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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
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•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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【如何在兩個月內買到小米手機
How to Buy a Xiaomi in Two Short Months】

Beijing, Sept. 4th (by Carlos Tejada) -- China’s Xiaomi rose to the top ranks of global smartphone makers in only five years by selling high-spec phones at lowball prices. The phones have been snapped up by Chinese consumers looking for an affordable, homegrown alternative to pricier gadgets made by Apple and Samsung Electronics. Its success has made it China’s most valuable startup and second only to Uber in terms of global valuations.
中國的小米公司僅用了不到五年的時間，藉由以低價銷售高規格手機商品，在全球智慧型手機市場中躍昇至名列前茅的位置。與美國蘋果和南韓三星生產且較為昂貴的智慧型裝置相比，小米公司給中國消費者提供的是可負擔得起的國產化和實惠替代選擇，其產品也屢屢被中國消費者一掃而空。小米公司的成功使它一舉成為中國最具市場價值的新創企業，即使在全球範圍來算，其市值也僅次於 Uber。

So goes the story behind Xiaomi’s rise. Still, there’s one aspect of its business that can be hard to convey to the outside world: Its phones can be very, very, very difficult to buy.
以上便是小米崛起的故事，然而這其中尚有一個難與外界陳述的事實是：小米手機是非常，非常，非常難以購買的。

Xiaomi sells its phones only in China, India and a few other Asian markets. But that’s just the start of the difficulties. In China the company sells its newest phones online in limited batches through what are called flash sales. Xiaomi and analysts say that helps the company cope with demand for new products as it ramps up production.
目前小米公司僅在中國、印度及一些亞洲國家銷售智慧手機，不過這其實只是造成購買困難的第一個因素。小米公司在中國是透過所謂線上分批搶購的方式來銷售其最新機型。小米公司和分析家認為這種銷售方式有助於公司更好地控管新產品產量只能逐步上升可能造成的供不應求狀況。

On a practical level, it means those who aren’t quick enough with a computer mouse may have a long time to wait before they get one.
實際一點來說，這就表示那些使用電腦滑鼠不夠敏捷的人可能就得在買到一台小米手機之前要等上好長一段時間了。

I chose to buy a Xiaomi phone after the company lent me its newest phablet, the Note Pro, to use for a few weeks. I liked the large screen, decent camera and its take on Google’s Android phone-operating software, which in my opinion is still inferior to Apple’s mobile software but is closing the gap. Mostly, I liked the price – the Note Pro costs about half the price of Apple’s base-model iPhone 6 Plus, which is the same size but comes with only a quarter of the memory.
在小米公司把最新型的 Note Pro 智慧型大螢幕手機借給我使用了幾個星期之後，我決定自行購買一台小米手機。我非常喜歡它的大螢幕以及拍照效果不錯的鏡頭。小米手機使用的是 Google 公司的 Android 手機作業系統，雖然 Android 系統跟蘋果公司的 iOS 系統還存在一定差距，但這個差距正逐漸縮小中。我最在意的還是價格：小米 Note Pro 的售價僅為蘋果公司 iPhone 6 Plus 基本款(16 GB)的一半，且這兩台手機的尺寸一樣，而 Note Pro 的記憶體容量足足為 iPhone 6 Plus 的 4 倍 (64 GB)。

Another reason I liked it: In China-nerd circles, the phone is a conversation starter. People who follow China or technology but who aren’t on the mainland rarely see one. In that crowd everybody has an opinion of Xiaomi, ranging from respect for a scrappy startup to contempt for a cheap copycat. “Oh, you have a Xiaomi?” they ask, with some mix of curiosity and amusement.
我喜歡小米手機的另一個理由是，在愛好中國事物的群體之中，小米手機總是一個很不錯的開場白，因為關注中國或者科技產品但身不在中國的人很少能看見小米手機。那個群體的人對於小米都有各自的看法，有的人對這個草莽的新創公司表達尊重，也有人輕蔑地認為小米手機僅僅是廉價的山寨產品。他們會帶著愉悅和好奇問說：「哦？你的是小米手機？」

I chose to buy my phone like most Chinese people buy theirs: through an online flash sale. I skipped online brokers and secondhand dealers over concerns about malware and fakes. I also declined an offer from Xiaomi for a pass that would let me jump to the front of the line, an inducement it offers to its biggest Mi fans.
我選擇採用大多數在中國的消費者們所使用的方式來購買小米手機：線上搶購。出於對惡意軟體和假貨問題的擔憂，我略過了從網路賣家和二手交易者那邊購買的方案。我還放棄了小米公司提供的「插隊」優待，這對於廣大的「米粉」族來說可是項福利啊。

