關於 it takes two評價 ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

【外國月亮不是特別圓】

投入國際連結工作好一段時間，有時覺得大家也會期望「外國月亮總是特別圓」，但其實西方國家政治人物支持香港，從來不是理所當然，當中亦會涉及不少商業利益考慮和國際壓力，以及部份左傾政客仍會不知何故地，對中國共產政權抱有良好幻想，這種情況在歐洲較為明顯。

德國左翼黨的國會議員，竟在國會發言表示「理應支持我們在北京的共產朋友」固然讓人大跌眼鏡，尤其是中共從根本地就是循從威權主義和國家資本主義的極右政黨。

有時對於國際政客不理解香港，也是有點無奈，但我們香港作為國際大都會，對於世界各國的抗爭運動，又何嘗不是缺乏足夠理解，只盼在抗爭持續的情況下，香港人能夠繼續努力，讓世界理解我們，與香港同行。

早前睇一份德國國會內嘅辦論，有位Die Linke嘅議員話要支持中共，因為大家都是左翼共產主義支持者，不用分得那麼細。我見內容有所偏頗就寫左篇文。中文翻譯見下文。
Recently, a MP from Die Linke made some remarks about HK, and say they should support CCP as they are friend of Coummunism. I find the claims rather inaccurate hence I wrote this article to provide some rebuttals. Please scroll down for the English translation.

Article in German: https://www.google.com/…/Hongkong-Krise-Pekings-Regierung-b…

近日德國國會內, 一位Die Linke的國會議員Stefan Liebich對香港的事作出評價，這些評價實在令人難以茍同。

Liebich指「Die Linke理應支持我們在北京的共產朋友」。但中國共產黨除了名字內有「共產」兩個字外，其實際行動與共產理念差天共地，實在不是Liebich想像中共產主義的好朋友。

中國共產黨是一個極權，除了擴張政治與經濟勢力外，中國共產黨什麼都不會理會。不論是無產階級的死活，或者是工人階級，對於中國共產黨來說只是擴張實力的工具，隨時可以為了經濟或政治利益犧牲或捨棄。 中國共產黨實質上是由一群搜刮民脂民膏致富而滿肚腸肥的黨員領導。中國共產黨甚至對自己的人民進行全天候的監控，打壓、拘捕異見人士。

由此可見，中國共產黨本質上是一個極右政黨，而非Liebich以為的左翼。 北京政府不是以共產理念管治中華人民共和國，反而是以物質主義操縱國民。中國背後並沒有一套穩固的價值觀支撐，唯有金錢才是中國人和中國政府信仰的理念。中國的任何行動，從來都不是由價值推動，而總是由金錢和利益推動。

中國共產黨只是一個「掛羊頭賣狗肉」的「共產」黨，它相當擅長扮演共產主義的支持者，與Liebeich想像中「馬克思主義的的同路人」相差甚遠。我們應該要小心分辨真正的共產主義者與打著共產主義旗號行惡的政權之間的分別。

Leibich亦在發言時提到八國聯軍與相關歷史，指「香港被英國以軍事手段從中國手中搶去。撇除對於中國的批評，我們樂見不公義的殖民主義完結」。但現實上，清朝是被當時被視為外族的滿洲人統治。當時的「中國」與今天我們認知的中華人民共和國並不是同一個國家。所以，Leibich所指的「香港被英國不公義的殖民」，其實嚴格來說是鴉片戰爭後，香港的管治權從滿洲人手中交到英國人手中。

清朝末期發生申亥革命，中華民國成立。及後因國共內戰，中華民國政府輾轉於1949年12月撤退至臺灣。如果按照Leibich的邏輯，香港主權理應是移交予中華民國政府，而非中華人民共和國。

另外，香港人本來擁有聯合國1960年在《給予殖民地國家和人民獨立宣言》中賦予非自治領土人民自決前途的權利。但因為中國強烈反對港澳被定義為殖民地，而應為「被英國和葡萄牙當局佔領的中國領土的一部分」。中國代表單方面宣稱港澳的地位，都屬中國主權範圍內，甚至指：「聯合國並沒有權討論這些問題。」最後才令香港再名單中被除名，失去前途自決的權利。

而觀乎而今情況，即使香港主權移交予中國後，不公義不但沒有消失，反而更加明顯與嚴重。Leibeich在發言時指「撇除對於中國的批評，我們樂見不公義的殖民主義完結」，我很希望，他不是指他將無視數以百萬計的少數民族關押在在教育營當中、六四屠城死去的學生、香港早前被實彈近距離射中的兩位男孩、被24小時監控的中國人、捨生取義爭取人權的香港人，而去支持中國共產黨只因其聲稱自己是「共產主義者」。

人權自由是人類文明近百年來的基石，中國共產黨的行為，與絕大部分我們珍視的政治價值並不相容。在任何情況下，我們都不可能支持一個獨裁的殺人政權。

Recently, in the German Bundestag, Stefan Liebich made a few remarks regarding Hong Kong. Mr. Liebeich says his party Der Linke should support their communist friends in Beijing. “Logisch, dass Der Linke Liebich seinen Kommunistenfreunden in Peking wieder den Rücken stärkt.(It is logical that Die Linke Liebich should again support his communist friends in Beijing.)” In my point of view, the Chinese Communist Party is just a party named itself as the “Communist”, what it does in China or in the world is in no way communistic.

