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2019-07-26
【Aiden in English】 And I thought my dining experience was luxurious in Fragrant Pavilion in Hangzhou. When one mentions "fit for a king", one sees a massive set of food in front of a gluttonous man with a gold crown and handlebar mustache. In China, that fat man is replaced by the given dictator of that generation, and he doesn't have a mustache. Disregard my tangent. Ton |
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2019-07-25 
"Night Revels of Han Xizai" by the Southern Tang Painter Hongzhong Gu (南唐画家顾闳中·《韩熙载夜宴图》) 【Aiden in English】 There are two types of people. Normal people and people who take dumps on a plane.
Like who takes dumps on a plane?
A firetruck on fire is just a firetruck.
I'm a ter |
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2019-07-24
【You say…】 You say that you love rain, but you open your umbrella when it rains... You say that you love the sun, but you find a shadow spot when the sun shines... You say that you love the wind, But you close your windows when the wind blows... & |
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2019-07-24
【You say…】 You say that you love rain, but you open your umbrella when it rains... You say that you love the sun, but you find a shadow spot when the sun shines... You say that you love the wind, But you cl |
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2019-07-24
【You say…】 You say that you love rain, but you open your umbrella when it rains... You say that you love the sun, but you find a shadow spot when the sun shines... You say that you love the wind, But you close your windows when the wind blows... & |
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2019-07-24
【You say…】 You say that you love rain, but you open your umbrella when it rains... You say that you love the sun, but you find a shadow spot when the sun shines... You say that you love the wind, But you close your windows when the wind blows... & |
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2019-07-24
【You say…】 You say that you love rain, but you open your umbrella when it rains... You say that you love the sun, but you find a shadow spot when the sun shines... You say that you love the wind, But you close your windows when the wind blows... & |
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2019-07-24
Prosperous Suzhou by the Qing Painter Yang Xu (清代画家徐扬·《姑苏繁华图》) 【Aiden in English】
Up above there is heaven; down below there are Suzhou and Hangzhou. I asked my mom what the difference was between the four attractions*, we saw in Suzhou today and yesterday. She said that some were... bigger. Amazing. Imagine the most generic Asian temple in the most generic Asian setting. Alright, you' |
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2019-07-23
【You say…】 You say that you love rain, but you open your umbrella when it rains... You say that you love the sun, but you find a shadow spot when the sun shines... You say that you love the wind, But you cl |
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2019-07-23
【You say…】 You say that you love rain, but you open your umbrella when it rains... You say that you love the sun, but you find a shadow spot when the sun shines... You say that you love the wind, But you close your windows when the wind blows... Thi |
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2019-07-23
【Aiden in English】 Suzhou is full of quirks. What are quirks? Well, it's a characteristic that makes one tilt the head a bit. Suzhou is quite full of mentioned quirks. I am going to elaborate. I'd never in a hundred years think that Pennsylvania summertime would be 'cool'; but in the face of hell's kitchen, I feel like even my high school's fans would be of grea |
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2019-07-22
【Aiden in English】 Fine dining just took on a new meaning for me. When people eat gold, it's the equivalent of running expensive wine through a wire mesh and throwing out the wine that passes through as if expecting to retain some nutrients. Luckily, I did not eat gold tonight. No, what a waste that would be. But I bring up gold because it certainly feels like we dined as wasteful arist |
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2019-07-22
【Far and Near】 Cheng GU (1949—1993) You, you look at me one moment and at clouds the next.
I feel when you're looking at me, you're far away, but when you're looking at the clouds, how could we be nearer! —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《远和近》】 顾城(1956生—1 |
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2019-07-22
【A Song of a Little Sparrow】
Dan JIAN Only a step away, I would catch you. But I gave up. I gave up because An old sparrow I saw.
Under the roof, my son stood in the shadow. Got it? Son asked. |
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2019-07-22
【Spring On Lake Qiantang】 Juyi BAI (772—846)
West of Pavilion Jia, north of Lonely Hill, Water brims level with the bank and clouds hang low. Among some sunny trees the first orioles trill; Down from the eaves to peck in mud young swallows go.
