大家好,我是SLS,很久沒公開和大家聊聊天講講話,今天就藉機在此和大家說說一些心裡話。
Hi, I’m SLS. It’s been a while since last time I post something like this, but let’s just have a chat.
先來說一下近況,其實有些人都有感覺到最近我的消失,還有人私訊IG關心,真的很謝謝大家。是的,很抱歉因為個人關係,別說幾乎無暇處理頻道事務,就連琴,我「今年」到現在碰琴的時間忙到可能加起來不到10個小時吧(笑)。真的是壓力很大,非常大。真的是破天荒,跟失戀一樣的感覺。留言、發文、會員、各平台經營等事務有90%都是拜託Tt.和BOY幫忙處理,真的是辛苦他們了,在這裡要跟他們致上深深的感謝。
Let’s start with the situation recently, some of you have already notice my disappearance, thanks for all your caring, yes, due to personal issues I’ve been too busy to deal with all the works of SLSMusic. Further more, actually I’ve been nearly half a year couldn’t play or practice piano, It’s really crazy to me. I'm under a lots of pressure for a long time. So I’m really grateful that Tt. and BOY help me with all the stuff including details of videos, posting on all the social media and replying the comments.
接下來就是先講正題——如附圖所示,我們頻道的影片在上週的某一日起近乎全數在無預警的情況下被轉為「禁止營利」的紅標狀態。
Okay now, you may wanna ask “what’s happened” after seeing this picture. without any announcement from YouTube, a great amount of videos in our channel have demonetized since last week.
對,在那個當下我是傻眼的,然後整個晚上崩潰睡不著吧,雖然平常就常常睡不著了(笑)。起初以為是後台出問題或者Bug(因為以前曾近有過幾次),但後來發現好像不是,整個頻道現在沒有任何的黃標分潤,感覺有點不像是單一個案的手動調整;目前也不清楚是平台政策更改還是各家唱片公司暗地裡做好約定(?),但作為「二創」創作者的我們,也只能摸摸鼻子黯然接受,畢竟我們還是必須尊重原著作所有權者。(不清楚我在說什麼的朋友我在留言區會解釋一下Cover在YT平台上的版權、黃紅標的問題,這裡就不贅述。)
Yes, I’m shocked. I’m totally frightened and couldn’t sleep all night. At first we thought that’s some sort of BUG from the system, but it seems not. And for derivative music creators like us, we could do nothing but accept it despairingly.
正因為YouTube提供一個有優良機制、管道的平台讓音樂創作者在專注於創作上的同時還能獲得些許分潤回報,做Cover的頻道前些年才像雨後春筍一般冒出來。(好啦我知道台灣很少,器樂的更少,是男生的更少,不露臉的更少——)
YouTube has been provide a nice platform for music creators which could let us not only focus on creating contents but also get something back, even just a little. That’s why more and more Cover channels showed up last few years, you could called that the golden era. (Okay I know there’s just a few in Taiwan, not to mention pure instrumental channels)
這些年,YouTube變了很多。有在持續追蹤我們的朋友們應該都有發現,近年來的觀看跌的很慘;當然我們也不是個案,就連我自己追蹤快10年的「百萬訂閱」Cover頻道,他竟然淪落到現在發的每部片平均過一週竟還不到10萬點擊,所以我想想,嗯,我們還算好的(?)。 我周圍的朋友都跟我說,如果我早1、2年出來,我現在早就百萬訂閱了,我自己心裡則是苦笑,因為我也很明白。當然,我也清楚,觀看VIEWS不代表一切,一部作品不是單單用一個面向去評斷他,不能因為它觀看低就去否定他的價值,對,我都知道。
Yes, YouTube has changed a lot these years. The algorithm keeps changing, and the views of our videos also keep decreasing. I know that VIEWS doesn’t mean everything, but you know, that still sucks.
但我還是看到一些擺在我眼前活生生血淋淋的例子,告訴我「哈哈活該是你自己不這麼做、那麼做」。說真的,別說我,量你修養再高你心裡一定就還是會覺得很想靠北邊走吧。有些原則我真的不會去動它,因為那就是我的準則。
「對不起,是我固執。」
大家都知道音樂家、音樂人在這個年代、這個環境下,有多難發展及生存。我只希望大家知道,對我們來說,光靠原先的廣告收益就已經「非常不夠」。我們無法像其他類型的頻道般地高頻率發片、大量觸及各類觀眾,也無法像偶像團體或正妹帥哥賣臉賣身(?)吸引點閱,我們只是(算我的固執)堅持地做好「音樂」,並盡力利用影像傳達給觀眾最直接的演出。再加上我們有一位機車又龜毛的頻道主(我),我們每一部影片都需要一定的討論、拍攝及製作時間,週更其實對於現在的我們來說每週都在挑戰極限。喔不,不要誤會,我沒有看輕其他類型創作者的意思,我認為一個頻道成功絕對有他背後不為人知的辛秘及付出。
Musicians live a hard life these days, especially in Taiwan. The revenue from YouTube once made us feel better, but not for long. We are not capable to upload video everyday like other types of channels, actually once a week like now is already challenging.
