又中又英 | eye - popping views of Victoria Harbour | 褚简宁

　　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. 这是一句美式英文俚语，意思是若某事物没有破损，就没有需要修理它。香港旅游发展局好应take this advice to heart。To take it to heart是指认真地去考虑一个建议或批评。太平山山顶是香港其中一个最顶尖的自然景观，它有着维多利亚港令人惊艳（eye-popping）的日景与夜景，而维港亦是香港另一个自然美景。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。

　　我曾多次去过山顶。我从前住在香港的时候，特别喜欢去卢吉道和夏力道的步行径。这些步行径让步行者能体验到大自然。然而，旅发局却愚蠢地（in its folly）提出在步行径的部分路段加设装饰性灯光装置。习语in its folly 是指愚蠢或糊涂地做事。或许旅发局需要明白，一个自然环境究竟是甚么。旅发局的本意是好，想改善步行径，这个我也知道。但大自然它本身就美丽。

　　它并不需要人工装饰。旅发局好应 leave well enough alone－－习语leave well enough alone 是指若某事物本身已经很好，那就停止改变或干涉它，不要画蛇添足。这跟“if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”的意思相近。一如所料，自然保育者与山顶居民都批评这个灯光装置计划。政府现已取消这个灯光装置计划，它确实有认真看待（taken to heart）山顶居民以及自然保育人士的批评。旅发局好应留意，维基百科的英文页面形容它为一个被政府「颠覆」（government-subverted）的机构！

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