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2019-07-22
【Some People Don't Say Much】 Dong HAN (1961—) some people don’t say much they are neither mute nor introverted saying only what’s necessary speaking only when courtesy demands it floating on the surface of speech &n |
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2019-07-22
【Night Observations】 Lan WA Who in deep night measures the area of darkness An angel? An Owl? A schizophrenic patient? Surveyor? Insomniac? Poet? Departed sage
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2019-07-22 
【Monologue】 Yongming ZHAI (1955—) I, a rhapsodist, am full of the charm of the abyss given fortuitous birth to by you. earth and sky unite as one, you call me a woman and strengthen my body
I am as soft as the white-feathered body of the water carrying me in your hands, I hold this world & |
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2019-07-21
【Single Heart】
Qi AN (1969—) Single heart aches to be double, so it adds self to the purity of a river and the dawn of a garden. It learns Tao, round PAST for three, round NOW for three, and |
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2019-07-21
【Aiden in English】 A lotus flower grows to a certain height. Within a patch, the ideal situation for all is that each grows to the same height. Life would be simple for every plant. On my way to the hotel room in West Lake State Guest House, I spotted a grove of lotus plants bundled together near the bank. They varied in height, some shading others. The flowers on top grew in size and surfac |
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2019-07-20
【Sunset and Moonrise on the River】 Juyi BAI (772—846) The last departing rays pave their way on the river; Half its waves turn red and all the others shiver. How I pity the third night of the ninth month, alas! The moon looks like a bow, dewdrops like pearls on grass. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《暮江吟》】 白居易(772生—846卒) 一道 |
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2019-07-20
【Mount Heaven's Gate Viewed from Afar】
Bai LI (701—762) Breaking Mount Heaven's Gate, the great River rolls through,
Its east-flowing green billows hurled back here, turn north. From the two river banks thrust out the mountains blue, Leaving the sun behind, a lonely sail comes forth. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《望天门山》】 李白(701生—762卒) 天门 |
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2019-07-20
【Tune: " Fair South Recalled"】
Juyi BAI (772—846) Fair southern shore With scenes I much adore; At sunrise riverside flowers redder than fire, In spring green river waves grow as blue as sapphire, Which I can't but admire. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《忆江南》】 白居易(772生—846卒) |
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2019-07-20
南京三伏天气温通常在38oC/100oF以上，如果是单纯的干热反倒没什么可怕，但出了黄梅霉雨的七月，空气湿度依旧很大，炎热指数往往超过42oC/107oF，因此只要外出活动，浑身燥热汗如雨下，感觉就像生活在蒸笼里面似的。站在生物医学角度来看，人体内有一种热休克蛋白，具有应激反应性功能，42oC/107oF高温条件容易大量诱导产生，从而保护机体免受伤害。估计蓝鲸人热休克蛋白表达高于正常水平，对热的耐受性自然要比突然造访的我们强出百倍，今天上午参观完南京长江大桥并转悠过中华门瓮城之 |
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2019-07-19
【Aiden in English】 Nanjing is a rather interesting city designated as the UNESCO City of Literature in 2019. However, among the other cities of my traveling career, it does not deserve to be revisited for a fourth blog post. Yet last night, a peculiar thought crossed my mind. What amazing flash of enlightenment entered my head? Well, I need to tell you how my night went first. Ever since my arrival, m |
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2019-07-18
【Aiden in English】 And we're back. China beckoned re-adventure, and I answered the call. Well, technically, my mother answered and dragged me along. The story went a little like this. "How was your day, Aiden?" "Alright, nothing much." "Any big news in sports?" "Yeah, a lot of stuff has been happening." |
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2019-07-11
【Aiden in English】 What is work? A job – a monotonous, persistent pursuit of promotion? Is it sitting at a desk, eight hours a day mulling over some characters on a computer? Is it speaking into a microphone for four hours a day to an unknown source of people? Is it smiling at the camera, waving goodbye to millions of people? Or is it pointing the camera at such persons? Well, whatever it is, the US s |
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2019-07-06