PRC is a dictatorship that only takes the expansion of its economic and political power into regard, workers or its people are at its disposal whenever it sees fit. The “Communist” party cares neither about the people, nor the grassroots, it only cares about the economic benefit it gains from its business activities inside and outside PRC. The party leaders are all sitting in their offices with their pockets full of what they gain from exploiting the Chinese workers.
They carry mass surveillance 24/7 throughout China, arrests and detain descendants. Frankly speaking, the CCP is rather right than left.

The Peking Government is not running Communism, but materialism. The only thing the Chinese and the Chinese government worship is the dollar sign, nothing else. They do not take any values or ideology into account. The people are not motivated by values or beliefs, but by the economic benefits they see.

The CCP is not a communist party as Mr. Leibich conceived it is. The CCP is very good at creating the illusion that it represents the Marxist ideas. We should be very careful in examining the differences between those who claim to be communists and those who are communists.

Mr. Leibich also made reference to the history of the Eight-Nation Alliance in the late Qing Dynasty, saying that“ Auch Hongkong ist durch die britische Armee militärisch China abgepresst worden.(Hong Kong has been militarily squeezed out of China by the British army.)” and “Bei aller notwendigen Kritik an der chinesischen KP sagen ich: Es ist gut, dass dieses koloniale Unrecht zu Ende ist. (Despite all the necessary criticism of the Chinese Communist Party, I say: It is good that this colonial injustice has come to an end.)”

It is worth clarifying that during that time of History, China was ruled by the Manchus, who were considered as foreigners at the time. China at the time was not the Republic of China we know today. Therefore, Hong Kong was not military squeezed out of PRC but was being colonized by the British in substitution of the Manchus at that time.

Historically speaking, the successor of the Qing Dynasty is the Republic of China, which later was relocated to Taiwan due to the Civil War between 1927 and 1949. And Mr. Leibich’s claim that it is good that colonial injustice has come to an end is inaccurate, too. In this case, Hong Kong, ought to be returned to Taiwan (the Republic of China) but not China (People’s Republic of China), to end the colonial injustice.

What is more, Hong Kongers were supposed to be able to exercise our right to self-determination and really being able to be free from colonialism. Yet Hong Kong was actually removed from the U.N. list of Non-Self-Governing Territories upon PRC’s request.

And clearly, under PRC’s rule, injustice is more than just apparent in Hong Kong currently. Mr. Leibich’s remarks of “despite all the necessary criticism of the Chinese Communist Party”, I truly hope that he is not suggesting that one would neglect the millions of ethnic minorities being detained in re-education camps, those who died in the JuneForth Masaccare, the two young Hong Kong boys who were shot by live rounds, the Chinese who were placed under surveillance 24/7 and all my fellow Hong Konger who are fighting for fundamental rights with their lives, but support the CCP’s action because it claims to be a communist party.

I see of no reason, why anyone should support a dictatorship that would brutally murder its own people. CCP is totally going against what most political ideologies in the world stand for, and I do believe we can all agree on the fundamental rights of all members of the human family that ought to be respected as that is the foundations of human civilization.

第 17 天來到很有趣的一題，有些電影的好看，但不到最後不會知道，有些電影的深度，是像王牌一樣在忍不住的時候才掀開，畢竟痛苦會過去，美會留下（奇怪的比喻）。
　
▍Day 17：看的過程很痛苦但評價很高的電影。
　
　2011 年《花神咖啡館 CCafé De Flore - Le Film
　
一直都聽聞《花神咖啡館》的迷幻和美麗，其實並不是觀賞的過程很痛苦，是因為幾年前聽說很好看興沖沖買了 DVD 想挑個好日子坐下來朝聖，只要不是無腦情節不然平常是不太挑片，所以對劇情可以說是一無所知。終於等到有一天下雨心血來潮，呼喊娘親一起坐下來觀賞，但默默看到一半還對故事不知所以然的時候，就開始如坐針氈，畢竟如果只是自己一個人還無所謂，跟媽媽一起看這種類型的電影真的壓力頗大。
　
「治癒一顆破碎的心並不容易，有時得花上一輩子的時間，或更久......」
　
Healing a broken heart isn't easy. Sometimes it takes a lifetime...or two.
　
但是《花神咖啡館》無疑非常好看，以最動人的姿態交織兩段故事，看似毫無關聯的困惑充斥著一半以上的情節，神秘、哀傷、細微、溫柔，從不同的視角看待本質相同的痛苦愛情，一切都是這麼自然而然，不從道德展開批判只從人性描繪呈現，愛和命運本身就是超越我們所能理解的存在，靈魂伴侶不存在嗎？很可能只是我們不夠幸運而已。
　
「每個人生命中會有一個靈魂伴侶，如果在這一輩子找錯了，就會繼續糾纏到下一輩子，直到與自己的真正的靈魂伴侶結合的那一天，生命才會停止輪迴。」

[時事英文新聞] Elaine Lan Chao (趙小蘭)!

