侷 包 曭 大自然的生命頑強又奇妙，有許多稀珍1動 物在人類檔案中消失逾百年，但不代表已全然滅 絕2，牠們可能在人類某個不可知的角落繼續生 存。最近澳洲南部一名農民，就在無意中發現一 隻絕跡百多年的「獠牙獸」，推翻其已在南澳地區 絕種的推測，令專家大呼不可思議。 綜合外媒報道，澳洲南部一名農 民日前捕獲一隻尖臉獠牙、他從未見 過的小生物，結果確認是被認定在南 澳已滅絕的斑尾虎鼬（又稱帶斑袋鼬）。 讀報學中文 讀社論學 英文 絕跡百年稀珍動物 「獠牙獸」現蹤南澳 字詞解釋 1 稀珍：形容稀少的、珍貴的東西。 2 滅絕：從前存在的物種已經不復存在。 文化知識 古代神獸︰「白澤」及「混沌」 報道中的澳洲農民無意中捕獲了一隻奇 獸，揭開了遠古生物的神秘面紗。而在中國古 代的神話故事中，亦有很多千奇百異的神獸， 牠們不露真跡，我們只能從古籍文字窺探一二。 「白澤」是傳說中住在崑崙山上的神獸，牠 通體雪白，能與人對話，更通萬物之情。牠能 使人逢凶化吉，是吉祥之獸，卻不愛露臉，只 在聖人明治天下之時，才會奉書而至。 傳說黃帝一次出巡，以了解民情。到了東海邊 時，恰巧遇見了白澤神獸。白澤博學多聞，對萬物 之事瞭如指掌，牠遇上黃帝後便向黃帝一一解釋世 間所有集天地靈氣所生的物種，例如只在鬧瘟疫時 出現的「野童」；還有身體浮在空中，長了8個頭，頭 上還會微微發光的怪獸「遊光」等，共1522種奇獸。 黃帝聽後覺得非常神奇，亦很敬仰白澤的神力，於 是命人將牠的樣子畫下來，以示天下百姓。 除了各種祥獸，凶獸事跡亦不容小覷，「混 沌」便是其中之一。據《山海經》記載，混沌是一 隻身形肥圓，皮膚通紅，長着2對翅膀6條腿， 而且沒有五官的怪物。傳說中的混沌沒有口 耳，卻通曉歌舞曲樂。後來據《神異經》所記， 「混沌」長得像狗或熊，有四足卻無爪，有耳聽 不見，有眼看不見，就連肚子裏亦沒有五臟。 據說混沌經常咬着自己的尾巴傻笑，看見品格 高尚的人就會抵觸施暴，相反看見兇惡的人卻會俯 首稱臣。後來「混沌」一詞被引伸形容是非不分之人。 The operator of 64 -year-old Rosar yhi l l School, Dominican Mission, earlier announced that the subsidized secondary section would be closed in three years. The private kindergarten and primary section will merge with Dalton School Hong Kong next school year and the premises will be leased to it. This drew strong criticism from students, teacher s and parent s . The move i s in ef fect voluntary closure - a gross act that left teachers and students helpless. For the welfare of students, the Education Bureau (EB) should intervene to help them complete their secondary education. Operator closes school for own good The mission explained that the falling birth rate led to a sharp drop in new kindergarten, primary and secondary students. It resulted in a contraction of the secondary section from a high of over 2,000 students to 400. The great f inancial pressure makes it dif f icult to maintain education quality. The principal and PTA, however, denied the c la im, point ing out that there are three Secondary One classes this year. Moreover, the secondary sect ion is government subsidized, so there is no f inancial pressure. They criticized the operator of being hypocritical to close the school on commercial considerations. The Dominican Mission is a minor religious order with a smal l number of aged pr iests in Hong Kong. It has no energy to operate under a fal l ing school age population. Leasing the premises to an international school before f inding a Cathol ic successor al lows it to earn a steady rent while keeping the chapel. The Dalton also promised to keep the word "Rosaryhi l l" in the new school name and set up a museum of its history. The emerging internat ional school can also "level up" moving from Tai Kok Tsui to MidLevels, Wan Chai with space for expansion in a short time. It serves both parties. There is nothing wrong with the transition of a private school so long as it complies with the law. There have been similar cases, but the mission did not properly handle the situation, dec id i ng to cease t he secondar y school ' s operation in a rush totally ignoring the feelings and welfare of teachers, students and parents. Actually, the closure is very cruel to students who have just entered Secondary One. They have to consider changing schools before getting used to a new campus because their original curriculum may not match that of the new school when they f inish Secondary Three. There may be bridging problems so parents may arrange for their children to change school as soon as possible. The school also has 50 students with special educational needs. Helpless parents are concerned that they could not adapt to a new environment. Temporary premises to ease concerns Teachers also feel uneasy about the closure because a responsible teacher will take care of students to the last moment. However, staying with a job that only lasts three years means unstable income. Therefore, many of them will seek a new job. Who will then devote themselves to educating students at the school? As teachers are preparing for exodus, students will be unable to receive proper education. There have been voices cr it icizing the mission for running the school like a business saying the unfeeling closure for commercial interest, making a fresh start and even asking the Dalton to operate are impractical. The only way out is EB intervention, which can arrange for the school to operate for another six years in a different place so that newly enrolled students can stay without worries until they f inish Secondary Six - a good beginning and ending. The EB can also arrange for succession or merger with a compatible school operator to ensure students and teachers f ind an appropriate school. As all parties are worrying, the EB should intervene as soon as possible to provide acceptable solutions to create a win-win situation. 翻譯自9月21日《星島日報》社論 （http://std.stheadline.com/） Timely EB intervention to create win-win situation merge (v) —— 合併 hypocritical (adj) —— 偽善的 chapel (n) —— 小教堂 curriculum (n) —— 課程 devote (v) —— 奉獻 exodus (n) —— 大批離開 unfeeling (adj) —— 無情的 impractical (adj) —— 不切實際的 gross act —— 粗暴手法 religious order —— 修會 school age population —— 適齡學童人口 commercial interest —— 商業利益 Lawmaker Chu Kwok-keung earl ier cal led on the Education Bureau to intervene. He suggested the school be merged with other aided schools. Chu also expected one third of secondary schools to close and said the bureau should address the issue on a larger scale. Another Legco member Eunice Yung Hoi-yan said, "the Education Bureau seems to have shifted the responsibility to the school sponsoring body." 1. The word _____ in the first paragraph is the opposite of "split". 2. The school operator is accused of being _____ to close the school on commercial considerations. 3. In the passage, the word _____ means "hurry". 4. Teachers may not want to stay with a job that only lasts three years which means _____ income. 5. According to the second last paragraph, the EB should find a place for the school to _____ for another six years. 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