【Aiden in English】 If there was ever a moment of divine intervention, the past two years must’ve included some sort of magical editing. My freshman and sophomore years in high school felt as if someone copied and pasted the same algorithm into two-time slots in my life. That isn’t such a bad thing either. Ever watch a large wave stroll on the beach? It starts small but eventually becomes sub |
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Independence Day, 2019-07-04
【Aiden in English】 Time is a funny thing. It’s a measurement, it’s an event, and it’s also a mysterious force that flows through us, unexplainable with words at times (pun intended). From a mathematical perspective, time serves as the fundamental baseline for many real problems. Filling a gas tank takes time. Running from point A to point B takes time. Growing watermelons t |
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2019-06-28
【Aiden in English】 “How does one think of something to write about?” I get that a lot from my students. Normally, a prompt is slapped in their face, a pencil stabbed into their hand, arms taped to the table, and a clock glued to their eyes, telling them “Hey, this is exactly what you should do to get a good grade.” Oddly, I respect the school system for this matter. They understand that no |
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Summer Solstice, 2019-06-21 【Aiden in English】 To what point has humanity crumbled. Recently, I read about complaints of Father’s Day being “offensive” to single moms and working women. While somewhat laughable, this apparently is a strong viewpoint in society. The same drastic feministic ideas keep me up at night staring into the darkness, thinking. Now, keep in mind, that this is only an opinion of mine. Thus, |
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2019-06-01 春节过后两个月期间，我家圣诞花环依旧挂在大门正中央，今年宾州出冬以来雨水很多，春天迟疑不决，花骨朵更是无所适从，乍暖还寒的时候最难将息，这个披红挂绿的松枝饰物便成了前院一道不可或缺的风景点。再说，本来我家老少都从房子另外一侧的车库进进出出，平日难得跟花环碰面，要不是打算更换花环旁边瘪了好久的灯泡，我轻易察觉不出什么变化。
当我走近大门，忽见一只麻雀从花环内疾速飞出，然后停在对面的豆梨树上叽叽喳 |
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2019-05-31
2019年5月31日当天，春夏之交暖风骀荡，大费城地区终于迎来了美中医药协会第17届年会，会议以“创新与合作”为主题，旨在进一步推动国际医药行业的蓬勃发展。
大费城地区位于美东中部，前邻政治之首华盛顿，背靠帝国之都纽约，吸引了全世界若干制药巨头。当地但凡吃过药打过针的大人小孩都知道強生公司(Johnson & Johnson)、辉瑞公司(Pfizer, Inc.)、葛兰素史克(GlaxoSmithKline plc)、默克公司(Merck & Co., Inc.)、百时美施贵宝(Bristol-M |
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Memorial Day, 2019-05-27
【Aiden in English】 I watched Kawhi Leonard’s shot bounce in. It defied physics. If you don’t know what I mean, go find a clip on YouTube. The ball was short. It hit the rim at such an angle, that the ball bounced straight up into the air, crossing the circular net towards the other side. It bounced on the inside of the rim, straight up again. Then it proceeded to tortuou |
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Good Friday, 2019-04-19
【Aiden in English】 Recently I’ve been diving into politics. Obviously, if there’s ever a time to get interested, the Trump administration is as good an opportunity as any. While everyone is going ballistic over the allegations and frantic scramble between parties, I look back using my Advanced Placement United States History (APUSH) knowledge and say to myself… … nothing |
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2019-03-24 【Aiden in English】 Enter, March. Possibly the most interesting month of the year. While that same argument can be made for all other 11 months, it’s called March Madness for a reason. It’s almost poetic that such a crazed portion of sports can reflect an equaling appalling section in my life. North Penn HS notoriously ramps up the tempo of curriculum, as they should, in the third marking pe |
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2019-02-17
【Aiden in English】 While being a teenage teacher has his moments, receiving an invitation to an appreciation dinner incites a rather satisfying feeling. Granted, the honor of such an exclusive banquet comes from the endeavor to promote Chinese heritage in spite of hardship, because having money spent on food for teachers is exactly what Guanghua Chinese School (GHCS) would want. Social comme |
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2018-12-06 【Aiden in English】 A village sits in the mountains, deprived of food, fertile land, and the eyes of heaven. Water is a commodity; trees, are a rarity; and brief flashes of green only originate from an occasional sprout or small, slimy reptilian creatures.
