關於 get through sth中文 ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

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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[專頁公告] 有關我對ＢＢＣ記者向蔡總統提問的貼文，存在一些爭議。或許是我表達的不夠清楚，而此一事件也有其複雜性，因此經大家傳來傳去後，遂造成諸多不必要的誤解與糾紛。於此，對該貼文的疏漏表達歉意的同時，我也想藉這個機會，向大家澄清我的個人觀點，並提供具體的說明。

坦白說，當我第一時間聽到這個問題時，我並不是很高興：

原本文章和影片：http://bit.ly/36QOKNP （請務必閱讀背景資料）

完整影片：https://youtu.be/yKVW475EnA4?t=6421

影片內文：

Thank you very much, and congratulations first, President Tsai, on tonight’s result. A few months ago, you were struggling in the polls. Many people suggest that the turnaround in your fortunes is because of the actions of China. Its threats that you mentioned tonight. Its putting of the aircraft carriers through the Taiwan Strait, the situation in Hong Kong. So my question to you is this: Do you think you have the Chinese president Xi Jinping to thank for this victory.*

非常感謝您，蔡總統，首先祝賀今晚的結果。幾個月前，您在民意調查中苦苦掙扎。許多人認為，您命運的轉變是由於中國的行動。誠如您今晚提到的威脅──航空母艦通過臺灣海峽以及香港的局勢。因此我對您的提問是：您認為您應該向中國國家主席習近平為這次的勝利表示感謝嗎？*

*您認為您的勝利歸因於中國國家主席習近平嗎？

have sb to thank (for sth) 對（某人）感謝

1. to say that you are grateful to someone who is responsible for something good happening. This expression is sometimes used HUMOROUSLY to mean that you are not grateful for what someone has done.

https://www.ldoceonline.com/…/have-somebody-to-thank-for-do…

2. If you have someone to thank for something, that person is responsible or to blame for it. 由（某人）對……負責；應責怪（某人）

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/…/english/have-sb-to-thank…

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我個人認為，此一提問似乎高估了中國對蔡總統勝選──臺灣人民以自由意志所選出的總統──的影響。不可否認，中國對臺灣的行動已與日俱增，但問題的設定似乎過分強調中國這一因素，而輕忽了臺灣人民的努力。這是我的個人觀點。

在長年旅居美國的生活經驗中，隨處都可聽見以雙關作為諷刺性質的幽默（my sarcasm detector is functional）。事實上，從我的回應也不難看出，我認為不恰當的地方乃在於，提問的內容及其所強調者──中國因素：

The people of Taiwan do not have General Secretary Xi Jinping to "thank" for this democratic victory. They have the sacrifices of thousands of democratic reformers and activists around the world to thank for their right to vote and the right to have their voices heard. It is unfortunate that the threats you mentioned are perceived by some as being responsible for tonight's victory.

臺灣的總統並不需要針對此次的民主選舉「感謝」習總書記。總統和全臺灣的人民需要感謝的是全球成千上萬的為了民主而犧牲的改革者，感謝由於他們奮鬥而獲得的投票權與發表自己意見的權利。不幸的是，一些人似乎認為今晚的勝利應歸因於您所提到的這些威脅。

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毫無疑問，有些人並不同意我的回應。但是，若您稍加觀察，便可發現我是圍繞著「have…to thank、 對（某人）感謝」來進行回應，並提出個人觀點。別人用幽默的語氣問我 ，並不代表我不能以字面上的意涵去作正式甚至有一點俏皮的回應。當時，我若在「thank、感謝」周圍加上引號*，唸起來就會有特別的語氣，或許能更加凸顯我充分理解幽默的部分。不幸的是，我並沒有這樣做，致使許多人不理解我的本意。

*https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scare_quotes

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我之所以撰寫此一貼文，乃為強調我們應該感謝那些為臺灣犧牲奉獻的民主改革者，並向該名記者過於強調中國影響力的問句提出抗議。同時，我也在該篇貼文中附上完整影片的連結，方便讀者理解此一事件的脈絡。我也是純粹當作個人意見發表，而沒有把它變成一篇完整的教學文章。

