# your code goes here

s1 = "諸葛小明台北"
s2 = "諸葛1234台北"
s3 = "諸葛小  台23"
s4 = "諸葛小1 台2 "


def cut_by_big5(s, start=None, end=None):
    s = s.encode('big5')
    return s[slice(start, end)].decode('big5').encode('utf-8').decode('utf-8')


print(cut_by_big5(s1, 0, 8))
print(cut_by_big5(s1, 8))

print(cut_by_big5(s2, 0, 8))
print(cut_by_big5(s2, 8))

print(cut_by_big5(s3, 0, 8))
print(cut_by_big5(s3, 8))

print(cut_by_big5(s4, 0, 8))
print(cut_by_big5(s4, 8))