我們需要填飽肚子,負擔生活、工作上的一切開銷與成本,我們已經逐漸淡出學生時代邊讀書邊玩拍影片的時期,現實的壓力不斷地朝我們逼來,而我真的很努力,很努力、不斷去提醒我與我的夥伴們我們的初衷與熱誠,以及對「音樂」該有的態度。所以我也常常說:
我希望大家想到我們,會稱呼、會記得我們是「音樂家」而非「YouTuber」。
I always told my friend that I prefer to be known, to be remembered as a “Musician” not a “YouTuber”.
好啦,其實打到這邊,我也不知道我到底想要表達什麼了(笑)大家就當做讓我抒發一下吧。回想起來,我依然覺得我很幸福:有支持我夢想的家人,志同道合的朋友,從小無師自通起來的雜七雜八能力,不是讀音樂班卻誤打誤撞進了音樂系,愛音樂、愛遊戲、愛攝影、愛玩電腦、愛看動漫,然後竟然可以找到方法轉化自己的「一堆興趣」成為工作,我覺得真的很幸運了。更因為如此,我也常常警惕自己,當興趣成為工作,就像走鋼索一樣,一不小心向左跌,「興趣」就沒了,一不小心向右摔,「工作」就沒了。
Hmm.. anyway. I nearly forgot what I was trying to say here. Just take it as my own confession. Well, generally speaking, I still think I’m a lucky guy. I’ve got family who support my dreams, I’ve got best friends who also got similar ideas and interests with my. I crushed into music industry with zero background, I love music, games, animes, cinematography, and now I could use my interests to make living, theres nothing better than this.
回到正題,那麼這個大悲劇對「SLSMusic」發片會有什麼影響嗎?短期的答案是「不會」。除非他現在跟我說我做COVER就要鎖我頻道(笑)。我們是音樂家,YouTube是我們發表作品、分享音樂的「管道」;今天就算YouTube倒了,SLSMusic也還會在;今天只要我還在,SLSMusic就在。況且...彈Cover是我愛做的事 :1
Okay, back to the business. What will happen to “SLSMusic” facing this serious problem? The answer is “nothing would happen”. We’re still us. We’re musicians, YouTube is only a PLATFORM for us to share our joy to the world. Even if YouTube’s gone, as long as I’m here, SLSMusic will always be there. Not to mention doing cover is my personal hobby since I was a child :1
......話是説的這麼帥氣豁達,但要是我們真的餓死做不下去可真的會很頭痛orz..說真的,如果真的這樣下去,想必Cover風氣會整個大受打擊吧,這不是音樂發展來說樂見的事情,畢竟現在連YT官方說明也還是推崇我們二創進行分潤,我們實在想不通為什麼會這樣。
I really wish this situation wouldn’t last so long. Otherwise, not only us, it would be a disaster for all the music creators. But still, I’m not giving up.
希望願意給予我們支援的觀眾,可以加入我們YT會員大家庭,每月贊助我們一個便當的錢對我們來說會是莫大的實質幫助。LINK👉 https://www.youtube.com/slsmusic/join
Oh, and if you like the contents on our channel, our you simple like us (LOL), please consider join our YouTube Membership to give up some extra support. That will give us a big help and we’ll be very grateful. LINK👉 https://www.youtube.com/slsmusic/join
從下個月開始,我就會回到正常軌道。接下來希望能達成的目標真的很多,除了在影片方面有很多新系列的想法,還有工作室、街演、音樂會、教學、樂譜、周邊等等方面的優化與計畫,想到真是又興奮又緊張超頭痛,在這裡就先跟大家賣關子,還請大家敬請期待與支持。
Anyway, thanks for reading, and thanks for everyone who supports us for so long. After finishing my business here, I’ll soon come back where I used to be, and start to work on multiple project that we’ve been planning for a long time, such as new series of videos, new studio, sheet music, etc. Stay tuned!
#slsmusictw #slstalk
同時也有1部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過2萬的網紅賓狗單字Bingo Bilingual,也在其Youtube影片中提到,為了他,飛去東京好幾次,不過還是分手了。 遠在東京的他,身邊不乏漂亮的女孩,吃壽喜燒、逛美術館、打網球,從來不曾落單。一天晚上,他傳了在路邊逗貓的照片給她,暈黃的路燈照著他與貓,微醺的側臉藏不住滿臉的笑意。 「誰幫你拍的?」,她問。 「這很重要嗎 ? 為什麼妳關心的都是這種事 ?」,話筒裡的...
love is gone意思 在 陳冠廷 Kuan-Ting Chen Facebook 的精選貼文
節奏很棒,歌詞也不錯。
還是很喜歡這首
Yeah
It's my life
這是我的人生
My own words I guess
以我的意思來說, 我猜就醬
Have you ever loved someone so much, you'd give an arm for?
你是否曾深愛過某人, 愛到你可以不顧一切?
Not the expression, no, literally give an arm for
但卻沒有表達出來, 沒有, 只有字面上說說而已
When they know they're your heart
當他們知道他們是你最重要的人
And you know you were their armor
而你又知道你是他們的屏障
And you will destroy anyone who would try to harm 'em
而你願意, 會摧毀任何想傷害他們的人
But what happens when karma turns right around and bites you
如果當因果報應,命運反過來擺你一道,
And everything you stand for turns on you to spite you?
所有你所堅持的事, 反過來咬你一口? 怎麼辦?
What happens when you become the main source of a pain?
