以〈曹劌論戰〉看俄烏戰爭

俄羅斯統統普京目光短淺，開戰的原因是烏克蘭有豐富資源，卻沒有料到歐美聯手制裁。雖然俄羅斯以天然氣作反制措施，要求不友善國家以盧布結算，但俄羅斯的金融市場早已動盪不堪。

俄羅斯的人民本身已經十分窮困，普京與金正恩一樣，以民脂民膏支付龐大軍費，研究高超音速武器，所花的金錢相信是天文數字。

普京一向是以鐵腕管治俄羅斯，民主程度不能與西方國家同日而語。俄羅斯軍隊開入烏克蘭，國內有大批市民上街抗議，政府卻以武力鎮壓，明顯不得民心。

今次的俄烏戰爭，俄方傷亡慘重，士兵毫無士氣可言。即使到了最後俄羅斯能夠成功吞併烏克蘭，都只會是慘勝。

魯莊公十年的春天，齊軍攻打魯國，魯莊公準備迎戰。曹劌主動請求魯莊公接見。曹劌的同鄉說∶「這是享有俸祿的官吏的事，你何必參與呢？」曹劌說∶「那些權貴眼光短淺，不能深謀遠慮。」於是他入見魯莊公。曹劌問魯莊公憑什麼條件進行這次戰爭？魯莊公說∶「衣食等生活所需，我不敢獨占，一定會分給老百姓。」曹劌回答說∶「小恩小惠未能分給所有人，老百姓是不會跟從的。」魯莊公說∶「祭祀的畜牲、玉器、絲綢等祭品，不敢誇大，必定對鬼神誠實。」曹劌回答說∶「小誠小信並不足夠，神靈是不會賜福的。」魯莊公說∶「大大小小訴訟案件，雖不能一一明察，但一定按實情處理審判。」曹劌回答說∶「這是為百姓盡心竭力做事，可以憑著此與齊國一戰。如要作戰，請讓我跟你一起去。」

魯莊公與曹劌同乘一車，在長勺與齊軍交戰。魯莊公準備擂鼓進軍時，曹劌說∶「還不行。」齊軍擂鼓三遍後，曹劌說∶「可以擂鼓了。」齊軍大敗。魯莊公打算追擊齊軍，曹劌說∶「還不行。」他下車察看齊軍戰車所留下的痕跡，又登上戰車前的橫木瞭望齊軍，說∶「可以追擊了。」於是乘勝追擊齊軍。

打敗齊軍後，魯莊公問當中原因。曹劌回答說∶「作戰，靠的是勇氣。第一次擂鼓士氣振作，第二次擂鼓，士氣就有些衰退，第三次擂鼓，士氣就耗盡了。他們的士氣耗盡而我軍士氣旺盛，所以能戰勝他們。齊國強大，一時難以猜測齊軍是否敗走，恐怕他們埋下伏兵。我察看他們的車轍混亂，看到他們的旌旗倒下，所以追擊他們。」

Modified from gbcode.rthk.hk

恐龍型人物

一個人只要有了一點錢，他就覺得神通廣大，所有的人都得向他朝拜。手裡稍微有點權，他就虎視眈眈，隨時準備教對方領教領教他手裡的玩藝。只要出了兩本書，他就成了文豪，全世界都得向他歡呼。只要當上一個主管，不管是二、三流的或七、八、九流的，他的能力就跟著高漲，職位比他低的傢伙，都成了無能之輩。

柏楊《醜陋的中國人》

呼吸之法

腹式呼吸牽涉橫膈膜、腹肌以及胃部和的收縮及放鬆。意味著每次向內呼吸時都會主動將橫膈膜向下拉。通過這種方式，橫膈膜呼吸有助肺部更有效地填充空氣。

Diaphragmatic breathing involves fully engaging the stomach, abdominal muscles, and diaphragm when breathing . This means actively pulling the diaphragm down with each inward breath. In this way, diaphragmatic breathing helps the lungs fill more efficiently.