I went in with a co-worker, Olivia, who wanted to buy a budget-level phone for her father.
我和我的同事 Olivia 一起進行搶購，而她想幫她爸爸購買一台經濟實惠的手機。

Day 1第 1 天
Xiaomi holds its flash sales on Tuesdays at noon sharp. To buy one, a customer needs access to a Chinese debit or credit card or an account with an online payment system like Alibaba Group’s Alipay affiliate. With all those in check, I perched over my computer with my mouse at the ready.
小米在週二中午整點展開了一次搶購活動，想要參與的消費者必須擁有中國記帳卡、信用卡或者像隸屬阿里巴巴公司的支付寶那樣的線上付款系統。一切就緒以後，我手握滑鼠靜候在電腦旁邊嚴陣以待。

As it turns out, there’s another helpful prerequisite: An ability to read fine print in Chinese. My noontime click generated a message congratulating me for registering to try to buy a Xiaomi phone. The fine print on the website said people trying to buy a phone must first register on the site. My first true opportunity, it told me, would be next Tuesday.
有一個先決條件更能使我們成功搶購到手機：你需要具備讀懂中國文字的能力。我算好正午時間點下按鈕之後出現一個視窗，是一條恭喜資訊：小米網站祝賀我註冊成功，並可以開始嘗試搶購小米手機。網站上的中文有提示希望搶購小米手機的用戶必須先在網站進行註冊，我成功註冊以後的第一次嘗試機會變成了下週二。

Day 8第 8 天
Primed and registered, I set off with my mouse promptly at noon as if a starter’s pistol had gone off next to my ear. Two pages of options popped up on my browser. I read the Chinese as quickly as I could and clicked away.
確認註冊成功，且一切就緒以後，我又一次算準正午時分點下了滑鼠，那時的聲音就像是起跑槍的聲音從我耳邊呼嘯而過。隨後瀏覽器上出現了兩個頁面，我盡可能快速地閱讀了上面的中文資訊並隨後點了關閉。

Xiaomi’s mascot – a white rabbit named Mitu wearing a green Chinese army hat – popped up on my screen. It appeared to be running in place. The text explained that too many people were trying to buy phones too. “I’m lined up and currently moving forward with everything I’ve got,” it said.
小米的吉祥物，一隻戴著綠色中國軍帽，名為「米兔」的兔子出現在我的螢幕之上，一切看似順利。但上面的文字卻顯示目前搶購小米手機的人數已經太多，而且頁面一直顯示「正在排隊中」。

It ran with everything it had for the next 20 minutes. I wondered how long it would take for me to find out whether I had won my phone.
結果20 分鐘過去了，頁面所顯示的內容還是一樣，我當時就很好奇還需要等多久我才會知道是否搶到了手機。

A colleague, Yang Jie, walked by and sighed. “You didn’t get it, Carlos,” she said. Sure enough, the image soon changed to a Mitu gushing tears. “Sorry, we’re already sold out,” it said.
這時我一位同事Yang Jie經過並嘆了一口氣。她說：「Carlos，你沒有搶到。」果不其然，頁面隨後便出現了一隻淚水狂噴的米兔。上面寫著：「非常抱歉，我們已經售罄。」

I looked to Olivia, who shook her head. Sold out too.
我望向 Olivia 那兒，她搖了搖頭，顯然她也沒有搶到。

Day 15第 15 天
I noticed this time that Xiaomi offers potential buyers the option of ordering the Xiaomi phone for guaranteed delivery in a month. I snorted. Waiting, I decided, is for chumps. I’m not a chump. I’m a champ. Surely I can click as fast as anybody.
這次我注意到小米為潛在購買者提供了預約購買的服務，並保證在一個月內進行配送。我對此冷哼一聲。我主意已決，這種等待方案是準備給傻瓜的，但我並不是一個傻瓜，我是一個贏家，我肯定可以比別人更快點下滑鼠。

Apparently not. This time the crying Mitu quickly replaced the running Mitu. Sold out. On to next week.
結果根本事與願違，這次哭泣的米兔很快便取代跑步的米兔出現在了螢幕之上。再次售罄，只好再等到下個星期了。

