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Double Talk II
Footnote by 陶杰 and prefaced by Michael Chugani himself, the book consists of 5 sections under the headings of Facing Off, Shallow Thinking, Political Clowns, That Sinking Feeling and Truth Untold. -
不中不英 (Double Talk)
據說,香港的英文水準每況愈下,如果屬實,則不利於亞洲國際城市的地位。在今天的特區,如能讀到一篇帶著殖民地遺風的英文政論,是很幸運的,因此,資深傳媒人褚簡寧(Michael Chugani)在《南華早報》的專欄,必然成為官場捧讀之選。本書是褚簡寧近年專欄的結集,以中英對照方式編排,並邀得陶傑為每一篇文章加插評註,或點出用字精警之處,或欣賞意境、氣勢和佈局,或借題圈點香港政壇,或遠距延伸至中西文化比較。全書之精細巧妙,猶如陶傑個人的讀書筆記,為的是帶領廣大中文讀者,尤其是學生,從中文翻譯進入英文原作,深入體會語言之精妙。