www.medicalnewstoday.com

它可以幫助您放鬆，降低壓力荷爾蒙皮質醇對您身體的有害影響。它會降低你的心率。它有助於降低血壓。它可以幫助您應對創傷後遺症(?)。

It helps you relax, lowering the harmful effects of the stress hormone cortisol on your body . It lowers your heart rate. It helps lower your blood pressure. It helps you cope with the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

www.healthline.com

每個人熟睡時都是以腹式呼吸。

(Cert-level Biology class 老師教的)

噘唇式呼吸是一種呼吸技巧，旨在讓呼吸變得更慢和更有意識，令呼吸更有效。吸氣後，你可以通過皺起嘴唇，緩慢而有意識地呼氣，通常要計時間。

Pursed lip breathing is a breathing technique designed to make your breaths more effective by making them slower and more intentional. You do this after inhaling by puckering your lips and exhaling through them slowly and deliberately, often to a count.

www.healthline.com

放鬆頸部和肩部肌肉。通過鼻子呼吸兩秒鐘，保持嘴巴閉合。通過撅起的嘴唇呼氣四秒鐘。如果這對你來說太長，只需讓呼氣的時間比吸氣多一倍。

Relax your neck and shoulder muscles. Breathe in for two seconds through your nose, keeping your mouth closed. Breathe out for four seconds through pursed lips. If this is too long for you, simply breathe out twice as long as you breathe in.

www.webmd.com

用鼻呼吸比嘴呼吸有益。用鼻子呼吸可以幫助過濾掉灰塵和過敏原，增加氧氣吸收，並加濕吸入的空氣。

Nose breathing is more beneficial than mouth breathing. Breathing through your nose can help filter out dust and allergens, boost your oxygen uptake, and humidify the air you breathe in.

www.healthline.com

粵音

諂媚

cim2

逢迎巴結

媚外

音未

諂媚外國人

讀懂《論語》再批評它迂腐吧！

子曰︰「三人行，必有我師焉︰擇其善者而從之，其不善者而改之。」

幾個人一起同行，他們當中必定有我可以學習的對象。我會選擇他做得好的來跟從，如果看到其中有做得不好的，就提醒自己，如有同樣的缺點，就要加以改正。

Source: www.edb.gov.hk

孔子說︰「幾個人一塊走路，其中便一定有可以為我所取法的人︰我選取那些優點而學習，看出那些缺點而改正。」

楊伯峻《論語譯注》

在職場中，即使觀察到同事所作所為有多麼不可理喻，即使對方的行為讓自己多麼氣憤，自己都不應該私底下不斷地說是非，因為說是非根本是一件不當的行為。若是被情緒牽動著，只可以向至親或非同事吐苦水。看到別人有缺點，先要問自己是否曾經做過相同相似的事。如果有，就應該自我檢討。如果沒有，自己要留意將來不要犯相同的錯誤，而不是不斷指責別人的缺點。

當權者

一個坐在王位上的笨蛋是不是就不必負任何責任，只因為他是個笨蛋？

米蘭‧昆德拉《生命中不能承受之輕》

布拉格之春

Prague Spring, brief period of liberalization in Czechoslovakia under Alexander Dubček in 1968. Soon after he became first secretary of the Czechoslovak Communist Party on January 5, 1968, Dubček granted the press greater freedom of expression; he also rehabilitated victims of political purges (清洗) during the Joseph Stalin era. In April he promulgated (頒布) a sweeping (決定性的) reform program that included autonomy for Slovakia (斯洛伐克), a revised constitution to guarantee civil rights and liberties, and plans for the democratization of the government. Dubček claimed that he was offering “socialism with a human face.” By June many Czechs (捷克人) were calling for more rapid progress toward real democracy. Although Dubček insisted that he could control the country’s transformation, the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact (華沙條約簽署者) countries viewed the developments as tantamount (無異於的) to counterrevolution (反革命). On the evening of August 20, Soviet armed forces invaded the country and quickly occupied it. As hard-line communists retook positions of power, the reforms were curtailed (縮減), and Dubček was deposed (廢黜) the following April.

