Michael Chugani 褚简宁 - a good head on his shoulders｜又中又英

Professor David Hui Shu-cheong is a government health adviser with a good head on his shoulders. In my opinion, Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau is not someone with a good head on his shoulders. He is an official who is afraid of his own shadow. Professor Hui told mainland media Hong Kong can now be seen as living with Covid because half the population has already been infected and the vaccination rate is high. Legislators last week repeatedly asked Professor Lo if Hong Kong would loosen its coronavirus restrictions. He insisted he would not follow the mainland in relaxing the rules.

If you have a good head on your shoulders, it means you are intelligent and can make good decisions. If you are afraid of your own shadow, it means you are weak and easily frightened. Professor Hui said Hong Kong’s overall infection number is not an indicator that matters much anymore. He said Hong Kong can live with the virus and the government should change its strict Covid rules. That’s why I say he has a good head on his shoulders. Professor Lo said last May “we will all die together” if Hong Kong decided to live with the virus.

He insists Hong Kong cannot relax rules soon because there are many Covid variants. Hong Kong now has well over 10,000 recorded infections daily, but people are not all dying together. Most of the infected have mild or no symptoms. That’s why I say Professor Lo is afraid of his own shadow. There is no logic in keeping strict Covid restrictions when over 10,000 are being infected daily but most recover after a few days.
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 许树昌教授是一位政府的衞生健康专家顾问，他头脑很好（a good head on his shoulders）。在我看来，医务衞生局局长卢宠茂就不是很聪明了（a good head on his shoulders），他是一个杞人忧天（afraid of his own shadow）的官员。许教授跟内地传媒说，香港现在可以看成跟病毒共存，因为有一半人口已经感染了新冠肺炎，而疫苗接种率亦高。上星期立法会议员反复问卢教授，香港会否放宽它的新冠肺炎防疫政策。他坚持他不会跟随内地放宽相关措施。

若你有 a good head on your shoulders，意即你聪明机智、头脑灵活，可以做一些好的决定。若你是 afraid of your own shadow，意即你很胆小，很易被吓怕。许教授说，香港整体疫苗接种率已经不是重要的指标了，他说香港好应与病毒共存，而政府应该改变其严谨的防疫措施。因此我说，他头脑很好、很聪明（a good head on his shoulders）。卢宠茂于五月曾说，若香港决定与病毒共存，我们只会「共赴黄泉」。

他坚持香港在短期内都不会放宽防疫措施，因为有太多新冠病毒变种。香港现时每日有超过一万宗感染确诊纪录，但人们并没有共赴黄泉。大部份感染个案都是病情轻微甚或没有病征。因此我说卢宠茂是过分胆怯、杞人忧天（afraid of his own shadow）。当每日有逾一万名人士感染新冠肺炎，但大部份都在几天后康复，却仍然维持严苛的防疫措施，是毫无逻辑可言的。
中译：七刻
Michael Chugani 褚简宁