由於「have sb to thank (for sth)」包含了正面與負面的意涵，而有時也會被幽默地使用。因此幾個小時後（大約凌晨２點），我開始收到一些訊息，告知我並不理解英式幽默。此時我才意識到，自己的貼文不夠明確，使得部分讀者無法理解我為文的重點。在我迅速添加了「have sb to thank (for sth)」的定義後（http://bit.ly/2NnxHv2），便未多想而上床睡覺了。第二天，我下午上班回到家後，卻看到某些針對我貼文所作的評論，認為我不僅對英式幽默缺乏理解，還錯誤地翻譯了該問句。以下，我將對兩種主要的評論作出回應。

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首先，我其實能理解，該名記者嘗試在嚴肅的提問中帶點幽默，但以英文母語者的角度來說，我並不認為他的話「幽默」（至少我個人沒有那種會心一笑的感覺，可能我比較嚴肅）。再者，幽默是非常主觀的，並非所有人都能產生共鳴，尤其是在這麼正式的場合，則更容易造成誤解。對我而言，發言者在正式的場合時，應清楚地意識到，可能會有部分聽眾無法理解自己話語的弦外之音──幽默。畢竟，這是一次全球性的現場直播，真正瞭解英國文化的觀眾，恐怕是少之又少。

即便當時，他是向蔡總統提問而非現場觀眾，但我們都知道（包含該名記者），提問會被口譯員翻成中文，進而讓在場的所有臺灣人聽見。更無消說，蔡總統本就代表全體臺灣人民，向臺灣總統提問，本質上就是向所有的臺灣人民提問。不過，我也相信，該名記者之所以使用此一詞彙，乃為營造幽默的氛圍，並傳達他個人對總統大選與臺海問題的關注，以探求蔡總統對此一議題的洞見。坦率地說，我也沒有資格去干涉專業記者發問的方式，況且他本人的風格本就較為犀利（他揭露了中國無數的人權問題，並進行了諸多報導）。

又我個人認為，無論記者的本意為何，這樣的表達方式並不恰當，尤其是在這麼重要的場合的第一個問題。我由衷地覺得，有評論指出我反應過度，其實是可以理解的。但我個人還是希望，外國記者在正式的國際場合中，能尊重臺灣得來不易的民主，同時也照顧到聽眾的感受。而蔡總統隨即報以微笑，則是展現出她總統的高度與格局。我想，即便蔡總統內心有所想法，也不會在這麼正式的場合中表露出來。因此，微笑絕對是最好的回應。口譯員之所以略過此一問題，很可能是擔心會引發爭議。而影片中，您可以清楚的看到，相鄰的記者於微笑的同時，也搖了搖頭。我想，「幽默」是否適合這種情況，每位觀眾都會有自己的看法。

此處的討論已超出語言的闡釋與翻譯，以及對單詞涵義的理解。我個人認為，那些將我的貼文化約為「不理解英式幽默」的評論，實已淡化了語言的社會、政治與文化脈絡。惟遺憾的是，我當時也未闡明自己的思路，沒有提供足夠的背景資訊。因此，這導致了諸多不必要的困惑。

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其次，我注意到某個粉絲專頁。該專頁在隔天下午發表了一篇文章，內容是關於我如何藉由「要感謝某人（某物）」的字面翻譯，來誤解該名ＢＢＣ的記者。但這樣片面的說法，似無法詳實的呈現我該篇貼文的本意，也忽略了我所提供的資訊。

have sb to thank (for sth)

1. to say that you are grateful to someone who is responsible for something good happening. This expression is sometimes used HUMOROUSLY to mean that you are not grateful for what someone has done.

對（某人）感謝

I have Phil to thank for getting me my first job.

https://www.ldoceonline.com/…/have-somebody-to-thank-for-do…

2. If you have someone to thank for something, that person is responsible or to blame for it.

由（某人）對……負責；應責怪（某人）

You have John to thank for this problem.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/…/english/have-sb-to-thank…

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該專頁也認為我誤解了「have sb to thank (for sth)」──僅譯出「感謝」的字面義而無提供其餘意涵──此一片語。但事實上，我的貼文裡早已附上相關資訊。

