Visitors to Nanjing are always impressed by itswell-preserved historical sites, unique cultural atmosphere, lush greenery andwide roads. As a Nanjing resident, however, there is one thing I feel ashamedabout. Quite a number of public phones in booths on the streets of Nanjing havebeen unfortunately damaged, and most of such damages were even doneintentionally by some people who are “good at” vandalism. Some receivers, forexample, were cut off or broken carelessly. In some extreme cases, phone boothswere simply burned to ashes, apparently on purpose.

到南京的游客總是對保存完好的歷史古跡，獨一無二的文化氛圍，郁郁蔥蔥的樹木和寬闊的道路印象深刻。然而，作為一名南京市民，有一件事我感到很羞愧。南京大街上的很多公用電話亭不幸被損壞，并且大部分這樣的損壞都是一些喜歡惡搞的人故意所為。比如，一些接收器被切斷或不小心弄壞。更有甚者把電話亭燒成灰燼，這顯然是故意的。

Setting up phone booths adds much modern color to thisold city and represents the improvement of Nanjing’s telecommunication system.And most importantly, these public facilities make it possible for people tocommunicate with each other cheaply and conveniently, which is a great projectthat benefits citizens. Therefore, they should be kept in good conditions andalways ready for use. This is very important, for it reflects the civilizationlevel of a city in the eyes of visitors.

設立公用電話亭給這座古老的城市增添了許多現代化色彩，顯示了南京電信系統的改善。最重要的是，這些公共設施使人們能夠方便快捷的進行溝通，是一項市民受益的偉大工程。因此，這些設施應該保持在良好和隨時可以使用的狀態。這是很重要的，因為它反映了游客眼中一座城市的文明水平。

I think the department concerned should executestricter management over these facilities and provide timely cleaning andproper maintenance, meanwhile, the media should launch a sweeping campaign toraise people’s awareness of need to protect and take care of public facilities.In some western countries, those who spoil public phones with intentions willbe fined heavily and even assume criminal responsibility for such behavior.Nanjing could learn from this practice.

我認為有關部門應該對這些設施執行更為嚴格的管理并提供及時的清理和適當的維護；同時，媒體應該推出一個清掃活動以提高人民需要愛護公共設施的意識。在一些西方國家，蓄意破壞公用電話的人會受到嚴重的處罰，有的甚至要對這種行為承擔刑事責任。南京也可以借鑒這種做法。