But not with Olivia. Twice was enough, and she dropped out. “It’s too hard,” she said.
不過這次 Olivia 並沒有參與，因為她覺得兩次嘗試就夠了所以罷手。她說：「這太難了」。

Day 22第 22 天
I was on the phone with a colleague in Hong Kong when the trumpets from theme music of China’s national noon television broadcast blared across the newsroom. Noon! I scrambled to my open browser. Those precious seconds may have cost me. The crying Mitu mocked my inattention. Vigilance is the price of flash sales.
當時我在跟一位在香港的同事講電話，隨後我聽到了中國午間新聞的主題音樂。又到正午了！我習慣性反射地衝到開啟的瀏覽器前面，每一秒鐘都太寶貴了。哭泣的米兔再一次無情地嘲笑著我不夠投入的搶購行為。在進行秒殺搶購的時候警惕性實在是太重要了。

Day 29第 29 天
Xiaomi says it sells phones in limited batches strictly for production reasons, not to stoke demand through what’s known as scarcity marketing. “We have to monitor the demand for our smartphones, and produce our inventory accordingly, which requires us to use the flash sale model,” a spokeswoman said.
小米公司稱其之所以採用限量搶購的方式主要是由於產能問題，而並非像所傳的那樣利用所謂的「饑餓行銷」來刺激需求。「我們必須對自己智慧手機的銷量進行監控，並據此對庫存及產能進行調整，因此我們只能選擇限量搶購的模式。」小米公司的一位女發言人這麼說。

Whatever the reason, it resulted in a crying Mitu on my screen.
不管理由是什麼，最終我的螢幕上還是再度出現了一隻哭泣的米兔。

Day 36第 36 天
Hello again, you crying little lapin tease. Had I chosen to be a chump, instead of a champ, I’d have my Xiaomi by now.
再次見到了米兔的哭臉嘲諷。如果當初能自認蠢蛋，不要選擇當贏家的話，現在我應該已經把小米手機拿到手了。

Still, I wasn’t frustrated. More curious. Was it possible, in fact, to buy a Xiaomi phone?
但我並沒有感到沮喪，只是更加好奇用搶購這種方式的消費者究竟能否買到小米手機？

Day 42第 42 天
Noon on Tuesday in China came at 9 p.m. Monday at the airport in Phoenix, where I was schlepping two children from one set of grandparents to another. I thought about telling my wife I wanted to put down our luggage and pause our U.S. vacation while I try to buy a phone in China from a company that uses a militant rabbit as a mascot. I thought about the divorce proceedings. I kept silent.
中國週二的正午是美國鳳凰城（Phoenix）週一早上 9 點，當時我在鳳凰城的機場內，手上抱著兩個孩子，我剛把他們從祖父母處接回，現在正前往外祖父母的住處。當時我想要告訴太太我想放下行李並暫停我們的度假，因為我正嘗試從一家以軍裝兔子作為吉祥物的公司處搶購一台手機。只是在我想到了離婚的訴訟程序之後，我選擇了保持沉默。

Day 49第 49 天
I just plain forgot.
我壓根兒忘記了有搶購這件事情。

Day 55第 55 天
I logged into Xiaomi’s Chinese site the day before the Tuesday auction to register for the big showto be greeted with a message that the Note Pro was available for immediate sale. The Xiaomi spokeswoman later said that “we move from flash sales to open sales after we determine the exact alignment of demand and supply accordingly.” My Xiaomi would be waiting at my desk in Beijing when I returned.
我在週二的搶購開始之前就先登入小米的中文網頁，結果登入後我看到一則訊息說小米 Note Pro 已經可以即時購買。隨後小米公司的女發言人表示：「在確認了供應量能夠滿足需求量以後，我們決定將銷售方式從限量搶購調整為公開銷售。」在我回到北京的時候我的小米手機就已經躺在我桌子上等著我了。

TZ Wong, an analyst with research firm Canalys, says Xiaomi will need to broaden its distribution channels, “especially if it wants to achieve its ambitious 80 million to 100 million smartphone target for this year.” The Xiaomi spokeswoman said it doesn’t pursue market-share targets.
市場調查及研究機構Canalys 的分析師 TZ Wong 表示小米公司必須拓展其分配銷售的管道，「特別是如果他們想在今年達成 8 千萬至 1 億的銷售目標後。」但小米的女發言人稱公司並不以追求市場佔有率為目標。

My phone works fine so far. Does it work two-months’-wait fine? That’s between me and the Mitu.
目前我的手機運作的狀況一切良好，不過這支手機真的值得這兩個月的苦苦等候嗎？這個問題就留給我和米兔吧。

#高雄人 #學習英文 請找 多益達人 林立英文

真 相 ～總是讓人心痛，但卻是不爭的事實！

Truth is available only to those who have the courage to question.