在言談分析（discourse analysis）中，僅「thank you」一詞就有許多不同的解釋方式。言語的闡釋與翻譯，必須考慮到語調、肢體語言以及社會環境。我絕對不是專業的翻譯，但誠如下列連結的內容所顯示，文字媒體大多只會提供直譯──亦即「感謝」，畢竟要以短短的幾行文字來完整表達講者的意圖，並非易事。因此，絕大多數的文字報導（包含我的貼文）也附有新聞發布會的完整影片，以為讀者提供更清晰的背景與脈絡。同時，記者也會有自己的顧慮（受眾），因此文字的使用必須盡可能地言簡意賅，以與讀者產生共鳴。

https://www.setn.com/news.aspx?NewsID=670861

https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/3037675

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51077553

https://news.pts.org.tw/article/462512

https://hk.news.appledaily.com/.../article/20200112/60476407

I am not a professional translator by any means, but a literal translation is sometimes provided because it is immensely difficult to get across the full intent of the speaker with a few lines of text. Just the phrase "thank you" could be interpreted in diverse ways in discourse analysis. Interpretation and translation of speech require consideration of stress, body language, and social contexts. If the reporters above provided a connotative translation, the language used would be subjective as it would directly reflect what the translator believes to be the speaker's intentional meaning. Thus, a full video of the press conference was included in nearly every one of the reports to provide readers with additional context. Journalists also have pragmatic concerns (reach, readership), so the language used has to be specific, emphatic, and concise. These reasons might offer some insight into why「道謝」was used instead of a connotative translation.

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事後看來，在我發表評論的當下，以及之後所受到的負面評論時，確實有些激動，被批評也是應該的。我個人認為，該名ＢＢＣ記者過於凸顯中國影響力的問題，對總統以及臺灣人所珍視的民主制度似乎顯得不甚尊重。而我也相信，此亦即該提問之所以造成諸多爭議的原因。事實上，我一直在編輯貼文，希望盡可能地以更客觀的方式來表達我的觀點。但顯然，此前我未能在第一時間評論中作出詳盡的解釋，為此我深感抱歉，也學到了寶貴的經驗。若我的貼文為您帶來諸多不便，我深表歉意。希望本文足以闡明我對此事的想法，並作出具體的澄清。謝謝。

[專頁公告] 有關我對ＢＢＣ記者向蔡總統提問的貼文，存在一些爭議。或許是我表達的不夠清楚，而此一事件也有其複雜性，因此經大家傳來傳去後，遂造成諸多不必要的誤解與糾紛。於此，對該貼文的疏漏表達歉意的同時，我也想藉這個機會，向大家澄清我的個人觀點，並提供具體的說明。

坦白說，當我第一時間聽到這個問題時，我並不是很高興：

原本文章和影片：http://bit.ly/36QOKNP （請務必閱讀背景資料）

完整影片：https://youtu.be/yKVW475EnA4?t=6421

影片內文：

Thank you very much, and congratulations first, President Tsai, on tonight’s result. A few months ago, you were struggling in the polls. Many people suggest that the turnaround in your fortunes is because of the actions of China. Its threats that you mentioned tonight. Its putting of the aircraft carriers through the Taiwan Strait, the situation in Hong Kong. So my question to you is this: Do you think you have the Chinese president Xi Jinping to thank for this victory.*

非常感謝您，蔡總統，首先祝賀今晚的結果。幾個月前，您在民意調查中苦苦掙扎。許多人認為，您命運的轉變是由於中國的行動。誠如您今晚提到的威脅──航空母艦通過臺灣海峽以及香港的局勢。因此我對您的提問是：您認為您應該向中國國家主席習近平為這次的勝利表示感謝嗎？*

*您認為您的勝利歸因於中國國家主席習近平嗎？

have sb to thank (for sth) 對（某人）感謝

1. to say that you are grateful to someone who is responsible for something good happening. This expression is sometimes used HUMOROUSLY to mean that you are not grateful for what someone has done.

https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/have-somebody-to-thank-for-doing-something

2. If you have someone to thank for something, that person is responsible or to blame for it. 由（某人）對……負責；應責怪（某人）

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/have-sb-to-thank-for-sth

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我個人認為，此一提問似乎高估了中國對蔡總統勝選──臺灣人民以自由意志所選出的總統──的影響。不可否認，中國對臺灣的行動已與日俱增，但問題的設定似乎過分強調中國這一因素，而輕忽了臺灣人民的努力。這是我的個人觀點。