Every year, a man comes to the village. He brings forth a flood of life. The village’s dry well fills with fresh water; the mountai |
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2018-08-25
【Thoughts on a Silent Night】
Bai LI (701—762) Before my bed a pool of light— Is it hoarfrost upon the ground? Eyes raised, I see the moon so bright; Head bent, in homesickness, I'm drowned. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《静夜思》】 李白(701生—762 |
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2018-08-25
【Seeing Meng Haoran off at Yellow Crane Tower】
Bai LI (701—762) My friend has left the west where towers Yellow Crane For River Town when willow-down and flowers reign. His lessening sail is lost in a boundless azure sky, Where I see but the endless River rolling by. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《黄鹤楼送孟浩然之广陵》】 李白(70 |
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2018-08-25
【Aiden in English】 Well, it's the final day. I can't say I'm glad to go home, but YouTube and Snapchat, and Instagram do have a large hole that food can't fill. In addition, I miss air conditioning and not being sweaty all day. I would say Philadelphia is a rather hot city temperature-wise, but the air feels crisp and refreshing, not a massive wet towel plastered to your skin. Speaking of which, a cool shower would feel g |
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2018-08-24
【Aiden in English】 Today truly was the first day I felt this adventure in China was almost over. Thirty-six hours in Nanjing, twenty-four more in Beijing, and then fourteen hours sitting in one place surrounded by strangers while flying through freezing clouds. Oddly enough, when the finish line is in sight, Mom slows the pace down, deciding now would be the best time to spend some family time. &n |
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2018-08-24
【The Answer】 Dao BEI (1949—) Baseness is the secret knock of the base Integrity is the epitaph of the noble Look how the gilded sky drifts full of The inverted crooked reflections of the dead
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2018-08-23
【Declaration for Luoke YU】 Dao BEI (1949—) Perhaps the final hour comes I have left no testament Only a pen, for my mother I am no hero In an age without heroes I just want to be a man The still horizon &n |
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2018-08-23
【Coming Home at Night】 Dao BEI (1949—) After braving the music of the air raid alarm I hang my shadow on the hat-stand take off the dog's eyes (which I use for escape) remove my false teeth (these final words) and close my astute and experienced pocket watch (that garrisoned heart) The hours fall in the water one after the other in my dreams like depth bombs they explode —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • |
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2018-08-23
【A Country Night】 Dao BEI (1949—) Evening sunshine and distant hills fold into a crescent moon passing through an elmwood the bird nest is empty a path encircles the pond chasing a dog with a dirty coat up to |
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2018-08-23
【Farewell Doesn't Mean Forgetting】 Dao BEI (1949—) I'm leaving for a distant place. Don't blame me for going too far way. I will tell you why. We share the same moon every night. &nb |
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2018-08-23
【Nice to Meet You】 Dao BEI (1949—) I don't remember how many times I've prayed in secret For my dream to come true. One day We |
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2018-08-23
【Aiden in English】 Shanghai was fun while it lasted, and two days certainly do not do it justice. That is also why Mom furiously pushed the exploration of Shanghai yesterday and today. Luckily, we covered a good bit of the touristic section last night, so all that was left near the city center was Shanghai Tower and its surrounding metal forest. An oasis is normally describing a |
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2018-08-22
【Hope and Dashed Hope】 Dao BEI (1949—) Hope, hope, where can I find hope? Between the collapse of two waves, Between two rippled peaks, And in the valley of waves, there hides hope.
