第一封来自香港驻伦敦经济贸易办事处处长苏婉玲（Winky So, director general of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London），来信内容主要介绍香港特区政府和警方止暴制乱的情况。
苏婉玲写道：警方严格依法进行执法行动。警察有维护公共安全和公共秩序的法定职责。
"The police have carried out enforcement actions in strict accordance with the law. The police have the statutory duty to maintain public safety and public order. "
她指出：暴力并不能为香港所面临的问题给我们提供任何解决方案。这座城市当前共同的重中之重（joint priority）是止暴制乱（end the violence），尽快使香港恢复正常。
"Violence is not going to give us any solution to the problems Hong Kong is facing. Our joint priority now as a city is to end the violence and to return Hong Kong tonormal as soon as possible."
I have just read your article titled “My beloved Hong Kong has become a war zone and daily life is full of anxiety” (20 November).
我刚读了贵报11月20日刊发的报道，题为《我亲爱的香港已沦为战区，日常生活充满焦虑》。
In it, Verna Yu details how her life has changed since the protests began. I am also a mum in Hong Kong and I would like to highlight how differently Yu and I perceive what is happening.
Yu goes on to say that the "metro was shut down by the authorities". The metro has been shut in whole or in part on a number of occasions.
Yu接着写道，“地铁被当局关闭了”。地铁的确已经多次被全线关闭或部分关闭。
But "the authorities" did so because of heavy damage caused by protesters. Such damage included setting stations and trains on fire.
但是“当局”这样做，是因为抗议者造成的严重破坏。此类破坏包括放火焚烧车站和列车。
So, if it were me, I would say that the metro was shut by the protesters.
所以，如果是我，我会写：地铁是因为抗议者而被关闭了。
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When Yu is held up by roadblocks set up by protesters, her children "were terrified at the prospect of riot police coming with teargas".
当Yu被抗议者设置的路障拦住时，她的孩子们“害怕防暴警察会带着催泪瓦斯来”。
My children continue to have confidence that the police are there to protect them. Are there bad apples in the police? I am sure there are, but that doesn't diminish the fact thatthe vast majority of the force are decent people doing their job to keep us safe.
网上一直有一种论调，认为香港市民面对暴徒的乱港行径，甘作“沉默的大多数”，很多人敢怒不敢言。但11月22日英国《卫报》言论版6版，罕见的同时刊登两封香港女性发来的读者来信，会让您有不同的认识。
第一封来自香港驻伦敦经济贸易办事处处长苏婉玲（Winky So, director general of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London），来信内容主要介绍香港特区政府和警方止暴制乱的情况。
苏婉玲写道：警方严格依法进行执法行动。警察有维护公共安全和公共秩序的法定职责。
"The police have carried out enforcement actions in strict accordance with the law. The police have the statutory duty to maintain public safety and public order. "
她指出：暴力并不能为香港所面临的问题给我们提供任何解决方案。这座城市当前共同的重中之重（joint priority）是止暴制乱（end the violence），尽快使香港恢复正常。
"Violence is not going to give us any solution to the problems Hong Kong is facing. Our joint priority now as a city is to end the violence and to return Hong Kong tonormal as soon as possible."
8月14日，香港中国商会会员一行30余人来到香港警察总部表达慰问和声援，支持警方严正执法，守护香港。 新华社记者 吴晓初 摄
第二封信，来自一位普通母亲，落款为Koh-Ann Chu。
根据发音，我们暂且称呼她为朱女士。
朱女士的英文信，对该报一位女记者20日（周三）报道中以孩子母亲的口吻发表的观点，提出了商榷。
那名女记者称地铁是被当局关闭的；她的孩子们看到暴徒设置路障会因为警察会使用催泪瓦斯而感到害怕……
而朱女士读后写的来信，不仅文笔洗练朴实，而且语气冷静，用事实说话，不骂街，又真诚。
相信读罢朱女士的来信，会让您对香港普通人、一名母亲的真实想法有所了解。
以下附上英文全文和中文参考翻译：
I have just read your article titled “My beloved Hong Kong has become a war zone and daily life is full of anxiety” (20 November).
我刚读了贵报11月20日刊发的报道，题为《我亲爱的香港已沦为战区，日常生活充满焦虑》。
In it, Verna Yu details how her life has changed since the protests began. I am also a mum in Hong Kong and I would like to highlight how differently Yu and I perceive what is happening.
在文中，记者Verna Yu详细描述了自抗议活动开始以来她的生活发生了怎样的变化。我也是一位香港妈妈，我想强调一下Yu和我对于发生的事情，看法不同在哪里。
I don't pack a helmet and a gas mask when I go out. I am not a reporter – I work in an office.
我出门的时候不带头盔和防毒面具。我不是一名记者——我在办公室里工作。
Before I head out, I check where the protesters are likely to be and I avoid them as they broadcast their planned activities ahead of time.
在我出发之前，我会查一查抗议者比较有可能出现在哪里，然后我会按照他们提前公布的计划内活动，避开他们。
Yu goes on to say that the "metro was shut down by the authorities". The metro has been shut in whole or in part on a number of occasions.
Yu接着写道，“地铁被当局关闭了”。地铁的确已经多次被全线关闭或部分关闭。
But "the authorities" did so because of heavy damage caused by protesters. Such damage included setting stations and trains on fire.
但是“当局”这样做，是因为抗议者造成的严重破坏。此类破坏包括放火焚烧车站和列车。
So, if it were me, I would say that the metro was shut by the protesters.
所以，如果是我，我会写：地铁是因为抗议者而被关闭了。
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When Yu is held up by roadblocks set up by protesters, her children "were terrified at the prospect of riot police coming with teargas".
当Yu被抗议者设置的路障拦住时，她的孩子们“害怕防暴警察会带着催泪瓦斯来”。
My children continue to have confidence that the police are there to protect them. Are there bad apples in the police? I am sure there are, but that doesn't diminish the fact thatthe vast majority of the force are decent people doing their job to keep us safe.
我的孩子们仍然相信警察是来保护他们的。警察里有害群之马吗？肯定有，但这并不能否定一个事实，那就是：绝大多数警察都是正直之人，他们恪尽职守，保护着我们的安全。
Koh-Ann Chu
Hong Kong
朱高安（音译）
于香港
让我们祝愿朱女士一家安康。
祝她工作顺利，孩子们不再因为暴力活动而恐惧。
对于敢于刊发这封读者来信的这份英国大报，我们希望并期待它日后能有更多的客观报道。
“东方之珠”乱够了。从这位母亲的来信中，我们能读到普通香港市民的真实想法和真诚期盼。
我们应该相信，无论他们说与不说，很多人心中都支持止暴制乱、相信“香港的明天会更好”。
也相信在这个周末的区议会选举期间，香港人都能投出自己的宝贵一票，为香港的明天留下自己的注脚。