英倫翻譯社/ Trsmaster

國民黨中央委員連勝文今天在台北圓環舉行記者會,宣布投入台北市長選戰 連勝文宣示,他當選後,每月薪水入帳後，將全數捐出，做公益使用,對於外界質疑的「權貴說」,連勝文也以,人無法選擇自己出身,如果要換掉爸爸才能選,他做不到來回應. 

連勝文終於宣布投入台北市長選戰，他還拋出如果當選,會把每個月的薪水,全數捐做公益。

[[國民黨台北市長初選參選人 連勝文]]
“我也期許我自己，能夠做一個公益的市長，因此我在這裡宣布，未來我若當選台北市長，每個月薪水入賬之後，我全部捐出來，作給公益使用”

外界質疑,連勝文缺少行政歷練,他也舉了讓台北悠遊卡公司,轉虧為盈的例子。

[[國民黨台北市長初選參選人 連勝文]]
“我過去在悠遊卡工作過的經驗，給了我一個非常重要的啟示，那就是如果我們能夠將一些新的思維、新的創意帶進傳統，即便是一台行動緩慢的老爺車，也可以化身成一個強而有力的變形金剛”

但各界對於他身上的"權貴"標籤,始終有疑問。

[[國民黨台北市長初選參選人 連勝文]]
“我沒有辦法選擇我的出身，如果各位覺得說，我必須要換個爸爸才能來選，那很抱歉我真的是做不到，但我可以選擇燃燒我自己的生命(服務)”

隨著連勝文投入選戰,對他的各項檢驗,正式拉開序幕。

One of the leading contenders to become the next mayor of Taipei formally entered the race today. Sean Lien is best known as the son of former Vice President Lien Chan. When announcing his candidacy today, the KMT Central Committee member addressed concerns about his lack of experience and upbringing, and sought to turn the discussion toward how he plans to help the city’s underprivileged. 

Lien’s official entry into the Taipei mayoral race was coupled with a generous gesture.

Sean Lien
Taipei Mayoral Candidate
I hope that I can serve as a mayor who works for the public good. Therefore, I will now announce that if I am elected as mayor of Taipei, I will donate 100 percent of the salary I earn each month to charity.

One of the biggest knocks on Lien is a lack of experience. He attempted to brush off this concern by mentioning his success in turning Taipei’s popular transportation and payment smart card into a money-making venture.

Sean Lien
Taipei Mayoral Candidate
The experience I gained at the EasyCard Corporation led to an important revelation for me. If we can put new ideas and innovations into a traditional area, even a slow-moving, classic car can turn into a mighty Transformer.

Lien also addressed criticism that he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

Sean Lien
Taipei Mayoral Candidate
I could not choose the family I was born into. If people feel that I need to have a different father in order to run for office, then sorry, it’s not something that I can do. But I can choose to spend my life in public service.

Lien’s entry into Taiwan’s highest-profile local election will lead to greater scrutiny of this election novice.

高中教科書課綱微調案引發軒然大波，不滿教育部黑箱作業、違背史實，民進黨中常會昨天決定，聯合執政六縣市，抵制課綱微調案。但教育部長蔣偉寧強調，新課綱調整合法，等程序走完就會正式公布，而且教科書是由學校做選擇，和縣市政府抵抗沒有直接關係。

翻開高一公民與社會課本，第12頁開始，三大頁篇幅介紹國家認同，不過教育部課綱微調後，少了一大半，蘇貞昌痛批新課綱違反程序、去台灣化。

[[民進黨主席 蘇貞昌]]
“不是微調，而是大調，因為調了有百分之三十二那麼多，這裡面講的都是大中國思想台灣化，這是非常不對”

怕小孩被洗腦，民進黨決定全力抵制。教育部長蔣偉寧也做出回應。

[[教育部長 蔣偉寧]]
“我們這次課綱的微調，主要的思考當然是要合憲，在有些疏漏的地方把它補正 ，社會變遷的地方能夠把它強化，能夠提進去，課綱公告以後，其實書商就會邀請人來寫，審定以後，其實由各個學校自己來做選擇，這個跟縣市政府之間所謂的抵抗 對抗應該沒有什麼直接的關係”

這不只引發學生家長團體反彈,歷史學者也紛紛跳出來質疑。

[[輔大歷史系老師 陳啟鵬]]
“馬政府想把這樣的一個課綱，改為大中國化的話，第一個會失去台灣的主體性 ，那二來也會讓孩子在課程上的銜接，產生問題”

教育部長蔣偉寧表示，會接納各界的聲音並做處理，希望此爭議能趕快落幕。

DPP, government battle over changes made to history textbooks (2014/02/06)

The DPP decided to have the six cities and counties under its control boycott changes made to high school textbooks. They charge that the changes were made without following the proper procedures, but Education Minister Chiang Wei-ling insisted today that its moves were legal. 

A three-page section in this 10th grade social studies textbook introduces how people identify with Taiwan as a country. But the Education Ministry has proposed cutting more than half of it, leading DPP Chairman Su Tseng-chang to accuse it of violating rules and belittling Taiwan. 

Su Tseng-chang
DPP Chairman
It was not a small change but rather a big adjustment because it changed as much as 32 percent. The content is a Taiwan version of Great China thought. This is really wrong. 

Afraid that Taiwan’s children would be brainwashed, the DPP decided to boycott the changed textbooks. Education Minister Chiang Wei-ling responded later Thursday. 