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2018-08-22
【Aiden in English】 Alright, so now I'm in Shanghai... That was fast. I guess it's expected of a bullet train. Leaving Nanjing in the late morning, we arrived in Shanghai at midday, receiving a very, very warm welcome with delicious Shanghai cuisine. Luckily, the humidity dialed down a notch to a bearable level, and many shops in Shanghai had air conditioning. I suppose that wou |
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2018-08-21
【On Phoenix Terrace at Jinling】
Bai LI (701—762) On Phoenix Terrace once phoenixes came to sing, The birds are gone but still roll on the river's waves. The ruined palace's buried 'neath the weeds in spring; The ancient sages in caps and gowns all lie in graves.
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2018-08-21
【To Wang Lun Who Comes to Bid Me Farewell】 Bai LI (701—762) I, Li Bai sit aboard a ship about to go, When suddenly on shore footsteps and songs o'erflow. The Lake of Peach Blossom is a thousand fathoms deep, But not so deep as the friendship Wang Lun and I keep. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《赠汪伦》】 李白(701生—762卒) 李白 |
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2018-08-21
【On Death-Bed】
Bai LI (701—762) When flies the roc, he shakes the world. In mid-air, his weakened wings are furled. The wind he's raised still stirs the sea, He hangs his left wing on the sun-side tree. Posterity mine, hear, O, hear! |
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2018-08-21
【Aiden in English】 I've heard plenty of demonic college anecdotes. In some ways, the stories line up with the Marine Corps, terrifying experiences by banding together strangers into bonds stronger than bullets. In this case, it appears college years make bonds strong enough to even survive the test of time.
You know, normally meeting old friends at a hospital isn't a good thing. However, when most of th |
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2018-08-20
【The Summit Temple】
Bai LI (701—762) A hundred feet high the Summit Temple stands, Where I could pluck the stars with my own hands. At dead of night, I dare not speak aloud For fear of waking dwellers in the cloud. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《夜宿山寺》】 李白(701生—762卒) 危楼高百尺， 手可摘星辰 |
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2018-08-20
【The Waterfall in Mount Lu Viewed from Afar • II】
Bai LI (701—762) The sunlit Censer Peak exhales incense-like cloud, The cataract hangs like an upended stream sounding loud. Its torrent dashes down three thousand feet from high As if the Silver River fell from the azure sky. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《望庐山瀑布 • |
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2018-08-20
【Aiden in English】 Mixed in between the constant ingestion of food and sweating, this summer trip was sprinkled with visits to friends in China. Friends normally meant old college folks mom hasn’t seen in three decades, so most of the time, I felt detached from the conversation, hence the time to write these journal entries. Each friend often gave long, elaborate hellos that were cut short by my mom in order to fit in the time slot within a busy |
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2018-08-19
【The Moon over the Eyebrow Mountains】
Bai LI (701—762) The crescent moon looks like old Autumn's golden brow, Its deep reflection flows with limpid water blue. I'll leave the town on Clear Stream for Three Canyons now. O Moon, how I miss you when you are out of view! —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《峨眉山月歌》】 李白(701生—762卒) 峨眉山月半轮秋， 影入 |
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2018-08-19
【Sitting Alone in Face of Peak Jingting】
Bai LI (701—762) All birds have flown away, so high; A lonely cloud drifts on, so free. We are not tired, the Peak and I, Nor I of him, nor he of me. —— • — |
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2018-08-19
【Aiden in English】 The most annoying thing about the summer in Nanjing is the humidity. It's hot already. Then top it off with a constant layer of warm steam-like moisture coating your skin and you get the daily climate of Nanjing. It's the feeling of being hot and wet, yet somewhat dry at the same time. Your body is confused, so it sweats, adding to the already building layer of water on the skin. Your mind, also confused, wonders when the next sho |
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2018-08-18
【Saying Good-bye to Cambridge Again】
Zhimo XU (1897—1931) Very quietly I take my leave As quietly as I came here; Quietly I wave good-bye To the rosy clouds in the western sky.
