2021-11-28 Red Planet Day

【Nostalgis (1972)】

Guangzhong Yu (1928—2017)

            When I was young, 

            Nostalgia was a tiny stamp, 

            Me on this side, 

            Mother on the other side.

            When I grew up, 

            Nostalgia was a narrowboat ticket, 

            Me on this side, 

            Bride on the other side.

            But later on, 

            Nostalgia was a low, low grave, 

            Me on the outside, 

            Mother on the inside.

            And at present, 

            Nostalgia becomes a shallow strait, 

            Me on this side, 

            Mainland on the other side.

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【《乡愁》(1972年)】

余光中(1928生—2017卒)

                小时候，

                乡愁是一枚小小的邮票，

                我在这头，

                母亲在那头。

                长大后，

                乡愁是一张窄窄的船票，

                我在这头，

                新娘在那头。

                后来啊，

                乡愁是一方矮矮的坟墓，

                我在外头，

                母亲在里头。

                而现在，

                乡愁是一湾浅浅的海峡，

                我在这头，

                大陆在那头。

【注】感恩节期间，在外读书的学子回家度假四天，随即经纽瓦克车站返校。匆匆道别之后，我们顺道重访自由州立公园，廿多年经过“九·一一”的洗礼，哈德逊河两岸新泽西州与纽约市之间的风景线增添了不少人文色彩，譬如：空天纪念碑、世贸中心一号大厦等，显然比从前变得更加壮观。

Today in History(历史上的今天):

2011: Persuasive─Advertisements(劝说文—广告)

Thanksgiving Break (感恩节小憩 11-28-2021)

Liberty SP Walkway toward Exchange Place in Jersey City

(通往绿岛市交易广场的自由州立公园步道 11-22-2003)

Liberty SP Walkway toward Black Tom Island

(通往弹药岛的自由州立公园步道 11-28-2021)

New York Skyline over River Husdon

(勇将之士河上纽约天际线 11-22-2003)

New York Skyline over River Husdon

(勇将之士河上纽约天际线 10-15-2005)

New York Skyline Observation Deck

(纽约天际线瞭望台 11-28-2021)

Twin Towers of 7 WTC in the Background

(背景中世界贸易中心七号大厦·双塔 11-25-2000)

One WTC, the Main Bld of the Rebuilt WTC Complex in Lower Manhattan

(世贸中心一号大厦·曼哈顿下城重建的世贸中心大楼主楼)

Architectural Height of One WTC @ 1,776 ft/541.3 m

(世贸中心一号大厦·建筑高度1,776英尺/541.3米)

Liberty SP Playground (自由州立公园·儿童乐园 03-25-2007)

Pier 40 @ Hudson River Park (勇将之士河公园·40号码头)

Hudson Yards in the Distance (纽约勇将之士园区)

Statue of Liberty (自由女神 11-28-2021)

Common Reed (芦苇丛 11-28-2021)

Ellis Island & Lower Manhattan as seen from Liberty SP

(从自由州立公园远眺仁慈岛与多山岛下城)

Ellis Island Bridge (仁慈岛桥)

Abandoned Hospital on Ellis Island (仁慈岛·废弃的医院)

Contagious Infectious Disease Wards on Ellis Island

(仁慈岛·传染病隔离区)

Empty Sky Memorial w/ Remnants from the WTC in the Foreground

(空天纪念碑与前排经九一一袭击事件炸毁的世贸大厦残骸)

Twin Walls Empty Sky Memorial toward Ground Zero

(空天纪念碑·指向世贸大厦遗址的双墙)

Artist's Rendering between the Two Walls of Empty Sky

(空天纪念碑·两墙之间的艺术表现力)

A Gently Sloped Mound Anchored by a Granite Path of Empty Sky

(空天纪念碑·由花岗岩径锚定的缓坡石岗 11-28-2021)

Stele of Empty Sky (空天纪念碑·碑文)

Stele of Empty Sky (空天纪念碑·碑文)

Etched Name of Each of 746 Victims 

(蚀刻746位遇难者名单)

Remnants from the WTC by the September 11 Attacks

(经九一一袭击事件炸毁的世贸大厦残骸 11-28-2021)

A Remnant from the WTC w/ the Site of Abandoned Rail Facilities Built on Landfills in the Background

(世贸大厦残骸与其后建在杂物填埋场上的废弃铁路设施遗址)

Communipaw Terminal (通勤火车站大厦)

Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal in Use since 1864

(自1864年起开始使用的新泽西州中央铁路总站)

Goldman Sachs Tower (高盛集团大厦 11-28-2021)

Liberty Harbor (自由港)

Portside Towers Apartments (港口塔式公寓)

Liberty House Restaurant (自由之家餐厅)

Liberty SP Boat Launch in front of the Northern Trust

(自由州立公园游船码头与背后的北方信托公司 11-28-2021)

Liberation Monument (解放纪念碑)

Columbus Monument (鸽子纪念碑)

US Flag Plaza against Statue of liberty

(国旗广场与背面的自由女神雕像)

Brooklyn Bridge over the East River

(东河上布碌仑大桥)

Sailboat @ New York Harbor (停泊在纽约港的帆船)

Staten Island Ferry free between the New York City boroughs of Manhattan (Whitehall Terminal) and Staten Island (St George Terminal

(过往于纽约多山岛·白厅码头和州岛·农夫圣徒码头之间的免费州岛渡轮)

Caven Point in front of Half Moon Isle

(空心角与半月小岛)

Drop-Off to Catch Path @ Newark Penn Station

 (新方舟市车站·乘坐勇将之子河捷运通勤火车赶赴纽约)

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