在長年旅居美國的生活經驗中，隨處都可聽見以雙關作為諷刺性質的幽默（my sarcasm detector is functional）。事實上，從我的回應也不難看出，我認為不恰當的地方乃在於，提問的內容及其所強調者──中國因素：

The people of Taiwan do not have General Secretary Xi Jinping to "thank" for this democratic victory. They have the sacrifices of thousands of democratic reformers and activists around the world to thank for their right to vote and the right to have their voices heard. It is unfortunate that the threats you mentioned are perceived by some as being responsible for tonight's victory.

臺灣的總統並不需要針對此次的民主選舉「感謝」習總書記。總統和全臺灣的人民需要感謝的是全球成千上萬的為了民主而犧牲的改革者，感謝由於他們奮鬥而獲得的投票權與發表自己意見的權利。不幸的是，一些人似乎認為今晚的勝利應歸因於您所提到的這些威脅。

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毫無疑問，有些人並不同意我的回應。但是，若您稍加觀察，便可發現我是圍繞著「have…to thank、 對（某人）感謝」來進行回應，並提出個人觀點。別人用幽默的語氣問我 ，並不代表我不能以字面上的意涵去作正式甚至有一點俏皮的回應。當時，我若在「thank、感謝」周圍加上引號*，唸起來就會有特別的語氣，或許能更加凸顯我充分理解幽默的部分。不幸的是，我並沒有這樣做，致使許多人不理解我的本意。

*https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scare_quotes

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我之所以撰寫此一貼文，乃為強調我們應該感謝那些為臺灣犧牲奉獻的民主改革者，並向該名記者過於強調中國影響力的問句提出抗議。同時，我也在該篇貼文中附上完整影片的連結，方便讀者理解此一事件的脈絡。我也是純粹當作個人意見發表，而沒有把它變成一篇完整的教學文章。

由於「have sb to thank (for sth)」包含了正面與負面的意涵，而有時也會被幽默地使用。因此幾個小時後（大約凌晨２點），我開始收到一些訊息，告知我並不理解英式幽默。此時我才意識到，自己的貼文不夠明確，使得部分讀者無法理解我為文的重點。在我迅速添加了「have sb to thank (for sth)」的定義後（http://bit.ly/2NnxHv2），便未多想而上床睡覺了。第二天，我下午上班回到家後，卻看到某些針對我貼文所作的評論，認為我不僅對英式幽默缺乏理解，還錯誤地翻譯了該問句。以下，我將對兩種主要的評論作出回應。

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首先，我其實能理解，該名記者嘗試在嚴肅的提問中帶點幽默，但以英文母語者的角度來說，我並不認為他的話「幽默」（至少我個人沒有那種會心一笑的感覺，可能我比較嚴肅）。再者，幽默是非常主觀的，並非所有人都能產生共鳴，尤其是在這麼正式的場合，則更容易造成誤解。對我而言，發言者在正式的場合時，應清楚地意識到，可能會有部分聽眾無法理解自己話語的弦外之音──幽默。畢竟，這是一次全球性的現場直播，真正瞭解英國文化的觀眾，恐怕是少之又少。

即便當時，他是向蔡總統提問而非現場觀眾，但我們都知道（包含該名記者），提問會被口譯員翻成中文，進而讓在場的所有臺灣人聽見。更無消說，蔡總統本就代表全體臺灣人民，向臺灣總統提問，本質上就是向所有的臺灣人民提問。不過，我也相信，該名記者之所以使用此一詞彙，乃為營造幽默的氛圍，並傳達他個人對總統大選與臺海問題的關注，以探求蔡總統對此一議題的洞見。坦率地說，我也沒有資格去干涉專業記者發問的方式，況且他本人的風格本就較為犀利（他揭露了中國無數的人權問題，並進行了諸多報導）。

