關於 happening person meaning ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

There are a lot of things happening around the world every single second. Everyone has their own set of challenges and hurdles.

Life is a circle, there are better days, there are worse days. To live in harmony, we should always be considerate of our words and actions. We shouldn't generalise, judge and ridicule, instead we should be more understanding and emphatic.

The world is filled with knowledge. Knowledge will give you power, but having knowledge and character will give you respect. Be a person that is knowledgeable with commendable character, no matter where you go, or what your job is, and you shall be a person of value.

The meaning of success and happiness differs from one to another. We should not equate the same even if we feel strongly about our views. Our perspective about life is different. It's crucial to be humble and learn from each other.

Be humane, sometimes when we have everything, we forgot how it feels when we have nothing. We have scars, we have sacrifices, which some are shared and seen and some remain hidden.

Not everyone shouts. Some remain unspoken or speak when needed. Some through words that could pierce the souls. Never underestimate people because everyone has their superpower.

There's a reason why we are made as a human being. Be more human.

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📰 今天我們來讀讀【華爾街日報】
🖐🏽 五分鐘來關心國際時事— 美國 🇺🇸

📰 Why Being Kind Helps You, Too—Especially Now
助人也助己，尤其是現在！

Research links kindness to a wealth of physical and emotional benefits. And it’s an excellent coping skill for the Covid-19 era.

📌 這篇文章的用字不難，但它的內容讓我們長知識，如果我們需要寫有關這個題目的作文，可以引述這裡的論點。標題聲稱友善 (kind) 可以幫助你，特別是現在，這樣寫，同時也可以吸引讀者閲讀文章。根據研究 (research)，友善 (kindness) 跟身體和情感好處 (physical and emotional benefits) 有關，它也是卓越的 (excellent) 應付技巧 (coping skill)。

In January, Rachel Glyn’s husband of 36 years died of cancer. Two months later, the pandemic and lockdown hit. Alone in her Philadelphia apartment, Ms. Glyn spent her time worrying about the coronavirus, the financial markets and the civil unrest happening a few blocks away. Some days, she says, she wished she would die. “I’ll never have another day that doesn’t stink,” she told herself.

📌 這段介紹Rachel Glyn 喪夫之後所面對的問題：她擔心冠狀病毒 (coronavirus)、金融市場 (financial markets) 和內亂 (civil unrest)。有些日子她想尋短。stink (糟透) 是常用口語說法。

Then one morning, Ms. Glyn, who is 66, heard about a local blood drive and thought, “My life isn’t a pathetic mess after all: I have the ability to give.” She walked to a nearby hospital and donated. Afterward, she was “exhilarated,” she says.
“It felt wonderful to do something useful for someone,” Ms. Glyn says. “I no longer was this nobody who has nothing to do except endure a wretched situation.”

📌 這兩段交代Ms Glyn 如何走出困境：她得知當地的一個捐血活動 (local blood drive)，她想人生不是這麼可憐混亂 (pathetic mess)。捐完血後，她覺得異常興奮 (exhilarated)。文中所提的「悲慘情況」 (wretched situation)，與 pathetic mess 前後呼應，是個不錯的修辭技巧。

Want to feel better? Be kind.
It’s a good thing to make another person feel good. But being kind—doing something to help someone else—can help you, too. Research links kindness to a wealth of physical and emotional benefits. Studies show that when people are kind, they have lower levels of stress hormones and their fight-or-flight response calms down. They’re less depressed, less lonely and happier. They have better cardiovascular health and live longer. They may be physically stronger. They’re more popular. And a soon-to-be published study found that they may even be considered better looking.

📌 這段闡述友善如何對你有好處：較低的壓力荷爾蒙 (lower levels of stress hormones)、戰與逃的反應平靜下來 (fight-or-flight response calms down)、情緒沒有原來的低落 (less depressed)、孤單感覺降低 (less lonely) 、感到更開心 (happier) 等等。

Being kind is an excellent coping skill for the Covid-19 era. In a time of isolation, kindness fosters connection to others. It helps provide purpose and meaning to our life, allowing us to put our values into practice. And it diminishes our negative thoughts. “Our attention isn’t something that is infinitely expansive,” says Emiliana Simon-Thomas, science director of the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley. “What we are feeling at any given moment is related to what we are doing, so if we are behaving kindly, that experience will occupy our emotion.”