如果當你成為痛苦的源頭? 怎麼辦?
"Daddy, look what I made.", dad's gotta go catch a plane
"爸爸" 看看我做的東西:D", "爸爸要趕去坐飛機"
"Daddy, where's mommy? I can't find mommy, where is she?"
"爸爸, 媽媽在哪:(? 我找不到媽媽, 她在哪裡?"
I don't know go play hey Hailie, baby, your daddy's busy
"我不知道! 去找玩的吧! 寶貝你爸爸很忙"
Daddy's writing this song, this song ain't gonna write itself
"爸爸在寫歌, 這首歌不會自己寫阿!"
I'll give you one underdog then you gotta swing by yourself
"我給你一支超級狗, 你自己去玩吧"
Then turn right around in that song and tell her you love her
接著轉過來繼續寫歌隨便說你愛她
And put hands on her mother, who's a spitting image of her
把手放在她媽媽上, 不斷湧出她的模樣, 她們長的很像
That's Slim Shady, yeah baby, Slim Shady's crazy
那個就是Slim Shady, 是的, Slim Shady很瘋狂
Shady made me, but tonight Shady's rock-a-bye baby
Shady造就了我, 但今晚Shady要說再見!
And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
當我離開, 請堅持著, 別傷心, 別掛念
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
每次聽到我的聲音應該感到慶幸
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
只需要知道我輕視你的笑容
And I didn't feel a thing, so baby don't feel no pain
而我不感到是什麼一回事, 所以寶貝不用傷痛
Just smile back
用笑回應一下就好
#觀看次數:552,597,912
love is gone意思 在 Auman Facebook 的精選貼文
Just a quick update for those who might not have heard of our election result as of yesterday.
We've had the highest voting rate since 2004, with a turnout rate of 58% - reflecting how important it is given that it is the first one since the Umbrella Movement in 2014.
Pro-democracy camp has maintained its veto power in LegCo (at least in relation to members bills and constitutional reforms), winning 19 seats out of 35 in the Geographical Constituency, and 11 out of 35 in the Functional Constituency.
There are some new faces in the LegCo, with new generations now entering the council. Six candidates have set to advocate for Hong Kong's "self-determination" in the LegCo. Although localist parties did not do as well as I'd hope, overall the results still remain positive.
In case you've missed it, here's the video which is a continuation of my previous video explaining how Hong Kong is not China. This video will give you a better idea into Hong Kong's flawed institutional structure. It is to be seen whether call for Hong Kong's self-determination can really be brought up in the LegCo.
Lastly, for the next period of time, I will be returning to my usual Cantonese videos (travelling, vlogging etc). I know that many of you perhaps don't understand Cantonese so I will be putting on English subtitles in my future videos.
Thanks,
Auman
Hong Kong Independence?
…all you need to know about recent Hong Kong in 15 minutes
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我們之前提及香港與中國有截然不同的制度
So previously we talked about Hong Kong and China having vastly a different system
香港是一個仿民主社會,而中國即由中國共產黨統治
Hong Kong is a quasi-democratic society while China is dominated by the Chinese Communist Party
所以我們不希望人們混淆兩者
…so we don’t want people to get confused between the two
但故事還未講完
But the story doesn’t end here
明年是2017年,香港主權移交給中國的20週年
Next year 2017, it would be 20 years since Hong Kong’s turnover to China
你大概會以為這段時間香港和中國會越走越近
You would’ve thought that during this time, Hong Kong and China would’ve grown closer to one another
但事實卻非如此
But it has not been so.
香港人和中國人反而變得越來越有隔膜
If anything, we’ve grown to be more and more apart.
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沒錯 在過去20年
Yes it is true that during the last two decades
中國從一個發展中國家 發展成現時最大經濟體系之一
China has gone from being a developing country to what is now one of the largest, if not the largest economy in the world
人民收入增加 生活質素提升 有些中國人也躋身全球富豪榜
…which means rising income for Chinese citizens, better quality of life and China has some of the richest people in the world
香港人應該為中國人身份感到自豪吧
If anything, Hong Kong people should be a proud China man!
我還記得2008北京奧運 那個開幕典禮實在是精妙絕倫
I still remember seeing the Beijing Olympics in 2008; that opening ceremony was outrageously amazing
花了很多心機 很好看
…it was beautifully done and such a joy to watch
那是香港人少有地為國家感到自豪的一刻
It was one of those rare moments where Hong Kong people share the same sense of pride as the rest of China
不過 現實歸現實
But the Olympics is one thing, and reality is another
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事實上,自主權移交以來,香港和中國一直有許多矛盾和衝突
The truth is there have been a lot of conflicts between Hong Kong and China since the handover
香港向中國打開了大門,每天都有大量中國遊客到訪
Hong Kong has largely opened up to China where we get a huge number of Chinese tourists every day
旅客本身不應該是個問題,但我們目睹過不少中國旅客的不文明行為
並不是問題。重點在於中國遊客所製造出來的問題。
While tourism shouldn’t be a problem in itself, we have witnessed a lot of issues with these Chinese tourists
例如不懂得在迪士尼樂園排隊 和隨地小便
There had been reports of uncivilized behavior such as not knowing how to queue in Disneyland and… pissing on the street.