Whatever they have been taught .

只希望能夠改變一個人，不要再繁殖自家狗、不要再帶心愛的寵物去收容所，不要再購買貓狗了。

希望有人會走進收容所說：「我在網路上看到牠，希望可以讓我領養這一隻動物」。

收 容 所 管 理 員 的 一 封 信 :
中 文 版 ..................


「跟大家分享以下故事，這社會需要一記當頭棒喝。」

我是流浪動物收容所的管理員，希望分享自身經驗能讓大家更瞭解收所容內的情形。

或許有一天，當你看著這些傷心、失落、疑惑的眼神時，你會對「繁殖及販售寵物給你不認識的人」這件事有所改觀 – 那隻剛從你手中售出的小狗，當牠不再是隻可愛的小狗時，很有可能淪落到我工作的收容所。

你知道嗎？ 不管是不是純種狗，90%被帶進收容所裡的狗，沒有機會再走出來。 而這些「被主人遺棄」或「流浪」的狗，有50%正是所謂的純種狗。

棄養理由百種，我最常聽到的理由是 :

我們要搬家了，不能帶我們的狗(或貓)一起走。

真的呀？你們要搬去的地方不准養寵物？

這隻狗長得比我們預期的還要大。

不然你認為德國狼犬可以長多大呢？

我們沒有時間照顧牠。

真的嗎？我每天工作10-12小時，但我還是有時間照顧我的六隻狗耶！

家裡的院子被狗弄得一團亂。

那麼為何不讓狗進屋子裡，讓牠成為你家庭的一員呢？

通常，這些飼主的說詞是 : 我只是不想承受要幫狗找個新家的壓力，我相信牠會被認養的 - 牠是隻很棒的狗。

奇怪的是，你的寵物會被認養，那你覺得待在收容所裡所承受的壓力是什麼呢？

好，讓我告訴你。 行屍走肉的生活。

從你將寵物留在收容所的那一刻起，牠有72小時的時間可以找新家。若是收容所還沒滿，而你的狗仍然非常健康的情況下，牠有可能可以活得久一點。

要是牠流鼻水，牠就死定了。

你的寵物會跟其他25隻左右不斷吠叫、哭嚎的動物關在一間小小的狗舍裡。 牠要在吃飯睡覺的地方排泄。 牠會很沮喪、不斷哭喊著遺棄牠的家人。

如果你的寵物很幸運，那天剛好有足夠的義工或人手可以帶牠去散散步。 如果沒有，那牠可得到的照顧只有一碗從狗舍門下塞進去的狗糧，跟清洗排泄物的強力水柱。

如果你的狗是大型犬、黑色犬或任何一種鬥犬品種(比特犬、羅威納、獒犬等)，從你帶牠走進收容所大門的那一刻，就等於宣判了牠的死刑。這些品種的狗不會被認養。

如果你的狗在72小時內沒有被認養，再加上收容所太滿，他就會被撲殺。

如果收容所沒有太滿，而你的狗剛好是有人會要的品種，可能可以多留個幾天才會被處死，但是也不會留太久。 大部分的寵物在大約在一個星期之後就會對他們的『窩』表現出保護地盤的姿態，一旦有這種行為，就會被拖去處理掉。

就算是最乖的狗，在這樣的環境下，最後也只有同樣的命運。 就算你的寵物幸運的過了重重難關，卻有可能最後染上犬舍咳或是上呼吸道感染，結果還是一樣被撲殺，因為收容所沒有多餘的錢可以支付這筆醫療費用。