www.britannica.com

Czechoslovakia: 捷克斯拉夫（國名，1918-1993，1993年分裂成捷克共和國與斯洛伐克兩個國家）

是非

天底下最容易的事莫過於責備人，挑別人的眼，只要一開口，就好像從懸崖上栽下來的飛車，停也停不了，剎也剎不住。

柏楊《醜陋的中國人》

Aimer - Tone

用誇張的姿勢抬頭仰望著那天空

Look up at the sky in an exaggerated way

想墊起腳尖 卻使不上力

The tips of toes are so weak

我依然在那純白無字的譜面上 描繪著你

I'm still sketching you on that pure white and wordless sheet music

The song we've sung 早已在風中消逝

那些我們一起唱過的歌 Blown away by the wind long ago

Can we sing along? 想法轉瞬間消逝

我們能再一次一起唱歌嗎? The idea vanished instantly

往日你對我溫柔說話的語氣

The gentle tone you spoke that day

能夠在何處尋回?

Where can I find again?

由顫抖的聲音連接著的音符 我只寫下了我的回憶

Nothing but memory I wrote down into a musical note

that connected with my quivering voices

即使我寫出的歌過於平凡 即使我因此受人譏笑

I don't care at all if someone ridicules my ordinary song

Wherever you're now, I give you all my tone.

不論此時的你身在何處 我都會為了你而唱

笨拙的背著吉他

Clumsily carried guitar on my back

眼睜睜看著夏日溜走

The summer day, I went away

現在的我 依然彈著錯誤的和弦 只留下不調和的聲音

Until now, the mismatching chord left nothing but the echo of noise

The song we've sung 一首又一首

那些我們一起唱過的歌 One by one

I still sing alone 懷念著當時的情景

我現在依然獨自唱著 Miss the scene that day

那遙遠的回憶 依然在呼喚著我呢

The distant memory is still calling me

即使音符重疊 就此失去了意義

Even if the musical notes have lost their meaning

僅有稚氣的旋律啊

為了孤獨的你 總有一天會傳遞到

I know one day, the childish melody will reach your loneliness

Whenever you're alone, I find you from the torn…

每當你感到孤獨 我會將你從裂縫中救起

輕輕的將眼睛閉上 如果耳中再無迴響餘音 很快就能聽到那熟悉的聲音

You can hear a familiar voice immediately

if you gently close my eyes and carefully listen to the ending of echo

再見了 那充滿回憶的夏日

Goodbye, the summer day full of memory

再見了 那輾轉難眠的漫漫長夜

Farewell, long sleepless night

雖然我唱歌的方式早已改變

Even though, my singing style has changed

由顫抖的聲音連接著的音符 我只寫下了我的回憶

Nothing but memory I wrote down into a musical note

that connected with my quivering voices

即使我寫出的歌過於平凡 即使我因此受人譏笑

I don't care at all if someone ridicules my ordinary song

Whenever you're alone, I give you all my tone

不論此時的你身在何處 我都會為了你而唱

I give you all my tone

我都會為了你而唱

中文歌詞︰home.gamer.com.tw

自煮菜餚

將兩個中型新鮮油甘魚鮫起鱗

以小刀盡量除去帶腥味的筋膜

用清水沖洗乾淨後以廚房紙弄乾

加少許幼鹽醃一會兒

一份上湯加一份水備用

切好幾片薑以中火煎香後離鑊

以中火煎油甘魚鮫直至金黃

用筷子夾起魚鮫，連薑放入上湯煲

熱水計八至九分鐘就可以品嚐

怕事

嗚呼，世界上大概只有中國人天性懦弱，從不敢「據理力爭」。凡是據理力爭的，全被醬缸蛆之輩視為不安份的偏激份子。

柏楊《醜陋的中國人》

阿紫@天龍八部

阿紫的刁蠻任性是她爸爸段正淳的責任，她行事毒辣而且充滿戾氣是拜丁春秋所賜。阿紫深愛的是蕭峯，蕭峯心愛的是阿朱。游坦之迷戀阿紫，阿紫卻沒有動心，她心中只有這個姐夫。愛，又不能得到所愛，亦不能相愛，是很正常的事，很多人也明白，但始終難以放下。阿紫見到所愛的蕭峯自盡，她選擇殉情，對她來說未免是一種解脫，但武俠小說橋段為了將故事情節推到最高峰，生死難免。可是，在現實生活中大家要學懂珍惜生命。即使痛失至親，也需要盡量控制自己的情緒，不要讓情緒反過來支配自己。說起來已經不簡單，然而是每一個人必經的一課，如果有至親至友的關懷，路會容易走一點，也需要靠自己走出陰霾。

