Two days to go before the chief executive election, the only candidate, Li Jiachao, held a rally at the Wanchai Convention and Exhibition today (6th). The theme of the campaign conference was “We and Us / We will open a new chapter together”, but the English translation of “We and Us” seems to be ungrammatical, and it is more similar to the love song lyrics of Philippine singer Moira Dela Torre. Do you want to express your love and heart to the election committee with words?
“We” and “Us” both refer to “we”
As the only candidate for this year’s chief executive election, Li Jiachao’s every move has attracted much attention, and even netizens have set up a Facebook page “Daily Follow Li Jiachao’s Chinese Proficiency” to comment on the copywriting prepared by his public relations team. Pinzu, a few days earlier, Li Jiachao’s “mother secondary school” when answering media questions following the exchange meeting also caused controversy, and the general public discussed the correct translation of his alma mater.
The theme of today’s campaign conference is “We and Us / Open a new chapter together”, but what caught the attention of reporters the most was the small English word “We and Us” under the previous sentence. The meaning of ” is that when it is used, it is a subject, a definite or an object.
Lyrics mean “No matter what we go through together”
The reporter was curious to search the information on the Internet, but unexpectedly found that the Philippine singer Moira Dela Torre had released the song “We and Us” in 2018, in which the end of the chorus reads “No matter what may come／We’ll have our we and us” , which means that no matter what happens, we will have “We & us”. Could it be that Li Jiachao hopes to convey his feelings to the election committee with lyrics, and all major events will always go through together?
