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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still life電影 在 [好雷]Still life - 看板movie - 批踢踢實業坊 的推薦與評價
11月26日 電影NUNCA ES DEMACIADO TARDE<still life>
國籍:英國 義大利
導演:Uberto Pasolin
劇本:Uberto Pasolin
語言:英文 (西班牙文字幕)
攝影:Gavin Buckley,Tracy Granger
獲獎:
最佳影片
1.Pasinetti
2.Cinema D'Arte Essai
3.Civitas Vitae Prossima
最佳導演
Orizzonti Award
劇情大綱:
John的工作是幫獨居死亡的人處理後事,原本他只是個謹慎的人,他的生活很平淡但也是一成不變,直到老闆預告要將他解顧.最後一件案子,讓他在繁複的,不可預測又另人感到興奮,危險的任務中,重獲自由,最終還明白了何謂人生.
最後一件任務打開了他人生另一扇門,沒那麼緊驟的步伐,卻更扣人心弦的情節,讓他至今無法忘懷.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZXTf_Ptkes
感想(有雷)>>>>>>>>>>>>
這是我看過最悲傷的結局了,影片最後兩分鐘,全場都倒抽一口氣,劇情大綱果然是文字遊戲. 出了戲院馬上到複合餐聽vips走入人群,回到現實世界.
電影開始10分鐘後還是有人陸續進入坐位,有點討厭.可是卻有一位拿拐仗的老奶奶步履緩慢的進入前幾排,她中場還有出去上廁所,也很晚回來.RENOIR戲院這點比不上CINE IDEAL,後者在廳內有化妝室,方便很多. 這場好多老人,心臟真強看這部片.
一開始,不同的教堂,不同的宗教儀式,不同的音樂,相同的是,這些場景都只有一人參加的告別式,不是任何人的家人朋友,而是市政府派來的公務員.非常悽涼的場景.
主角在倫敦的Kensington當一個基層公務員,工作內容就是處理獨居死亡的後事.這些人有老有少,共通點就是都獨居死亡,告別式還有下葬也只有主角一人在場.
呈現在觀眾眼前的第一個案件,一位沒有家人的老太太,過世後主角在公寓裡居然發現了屬名女兒的聖誕感謝卡,一路把信念到最後,名字是貓的,還蓋了腳印,信封也有郵戳.....所以是老奶奶自己寄給自己的...真的好悲傷又孤單>.< 要關上房門前,還看見床上的枕頭,床單的零亂痕跡,那是活著的刻印...
主角回到家之後,總是吃著魚罐頭,一片吐司,一顆蘋果,家裡也一層不染,和小小的辦公室一樣,是個收納高手,家裡有本大相簿,裡面的照片都是那些死後連系不到家人的市民,書櫃上也有好多不同類型的宗教音樂.
接下來的案子,接到電話的主角愣了一下,因為地址位於在他家後面的巷子.他從來沒見過也不認識,如同往常一般,進入公寓後,收集關於家人的蛛絲馬跡,這次他抱回了一大箱的黑膠唱片與一本照片.
此時,比他年輕的市政府長官,告知他三天後要被解雇,因為市府財政的問題.
他墾求長官在多給他些時間,他想完成最後的案件Sr.STOCK.
長官說:"告別式就算沒有親友來,但對他們來說也許是件好事,因為不知道,所以也不會有悲傷,不會有眼淚" "告別式是辦給生者看的"
(這期間跑到了海邊城鎮,找到了STOCK先生之前的朋友,打聽女兒消息當天就透過餐廳老板娘告知,店裡的女客人是小女兒,她正在逗弄嬰兒車內的女孩)他盡全力想要逆轉工作上的常見場景,這次希望可以有很多家人朋友出現在告別式.
後來這個工作是照顧小狗的大女兒(他爸因為打過戰爭回國後一直酗酒還家暴,18歲生日那天,一句祝福的話也沒有,又打了她一巴掌,所以媽媽和她逃家)喜歡上了主角,相約在父親的葬禮結束後,仍然要保持喝一杯咖非或巧克力的聯絡.
他們前一次出來聊天,主角重點放在分析那種葬禮音樂,她爸一定會喜歡XD
後來主角在商店,瞥見有狗的馬克杯(狼犬,另一隻大眼但滿臉橫肉的種)開心的回家,下一秒馬上被迎面而來的觀光巴士撞上........
Stock先生的告別式上,來了很多家人朋友,像是在豬肉工場工作說不克出席的;女兒和孫女;流浪漢酒鬼二人組:一起出生入死的戰場同袍.....大家都出現了但就是沒有主角(May先生).....女主角離開時也一直望向某方正在舉行的下葬
因為May死了,還和Stock先生同一天舉辦,同時他的告別式也如同自己的案子那樣一個人也都沒有來.場面冷清.
下葬時後的工人,也是工作上常配合的舊識.(之前的暗示:他曾躺在墓地裡看天空,工人發現笑說:"你已經選好了喔?","你剛剛起來的時後,衣服碰到了樹枝.代表你還會回來")
就在我覺得這部片結局也太慘了吧,墓地紛紛出現那些家裡照片上的人,愈來愈多,將May的墓地圍成一圈圈.他們也來送他了,最後一程.非常感人的一幕,最後實在太討驗導演居然來這招,身邊坐的兩位阿公也啜泣了,非常意外的結局.雖然May人世帶著遺憾離開,但電影最後畫面,我很喜歡.
到底是什麼樣的糾葛,什麼樣的社會,才會出現這種獨居死後,卻找不到願意來參加告別式的家人,朋友?May曾思考過的問題,沒想到最後也是自身的反諷.他之前一直勸告那些親屬,最後一定要來親人的告別式,現實卻是每人都有隱藏的過去,那絕對是接觸到人生旅途最後一站的May,所無法完全理解的.
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