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2018-08-18
【Aiden in English】 This might've been the most satisfying flight I've ever been on. A cute, crowded airplane with one snack and beverage, but the feeling of getting in the air never felt so good. So Nanjing's weather has stabilized. Theoretically, the plane flight should be a guarantee, but knowing our luck so far, Air China's going to overbook our flight and leave us strande |
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2018-08-17
【Time】 Huiyin LIN (1904—1955) The seasons on earth are forever changing, In spring, you left some flowers and said goodbye, Not intending to return to share sighs of fall!
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2018-08-17
【Time Difference】 William Marr (1936—) It's morning he paces up and down the room in silence
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2018-08-17
【After the Power Failure】 Dan MU (1918—1977) The sun was fine, but it was down. I turned on the light and went on working as before, Thinking to have driven out the night, And offering private thanks to civilization. Suddenly, darkness triumphed, And the good old world went out. But I took courage and lit my small candle. The room thus |
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2018-08-17
【It Is Spring And It Is Not】
Lin Mang LIN (1949—) Spring it is and it is not She is nice but cruel as well Ever far away Covered in the mist were the fields Spring reaches as far as it can To promote the roots growing &n |
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2018-08-17
【This Generation】 Cheng GU (1949—1993) The dark nights gave me my dark eyes; I, however, use them to look for the light. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《一代人》】 顾城(1956生—1993卒) 黑夜给了我黑色的眼睛 |
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2018-08-17
【Aiden in English】 You are going to find that this trip will contain lots of food and simply me eating my way around China. As I said before, food stands as a significant part of Chinese culture. You can't expect me not to absolutely freak out whenever it's mealtime. It's been a few years since I've had authentic Chinese cuisine. In addition, many of the meetings between two Chinese friends occur around a table filled wit |
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2018-08-16
【Aiden in English】 The thing I'm looking forward to the most in China is the food. It's that simple. Great culture, extended family, and a new world are all worthy of attention, but nothing captures all categories of China like its food. Therefore, I feel completely fine when saying Chinese food is equivalent to American football. You just can't escape it, so why not embrace it. |
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2018-08-04 【Aiden in English】 I still remember walking into that summer camp without any hopes of having fun. A dreary, rainy day, with not an inkling of sunlight to be seen. Then, I picked up a yo-yo. I can’t say I was impressed or interested in having a long-term contract with the yo-yo culture, but what totally convinced me to join the yet-to-be-formed club was the people. It’s a sad day for |
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2018-07-22
【I shall not return】 Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881—1958) 〖Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956〗 I shall not return. And night, mildly warm, serene, and silent, will lull the world, under beams of its solitary moon. My body will not be there, and through the wide-open window, a refreshing breeze will come inquiring for my soul. I don't know if a |
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2018-07-22
【Who Knows What Is Going On】 Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881—1958) 〖Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956〗 Who knows what is going on on the other side of each hour?
How many times the sunrise was there, behind a mountain!
How many times the brilliant cloud piling up far off was already a golden body full of thunder!
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2018-07-22
【From Dreaming】 Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881—1958) 〖Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956〗 ——No, no! and the dirty neck boy starts crying and running without getting away, in a moment, on the streets. His hands, he's got something in his hands! he doesn't know what it is, but he ru |
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2018-07-22
【The Poet To His Soul】 Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881—1958) 〖Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956〗 Day after day you keep the branch protected in case the rose may come; you go alert day after day, your ear warm at the gate of your body, for the arrow unexpected.
