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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

I heart advertisements ... and life, the universe and everything



又看到一個好玩的理論,說萬物一直在進化,目的是想找一個可以欣賞自身的東西,所以才有了人類的大腦。

也就是說,自天地玄黃宇宙洪荒,造物主自戀了130億年。


Wednesday, October 28, 2009

看圖說道理 - 鯊魚之死



你是一條大白鯊,但還是要小心大大白鯊。

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Monday, October 12, 2009

有關中文

書裡看到了這句,說,搞中國文學的人,一流的作翻譯,二流的寫散文,三流的寫小說,不入流的寫詩。

這句話籠統的很有北方文人特色,卻也有其真實處。


Monday, September 28, 2009

I heart advertisements ... even when I am busy.


To most people, advertisements are the time in between programs, like a rainy Sunday afternoon, or the black lady preaching bible loudly in an early morning commute -- petty annoyances of life that one has to endure.

To me, it's art.

Here comes Dos Equis, a beer brand that holds itself quirkly upright against the usual abundances of boobies in beer commercials.


Wednesday, August 12, 2009

一點政治,一點文字遊戲

之前幫一個在聯合國工作的朋友翻譯一封寄給中國大使的信。信的大意是緬甸婦女被軍人性侵犯,緬甸政府不受理,當地的婦女團體呼籲中國支持把事件提交到國際刑事法院。

信裡有一句話著實高明,"We applaud China for its leadership in ensuring respect for international humanitarian law (IHL)"。

人權在中國是個敏感字眼。平民百姓只要好好過個日子,不說不問禍不臨頭便有人權。美國以往一直以人權問題指責中國,最近因為手上政治籌碼不多而停息了一陣子。

初看句子的措詞會以為在贊許中國維護人權法。但法律是用來遵守的,如果換成 "...for [China's] leadership in practicing the IHL",這堂皇冠冕得難免讓知悉內情的中國人臉上發熱。句子中的"ensuring respect for"說詞模糊,並沒明指實際行動。這樣既達到奉承的目的,又模糊得不會讓人尷尬。



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