新北市政府推動"啄木鳥護樹計畫",新莊區雙鳳里一棵80歲老朴樹,因此得救,市府把影響樹木生長的水溝改道,還請來樹醫生?它"動手術"治病,要讓他繼續健康樂活。

用刨刀,把樹皮被細菌感染,已經爛掉的部分清理掉,接著還要用大火燒。

大火燒後,樹皮呈現黑色,已經完全碳化,這樣就不會再被細菌感染,而為了讓樹傷口復原,還要給他貼上特製的人工皮保護。

[[樹醫生 李碧峰]]
“現在用的是殺菌劑, 加上石灰,再加上墨汁,都是比較天然的配方,所以對人體 對樹沒有傷害”

樹醫生細心的?80歲的老朴樹動手術治病,新莊區雙鳳里的里民更是全員出動,幫他做大美容,還要作支架支撐樹枝,防止他倒下。

[[新北市農業局局長 廖榮清]]
“宣導民眾如何保護樹木,把樹木照顧得更好,新北市政府希望,利用宣導的機會 讓所有市民知道,如果遇到這種類似的困難,市政府可以幫助各位”

新北市政府推動的"啄木鳥護樹計畫",成果斐然,珍貴老樹的修剪和病蟲害防治,就是要用實際行動,幫境內的老樹回春,延續樹木生命,?市民打造健康樂活的環境。

New Taipei City works to protect old trees (2014/02/07)

New Taipei City is actively working to save old trees. At the request of residents it will make environmental modifications and even call in a tree doctor to protect these precious resources. 

This tree doctor is chipping away infected rotten bark and wood. The area is then fire-treated.

Carbonization of the blackened bark prevents it from forming another bacterial infection. To heal the wound, a protective barrier is painted on.

Li Pi-feng
Tree Doctor
I’m using a fungicide with lime and some ink. These ingredients are generally natural and won’t harm the tree.

受到強烈大陸冷氣團影響，明天開始氣溫會急降。氣象局表示，不排除發布低溫特報。

[[中央氣象局預報員 吳依帆]]
“因為強烈大陸冷氣團逐漸南下，加上華南雲雨區，水氣逐漸東移到台灣附近，因此下雨情況，會越來越明顯，而且氣溫會逐日下降，預計最冷的時間 ，出現在下周二 ，中部以北出現10到11度低溫”

氣象局預估，這波強烈大陸冷氣團，影響到下周三，但下周四馬上又有冷氣團接近，溼冷天氣，將持續一周。

Cold Weather Coming (2014/02/07)

A strong continental air mass will lead temperatures lower tomorrow with the the Central Weather Bureau potentially issuing a cold weather warning. 

Wu Yi-fan
Central Weather Bureau Forecaster 
"Because a strong continental cold air mass is gradually moving southward and the influence of rains from southern China moving eastward will bring more moisture closer to Taiwan, increasing the chance of rain. And with temperatures dropping each day, we expect the coldest day to be next Tuesday, and central and northern Taiwan could see lows of 10-11 degrees. 

The Central Weather Bureau believes this current continental air mass could affect weather until next Wednesday. Unfortunately, it may be followed by another cold air mass next Thursday, as cold, wet weather may last for a whole week. 

台灣櫃買中心有全球的創舉！由於國內上櫃加興櫃公司高達九百家，其中不少是跟民生消費有關的，因此櫃買中心發想，找銀行合作發行第一張聯名信用卡，目前已鎖定數十家公司，除了折扣外，還有6~12%的現金回饋及公益回饋，最快明年發行新卡！

除了提供企業掛牌籌資，櫃買中心還有領先全球交易所的創舉。

就是在900家上櫃和興櫃公司中，挑選出和民生消費，食衣住行有關的數十家公司包括瓦城、高鐵、劍湖山等等合作，發行櫃買家族認同卡，憑一張卡，就會有優惠！甚至還有二種現金回饋！

[[銀行副總 高榮成]]
“我們會提供6%~12%的現金回饋，當然每個月會有一個上限，我們也會提撥一定的比例，來做公益的回饋”

[[民眾]]
“很多家餐廳跟這間銀行合作的話，那我覺得持這張卡，就可以有優惠的話，我覺得還不錯 ，就不用去申辦某一張特定的卡，到某個餐廳交易才可以有折扣”

除了一般民眾能申辦，上櫃、興櫃的員工辦卡還有特別的優惠！目前銀行和上櫃公司洽談優惠，還在如火如荼地的進行，最快明年第一季要推出櫃買家族認同卡，首年目標10萬張。

OTC to offer first ever co-branded credit card providing lots of tantalizing benefits (2014/02/07)

Taiwan’s Gretai Securities Market, the operator of Taiwan’s over-the-counter stock market, will soon issue a co-branded credit card. It hopes to parlay its relationship with some 900 companies on OTC into offering special discounts and other benefits.

In addition to providing OTC market listing and securities trading services for local companies, GTSM is also pioneering other consumer services.

At the moment, nearly 900 companies are listed on the OTC exchange which is now seeking more inroads into consumer businesses. It currently has a partnership with more than a dozen companies including Thai Town, Taiwan High Speed Rail, and Janfusan Fancy World offering discount and even two types of cash back programs.

Kao Jung-cheng
Hua Nan Commercial Bank VP
We will provide 6 to 12 percent cash back, but of course, there will be a limit to this each month, and we will set aside a certain percentage for charity.