************ 死 　神 *************

大部分的人都沒有看過一隻身體還很健康，卻非常驚恐的動物被安樂死的情況。

首先，你的寵物會被鏈上鏈子，從籠子裡被牽出來。他們看起來都是一副以為可以去散步的模樣 – 開心的搖著尾巴。 一直到他們走到『那個房間』為止。

只要一走到門口，每隻動物都會開始嚇個半死，然後抵死不肯再往前走。 那氣味聞起來一定就是死亡的味道，或者他們可以感覺到還在那個房間裡徘徊不去、悲傷的靈魂。

真的很奇怪，可是每一隻都是這樣。 你的狗或貓會被一或兩位的獸醫助理壓著(取決於他們的體型跟驚恐程度)。

安樂死的技術人員或獸醫接著就開始進行工作。 他們會從前腳找出一條血管，然後開始注射那支有『粉紅色液體』的要命針劑。

希望你的寵物不會因為被壓著而驚恐不定，或是因此而扭傷他自己的腳。 我曾經看過針劑從腿上被狠狠扯下，上頭佈滿了鮮血，然後被驚叫哀號聲弄聾了耳朵。

他們都不是『去睡覺』而已 – 有的時候他們會抽搐一陣子，喘著大氣，然後大小便失禁。 最後的結果就是，你的寵物的屍體會像生火的木頭一樣被疊在後面的一個大型冷凍庫裡，跟著其他也被殺掉的動物一起，等著被像垃圾一樣處理。

接下來呢？火化？載去垃圾場？加工處理成寵物食品？你不會知道，更有可能的是你連想都沒有想過。這只不過就是一隻動物，你總是可以用錢來買另外一隻，對不對？

******* 自　主、自　由　及　正　義 *******

我希望讀到這裡的人，都已經哭紅了雙眼，而且沒有辦法把整個畫面從腦海中刪除 – 就像我每天下班做的一樣。

我痛恨我的工作。 我痛恨為什麼有這樣的工作存在，更恨這個工作可能永遠都會在 – 除非大家開始改變，並且意識到他們影響到的是生命，而不僅僅是丟在收容所裡的寵物而已。

每年有九百萬到一千一百萬隻的動物死在收容所裡，只有你可以讓它停止。

我盡我所能的去拯救每條我能搶救的生命，但是援救所裡的動物永遠都是滿的。

每天都有更多的動物被送進來，遠比被帶回家領養的還要多更多。 我要說的重點是，「收容所裡還有寵物等著被處死，請不要繁殖或購買」。

你要恨我的話就請便 – 真相總是讓人心痛，但卻是不爭的事實。

我只希望我能夠改變一個想繁殖自家狗的人、帶他們心愛的寵物去收容所，或是買狗的想法。 我希望有人會走進我的收容所跟我說「我在網路上看到牠，讓我想要領養動物」。

這樣，一切就都值得了。


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The Truth about Animal Shelters


"I am posting this (and it is long) because I think our society needs a huge wake-up call.

As a shelter manager, I am going to share a little insight with you all - a view from the inside, if you will.

Maybe if you saw the life drain from a few sad, lost, confused eyes, you would change your mind about breeding and selling to people you don't even know - that puppy you just sold will most likely end up in my shelter when it's not a cute little puppy anymore.

How would you feel if you knew that there's about a 90% chance that dog will never walk out of the shelter it is going to be dumped at - purebred or not! About 50% of all of the dogs that are "owner surrenders" or "strays" that come into my shelter are purebred dogs.

No shortage of excuses

The most common excuses I hear are:
We are moving and we can't take our dog (or cat).
Really? Where are you moving to that doesn't allow pets?

The dog got bigger than we thought it would.

How big did you think a German Shepherd would get?
We don't have time for her.

Really? I work a 10-12 hour day and still have time for my 6 dogs!
She's tearing up our yard.

How about bringing her inside, making her a part of your family?

They always tell me: We just don't want to have to stress about finding a place for her. We know she'll get adopted - she's a good dog. Odds are your pet won't get adopted, and how stressful do you think being in a shelter is?

Well, let me tell you. Dead pet walking!
Your pet has 72 hours to find a new family from the moment you drop it off, sometimes a little longer if the shelter isn't full and your dog manages to stay completely healthy.
If it sniffles, it dies.

Your pet will be confined to a small run / kennel in a room with about 25 other barking or crying animals. It will have to relieve itself where it eats and sleeps. It will be depressed and it will cry constantly for the family that abandoned it.

If your pet is lucky, I will have enough volunteers that day to take him / her for a walk. If I don't, your pet won't get any attention besides having a bowl of food slid under the kennel door and the waste sprayed out of its pen with a high-powered hose.

If your dog is big, black or any of the "bully" breeds (pit bull, rottweiler, mastiff, etc) it was pretty much dead when you walked it through the front door. Those dogs just don't get adopted.

If your dog doesn't get adopted within its 72 hours and the shelter is full, it will be destroyed.

