2014-11-08

【Aiden in English】

        I have never thought much about the future and just let it happen. Yet today, when Dad took me to Princeton University, I began thinking about what I would become in ten years. Where will I be in the future?

        Dad showed me one of the many places I could be growing up. Princeton Univ. seems to be around the corner near home simultaneously. 

        Before going to Princeton, the closest thing I know is a castle at Six Flags. But the word "castle" is the definition of Princeton. The hour-drive-away school, first of all, was huge. Most buildings looked old and had medieval kinds of facades. Each seemed to resemble another. They were all smaller than I'd imagined but spectacular, nevertheless. The campus even felt like a public park at one point because many people came to stroll inside, whether for fun or to experience, I don't know for sure. As Dad and I continued walking around, taking pictures, and inspecting architecture, I also began seeing modern designs. There was a glass building near the main entrance, which stood out like a sore thumb. It's like seeing a gorilla in the Arctic. In case you didn't know, gorillas don't live in the Arctic. That's how weird it was. After hanging around the colonial type of buildings, seeing all-glass buildings was alien.

        Princeton is just so full of surprises, not to mention the squirrels. They were everywhere. No matter where I turned, a squirrel was in sight, either nibbling on a nut or climbing a tree. They also looked like students here.

        Princeton University does have a pleasant atmosphere. However, it sounds too far into the future for me. For now, I'll stick to my middle school in my hometown, PA.

【紅霞譯】

        我從未花費心思考慮過自己的未來，不過今天跟着爸爸去普林斯頓(意指“王子城”)大學轉悠時，我才開始意識到十年後所面臨的選擇，將來我在哪裡﹖

        沒錯，爸爸就是想讓我了解一下等自己長大以後可能要去的地方，況且普林斯頓大學近在眼前。
        去王子城之前，我腦海里閃現出“六面旗”遊樂園的城堡，“城堡”一詞的確可以涵蓋王子城校園景象。首先，離家僅有個把小時路程的大學幅員遼闊，多數建築物看上去歷久彌新，正面頗具中世紀古韻，樓與樓之間的建築風格相差無幾，雖比我想像的要小，但卻蔚為壯觀。校園又像一座公園，吸引不少遊人停留駐步，休閒也好，參觀也罷，無論怎樣都十分愜意。我們轉來轉去，拍拍相片，看看建築，同時還注意到夾雜的當代設計標記。一棟離校門不遠的玻璃樓傲然屹立，顯得稀奇古怪，如同在北極邂逅大猩猩。如果你不明白我的意思，讓我直說吧，大猩猩從不來北極生活。因此，在層出不窮的古典殖民式建築群里，冷不丁冒出一個玻璃樓外來貨，令人感覺怪兮兮的。

        當然，王子城到處充滿驚喜博人眼球，且不忙夸那裡的松鼠。說起松鼠，真可謂無所不在，我走到哪都能看到它們不是嗑堅果吃，就是樹上樹下竄來竄去，松鼠儼然也是普大學生中的一員。

        仔細想一想，普林斯頓大學環境確實不錯。不過對我而言，目前考慮若干年以後的事為時尚早，不如回到賓州老家好好把握自己初中時代的大好年華。

Today in History(歷史上的今天):

2010: 小學二年級家長會(Second-Grade Parent-Teacher Conference)

Princeton Univ (王子城大學)

Alexander Hall (人類捍衛者大廳)

Joline Hall (上帝大樓)

Triple Arches between Henry Hall and Foulke Hall

(管家樓與大眾樓之間的三重拱門)

Statue of Christopher Stover

(基督承載者·沐浴者 11-08-2014)

Sculpture of Oval w/ Points

(雕塑《橢圓形點》11-08-2014)

Dickinson Housing (強大宿舍樓 09-06-1998)

Richardson Auditorium (強大之子力挺 09-06-1998)

Witherspoon Hall (狹長地大樓)

Hamilton Jewelers in Town

(王子城平丘山珠寶店 09-06-1998)

Crosslinks(相關博文):

USA(出遊美國)

6th Grade(初中一年級)