Monday 26 September 2022

Apple MacBook Air M2 苹果麦簿哀

Singapore

新加坡

I consider myself a computer idiot.

我自认是个电脑白痴。

Just because I am a computer idiot, I am hooked on to Apple products!

就因为是电脑白痴,所以就被苹果吃得死死的!

Why would Apple be involved?

为什么会把苹果牵扯在内呢?


My brother is a computer expert so naturally he becomes my computer consultant.

我弟是个电脑达人,所以很自然的他就理所当然的成为了我的电脑顾问。

He is also a die-hard Apple fan!

他更是个苹果的死忠铁粉!

He has almost every product from Apple!

几乎苹果的每样产品他都有!

My brother-in-law teased him that Apple stock market rose because of him.

我妹夫就调侃过他说苹果股市因他而涨。


My first Apple product is iPhone 3GS.

我的第一个苹果产品是哀凤3GS。

As a result, I started a series of “i” journeys.

结果就开启了我一系列苹果的“哀”之旅。

iMac 27”, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iPad, I have them all.

哀麦27寸、麦薄哀、麦簿破、哀派,我都拥有。

Since Apple products are all connected, I do not have to worry about how to bond them together.

事因苹果产品都一脉通,我无需烦恼怎么把它们粘合在一起。


My logic initially was to buy a good brand once and for all.

我最初的逻辑是买个好品牌就能一劳永逸。

When terabyte computer was still rare in the market, I already owned one.

当年市场上还很少见兆兆位元组电脑时,我已经拥有了一台。

Because I do not play computer games, I naively thought this computer would accompany me forever.

因为不玩电脑游戏,我天真的以为这台电脑能陪我天长地老。

God’s plans supersede our own, and after being with me for more than a decade, it gradually grew old and demented.

人算不如天算,陪了我十多年后,它也渐渐地年华老去兼痴呆。

Despite several major surgeries, the technician could not stand it any longer.

尽管动了几次大手术,维修员也看不下去。

He told me that my money was well spent after all these years and repeatedly persuaded me to extubate it and let it be euthanized!

他告诉我那么多年也赚回来了,就一再的劝我还是拔管让它安乐死吧!

The most irritating part is the “i” products that I bought together at the beginning died about the same time.

最气人的是,当初一起买的“哀”差不多在同样时间点寿终正寝。


Due to the epidemic, I could not go abroad, so I did not think of getting any new computer.

因为疫情不能要出国,所以也没想到要再添购新电脑。

But recently I needed computer to do my work, so I bought a new MacBook Air M2.

但最近我需要电脑来做我的工作,所以我买了一台新的麦簿哀M2。

I am getting smarter now, do not buy at the same time, must spread the risk! Wathehaha!

我现在变聪明了,不要在同一时间购买,要分散风险。哇的哈哈!

Tuesday 20 September 2022

London Bridge Is Down 伦敦桥倒塌

United Kingdom and Singapore

英国和新加坡

Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle on September 8, at the age of 96, after 70 years on the throne, the longest reigning monarch in British history.

伊丽莎白女王二世于9月8日在巴尔莫雷尔城堡驾崩,享年96岁,在位70年,是英国历史上在位时间最长的君主。



The Queen’s state funeral was held at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday at 11am London time (6pm Singapore time Monday).

英女王国葬仪式于伦敦时间星期一上午11时(新加坡时间星期一傍晚6时)在伦敦威斯敏斯特教堂举行。



Singapore President Halimah Yacob attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey.

新加坡总统哈莉玛到威斯敏斯特教堂出席英女王伊丽莎白二世国葬仪式。


State flags at all government buildings in Singapore were flown at half-mast on Monday as a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II.

为向已故英女王伊丽莎白二世致敬,新加坡所有政府建筑星期一降半旗。


Queen Elizabeth II had visited Singapore three times in 1972, 1989 and 2006.

英女王伊丽莎白二世在1972年、1989年以及2006年三度访问新加坡。


When it was a British crown colony, Singapore was under the symbolic rule of the British monarchy until the 1960s.

当它是英国的皇家殖民地时,新加坡一直处于英国君主制的象征性统治之下直到1960年代。

P/S: “London Bridge is down” this phrase refers to “Operation London Bridge”, Britain’s not-so-secret code name for the plans on what to do when Queen Elizabeth II dies.

注:“伦敦桥倒塌”这个短语指的是“伦敦桥行动”,这是英国不那么秘密的代号,用于计划在英女王伊丽莎白二世驾崩后做什么。