又我個人認為，無論記者的本意為何，這樣的表達方式並不恰當，尤其是在這麼重要的場合的第一個問題。我由衷地覺得，有評論指出我反應過度，其實是可以理解的。但我個人還是希望，外國記者在正式的國際場合中，能尊重臺灣得來不易的民主，同時也照顧到聽眾的感受。而蔡總統隨即報以微笑，則是展現出她總統的高度與格局。我想，即便蔡總統內心有所想法，也不會在這麼正式的場合中表露出來。因此，微笑絕對是最好的回應。口譯員之所以略過此一問題，很可能是擔心會引發爭議。而影片中，您可以清楚的看到，相鄰的記者於微笑的同時，也搖了搖頭。我想，「幽默」是否適合這種情況，每位觀眾都會有自己的看法。

此處的討論已超出語言的闡釋與翻譯，以及對單詞涵義的理解。我個人認為，那些將我的貼文化約為「不理解英式幽默」的評論，實已淡化了語言的社會、政治與文化脈絡。惟遺憾的是，我當時也未闡明自己的思路，沒有提供足夠的背景資訊。因此，這導致了諸多不必要的困惑。

★★★★★★★★★★★★

其次，我注意到某個粉絲專頁。該專頁在隔天下午發表了一篇文章，內容是關於我如何藉由「要感謝某人（某物）」的字面翻譯，來誤解該名ＢＢＣ的記者。但這樣片面的說法，似無法詳實的呈現我該篇貼文的本意，也忽略了我所提供的資訊。

have sb to thank (for sth)

1. to say that you are grateful to someone who is responsible for something good happening. This expression is sometimes used HUMOROUSLY to mean that you are not grateful for what someone has done.

對（某人）感謝

I have Phil to thank for getting me my first job.

https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/have-somebody-to-thank-for-doing-something

2. If you have someone to thank for something, that person is responsible or to blame for it.

由（某人）對……負責；應責怪（某人）

You have John to thank for this problem.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/have-sb-to-thank-for-sth

★★★★★★★★★★★★

該專頁也認為我誤解了「have sb to thank (for sth)」──僅譯出「感謝」的字面義而無提供其餘意涵──此一片語。但事實上，我的貼文裡早已附上相關資訊。

在言談分析（discourse analysis）中，僅「thank you」一詞就有許多不同的解釋方式。言語的闡釋與翻譯，必須考慮到語調、肢體語言以及社會環境。我絕對不是專業的翻譯，但誠如下列連結的內容所顯示，文字媒體大多只會提供直譯──亦即「感謝」，畢竟要以短短的幾行文字來完整表達講者的意圖，並非易事。因此，絕大多數的文字報導（包含我的貼文）也附有新聞發布會的完整影片，以為讀者提供更清晰的背景與脈絡。同時，記者也會有自己的顧慮（受眾），因此文字的使用必須盡可能地言簡意賅，以與讀者產生共鳴。

https://www.setn.com/news.aspx?NewsID=670861

https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/3037675

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51077553

https://news.pts.org.tw/article/462512

https://hk.news.appledaily.com/.../article/20200112/60476407

I am not a professional translator by any means, but a literal translation is sometimes provided because it is immensely difficult to get across the full intent of the speaker with a few lines of text. Just the phrase "thank you" could be interpreted in diverse ways in discourse analysis. Interpretation and translation of speech require consideration of stress, body language, and social contexts. If the reporters above provided a connotative translation, the language used would be subjective as it would directly reflect what the translator believes to be the speaker's intentional meaning. Thus, a full video of the press conference was included in nearly every one of the reports to provide readers with additional context. Journalists also have pragmatic concerns (reach, readership), so the language used has to be specific, emphatic, and concise. These reasons might offer some insight into why「道謝」was used instead of a connotative translation.

★★★★★★★★★★★★

事後看來，在我發表評論的當下，以及之後所受到的負面評論時，確實有些激動，被批評也是應該的。我個人認為，該名ＢＢＣ記者過於凸顯中國影響力的問題，對總統以及臺灣人所珍視的民主制度似乎顯得不甚尊重。而我也相信，此亦即該提問之所以造成諸多爭議的原因。事實上，我一直在編輯貼文，希望盡可能地以更客觀的方式來表達我的觀點。但顯然，此前我未能在第一時間評論中作出詳盡的解釋，為此我深感抱歉，也學到了寶貴的經驗。若我的貼文為您帶來諸多不便，我深表歉意。希望本文足以闡明我對此事的想法，並作出具體的澄清。謝謝。