If the shelter isn't full and your dog is good enough, and of a desirable enough breed, it may get a stay of execution, though not for long. Most pets get very kennel protective after about a week and are destroyed for showing aggression. Even the sweetest dogs will turn in this environment.

If your pet makes it over all of those hurdles, chances are it will get kennel cough or an upper respiratory infection and will be destroyed because shelters just don't have the funds to pay for even a $100 treatment.

The grim reaper

Here's a little euthanasia 101 for those of you that have never witnessed a perfectly healthy, scared animal being "put-down".

First, your pet will be taken from its kennel on a leash. They always look like they think they are going for a walk - happy, wagging their tails. That is, until they get to "The Room".

Every one of them freaks out and puts on the breaks when we get to the door. It must smell like death, or they can feel the sad souls that are left in there. It's strange, but it happens with every one of them. Your dog or cat will be restrained, held down by 1 or 2 vet techs (depending on their size and how freaked out they are). A euthanasia tech or a vet will start the process. They find a vein in the front leg and inject a lethal dose of the "pink stuff". Hopefully your pet doesn't panic from being restrained and jerk it's leg. I've seen the needles tear out of a leg and been covered with the resulting blood, and been deafened by the yelps and screams.

They all don't just "go to sleep" - sometimes they spasm for a while, gasp for air and defecate on themselves.

When it all ends, your pet's corpse will be stacked like firewood in a large freezer in the back, with all of the other animals that were killed, waiting to be picked up like garbage.

What happens next? Cremated? Taken to the dump? Rendered into pet food? You'll never know, and it probably won't even cross your mind. It was just an animal, and you can always buy another one, right?

Liberty, freedom and justice for all

I hope that those of you that have read this are bawling your eyes out and can't get the pictures out of your head. I do everyday on the way home from work. I hate my job, I hate that it exists and I hate that it will always be there unless people make some changes and realize that the lives you are affecting go much farther than the pets you dump at a shelter.

Between 9 and 11 MILLION animals die every year in shelters and only you can stop it. I do my best to save every life I can but rescues are always full, and there are more animals coming in everyday than there are homes.

My point to all of this is DON'T BREED OR BUY WHILE SHELTER PETS DIE!

Hate me if you want to - the truth hurts and reality is what it is.

I just hope I maybe changed one person's mind about breeding their dog, taking their loving pet to a shelter, or buying a dog. I hope that someone will walk into my shelter and say "I saw this thing on craigslist and it made me want to adopt".

That would make it all worth it."
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Animal Cruelty Exposed
SPAY/NEUTHER! SHARE THE MESSAGE !
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［德 國 為 什 麼 沒 有 流 浪 狗 ?］
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[ 動 物 先 進 國 荷 蘭 的 know-how ]
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動物～相關資訊與知識
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狗狗～健康元氣料理～https://www.facebook.com/media/set/…

動保One
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動保 Two
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動保Three
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只要可以將一個「領養、不棄養」的觀念有效地散佈出去，就有改變這個社會的一小部分的可能性。
------這一小部分，會是一大部分的開始。
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捍衛 “ 生命權 ”_ 控管 “ 生育權 ”
無知是一把殺於無形的屠刀
良知卻能挽救無數寶貴生命
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「愛　錢　？　還　是　愛　狗　？」
販賣生命～根本就是把狗當生產機器！
http://www.appledaily.com.tw/…/article/life/20130313/170384/

根據農委會98年調查數據推估，保守估算，每年約有50萬隻幼幼因飼主無力飼養而被丟，連狗媽媽一起丟。
請支持 [ 管 制 不 負 責 任 飼 主 的 修 法 ]。
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《daydream》
twoface / 難以追求的真實容貌
作詞 / Lyricist：内澤崇仁
作曲 / Composer：内澤崇仁
編曲 / Arranger：玉井健二・飛内将大
歌 / Singer：Aimer
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日文歌詞 / Japanese Lyrics :
These words became this song　あなたまで届かない
心は冷えきって　形はないのに揺れた
わたしはいつも通り　予定通り逃げ出して
こぼれ落ちた涙は　何も語らない

I don't want you anymore　傷つくのは得意
鼻歌　喜色満面　にじむ星屑を見るの
びしょぬれの夜はコントロールできない
それでも隠してきた　でももう隠せないホントを
ホントのホント　ホントの感情

