我的看法不同於chenglap 以下是 Lindsey Craig 的原文 第一段就以相当偏执的角度以 crazy 形容台湾的交通, 而且强调她的描述相当公允. 英语的 crazy 是很严重的字眼,意指让人活不下去这种程度. “To say I’m disoriented is an understatement. I don’t feel like I’m any part of this place – just looking in on a culture and people I don’t understand. The streets are crazy... 第二段她则以一种 "糟透了" 这种语气来形容台湾的气候. 热带海岛气候哪有不潮湿的,台湾空气污染也是事实 但她却以 sewer(臭水沟) 来描写台湾的空气, 这种描述方式根本不是个人见闻的单纯描述,而是一种恶意抹黑. 等於说台湾人住在臭水沟里. Imagine putting your head over a sewer on a really humid day and breathing in as deep as you can. 以下好几段则概略介绍她对台湾的认识,很难得的,她知道ROC 和 PRC 的不同, 所以,ROC并不意指台湾是PRC的一个省.这几句是她全篇对於台湾唯一正面的描写了. Taiwan also excited me since it seemed completely different from anything I’d ever experienced. The tiny island is part of the Republic of China, and home to 23 million people. 随後,她对於台湾的恶意污损进入全新阶段,她形容台湾的红口水(槟榔汁)让街道 像是浸在血水里. 事实上,就算在台湾的乡村,也己经少见槟榔汁,当然,极少数的地方还是 可能看到零零落落的一滩. 但她怎麽形容呢? 她说 "blood all over the streets" all over 在英语里是遍布满满都是的意思,是一种绝对的形容,意指没有例外. Men also drove around spitting out red drool. It splattered the ground and looked like there was blood all over the streets. 然後,她说她在台湾没有得到友善的对待. The attention I received wasn't nearly as warm. 最後,她只是说她没有事先了解台湾的文化,但她却不承认她对於台湾根本就是一大堆 情绪性的批评. I now know I was not ready for Taiwan. I did not research the culture adequately enough, and I should have gone only if I’d had a genuine interest in learning the language --

※ 发信站: 批踢踢实业坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 218.160.158.147