我必須強調 不是所有中國遊客都會這樣做 只有一部份會這樣做
And I can’t emphasize enough, not every Chinese tourists do it, it’s just some that does it
但由於香港每天都有大量的中國遊客 這成為了一個逼切的問題
…but because Hong Kong gets so many of them, that becomes a daily problem for people living in Hong Kong.
除此之外,我們可以看到名牌店和藥房的數量激增,以滿足中國遊客的需求
And it’s not just that, we see the rise in luxury shops and pharmacies in Hong Kong to tailor the need of Chinese tourists
如果你去上水(很接近中國邊境的地方)的街頭
If you go to a street in Sheung Shui, which is a place very close to the mainland border
我以前常常去的──你會看見到處都是藥房
I used to go there a lot - you see streets full of pharmacies
其實我完全不明白為何這些店舖會叫做藥房
…and I don’t even know why they are called pharmacies
因為他們主要不是售賣藥物,而是奶粉和尿片
…because mainly they don’t sell medicine, they sell baby milk formula and diapers.
事實上 大陸人不相信中國製的貨品
The thing is, mainland Chinese don’t trust their own stuff
因為在中國任何東西都有可能是假的 那裡沒有質量管制或食物安全
…because you can get fake everything in China; there’s no quality control or food safety
所以很多中國人都會來香港買日用品 如奶粉
So many Chinese come to Hong Kong to buy daily stuff and one product that has always been in high demand is baby milk formulas
香港部份地區甚至出現奶粉短缺的問題
It has got to a point where the supply became so tight that there is a shortage of milk formulas in some areas of Hong Kong
如果你住在歐洲或美國,這情況可能難以置信
If you are living in the Europe or the US, this might sound really hard to believe
嬰兒配方奶粉和尿片!但這是真的,這切切實實在香港發生
Milk formula and diapers, but it’s true, it is what’s happening in Hong Kong.
還有其他問題,例如中國孕婦來港產子等
I can go on about other stuff as well such as the number of Mainland pregnant women who come to Hong Kong
事實上,在2010年,37%新生嬰兒的父母均不是香港永久居民
In fact, in 2010, as much as 37% of all babies born in Hong Kong have neither parents being a permanent Hong Kong resident
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基於這些中港矛盾的問題 香港出現越來越嚴重的反中情緒
Basically because of all these things, this has led to an increasingly serious anti-Chinese hype in Hong Kong
很多香港人都不歡迎中國人 只想他們離開
Many local people are furious and just want them to go away
但對我來說 問題永遠出於制度
But to me, the real problem always lies in the system
我不想將整件事歸疚於中國人身上
Conceptually, I hate to put my frustration upon the Chinese people
因為要來港購物以保障自身安全並不是他們的錯
Because it’s not their fault that they have to buy things from Hong Kong to ensure that they are safe
但制度上出了甚麼問題?
But what about the system?
關於這個制度我簡述如下
There’s a lot I can say about this system, but for now I will just simplify it as follows
在制度頂端有中國共產黨,之後有香港政府和立法會中的建制派
At the top of the system we have the Chinese Communist Party, then we have the Hong Kong government and the pro-establishment camp in our Legislative council
簡單來說,這個制度一直想將香港變成中國的一個普通城市
In short, this system has been trying to turn Hong Kong into just another city of China
並且破壞一國兩制的原則
…and damaging the core principle of “One Country, Two Systems”
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很長時間以來,香港人一直在爭取民主
For a long time, Hong Kong people have been advocating for full democracy
即是普選,可以提名和投票給我們自己的領袖(行政長官)
That means universal suffrage with the right to nominate and elect our own leader, which in Hong Kong is called the Chief Executive
根據基本法,我們有普選的權利
According to the Basic Law, we have a legal right to universal suffrage.
在過去20年,中國政府曾多次承諾香港人會有普選
In the past 20 years, the Chinese government has assured Hong Kong several times that we are going to get universal suffrage
但他們一直拖延實施普選的日期
But they have been pushing back the date for it
又推托說香港人未準備好,所以2007年和2012年都沒有普選。
…and kept saying Hong Kong wasn’t ready, so we didn’t get it in 2007 and 2012
但北京承諾香港2017年可普選特首
But the Chinese has set a timeline for it, and they said Hong Kong would eventually get universal suffrage by 2017
結果,2014年8月31日,北京說
And guess what, on 31st August 2014, the Chinese said
好,你可以有你想要的普選,但我們需要增加幾個條件
Alright you are going to get your universal suffrage, but we are going to have to impose some conditions
首先,行政長官必需愛國
First the Chief Executive must be someone who is patriotic to China
第二,候選人需要先得到現有的行政長官選舉委員會的提名 (絕大部分都是親中代表)
Secondly candidates are going to be nominated by the current Election Committee, which consists (mostly) of 1200 pro-Beijing representatives
最後,無論誰勝出選舉,都要得到中國政府委任才可成為行政長官
Lastly, whoever wins the popular election must be appointed by the Chinese government
所以他們就是說,好,你們可以普選,但我們保留剔除任何人的權利
So basically they are saying, alright you can get your vote but we reserve the right to screen out anyone that we dislike
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北京公布831決定後,香港人當然很憤怒
After this was announced by the Chinese officials, we were bloody furious
所以我們展開了一連串抗議行動,要求真普選
So we began a series of protests demanding for “true universal suffrage”
我們一直以來都覺得普選就是
For years we have always thought universal suffrage means just that
一個民主及公開的選舉
The right to vote in a democratic and open election
但是中共卻憑空製造了完全相反的東西
But the CCP managed to create something that is completely contrary to that
結果,大學生開始罷課
As a result, university students like myself began boycotting classes
並參與在金鐘香港政府總部外舉行的集會
…and attended gathering outside the Hong Kong government headquarters in Admiralty to protest
這演變成持續79天的佔領金鐘、銅鑼灣和旺角的運動
This has then turned into a 79-days long widespread occupy movement in streets of Admiralty, Causeway Bay and Mongkok
期間警察使用催淚彈和胡椒噴霧來驅散我們,我們即用雨傘作盾
During this time, police has used tear gas and pepper spray to try to get rid of us and we used umbrellas as shield
解釋了為什麼這叫雨傘運動或雨傘革命
That’s why this is called the Umbrella Movement or Umbrella Revolution
我個人不喜歡稱之為革命,因為革命通常與激進的改變有關
Personally I don’t like to call it a revolution, because revolution is often associated with some sort of radical change
但對於我們來說,79天佔領街頭後,仍毫無成果
But for us, after 79-days of occupying the streets, nothing has changed.