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2018-07-22
【On the City Ramparts of Cadiz】 Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881—1958) 〖Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956〗 The sea is enormous, just as everything is, yet it seems to me I am still with you... soon only water will separate us, water, restlessly shif |
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2018-07-22
【Aiden in English】 Well, I suppose all good things come to an end. While I do miss my cozy bed... delicious Chinese food... and favorite television, there are some experiences I don't want to ever end. But first, Barcelona awaits. Oddly enough, Barcelona, normally the highlight of most trips, is the shortest stop we're having, and not because of the time in port, but the time w |
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2018-07-21
【Bestiary: the Parade of Orpheus • Orpheus】 Guillaume Apollinaire (1880—1918) Look at this pestilential tribe Its thousand feet, its hundred eyes: Beetles, insects, lice And microbes more amazing Than th |
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2018-07-21
【Bestiary: the Parade of Orpheus • Orpheus】 Guillaume Apollinaire (1880—1918) His heart was the bait: the heavens were the pond! For, fisherman, what fresh or seawater catch equals him, either in form or savour, that lovely divine fish, Jesus, My Saviour? —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • |
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2018-07-21
【Bestiary: the Parade of Orpheus • Orpheus】 Guillaume Apollinaire (1880—1918) Admire the vital power And the nobility of line: It’s the voice that the light made us understand here That Hermes Trismegistus writes of in Pimander. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《动物寓言：诗神的游行&n |
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2018-07-21
【Bestiary: the Parade of Orpheus • The Horse】 Guillaume Apollinaire (1880—1918) My harsh dreams knew the riding of you My gold-charioted fate will be your lovely car That for reins will hold tight to frenzy, My verses, the patterns of all poetry. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • |
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2018-07-21
【Bestiary: the Parade of Orpheus • The Hare】 Guillaume Apollinaire (1880—1918) Don’t be fearful and lascivious Like the hare and the amorous. But always let your brain weave The full form that conceives. —— • —— • |
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2018-07-21
【Bestiary: the Parade of Orpheus • The Rabbit】 Guillaume Apollinaire (1880—1918) There’s another cony I remember That I’d so like to take alive. Its haunt is there among the thyme In the valleys of the Land of Tender. —— • |
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2018-07-21
【Aiden in English】 Wow, the Mediterranean Romance is actually almost over. I haven't really been counting the days, but sometimes time flies faster than even you can expect. There's something psychological about the perception of time after crossing over the halfway point, and now I'm racing toward the finish line. My flight home is in sixty-eight hours.
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2018-07-20
【Bestiary: the Parade of Orpheus • The Fly】 Guillaume Apollinaire (1880—1918) The songs that our flies know Were taught to them in Norway By flies who are they say Divinities of snow. —— • —— • —— • —— &# |
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2018-07-20
【Bestiary: the Parade of Orpheus • The Lion】 Guillaume Apollinaire (1880—1918) O lion, miserable image Of kings lamentably chosen, Now you’re only born in a cage In Hamburg, among the Germans. —— • —— • —— • |
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2018-07-20
【Farewell】 Guillaume Apollinaire (1880—1918) I’ve gathered this sprig of heather Autumn is dead you will remember On earth, we’ll see no more of each other The fragrance of time sprig of heather |
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2018-07-20
【Aiden in English】 I've never been to Las Vegas. In total honesty, I don't feel like going with my family either. Sin City is better experienced with a bunch of dumb friends. While some of my friends have already touched the Las Vegas culture, I've yet to venture out into the gambling world. For starters, let's begin with the Principality of Monaco, a country made for gambling. &nb |
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2018-07-19
【Life of my life, you seem to me】 Torquato Tasso (1544—1595) Life of my life, you seem to me Like some pallid olive tree Or the faded rose I see: Nor do you lack beauty, But please in |
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2018-07-19
【Snowfall】 Giosuè Carducci (1835—1907) 〖Nobel Prize in Literature in 1906〗 Light snowfalls through an ashy sky. From the city, no sounds rise up, no human cries,
not the grocer’s call or the ruckus of his cart, no light-hearted song of being young and in love.
From the tower in the piazza, the quinsied hours &nbs |
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2018-07-19
【Per una ghirlandetta】 Dante Alighieri (1265—1321) Per una ghirlandetta ch’io vidi, mi farà sospirare ogni fiore. & |
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2018-07-19
【Dante】 Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475—1564) WHAT should be said of him cannot be said; By too great splendor is his name attended; To blame is easier than those who him offended, Than reach the faintest glory round him shed. This man descended to the doomed and dead |
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2018-07-19
【Celestial Love】 Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475—1564) NO mortal thing enthralled these longing eyes When perfect peace in thy fair face I found; But far within, where all is holy ground, My soul felt Love, her comrade of the skies: For she was born with God in Paradise; Nor all the shows of |
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