【新唐人2012年6月8日讯】【看新聞学英語】
Bizarre Stock Market Numbers "Commemorate" China's Tiananmen Massacre
古怪的股市數字 “紀念”天安門屠殺
文／李德良
【新聞關鍵字】
1. bizarre [bɪˋzɑr] adj.奇異的
2. massacre [ˋmæsəkɚ] n. 屠殺
3. coincidence [koˋɪnsɪdəns] n. 巧合
4. splash [splæʃ] v.潑
5. numerology [͵njuməˋrɑlədʒɪ] n.命理學
6. artillery [ɑrˋtɪlərɪ] n. 火砲
7. on purpose v.phr. 故意地
8. to a certain extent: phr. 某種程度上
9. manipulate [məˋnɪpjə͵let] v. 操作
10. vindicate [ˋvɪndə͵ket] 證明...無辜、平反
11. take any chance: phr. 冒任何風險
Today, June 4, is the 23rd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. And in what appears to be a bizarre coincidence—the numbers from China’s stock market appeared to commemorate the day.
今天，6月4日，是1989年天安門屠殺23週年。似乎有一些古怪的巧合─來自中國股票市場的數字，似乎也在紀念著這個日子。
The Shanghai Composite Index fell 64.89 points in trading. That’s 6-4-8-9, or 6/4 ’89. In Chinese, that’s exactly the way you say June 4, 1989, the term used specifically for the Tiananmen massacre.
上海綜合指數交易下跌64.89點，那就是6-4-8-9, 或6/4 ’89。在中文上，這正是你說1989年6月4日，這個詞被特定用來指天安門屠殺。
Coincidence? How about the opening numbers for the Index? It opened at 2346.98. Backwards, that’s ’89 6/4 23, or 1989 – June 4th – 23rd anniversary.
巧合嗎？看看開盤數字如何？開盤在2346.98點，從後往前看，那就是’89 6/4 23, 或是1989 – 6月4日 – 23週年.
It’s making a big splash in China, where many people believe numerology has real significance.
這在中國產生很大的影響，那裡有許多人相信命理學，是有真實的意義。
In Hong Kong, where people were holding a candlelight vigil, there were mixed feelings.
在香港，人們舉著燭光夜禱，有著不同的感受。
[Bonny Kwok, Housewife]:
"I believe this is God's plan to a certain extent. It's very cruel for the central government to kill the students using tanks and artillery. But I also believe that there are some people out there who are trying to do this on purpose."
一位家庭主婦說：「某種程度上，我相信這是神的計劃。中央政府用坦克與火砲屠殺學生，是非常殘酷的。但我也相信有一些不在現場的人，是試圖故意做這件事情。」
[Tony, Designer]:
"I don't believe it's God's plan. I think there are people who can manipulate the market. But I think this is a good thing, for people to remember the June 4 crackdown and remind them of the importance to vindicate the Tiananmen incident."
一位設計師托尼說：「我不相信是神的計劃，我認為是有人操控市場。但我想這是件好事情，對人們而言，記得64鎮壓，並提醒他們平反天安門事件的重要性。
Whether it’s God’s plan, market manipulation, or just a coincidence, at least Beijing’s censors aren’t taking any chances. Today, on many websites, they blocked searches related to June 4th, and even to the Shanghai stock market.
是否是神的計劃、市場操控、抑或只是個巧合，至少北京的新聞檢查官也不冒任何的風險。今天，在許多網站上，他們封鎖有關六四的搜尋，甚至是上海股票市場。