到今天為止,一切維持原狀──沒有行政長官普選
So to this day, the status quo remains – there is no universal suffrage for our Chief Executive election
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但是為何我們這麼想要普選?
But why do we want universal suffrage so much?
你要明白,我們的制度一直都有缺陷
Well you have to understand that our governmental system has always been institutionally flawed
一般當我們提到三權分立時,有行政、立法和司法三個機關
Usually when we talk about the Separation of Powers, we have the Executive, the Legislative and the Judiciary
這三個機關本應互相制衡,沒有人能夠掌控一切的權力
They are meant to act as checks and balances of each other so no one gets too much power
因為正如英國的阿克頓男爵所言:
…because as Lord Acton famously said,
「權力導致腐敗,絕對權力導致絕對腐敗。」
“Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
我們不但行政長官是經由1200人的小圈子挑選 當中大部份為親中人士
Not only is our leader of the executive selected by a small-group of 1,200 voters – the majority of whom are pro-Beijing
我們連立法會也不能全部直選
We also don’t get to vote entirely for our Legislative Council
事實上,我們只能直選立法會的一半議員
In fact, only half of our legislators get directly elected by us
另外一半是由所謂的功能組別選出
The other half are elected through the so-called Functional Constituencies
香港一共有28個功能組別
There are 28 different functional constituencies, representing different seats in our Legislative council
原意是為了讓香港不同的界別和工種都能對政府政策有話語權
Originally this meant to provide different professions across Hong Kong to have a say in government politics
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但這個制度本質上存在缺陷
But there’s a huge problem – this system is fundamentally flawed
最為人爭議的是,這制度容許公司和專業團體登記為選民
Most controversially, it allows companies and professional bodies to register as voters
製造了一個漏洞讓大公司同時間可持有多張選票
So this creates a loophole where big business can hold multiple votes at the same time
以飲食業為例,大公司可以登記每間分店為一個選民
Consider the catering constituency, big restaurant companies can register each of their outlets as voters
像大家樂這種大型的連鎖餐廳
So big food chain like Café De Carol
不,這不是一間法國菜餐廳,這是港式快餐店
Nope, it is not a French restaurant – it’s a fast food Chinese restaurant
這些大公司可以登記上一百張選票
Something like that can register up to a hundred votes if they like
另外,不同功能組別之間也有很大差異
Also there is a huge discrepancy between different functional constituencies
例如,在衛生服務界,有37,000個登記選民,但在保險界卻只有130個
For example, in the Health Services sector, there are 37,000 registered voters, whereas in Insurance, there are only 130 registered voters
這個差異根本不合邏輯 為甚麼有些行業會得到更廣泛的代表?
There is really no logical explanation for it – why are some industry represented more fairly while others are not
事實上,近半功能組別都是自動當選的,大部份的席位都由建制派瓜分
In fact, almost half of the functional constituencies are uncontested and most of the seats are dominated by the pro-establishment camp.
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這有甚麼實際意義?
But what is the actual significance?
當立法會議員自行提出草案和議案時,我們有所謂的分組點票
You see, when individual legislators propose bills and motions, we have a split-voting system
意思是,在草案通過之前,
…meaning that to be able to pass the bill
需要得到地區直選和功能組別兩方面均過半數支持
It requires a majority vote in both the geographical constituency – those directly elected by us – and the functional constituency
所以就算一個草案得到總共過半數的支持
So we can have a bill that is supported by the majority of the legislators
但仍會因為在功能組別方面未過半數而流產
But fails nonetheless because it did not pass the functional constituency
理論上,只要控制了功能組別的半數就可以否決任何議員草案或議案
So in effect, you only need half of the votes within the Functional Constituency to reject all bills and motions put forward by individual legislators.