the Catcher in the Rye Ch.8

cab: taxi

Gladstone: a suitcase with flexible sides on a rigid frame that opens flat into two equal compartments

smack: to strike so as to produce a smack

sack: bed

aisle: a passage (as in a theater or railroad passenger car) separating sections of seats

dumb: stupid

puke: vomit

phony: not genuine or real

lousy: miserably poor or inferior

Trenton: city in New Jersey on the Delaware River

conductor: a collector of fares in a public conveyance

conveyance: a means of transport

oversexed: exhibiting an excessive sexual drive or interest

corny: mawkishly old-fashioned : tiresomely simple and sentimental

mawkish: exaggeratedly or childishly emotional

sentimental: resulting from feeling rather than reason or thought

crumby: lousy

soggy: saturated or heavy with water or moisture

janitor: one who keeps the premises of a building (such as an apartment or office) clean, tends the heating system, and makes minor repairs

premises: a building or part of a building usually with its appurtenances (such as grounds)

appurtenances: plural : accessory objects

dorm: dormitory: a residence hall providing rooms for individuals or for groups usually without private baths

conscientious: meticulous

meticulous: marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details

adore: to be very fond of

mixer: a person considered in regard to casual sociability

dope: informal : a stupid person

wolf: to eat greedily

greedy: having a strong desire for food or drink

sex appeal: personal appeal or physical attractiveness especially for members of the opposite sex

snob: one who blatantly imitates, fawningly admires, or vulgarly seeks association with those regarded as social superiors

blatant: completely obvious, conspicuous, or obtrusive especially in a crass or offensive manner

imitate: to follow as a pattern, model, or example

fawning: seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery

vulgar: morally crude, undeveloped, or unregenerate

hotshot: a talented or successful person who often has a showy or flashy manner

chuck: throw

trance: a state of profound abstraction or absorption

profound: having intellectual depth and insight

unanimous: having the agreement and consent of all

darn: damn

modest: placing a moderate estimate on one's abilities or worth

snotty: annoyingly or spitefully unpleasant

Vogue: magazine

Newark: city in western California southeast of San Francisco

matinee: a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon

desperate: having lost hope

Online Dictionary used: www.merriam-webster.com

勢利

在醬缸文化中，只有富貴功名才是「正路」，凡是不能獵取富貴功名的行為，全是「不肯正幹」，全是「不走正路」。

柏楊《醜陋的中國人》

給無助的人

要逃避痛苦，人們最常用的方式就是遁入未來。在時光的路徑上，人們想像了一條線，越過這條線，當下的痛苦就不存在了。可是女主角在前方卻看不見這條線，只有往後看才能給她帶來安慰。

米蘭‧昆德拉《生命中不能承受之輕》

當一個人可以積極地解決問題時，忽略問題並不是一個好策略。 但是，當無法更改或消除壓力源時，或者擔心壓力源本身就是一個問題時，忽略該問題並不是一個壞主意。

Ignoring a problem is not a good strategy when there is something a person can actively do about solving the problem. But when it is not possible to change or eliminate the stressor, or when worrying about the stressor can be a problem itself, ignoring the problem is not a bad idea.

情緒為主導的應對方法可以改變一個人對壓力源的感覺，減少了壓力源帶來的情緒影響，並有可能有效地解決問題。

Emotion-focused coping is a strategy that involves changing the way a person feels or emotionally reacts to a stressor. This reduces the emotional impact of the stressor and makes it possible to deal with the problem effectively.

有時候，問題為主導的應對方法無法控制壓力源。情緒為主導的應對方法便是另類方案。

Emotion-focused coping also works for stressors that are uncontrollable and for which problem-focused coping is not possible.

Ciccarelli, S. K. (2006). Psychology. Pearson.

