——草原上的長頸鹿
她的英語、國語和廣東話都說得非常好。她說她很喜歡看我的文章，一直把我的文章目錄發給有需要的姐妹。她甚至還一度想要翻譯我的文章，因為有很多出生在英國的姐妹看不懂中文，而微信的翻譯也並不是很好。
我當時連連擺手，怎麼可能讓你來幫我翻譯呢？我和她說：“等我有空一點，我也可以自己來翻譯的。”
但這件事就一直存在我肚子裡，一直都沒有著手進行。一等已經七年了，到現在我還是沒有時間……
今天突發奇想，其實我也可以發英文的文章的。剛才就順手翻譯了一篇。雖然現在有各種高科技，但是翻譯還是很費勁，我的英語能力也有限，有很多的中文語句也很難直譯成英文。
所以向各位英語讀者抱歉（其實也不一定有），我估計大概不會有第二篇英文的了。哈哈哈。
但是，就想用這篇英文的小日記向Julian姐妹致敬，也感謝你多年的支援。
How I Finally Started Translating My Articles into English
In 2017, I participated in a training program for Chinese lawyers hosted by the Bar Council in London. During my time there, I met Sister Julian, who was working in the UK, at church (more about my time in the UK church in another article “關於倫敦蘇豪堂歷史的感人見證”).
Julian is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. She told me she really enjoyed reading my articles and often shared them with sisters who might benefit. At one point, she even thought about translating my articles because many sisters born in the UK couldn't read Chinese, and WeChat’s translation feature wasn’t very accurate.
At the time, I quickly waved it off, saying there was no way I could let her do that. I told her, “When I have some free time, I’ll translate them myself.” But this idea has been in the back of my mind ever since, and I never got around to it. It’s been seven years now, and I still haven’t found the time…
Today, it suddenly occurred to me that I could actually start publishing articles in English. Thus, I decided to translate one. Even with all the advanced technology we have today, translating is still quite challenging. My English skills are limited, and many Chinese phrases are difficult to translate directly into English.
I apologize to any English readers (though there might not be any). I probably won’t be translating another article into English.LOL
But with this little English journal, I want to express my gratitude to Sister Julian and thank her for her years of support.