但政府提出的卻不一樣,
But the same does not apply to government bills
只需要取得過半數的支持就可以了
For government bills, you only need to get a majority from all the legislators as a whole
所以有時候會有一些政府議案原本被大部分直選議員反對
So sometimes we have bills that are opposed by the majority of those legislators directly elected by us
但基於功能界別大部份贊成而通過
…but nonetheless get through because of the functional constituency
這個制度的問題在於政府和大商家會有勾結的誘因
The major problem of this is that it creates an incentive for the Government and big business players to side with each other
一方面,有功能組別的支持,政府可以否決所有由議員提出的議案
On one hand with the help of functional constituency, the Government has an effective veto over all motions in the Legislative council
另一方面,商界自己也可以否決不符合他們商業利益的議案,如最低工資和標準工時
…while on the other hand businesses can reject motions that are contrary to their interests such as minimum wage and standard working hours
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因此,行政機關在立法方面有很大的控制權
Because of this, the executive has a lot of control over our Legislative Council
他們很多時候也會做很多與市民意願相反的決定
And they often make decisions that are contrary to public opinions
由於選舉制度上的缺陷,我們也不能有效地向行政機關問責
And because of the fundamental flaws in our electoral systems, there is no way we could hold our executive accountable in any shape or form
你也必須明白 香港政府和和中國政府之間的關係
Conceptually you also have to understand the relationship between our executive and the Chinese government
你也許會認為,在一國兩制原則下,香港政府和中國政府是分開的
It’s easy to say, well the Hong Kong government is separate from the Chinese government because of the principle of one country two systems
我們可以實行自己的政策,這不是中國政府的問題,而是香港政府本身的問題
And we can implement our own policies so it’s not the fault of the Chinese government but of our own government
也許是吧,但我們的選舉制度確保香港行政長官是忠於北京的
That is partly true, but remember we have a system as such where our Chief Executive is guaranteed to be pro-Beijing
因此香港政府和中國政府密不可分
That’s why it has an incentive to side with the Chinese government
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以現任行政長官梁振英為例 他自上任以來都在替北京擦鞋
For example, our current Chief Executive, CY Leung, he has been keen to please Beijing wherever possible
他重視中國的利益多於香港的利益
There are lots of policies where he appeared to have put Mainland’s interest above Hong Kong’s interest
如2012年,政府打算推行強制國民教育
For example, in 2012, the government tried to introduce mandatory National Education classes
想加強學生的國家認同感
…so that students can strengthen their national identity about China
但這被大眾反對,因為很多人都擔心這是偏向共產黨的洗腦教育
This was met with huge public protests as many fear that it would simply be a brainwashing curriculum biased towards the Chinese Communist Party
其他情況還包括否決香港電視的牌照申請,梁振英的5,000萬元賄款醜聞等等
There are also other instances such as the rejection of HKTV, CY Leung’s $50 million corrupt scandal – etc
我們極不滿意現在的政府
Basically, we are extremely unsatisfied with our current Government
制度本身容許我們的政府恣意妄為
The system itself allows for our government to potentially be arbitrary and self-serving
而我們沒有有效的方法向政府問責
And there’s no way we could hold our government accountable in any shape or forms
這就是我們想要普選的原因:我們想選擇自己的領袖
That’s why we want universal suffrage so much – so that we can choose our own leader
當然,這不會在一夕間解決所有問題,但會是一個通往更民主和平的制度的開端。
Yes it won’t solve everything but it will be a start to a more democratic and fair system
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雨傘運動是前所未有的
The Umbrella Movement was a first of its kind
雨傘運動一開始十分和平
It started off extremely peacefully
強調非暴力、理性、愛與和平等等
With an emphasis on being non-violent, rational, love and peace and all that
但隨着時間經過,梁振英政府拒絕回應
But as it went on, the CY Leung’s government managed to remain unresponsive
過了兩個月,人們都不知道要怎麼辦
Two months into occupying the streets, people simply didn’t know what to do
而示威者和警察之間的關係則每況愈下
And the relationship between the protesters and the police got worse by days
有警察使用暴力對待示威者
There was alleged police violence
其中有七個警察將一個示威者拖到暗角施暴
Seven police officers took a protester to a dark corner and beat him up
無可避免地,雨傘運動最終演變成示威者和警察之間暴力的衝突──市民被打、被捕
Inevitably the movement turned into something more violent with protesters clashing with the police – people were beaten up and arrested.
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自雨傘運動以來,社會處於嚴重撕裂的狀態
Since the Umbrella Movement, the society has been hugely divided
市民對警察的信任度跌至新低
Police confidence has gone to an all-time low
一方面,我們發現和平的示威遊行再沒有用
On one hand, we realize peaceful protest no longer does a damn thing,
另一方面,人們正在尋找抗衡警力的方法──亦即採取更激進的行動
…while on the other hand, people are finding ways to counter police force – essentially resorting to more radical actions
這也引致部份市民在意識形態上與傳統泛民主派分道揚鑣
It also led to an ideological separation within the pro-democracy camp
香港的傳統泛民主派視建設民主中國為己任
Traditionally pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong felt it was their duty to build a democratic China
他們其實比任何人都更愛中國
If anything they are more patriotic to China than anyone
他們是對六四天安門事件最大感觸的人
They are the people who felt most strongly about stuff like Tiananmen Square
但在過去20年,香港民主沒有寸進,也看不到中國民主化的希望
But for the last 20 years, democracy has not been advanced for Hong Kong nor does it look likely for China
所以有人開始說
That’s why new advocates are saying,
建設民主中國是不切實際的
Well there’s no real possibility of so-called building a democratic China
我們要先自救
We need to start rescuing ourselves first
因此本土和香港獨立的概念開始萌芽,因為人們對一國兩制開始失去信心
So, there emerges the idea of localism and Hong Kong independence because people are simply losing faith in the so-called One Country Two Systems.
