This past year’s global situation has allowed me to fully revisit the tennis world and coach regularly again.
It has been a decade since I have worked with such an expansive pool of students. At the time, I taught and trained both children and adults ranging from the ages of 5-60, levels ranging from novice to advanced, but mostly children and teenagers.
However, a couple of years ago I did take a hiatus from showbiz and acting in China as I had the opportunity to work and travel with a professional tennis player. It was a very rewarding, yet challenging experience, to say the least.
Many people have asked me why I do not just coach and train players completely full time. I usually just smile and and brush it off with a tactful “I don’t know.”
The truth is, I have had an extreme love-hate relationship with the game.
Growing up, the time spent on court not only acted as a healthy environment where I can progress as a player and a person, but it also acted as an escape from the difficult emotional and psychological roller coaster on the home front (I will not go into this now).
Looking back, I am so grateful to have been surrounded by coaches, from places such as India and Eastern Europe, whom understood the value of teaching and mentoring with a “school of hard knocks’ approach. They continuously reminded me that:
“There will always be people in situations worse off than you. Back home, players were playing on courts made from cow dung and with holes in their shoes, not to mention wondering when their next full meal would be.”
Though I don’t think I can honestly say that I fully understood them at the time, but these reminders and perspectives acted as the rock that kept me from drifting away.
So, this is where I am coming from in terms of my relationship with tennis. 2020 has been a blessing in disguise, as I have had the opportunity to work with some wonderful people, both on and off the court.
Thanks to all my students. I hope you are learning as much as I am learning from you. Cheers.
不好意思,不翻成中文了,文有點太長😆.
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love-hate中文 在 Claudia Mo/毛孟靜 Facebook 的最佳貼文
#鼠年 講 #rat 抑或 #mouse 😉
#陳也 //先跟毛姨學吓英文,鼠年篤灰,二五仔最叻 rat on ...//
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A16 | 英文 English | 毛孟靜
//十二生肖中,為什麼有老鼠,卻沒有貓?我們對老鼠通常並無好感,會罵人鼠輩、膽小如鼠,意思類似 coward 懦夫;形容人獐頭鼠目、蛇頭鼠眼,就等於英文的a ratty face。
而蛇鼠一窩,是指有一群形態鬼祟、心術不正的人 gang up 圖謀之意。
老鼠可登生肖龍虎榜的一個民間傳說,是這樣的:黃帝要選聘十二種動物來擔任宮廷衛士,眾動物皆應徵,原本是貓拜託老鼠代為報名,但老鼠騙了貓,報的是自己的名,從此貓鼠成為世仇:Cats and mice are perennial enemies.
這不禁令人聯想起卡通Tom and Jerry ,湯姆貓與謝利鼠,永恆互相追逐,鬥智鬥力;但他們並非仇家,有時也是朋友。
A Tom and Jerry relationship is also a love-hate relationship: They tease each other, knock down each other, irritate each other, but can't live without each other.湯姆貓與謝利鼠是又愛又恨的關係:他們彼此嘲諷攻擊、互相激怒,但卻不能沒有了對方。
鼠年,英文講Year of the Rat,為什麼一定是rat,不說mouse?這個,應該屬語文習慣,約定俗成,也許亦因為mouse的體積太小,too small,too insignificant,看似分量太輕。但事實上,rat 與 mouse 的頭及尾巴確有分別。
此外,除了米奇老鼠 Micky Mouse,鼠在英文的語境中,恰恰是可愛的相反。叫人做 a rat,就是鄙視其人形態卑劣、心術不正。A rat is a despicable person, especially one who is deceitful or disloyal,一個可恥的、尤其是欺詐或不忠的人。
Rat 用做動詞,一樣是負面的話:
To rat on someone,去做「二五仔」出賣對方,亦即香港人的流行語「篤灰」。
• You just don't rat on friends. 你就是不可出賣朋友。
• Many of his friends rallied to his support, others ratted and joined the enemy. 他的許多朋友群起支持他,但也有一些掉轉槍頭加入敵營。
而to rat someone out,可以跟上面的意思一樣,但亦可以調轉頭,變成是好人面對壞人的說法。
• He is a snitch. We need to rat him out. 他是個二五仔。我們要把他揪出來。
說到底即將送舊迎新,鼠年將至,總要有點吉利的話吧?
有,靈巧如鼠:Agile as a mouse / rat。
要注意的是,英文的機靈敏捷巧功,agility,通常不用鼠,而是以猴、蛇(正如中文會說靈猴、靈蛇)以及黃鼠狼來做比喻:
• Agile as a monkey 敏捷如猴
• Agile as a snake 機敏像蛇
• Agile as a weasel 靈活似黃鼠狼
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love-hate中文 在 葉揚 Facebook 的最讚貼文
Love is love.
Hate is a choice.
歧視是一種沒有商量餘地的自負。
老闆,我想買一隻烏龜!
好啊,但那隻是同性戀喔!可以嗎?
什麼?你剛不是說牠很健康?
你家烏龜是同性戀嗎?你願意帶同性戀烏龜回家嗎?
一家水族館、三天、八台隱藏攝影機...主角是...一隻烏龜,最後會發生什麼事?
國際特赦組織土耳其分會鉅獻,全球點閱率爆表,超過20萬人點閱分享!
一起來認識歧視!
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#愛就是愛 #但恨是一種選擇
#LoveisLove #HateIsaChoice
#Gayturtle
#LGBTI
#同性戀烏龜
love-hate中文 在 HimeChar 曉玲 Youtube 的最佳解答
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Char trolls ReCore (Bilingual, Noob, Action-adventure). Day 6: I'M DONE. That's it, poorly designed late-game collecting... and BUGGED and that loading time... Bye ReCore I love & hate you.
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