情緒為主導的應對方法的例子包括運動、傾訴與正向思考。

成為密切接觸者

5/3 Night sore throat

5/3 Night Hexylresorcinol 2.4 mg

6/3 RAT result negative

6/3 同仁堂感冒止咳沖劑

6/3 Morning 99.8F / 37.7C

6/3 11:45am 500mg Panadol

6/3 Afternoon tiredness, colorless sputum and runny nose

6/3 同仁堂感冒清熱沖劑

6/3 6:00pm 101.8F / 38.7C measuring in the bed

6/3 6:09pm 500mg Panadol 

6/3 11:49pm 500mg Panadol

6/3 surgical mask on almost anytime

Excessive sputum after midnight

7/3 3:00am fever pause 

7/3 10:05am fever again

7/3 10:09am 500mg Panadol

7/3 Morning onset of dry cough and dizziness

7/3 12:30pm 同仁堂感冒清熱沖劑

7/3 1:00pm Onset of productive cough and dizziness diminish

7/3 2:12pm 250mg Panadol, 100mg Guaiphenesin

7/3 6:45pm 250mg Panadol, 100mg Guaiphenesin

7/3 Diarrhea may be due to drinking milk

7/3 9:30pm fever pause

8/3 Morning sore throat Hexylresorcinol 2.4 mg

8/3 12:25 productive cough, 100mg Guaiphenesin

8/3 Yellowish sputum

8/3 4:30 sputum color becomes clear

8/3 Afternoon 金銀花煲果皮

8/3 8:55pm 100mg Guaiphenesin

9/3 9:45am 同仁堂感冒止咳沖劑

9/3 11:05am 喉嚨痕癢，漁夫之寶

9/3 Productive cough and minor headache

9/3 12:02pm 250mg Panadol, 100mg Guaiphenesin

9/3 Humidity is low and surgical mask can prevent irritation of URT

9/3 6:00pm 同仁堂感冒止咳沖劑

9/3 8:00pm nasal congestion

9/3 10:05pm 同仁堂感冒止咳沖劑

10/3 11:15am 100mg Guaiphenesin, 5mg Phenylephrine Hydrochloride

10/3 3:35pm 同仁堂感冒止咳沖劑

10/3 6:30pm 同仁堂夏桑菊沖劑

10/3 Drink more water in order to thin the sputum

11/3 2:15pm 金銀花煲果皮

11/3 6:25pm 同仁堂感冒止咳沖劑

12/3 Morning RAT negative

12/3 11:30am 金銀花煲果皮

12/3 4:15pm 同仁堂感冒止咳沖劑

進言

有時，自己認為是對的，便會付諸實行或發聲。

有時，沒有考慮過實行或發聲後對自己會有什麼影響。

有時，不是為了自己才實行一項事情或發聲。

不懂什麼職場技巧，亦不屑去學習。

不屑去學習，可能會為自己帶來麻煩。

有時，我只懂埋頭苦幹，欠缺溝通技巧。

即使欠缺溝通技巧，我仍會盡量保持禮貌，減少與別人衝突。

知道自己有不妥當時，都會自我反省，有錯便會道歉。

有時，我覺得埋頭苦幹的同時，要向上級禮貌地提出建議。

明天要做收銀

話說爸爸一個月前買錯屈臣氏 Level 2 口罩

錯有錯著，Level 2 比 Level 3 少了一個標誌

所以我明天在 Level 3 外會加一個 Level 2

本人手部比較大，中碼手套是不合穿

上一波疫情，上級已問寫字樓多取兩盒大碼手套

唯有做足一切可行的措施，沒理由現在曠工

長幼居家隔離注意事項

如果您的年長家庭成員或孩子感染 Covid-19，您應該怎麼做？

採取這些額外的措施可降低他們出現嚴重症狀的機會。

作記錄︰

1) 病狀開始的日期和時間

2) 體溫、食物攝入量、排尿頻率和排便次數

3) 病狀變化

如果患者出現嚴重症狀，包括呼吸困難、嘴唇發青、胸痛、持續高燒等，立即撥打 999 叫救護車。

預防感染︰

1) 除進食或梳洗外，全天候為所有家庭成員戴上口罩

2) 如沒有兩個廁所，應以稀釋漂白水消毒，避免共用個人物品

3) 避免與患者一起用餐

保持良好的衛生︰

1) 每天清潔房子和病人的物品

2) 確保患者得到足夠的休息

3) 定時清潔病人的手

4) 保持屋內通風良好