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這些社會不穩和躁動最終導致今年初在旺角發生的事件
All this social unrest has led to what happened earlier this year in Mongkok
那是農曆正月初一
It was the first day into Chinese Lunar New Year;
街上有小販在賣熟食
There were some street hawkers selling street food
這些小販雖是無牌經營,但他們一向都在農曆新年頭幾天擺賣,賺幾個快錢
They are unlicensed but that’s what they have always done in the first few days of Chinese New Year, just trying to make a few extra bucks
這就像香港的小傳統
It’s like a little local tradition in Hong Kong.
但今年警察突然執法,引發示威者與警察之間的衝突
But somehow this time the police decided to confront them – which has led to protesters confronting the police
突然間,小販擺賣演變成騷動,或暴亂,視乎你怎麼看
Suddenly it has turned into a huge unrest, or riot, depending which side you are on
街上有雜物起火,市民撿起磚和樽扔向警察
There were fire on the street, people picking up bricks and bottles throwing at the police
警察向天開了兩槍以鎮壓人群
Two shots were fired in the air for crowd control
這是香港二十年來都未見過的暴力
It was violence on a scale that has never been seen in Hong Kong for the last 20 years
的確 暴力的程度與本身的小販問題根本完全不相稱
In no way was the violence proportional to the whole street food and street hawker issue
但你必須明白背後的原因
But you have to be able to understand it in the light of the whole circumstances
那種自雨傘運動以來積累的憤怒和不滿
The sort of anger that has been accumulated since the Umbrella Movement
社會民怨達臨界點
Social unrest is now at its highest point
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雨傘運動後,各種事情由壞變更壞,北京加重了對香港的控制
Things have gotten from bad to worse for Hong Kong since the Umbrella Movement. Beijing has tighten up control of Hong Kong
我們曾經享有的自由受到嚴峻挑戰
Our once enjoyed freedom has been put to some serious doubt
去年,五個在香港出售中國敏感話題的書籍的書商消失了
Five Hong Kong booksellers who sell sensitive stuff about the Chinese Communist Party went missing last year
他們沒有任何出境記錄,憑空消失了
There were no record of them going out of Hong Kong, and they just disappeared
有好一段時間,沒有人知道他們到哪裡去了,然後……
For a while no-one really knows where they went, and then…
好像魔法一樣,他們出現在中國的電視台,承認他們所謂的罪行
Like magic, there they are in Mainland China appearing on TV, confessing their guilt
其他事情還包括廉政公署(香港引以為傲的反貪污機構)大地震
Other stuff such as the ICAC, an anti-corruption body that we have always been proud of, has also been involved in some major shake-ups
更近期的有立法會選舉有六位候選人被取消資格
More recently, six candidates have been disqualified from running the Legislative Council election
他們被取消資格的原因是因為他們提倡香港獨立
They have been disqualified because they advocate for Hong Kong Independence
沒有法例授權行政機關以政治原因篩選候選人
There is nothing in the law that allows the administrative to screen out candidates running for the legislative council for political reason
這根本違反言論自由
That’s just simply grossly against freedom of speech
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還記得四年前,港獨根本無人提及
And remember, four years ago, Hong Kong independence was not even an idea to start with
現在卻成長為一個熱議的社會話題,越來越多人支持香港獨立
Now it has turned into a whole serious social movement – more and more people are turning to Hong Kong independence
背後的原因?
And the reason behind that?
不久之前有一個網上比賽,讓人用六個字寫悲慘故事。有人寫:
A while back there was a post asking people to write sad stories in six words, and someone wrote this:
「一國,兩制,笑話。」
“One Country, Two Systems, Just kidding.”
這就是香港的現況
And that pretty much sums it up for Hong Kong.
主權移交時,曾經有人承諾我們會有
When Hong Kong got handed back over to China, we were guaranteed of all these things:
言論自由、新聞自由和法治
...the freedom of speech, the freedom of press and the rule of law
但這些都一直被破壞
But these things have been undermined hugely
北京的訊息很清晰:
The message from China is clear:
你想要高度自治嗎?
You want your high degree of autonomy and you want to feel special right?
可是你只能在我容許的限度裡享有自由
But you are only as free as we allow you to be
這些自由是我給你們的,我現在要取回你也不能作聲
We gave you that stuff so shut up if we want to take them back. Period.
但事實上中國沒有給予我們自由
But the truth is China didn’t give us freedom of speech\\
我們的人權都不是中國給予的
You didn’t give us any of our fundamental rights. Period.
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我的理解?
The way I understand it?
