狗论与蝗论.doc

HongKongandthemainland香港与大陆Dogsandlocusts狗论与蝗论Olddivisionsfindanewexpression旧分歧的新表达方式Feb4th2012|HONGKONG|fromtheprinteditionDESPITEaplethoraoffestivenew-yeardragonsandafewdaysofholiday,ithasbeenaseasonofillwillinHongKong.OnJanuary15thayoungMandarin-speakinggirldroppedsomedriednoodlesshehadbeennibblingonaHongKongundergroundtrain.Perhapsherfamily,frommainlandChina,didnotknowthateatinganddrinkingisbannedonthespotlessmetro.WhenalocalCantonesespeakerobjectedtothenoodle-eatinginbadMandarin,aquarrelerupted.Thewholeincident,recordedonamobilephone,wassoonviewedonlinebymillionsinHongKongandinChina.尽管新年春节喜庆的龙处处皆是，再加上好几天的假期，但在香港却怨声载道。1月15日，一位大陆小女孩在香港地铁上把自己吃的点心面掉落在了地面。也许由于她和家人来自大陆，所以并不清楚在这一尘不染的地铁车厢内是不能吃东西的。当一位香港本地人用不标准的普通话提醒她不能在这吃东西时，一场骂战便爆发了。整个事件被手机录制下来，很快，这一视频在网上被上千万的香港和大陆人点击观看。"That’swhatmainlandersarelike,”wasperhapsthenastiestthingsaidbyanyHongKongerinthemetrocarriage.Butsoonawell-knownloudmouthprofessoratPekingUniversitywassuggestingthatsomeintheformercolonywere“Britishrunningdogs”.ThiscausedsomeHongKongerstotaketothestreetstoprotest.OnFebruary1stanothergrouptookoutafull-pageadvertisementinaHongKongnewspapercomplainingaboutmainland“locusts”swarmingintotheterritory;itcalledforthegovernmenttostopthe“infiltration”.“他们大陆人是这样的”这句话或许是在那节地铁车厢里的某位香港人说的最过分的一句了。然而，很快，内地北京大学的一位以多嘴著名的教授便指出，一些香港人是“前英殖民地的走狗”。这一言论引发了香港人上街示威抗议。2月1日，另有一组织在香港报纸上刊登了整整一版的广告，抱怨大陆人如“蝗虫”一般涌入他们的领地，他们还要求香港政府阻止这一“渗透”。InthepasttwomonthsHongKonghasseenaspateofrelatedprotests:oneagainstthethousandsofexpectantmotherswhopourinfromthemainlandtogivebirthinlocalhospitals;anotherinvolvingamarchagainstDolce&Gabbana,aprominentItalianretailer,whenitwasthoughttobefavouringshoppersfromthemainland.ThoughHongKongrevertedtoChinesesovereigntyin1997,aborderstillrunsbetweentheterritoryandmainlandChina,andaccessfromthemainlandisrestricted.TheHongKongers’broadcomplaintislongstanding:theyseehordesofmainlandersputtingastrainonpublicresources.MainlandersinturnfeelthatHongKongersarearrogantanddisloyaltothemotherland.在过去的两个月里，香港发生了一连串的抗议事件：其