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同學認識趙小蘭嗎？

她是美國歷史上第一位進入內閣的華裔!

Elaine Lan Chao is an American who served as (擔任) the 24th United States Secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009, and Deputy Secretary of Transportation (美國運輸部副部長) under President George H. W. Bush. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, she was the first Asian-American woman and the first Taiwanese-American in U.S. history to be appointed to a U.S. president's cabinet (美國總統內閣).

On November 29, 2016, it was announced that President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate (提名) Chao for Secretary of Transportation (美國運輸部長) when he takes office (上任).

serve as 擔任
Deputy Secretary of Transportation 美國運輸部副部長
nominate 提名
Secretary of Transportation 美國運輸部長
be appointed to... 被委派...到
U.S. president's cabinet 美國總統內閣
take office 上任

Audio: https://soundcloud.com/eric-yang-51/elaine-lan-chao

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美國媒體對她的評價:

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Chao…is exactly the kind of person you would expect to see serve as transportation secretary in a Republican Party administration.

exactly the kind of person 正是那種人

--Vox.com

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“Elaine Chao is just as much an American as any of the rest of them,” he told Republican supporters at a dinner in 2013. “In fact, she had to go through a lot more to become American.”

just as much an American as any of the rest of them 就像其他任何一個美國人一樣

go through a lot 經歷很多

--Fortune.com

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“Secretary Chao’s extensive record of strong leadership and her expertise are invaluable assets in our mission to rebuild our infrastructure in a fiscally responsible manner,” said President-elect Trump. “She has an amazing life story and has helped countless Americans in her public service career.”

extensive record 廣泛的紀錄
invaluable assets 無價資產
fiscally responsible manner 財政保障(負責任)的方式
public service 公共服務

--The Guardian

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“Secretary Chao’s experience transitioning to a new country has motivated her to devote most of her professional life to ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to build better lives.”

transition to… 適應…; 過渡到
build a better life 打造更好的生活

--The Guardian

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She is a woman and an immigrant, a fixture of the Republican establishment for two decades. She is a savvy and professional practitioner of the capital’s inside game.

establishment 建立的機構
a fixture of… …的常驻人物; 固定在某位置的人或物

--NY Times

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He also admired her no-nonsense attitude.

no-nonsense attitude 正經的態度; 態度嚴肅而認真

--NY Times

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「 趙小蘭1961年初抵美國時，一個英文單字都不會。1975年，她以優異成績畢業自著名的文理學院、曼荷蓮女子學院，獲得經濟學學士學位。1979年於哈佛商學院取得企業管理碩士學位。」

...Now, I am more motivated than ever!

--Wikipedia

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Sources:
http://www.vox.com/2016/11/29/13776786/elaine-chao-transportation-secretary

http://fortune.com/2016/11/29/donald-trump-elaine-chao/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/29/elaine-chao-trump-transportation-secretary-nominee

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/us/politics/elaine-chao-transportation-trump.html?_r=0

https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B6%99%E5%B0%8F%E8%98%AD

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[11.30.16 Daily Headline 每日頭條]

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每天早上花個3分鐘多了解世界大事和學習英文 :D
SK's Political Crisis: https://soundcloud.com/eric-yang-51/113016-headline-daily

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"South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday asked parliament to decide how and when she can give up power over an influence-peddling scandal, taking the country's political crisis deeper into uncharted terrain."
parliament 國會; influence-peddling scandal 關說醜聞; give up power 放棄權利; political crisis 政治危機; uncharted terrain 未知的領域/地形

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Source and full story: http://www.reuters.com/…/us-southkorea-politics-idUSKBN13O0…

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[12.01.16 Daily Headline 每日頭條] UN Tightens Sanctions on NK

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Audio: https://soundcloud.com/eric-yang-51/1201-nk-sanctions
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"The UN security council has voted to further tighten sanctions on North Korea in response to their fifth and largest nuclear test yet.

The council unanimously approved the sanctions resolution on Wednesday following months of diplomatic wrangling over how best to respond to North Korea’s latest nuclear test in September and their repeated defiance of international sanctions and diplomatic pressure."

tighten sanctions 加緊制裁
nuclear test 核試驗
unanimously approve 一致地批准/認可
sanctions resolution 制裁決議
diplomatic wrangling 外交角力; 外交爭論
repeated defiance 一再的蔑視/挑舋
international sanctions 國際制裁
diplomatic pressure 外交壓力

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Full story: https://www.theguardian.com/…/un-north-korea-sanctions-nucl…
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