又中又英 | eye - popping views of Victoria Harbour | 褚簡寧

　　If it ain't broke, don't fix it. This American slang expression means if something is not broken, there is no need to fix it. The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) should take this advice to heart. To take it to heart means to think seriously about advice or criticism. The Peak is one of Hong Kong's top natural attractions. It has eye-popping day and night views of Victoria Harbour, another of Hong Kong's natural beauties. If something is eye-popping, it means it is very impressive or noticeable in a way that gets your attention.

　　I have been to The Peak numerous times. I loved going to the Lugard Road and Harlech Road walking trails when I lived in Hong Kong. The trails give walkers a feel of nature. But the HKTB, in its folly, proposed installing decorative lighting on parts of the trails. The expression "in its folly" means behaving in a foolish way. Maybe the HKTB needs to understand what a natural environment is. The HKTB means well and wants to improve the walking trails. I know that. But nature is beautiful on its own.

　　It doesn't need to be decorated by humans. The HKTB should leave well enough alone. The expression “leave well enough alone” means to stop changing or interfering with something that is already good enough. It is similar to “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. As expected, environmentalists and Peak residents have criticized the lighting plan. The government has now cancelled the lighting plan. It has taken to heart the criticism of Peak residents and environmentalists. The HKTB should note Wikipedia's English version describes it as a government-subverted body!

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　　If it ain't broke, don't fix it. 這是一句美式英文俚語，意思是若某事物沒有破損，就沒有需要修理它。香港旅遊發展局好應take this advice to heart。To take it to heart是指認真地去考慮一個建議或批評。太平山山頂是香港其中一個最頂尖的自然景觀，它有着維多利亞港令人驚艷（eye-popping）的日景與夜景，而維港亦是香港另一個自然美景。若某事物是eye-popping，意即它是令人非常印象深刻或引人注目，成功吸引到你的注意。

　　我曾多次去過山頂。我從前住在香港的時候，特別喜歡去盧吉道和夏力道的步行徑。這些步行徑讓步行者能體驗到大自然。然而，旅發局卻愚蠢地（in its folly）提出在步行徑的部分路段加設裝飾性燈光裝置。習語in its folly 是指愚蠢或糊塗地做事。或許旅發局需要明白，一個自然環境究竟是甚麼。旅發局的本意是好，想改善步行徑，這個我也知道。但大自然它本身就美麗。

　　它並不需要人工裝飾。旅發局好應 leave well enough alone－－習語leave well enough alone 是指若某事物本身已經很好，那就停止改變或干涉它，不要畫蛇添足。這跟“if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”的意思相近。一如所料，自然保育者與山頂居民都批評這個燈光裝置計劃。政府現已取消這個燈光裝置計劃，它確實有認真看待（taken to heart）山頂居民以及自然保育人士的批評。旅發局好應留意，維基百科的英文頁面形容它為一個被政府「顛覆」（government-subverted）的機構！

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