📌 這段關於「友善」，要怎樣在2019冠狀病毒的年代 (era) ，成爲卓越的應付技巧，並引述加州大學科學主任 (science director) 的話來支持論據。這是常用的修辭技巧 — 引用權威。

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[專頁公告] 有關我對ＢＢＣ記者向蔡總統提問的貼文，存在一些爭議。或許是我表達的不夠清楚，而此一事件也有其複雜性，因此經大家傳來傳去後，遂造成諸多不必要的誤解與糾紛。於此，對該貼文的疏漏表達歉意的同時，我也想藉這個機會，向大家澄清我的個人觀點，並提供具體的說明。

坦白說，當我第一時間聽到這個問題時，我並不是很高興：

原本文章和影片：http://bit.ly/36QOKNP （請務必閱讀背景資料）

完整影片：https://youtu.be/yKVW475EnA4?t=6421

影片內文：

Thank you very much, and congratulations first, President Tsai, on tonight’s result. A few months ago, you were struggling in the polls. Many people suggest that the turnaround in your fortunes is because of the actions of China. Its threats that you mentioned tonight. Its putting of the aircraft carriers through the Taiwan Strait, the situation in Hong Kong. So my question to you is this: Do you think you have the Chinese president Xi Jinping to thank for this victory.*

非常感謝您，蔡總統，首先祝賀今晚的結果。幾個月前，您在民意調查中苦苦掙扎。許多人認為，您命運的轉變是由於中國的行動。誠如您今晚提到的威脅──航空母艦通過臺灣海峽以及香港的局勢。因此我對您的提問是：您認為您應該向中國國家主席習近平為這次的勝利表示感謝嗎？*

*您認為您的勝利歸因於中國國家主席習近平嗎？

have sb to thank (for sth) 對（某人）感謝

1. to say that you are grateful to someone who is responsible for something good happening. This expression is sometimes used HUMOROUSLY to mean that you are not grateful for what someone has done.

https://www.ldoceonline.com/…/have-somebody-to-thank-for-do…

2. If you have someone to thank for something, that person is responsible or to blame for it. 由（某人）對……負責；應責怪（某人）

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/…/english/have-sb-to-thank…

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我個人認為，此一提問似乎高估了中國對蔡總統勝選──臺灣人民以自由意志所選出的總統──的影響。不可否認，中國對臺灣的行動已與日俱增，但問題的設定似乎過分強調中國這一因素，而輕忽了臺灣人民的努力。這是我的個人觀點。

在長年旅居美國的生活經驗中，隨處都可聽見以雙關作為諷刺性質的幽默（my sarcasm detector is functional）。事實上，從我的回應也不難看出，我認為不恰當的地方乃在於，提問的內容及其所強調者──中國因素：

The people of Taiwan do not have General Secretary Xi Jinping to "thank" for this democratic victory. They have the sacrifices of thousands of democratic reformers and activists around the world to thank for their right to vote and the right to have their voices heard. It is unfortunate that the threats you mentioned are perceived by some as being responsible for tonight's victory.

臺灣的總統並不需要針對此次的民主選舉「感謝」習總書記。總統和全臺灣的人民需要感謝的是全球成千上萬的為了民主而犧牲的改革者，感謝由於他們奮鬥而獲得的投票權與發表自己意見的權利。不幸的是，一些人似乎認為今晚的勝利應歸因於您所提到的這些威脅。

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毫無疑問，有些人並不同意我的回應。但是，若您稍加觀察，便可發現我是圍繞著「have…to thank、 對（某人）感謝」來進行回應，並提出個人觀點。別人用幽默的語氣問我 ，並不代表我不能以字面上的意涵去作正式甚至有一點俏皮的回應。當時，我若在「thank、感謝」周圍加上引號*，唸起來就會有特別的語氣，或許能更加凸顯我充分理解幽默的部分。不幸的是，我並沒有這樣做，致使許多人不理解我的本意。

*https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scare_quotes

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我之所以撰寫此一貼文，乃為強調我們應該感謝那些為臺灣犧牲奉獻的民主改革者，並向該名記者過於強調中國影響力的問句提出抗議。同時，我也在該篇貼文中附上完整影片的連結，方便讀者理解此一事件的脈絡。我也是純粹當作個人意見發表，而沒有把它變成一篇完整的教學文章。

由於「have sb to thank (for sth)」包含了正面與負面的意涵，而有時也會被幽默地使用。因此幾個小時後（大約凌晨２點），我開始收到一些訊息，告知我並不理解英式幽默。此時我才意識到，自己的貼文不夠明確，使得部分讀者無法理解我為文的重點。在我迅速添加了「have sb to thank (for sth)」的定義後（http://bit.ly/2NnxHv2），便未多想而上床睡覺了。第二天，我下午上班回到家後，卻看到某些針對我貼文所作的評論，認為我不僅對英式幽默缺乏理解，還錯誤地翻譯了該問句。以下，我將對兩種主要的評論作出回應。

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首先，我其實能理解，該名記者嘗試在嚴肅的提問中帶點幽默，但以英文母語者的角度來說，我並不認為他的話「幽默」（至少我個人沒有那種會心一笑的感覺，可能我比較嚴肅）。再者，幽默是非常主觀的，並非所有人都能產生共鳴，尤其是在這麼正式的場合，則更容易造成誤解。對我而言，發言者在正式的場合時，應清楚地意識到，可能會有部分聽眾無法理解自己話語的弦外之音──幽默。畢竟，這是一次全球性的現場直播，真正瞭解英國文化的觀眾，恐怕是少之又少。

