2017-05-28 Memorial Weekend

【Dancing】

Margaret Atwood (1939—)

            It was my father taught my mother

            how to dance.

            I never knew that.

            I thought it was the other way.

            Ballroom was their style,

            a graceful twirling,

            curved arms and fancy footwork,

            a green-eyed radio.

            There is always more than you know.

            There are always boxes

            put away in the cellar,

            worn shoes and cherished pictures,

            notes you find later,

            sheet music you can’t play.

            A woman came on Wednesdays

            with tapes of waltzes.

            She tried to make him shuffle

            around the floor with her.

            She said it would be good for him.

            He didn’t want to.

—— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • ——

【《舞蹈》】

玛格丽特·阿特伍德“珍珠·树林里”(1939生—)

                是我父亲教母亲

                如何跳舞的。

                我从来也不知情。

                我以为恰恰相反。

                舞厅是他们的风格，

                优美的旋转，

                弯曲的手臂和花式舞步，

                一台绿眼睛的收音机。

                总有你不知道的事情。

                总会有个盒子

                存放在地窖里，

                穿坏的鞋子和珍贵的图片，

                以及你后来发现的便条，

                你不能演奏的乐谱。

                星期三有位女士

                带来一些圆舞曲磁带。

                她试图与他

                慢舞一曲。

                她说，这对他好有好处。

                他却不愿意。

【注】加拿大魁北克“海峡”城北蒙特伦西“黑山”瀑布高达272英尺/83米，比尼亚加拉大瀑布还高出98英尺/30米。

Today in History(历史上的今天):

2017: Quebec City, City of Literature CAN(加拿大魁北克市·文学城)

2015 North Penn Art Show(2015年北宾州学区艺术展)

2009: 语录文化(Slogan Culture)

Quebec Bridge w/ a Suspended Span of 1801.2 Feet/549 Meters, the Longest Cantilever Bridge in the World | Pierre Laporte Bridge, a Road Bridge over the St. Lawrence River, Linking the Cities of Quebec & Levis

(魁北克大桥·世上最长、跨度为549米1801.2英尺的悬索桥 | 皮埃尔·拉波特“磐石·大门”大桥——圣劳伦斯“月桂树”河上连接魁北克和莱维斯两座城市的公路桥)

Montmorency Falls & L'Ile d'Orleans Bridge

(蒙莫朗西“黑山”瀑布和奥尔良“黄金”岛大桥)

Orleans Island Bridge, the 1^st All-Canadian Suspension Bridge

(奥尔良岛大桥·第一座全加拿大悬索桥)

Chute Montmorency & Panaromic Stairs

(蒙莫朗西瀑布与全景阶梯)

Chute Montmorency @ 272 Feet/83 Meters, 99 Feet/30 Meters Higher Than Niagara Falls 

(蒙莫朗西瀑布·落差272英尺/83米，比尼亚加拉“雷鸣”瀑布高出99英尺/30米 05-28-2017)

Ground Viewing Platform @ Montmorency Falls

(蒙莫朗西瀑布·地面观景台 05-28-2017)

Corridor du Littoral @ Montmorency Falls

(蒙莫朗西瀑布·滨海走廊 05-28-2017)

Metamorphic Rock @ Chute Montmorency

(蒙莫朗西瀑布·变质岩“改变形状”)

Bridal Veil @ Chute Montmorency (蒙莫朗西瀑布·新娘面纱)

Pet Ferret Encounters Characteristic of Playful, Curious, & Mischievous Nature

偶遇宠物雪雕·天生好玩、好奇及淘气）

Beauport @ Riverside (河滨边博波特“美港”)

Saint Louis de Courville, Beauport

(博波特·库维尔“宫廷城镇”圣路易斯“名将”教区教堂)

Lévis, Located on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, Opposite Quebec City 

(莱维斯“团结”城·位于圣劳伦斯河南岸，与魁北克市隔河相望)

Notre-Dame-de-la-Victoire de Lévis Church in the 18^th-Century Colonial French Style

(莱维斯胜利圣母教堂·18世纪法国殖民式)

Saint-Romuald in the 19^th-Century Neo-Classical Style, Lévis

(莱维斯圣罗穆亚德“辉煌权力”教区教堂·19世纪新古典主义风格)

Ultramar Refinery, Lévis (莱维斯·海外炼油厂)

Chaudière Falls in Levis w/ 115 Feet/35 Meters Height

(莱维斯绍迪埃尔“水壶”瀑布·高115英尺/35米)

Unmelt Black Snow (尚未融化的脏雪)

Kiteboarding (风筝冲浪)

Come live with me and be my love 

请来跟我同往，与我相恋，

And we will all the pleasures prove, 

我们将把所有的欢乐尝遍

That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields, 

在秀峰幽谷，清溪碧野，

Woods, or steep mountains yield. 还有绵延起伏的群山之间。

And we will sit upon the Rocks, 我们将坐在山岩上

Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks, 

看牧童喂他可爱的羔羊，

By shallow Rivers to whose falls 

在浅浅的小溪旁，对着流水的清

Melodious birds sing Madrigals.

鸟儿们婉转地把情歌唱。

Crosslinks(相关博文):

Canada(出游加拿大)

8th Grade(初中三年级)