香港獨立是被動而不是主動的
Well Hong Kong independence is reactive rather than proactive
這是對中國收緊香港的控制所走的一步
It’s a response to the Chinese government for increasingly tightening up control of Hong Kong
我們已經對一國兩制完全失去信心
We’ve completely lost faith in One Country Two systems
所以我們要求更多自主
As a counteractive response we are demanding for more autonomy
我們想要把握自己的命運
We want to be able to grasp hold of our own fate
所以這就是香港的現狀
So this is where things are right now in Hong Kong
這是一個死結
It’s in a complete deadlock
我們只能二擇其一:接受一國一制或更激進地抗爭
We either accept for one country one system or we have to fight in a more radical manner
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星期日是下屆立法會的選舉投票日,是雨傘運動以來的第一次選舉
On Sunday, it will be our next Legislative Council election – the first since the Umbrella Movement
天知道會發生甚麼事
God knows what’s going to happen
我希望你能去投票,好好考慮要投給誰
But I do urge you to vote, and to think about your vote
Because in a perfect world
你試想,在完美的世界裡
當立法會可以處理大多數事情的話,市民便不需要走上街頭暴力抗爭
…if things can get done in the Legislative Council, then people wouldn’t need to take to the street and to resort to any kind of violence
我們極需立法會抗衡行政機關的權力,而你的一票有莫大的幫助
We desperately need a balance of power right now – and your vote can contribute to that
我們需要議會內有更大的聲音──我們需要更多人去尋找不同的可能
We need more voice in our Legislative council – we need people to look for different possibility
呼。就是這樣。
Phew, so that’s it.
無論你來自香港或香港以外的地方
Whether you are from Hong Kong, or from outside of Hong Kong,
這段和上一段影片都對我以及很多香港人來說很重要。
This video and the last video is important to me, and to a lot of people in Hong Kong
霎時之間這可能難以消化
This is probably a lot to take in if you’re new to this, but don’t just take my words for it
但請繼續留意新聞,和其他人一起討論,做更多的資料搜集,這些東西都可在網上找到
Keep reading the news; keep talking to people about it; go research about this, it’s all over the internet
最後,謝謝收看
And lastly, thanks for watching.
天祐香港
love is gone意思 在 賓狗單字Bingo Bilingual Youtube 的最佳貼文
為了他,飛去東京好幾次,不過還是分手了。
遠在東京的他,身邊不乏漂亮的女孩,吃壽喜燒、逛美術館、打網球,從來不曾落單。一天晚上,他傳了在路邊逗貓的照片給她,暈黃的路燈照著他與貓,微醺的側臉藏不住滿臉的笑意。
「誰幫你拍的?」,她問。
「這很重要嗎 ? 為什麼妳關心的都是這種事 ?」,話筒裡的他,聽起來格外激動。
「你知道有很多女生跟我告白嗎?」,分手前他對她說。 「因為知道妳會反應很大,所以我從來也不想跟妳說。」
分手滿一年了,她常常想:當初是不是只要我夠信任他,我們就不會分手了?
Bingo 翻譯這首歌時,一直想起我好姐妹的這段感情。
真傻。
擔心,是因為在乎對方;憂慮,是因為害怕失去。
那些脆弱與傷口,都是愛過的證據。
這首歌的翻譯,獻給我勇敢的閨蜜。
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附上歌詞:
找不到一條適合的潮流
I can’t find any suitable runnel
去容納從我眼中 落下的痛
Where I can drain off / my tears of pain
當堅強被所有人們歌頌
When everyone says I’m tough and brave
我怎麼好意思說 Oh~ 我難過
How can I confess / oh I’m distressed
於是在愛情裡頭 漸漸學會了沉默
So we don’t talk anymore / to our beloved ones
我們暗自爭奪 叫優越感的糖果
We are secretly fighting for / a sense of superiority
誰都不甘示弱
Won’t play second fiddle
如果我沒有傷口 算不算一種
If I were not vulnerable / Would I achieve a goal?
漂亮的成就 (誰會稱讚我)
Would I be wonderful?
如果我沒有傷口 又何必擔憂
If I were not vulnerable / I wouldn’t be troubled
勇氣會出走
Courage may be gone
找不到一個合適的鏡頭
I can’t find a lens which is suitable
去粉飾從你眼中 看見的我
Making me look like a rose / oh in your eyes
當完美被放大檢視以後
When people say I’m perfect without flaws
再包紮就顯得我 Oh~ 太沒用
My bandages should be taken off / oh play it cool
於是在愛情裡頭 漸漸遺忘了呼救
So we forget to seek help / from our beloved ones
我們相互推託 名為寂寞的皮球
Loneliness we refuse to feel / It’s so unbearable
誰都不肯罷手
No one wanna let go
如果我沒有傷口 算不算一種
If I were not vulnerable/ Would I achieve a goal?
漂亮的成就
Would I be wonderful?
如果我沒有傷口 是否才足夠
If I were not vulnerable / Would I be capable
才足夠 做你的對手
Capable of / competing with you oh
究竟為何而相愛 為了什麼而結伴
I wonder why we fell in love / why we held hands together
還原最初的依賴 是我們都不勇敢
It turns out we were deep in love / because we were insecure
若要重新再相愛 撕開包裝是答案
Being candid’s the answer / if we get back together
不避諱我的醜態 呼吸才能更自在
Stop hiding all my dark sides / so we can breathe easier
如果我沒有傷口
If I were not vulnerable
就無法感受 你會心疼我
That you care for me / I would never know
如果我沒有傷口
If I were not vulnerable
我們怎麼懂 溫柔地相擁
How to gently hug / we would never know
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