又中又英｜A deranged person

When news broke that a deranged man had knifed two young women to death in a Diamond Hill shopping mall, my first instinct as a journalist was to watch social media videos of the stabbing. But after reading about the gruesome way the women were killed, I decided not to watch. I am no longer a frontline reporter and did not want to recoil in horror from watching two innocent people being killed. Just reading about the gruesome murder already made me recoil in horror. A deranged person is a crazy or mentally ill person. The word “gruesome” means extremely unpleasant or shocking. To recoil in horror means to move back because of disgust or fear.
Some reports said the man had schizophrenia. He was just four days away from an appointment with a government doctor to manage his illness. Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder with symptoms that include delusions and trouble with thinking. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has promised to re-examine Hong Kong’s mental health services but critics say such services have been inadequate for a long time. Hong Kong University professor Terry Lum Yat-sang said Hong Kong has a serious shortage of psychiatrists. Critics say previous governments had promised to review mental health services, yet the Diamond Hill knifing still happened.
It is good that Lee Ka-chiu has promised to review mental health services, but actions speak louder than words. This means what you do is more important and proves your intentions more clearly than what you say. It is impossible to completely prevent violent attacks by mentally ill people but improving mental health services could prevent most attacks.

当有新闻爆出，在钻石山商场内一名疯狂的（deranged）男人持刀杀死两名年轻女子时，我身为新闻工作者的第一个本能，是上社交媒体去看持刀伤人的影片。但当读到两女如何恐怖地（gruesome）被杀害时，我决定不去看了。我不再是前线记者，不想因为看到两名无辜人士被杀而恐惧畏缩（recoil in horror）。单单读到这宗可怕的（gruesome）杀人事件，已经令我相当畏惧（recoil in horror）。A deranged person就是疯狂或是精神错乱的人。Gruesome是指极为不安或恐怖的。To recoil in horror意即因为厌恶或害怕而后退、畏缩。
一些新闻报道指，那个男人有精神分裂症（schizophrenia）。距离他下一次覆诊看公立医生治疗精神病，只差四天。Schizophrenia是很严重的精神病患，包括妄想和混乱思维等病徵。特首李家超承诺会重新检视香港的精神健康服务，但批评者说这方面的服务长久不足。香港大学林一星教授指，香港严重缺乏精神科医生。批评者说，以往多届政府都曾承诺审视精神健康服务，然而钻石山持刀杀人事件仍然发生。
李家超承诺会检视精神健康服务，也是好的，但actions speak louder than words，意即行动胜于空谈，你做甚么比你说甚么更为重要，亦更清楚地证明你的意图。要完全防范精神病患者的暴力袭击是不可能的，但改善精神健康服务可以防范大部分的袭击发生。

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Michael Chugani褚简宁
中译：七刻