Just wanna be with you　離さないで
悲しい夜を乗り越えて　あなたに出会えた

息が止まる前に紡いで　終わりが来ても終わらせないで
知らないふりで笑ってたんだ　本当は大声で泣きたかった

何も無いって思ってた心が震えて
波しぶきが舞い上がって星屑を消した
闇と光の狭間で踊る夜光虫
額縁に入れた感情なんていらないホントを
ホントのホント　ホントの感情

Just wanna be with you　恐れないで
涙も夢も引き裂かないで　さよならしないで

まぶたも耳も塞いでたんだ　何度も何度も叫んでたんだ
気づかないふりで笑ってたんだ　傷つけていたのはわたしだった

命が消えて終わりじゃない　ゼロに戻しても始まりじゃない
ねえ　世界に色を付けてみてよ

Just wanna be with you　離さないで
悲しい夜を乗り越えよう
本物　偽物　ホントもウソも　とらえた心が見せてたんだ
あなたにとってわたしは何だ？わたしにとってあなたは？

中文歌詞 / Chinese Lyrics :
種種話語形塑成歌，卻無法響徹至你心中
心意早已冷落，不成形體卻仍受躁動擺盪
我亦如往常，如往常般逃離一切
滿溢而漫出流下的眼淚，已無需作任何解釋

「我已經不需要你了。」逐漸擅長傷害他人
哼著歌，嘗試滿面喜色地望著滲進夜空的星塵
虛偽的感情於磅礡的傾盆大雨中漸漸失去控制
儘管能夠掩藏至今，卻再也藏不住真正的——
心中最真切、真摯、不可否認的感情

「我僅是想伴在你的身旁，拜託別離我而去。」
撐過並跨越這滿佈悲傷的夜晚，只求能與你相遇

嚥下最後一口氣前苟延慘喘地編寫感情，即使終焉臨近也別令其完結
只是故作不知道而笑著，但其實一直都想放聲大哭

原以為早已死寂的內心卻如聲顫抖
浪沫拍打上黑夜洗去點點星屑
如浪中暗與明間隙穿梭躍舞的夜光蟲
我才不需要嵌進畫框般靜止的感情，而是——
心中最誠摯、真實、毋庸置疑的感情

「我只想和你在一起！」我已不再畏懼
請別撕裂那淚水與夢想遺留的種種，也請不要再作道別

我闔上眼也掩著耳，我可是這樣無數次地無數次地叫喊著
我竟能裝作未察覺而笑著，製造傷痛的人其實是我啊

生命流逝並不代表終點；回歸虛無也不代表起始
那你，試著將這世界染上色彩吧

「我僅是想伴在你的身旁，拜託別離我而去。」
度過並跨越這無數悲傷的夜晚
在理解真相、虛假、實話、謊言之後，我的內心已能夠辨別真偽
對你而言我是什麼？對我而言你又是什麼？

英文歌詞 / English Lyrics :
These words became this song; it won’t reach you
My heart grew chilly and shook, despite having no form
Just like always, just like planned, I ran away
These overflowing tears tell no story

I don’t want you anymore, I’m so good at getting hurt
I’ll hum, beam with joy, and watch the streaks of stardust
I can’t control sopping-wet nights
Even so, I hid them… But I can’t hide them anymore, my true
True, true, true feelings

I just wanna be with you, don’t leave me!
I overcame a sorrowful night
And met you

Just speak, before my breath stops
Even if the end comes, don’t let it end
Laughing, pretending not to notice
What I really wanted to do was cry loudly

My heart shook, thinking it was nothing
The salt spray whirled into the air, erasing the stardust
The plankton glow, dancing between darkness and light
I don’t need feelings that sit in a picture frame, true
True, true, true feelings

I just wanna be with you, don’t be scared
Don’t rip up our tears and dreams
Don’t make this goodbye

You were covering your eyes and ears
Crying out over and over
Pretending not to notice and laughing
The one causing pain… was me

Even if your life burns out, that’s not the end
Even if you return to zero, that’s not the beginning
Hey, just try adding some color to the world

I just wanna be with you, don’t leave me!
Let’s overcome this sorrowful night
What’s real, what’s fake, truth, lies
My ensnared heart showed them all
Just what am I to you?
To me, you’re…?

Here’s how my first insurance roadshow went down, and what I got out of it after sulking for a month. Hahaha just kidding about the last part. I sulked for two months. (JK!)

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LAST WEEK’S VIDEO
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Chris Morrow 4 - Crying Over You
https://soundcloud.com/chris-morrow-3


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