即便當時，他是向蔡總統提問而非現場觀眾，但我們都知道（包含該名記者），提問會被口譯員翻成中文，進而讓在場的所有臺灣人聽見。更無消說，蔡總統本就代表全體臺灣人民，向臺灣總統提問，本質上就是向所有的臺灣人民提問。不過，我也相信，該名記者之所以使用此一詞彙，乃為營造幽默的氛圍，並傳達他個人對總統大選與臺海問題的關注，以探求蔡總統對此一議題的洞見。坦率地說，我也沒有資格去干涉專業記者發問的方式，況且他本人的風格本就較為犀利（他揭露了中國無數的人權問題，並進行了諸多報導）。

又我個人認為，無論記者的本意為何，這樣的表達方式並不恰當，尤其是在這麼重要的場合的第一個問題。我由衷地覺得，有評論指出我反應過度，其實是可以理解的。但我個人還是希望，外國記者在正式的國際場合中，能尊重臺灣得來不易的民主，同時也照顧到聽眾的感受。而蔡總統隨即報以微笑，則是展現出她總統的高度與格局。我想，即便蔡總統內心有所想法，也不會在這麼正式的場合中表露出來。因此，微笑絕對是最好的回應。口譯員之所以略過此一問題，很可能是擔心會引發爭議。而影片中，您可以清楚的看到，相鄰的記者於微笑的同時，也搖了搖頭。我想，「幽默」是否適合這種情況，每位觀眾都會有自己的看法。

此處的討論已超出語言的闡釋與翻譯，以及對單詞涵義的理解。我個人認為，那些將我的貼文化約為「不理解英式幽默」的評論，實已淡化了語言的社會、政治與文化脈絡。惟遺憾的是，我當時也未闡明自己的思路，沒有提供足夠的背景資訊。因此，這導致了諸多不必要的困惑。

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其次，我注意到某個粉絲專頁。該專頁在隔天下午發表了一篇文章，內容是關於我如何藉由「要感謝某人（某物）」的字面翻譯，來誤解該名ＢＢＣ的記者。但這樣片面的說法，似無法詳實的呈現我該篇貼文的本意，也忽略了我所提供的資訊。

have sb to thank (for sth)

1. to say that you are grateful to someone who is responsible for something good happening. This expression is sometimes used HUMOROUSLY to mean that you are not grateful for what someone has done.

對（某人）感謝

I have Phil to thank for getting me my first job.

https://www.ldoceonline.com/…/have-somebody-to-thank-for-do…

2. If you have someone to thank for something, that person is responsible or to blame for it.

由（某人）對……負責；應責怪（某人）

You have John to thank for this problem.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/…/english/have-sb-to-thank…

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該專頁也認為我誤解了「have sb to thank (for sth)」──僅譯出「感謝」的字面義而無提供其餘意涵──此一片語。但事實上，我的貼文裡早已附上相關資訊。

在言談分析（discourse analysis）中，僅「thank you」一詞就有許多不同的解釋方式。言語的闡釋與翻譯，必須考慮到語調、肢體語言以及社會環境。我絕對不是專業的翻譯，但誠如下列連結的內容所顯示，文字媒體大多只會提供直譯──亦即「感謝」，畢竟要以短短的幾行文字來完整表達講者的意圖，並非易事。因此，絕大多數的文字報導（包含我的貼文）也附有新聞發布會的完整影片，以為讀者提供更清晰的背景與脈絡。同時，記者也會有自己的顧慮（受眾），因此文字的使用必須盡可能地言簡意賅，以與讀者產生共鳴。

https://www.setn.com/news.aspx?NewsID=670861

https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/3037675

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51077553

https://news.pts.org.tw/article/462512

https://hk.news.appledaily.com/.../article/20200112/60476407

I am not a professional translator by any means, but a literal translation is sometimes provided because it is immensely difficult to get across the full intent of the speaker with a few lines of text. Just the phrase "thank you" could be interpreted in diverse ways in discourse analysis. Interpretation and translation of speech require consideration of stress, body language, and social contexts. If the reporters above provided a connotative translation, the language used would be subjective as it would directly reflect what the translator believes to be the speaker's intentional meaning. Thus, a full video of the press conference was included in nearly every one of the reports to provide readers with additional context. Journalists also have pragmatic concerns (reach, readership), so the language used has to be specific, emphatic, and concise. These reasons might offer some insight into why「道謝」was used instead of a connotative translation.

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事後看來，在我發表評論的當下，以及之後所受到的負面評論時，確實有些激動，被批評也是應該的。我個人認為，該名ＢＢＣ記者過於凸顯中國影響力的問題，對總統以及臺灣人所珍視的民主制度似乎顯得不甚尊重。而我也相信，此亦即該提問之所以造成諸多爭議的原因。事實上，我一直在編輯貼文，希望盡可能地以更客觀的方式來表達我的觀點。但顯然，此前我未能在第一時間評論中作出詳盡的解釋，為此我深感抱歉，也學到了寶貴的經驗。若我的貼文為您帶來諸多不便，我深表歉意。希望本文足以闡明我對此事的想法，並作出具體的澄清。謝謝。