本末倒置了吧。妳至少應該先跟他見個面。 艾瑞絲： 好啦，好啦。我會的啦。 A tough cookie 強悍的人∕堅強的人 Tracy: I heard you went out with Iris last night. Justin: Yeah. We
1. 他非常討厭偽君子。 ˇ He has a deep hatred for hypocrites. χ He has a deep hatred to hypocrites. 註︰表示「對某人懷著愛、恨」等， 常用 have a love for/of, have a hatred for/of。 例如： We have a love for/of science. The working people have a hatred for/of all forms of exploitation. 2. 問題的答案其實不難找。 ˇ The answer to this question is not difficult to find. χ The answer of this question is not difficult to find. 註︰中文中的「的」在英語中不一定都用 of 來表示，有時須用 to。其他的例子如下： 我把房間的鑰匙弄丟了。 I lost the key to the room. 中間矗立著烈士紀念碑。 In the center stands the monument to the martyrs. 這部電影的續集你看過沒有？ Have you seen the sequel to the movie? 3. 比起那家餐廳，他更喜歡這家。 ˇ He prefers this restaurant to that one. ˇ He likes
RSS