2022-04-13 National Scrabble Day
【The Man with the Blue Guitar·XIV (1937)】 Wallace Stevens (1879—1955) First one beam, then another, then A thousand are radiant in the sky.
Each is both star and orb; and day Is the riches of their atmosphere.
The sea appends its tattery hues. The shores are banks of muffling mist.
One says a German chandelier— A candle is enough to light the world.
It makes it clear. Even at noon It glistens in essential dark.
At night, it lights the fruit and wine, The book and bread, things as they are,
In a chiaroscuro where One sits and plays the blue guitar. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《弹蓝色吉他的人》之十四(1937年)】 异乡人•史蒂文斯(1879生—1955卒) 【红霞译】 一道，又一道，接着 千道光束划破长空。
各自都是日月星斗；而白昼 天地万象最耀眼的那个。
大海挥洒陈旧的色调。 岸边泛起朦胧的雾霭。
俗话说一盏德国水晶吊灯—— 一支蜡烛足以照亮世界。
此语惊醒梦中人。 即使日正当午 依旧像黑夜闪耀。
每到夜色弥漫，它让水果鲜亮美酒幻彩， 书籍与面包，事物的本来样子，
明暗对比反衬出 坐着弹蓝色吉他的人。 【注】按宾州人口排名、紧步费城(5.7百万)和匹兹堡(1.7百万)两大都市后尘、列居第三位的伯爵城(77万)被誉为第一座抵抗英国殖民者并最终导致美国独立战争的城市；南北交兵期间，为避免让英国军队掠去铸造大炮，著名的自由钟(当时称为宾州议会大厦钟)就是从首都费城秘密转移到位于市中心高地德国人福音归正教堂(High German Evangelical Reformed Church)地下室严加保护的。之后，“这是暴君的下场”("Sic semper tyrannis" in Latin or "thus always to tyrants" in English)便成了伯爵城座右铭。 18世纪伯爵城成立初期，德国移民占据主导力量，尽管英文为官方语言，但德语极为盛行，由于两种语言“v”、“g"等发音不同，很多双关语应运而生，最为著名的俗语有： The pie is all. (all gone) “馅饼就是一切”(一切都结束了) It wonders (mystifies) me.“我很好奇(困惑)” 19后期—20世纪中叶鼎盛时期，伯爵城不仅成为全国钢铁和铁路行业的领军都市，而且还大力发展啤酒酿造产业，直到第一次世界大战后当地粘土被认定特别适于生产建筑用砖和耐火砖，才开始拓展砖业，砖成为第一批通过铁路运出伯爵城地区的产品，进而行销全国。食品加工、商业屠宰等也始于伯爵城；随着工业化广泛推广，伯爵城还是主要的银行和金融中心。凭借自身诸多辅助生产链，丝绸发展成该市最大的产业，并一直保持到20世纪后期；世界上第一台晶体管在伯爵城西部电气工厂开始生产；到20世纪中期，阿伦敦已成为继费城和纽约市之后主要零售和娱乐中心。 20世纪末锈带(Rust Bell)时期，由于伯爵城不断增加税收和限制扩大城市范围而导致婴儿潮一代外流；同时，美国东北部制造业开始遭受去工业化的冲击，许多位于该地的企业关闭或迁离，高薪工业工作逐渐被低薪服务业工作取代。 21世纪修整期，伯爵城试图重振服务业和制造业雄风。 目前，伯爵城主要有以下15处文化遗产被列入《国家史迹名录》(Natl. Register of Historic Places)： 1. 高贵·郡长大桥(Albertus Meyers Bridge, 1912-1913) 2. 伯爵城共济会(Allentown Masonic Temple, 1925) 3. 伯爵城国家银行大厦/现为中心广场公寓(Allentown Natl Bank Bldg, now Center Square Apartments, 1905) 4. 统领酒店(Americus Hotel, 1926) 5. 高地德国人福音归正教堂/现为天国教堂(High German Evangelical Reformed Church,now Zion's Church, 1762) 6. 自由钟博物馆(Liberty Bell Museum, 1762) 7. 品牌酒店(Hotel Sterling,1890) 8. 老河汊郡法院(Old Lehigh County Courthouse, 1814-1819) 9. 关卡—圣洁公司/现为主权大厦(Zollinger-Harned Company, now Sovereign Bldg, 1926) 10. 果园廊桥(Bogert Covered Bridge, 1841) 11. 一角硬币储蓄与信托公司(Dime Savings and Trust Company, 1925) 12. 失误—红色之家(Gauff-Roth House, 1880) 13. 河汊运河(Lehigh Canal, 1829) 14. 新农庄啤酒厂(Neuweiler Brewery, 1911) 15. 鲑鱼屋(Trout Hall, 1768)
Today in History(历史上的今天): 2022: West Park HD in Allentown, PA(宾州伯爵城西园历史街区) 2022: Lehigh Parkway in Allentown, PA(伯爵城·河汊公园林荫道) 2021: Why NYU?(为何选择纽约大学?) 2018: Third Marking Period of Ninth Grade(高一第三学制) 2014: 光华六年级B班演讲比赛─我的理想(2014 G6B Speech Contest—My Dream)
Soldiers & Sailors Monument (1899) (1899年《士兵水手纪念碑》04-13-2022)  Soldiers & Sailors Monument to honor American Civil War veterans from the 47th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers
(《士兵水手纪念碑》纪念美国南北战争退伍军人宾州第47团志愿者) 
Goddess of Liberty of Soldiers & Sailors Monument (《士兵水手纪念碑》自由女神) 
Allentown Natl. Bank Bldg. (now Center Square Apartments_ 1905), Steel Frame & Masonry-Clad Structure in the Beaux-Arts Style the Last Commercial Structure Downtown Built in the CBD (1905年伯爵城国家银行大厦(现为中央广场公寓)·学院派建筑风格的钢框架和砖石结构是1920年前中央商务区建造的最后一座保持原始状态的建筑) 
Dime Savings and Trust Company (1925) w/ Base Sheathed in Limestone, the Distinctive Brick & Limestone Attic Level Reflective of the Art Deco Style w/ 200-room Marriott Renaissance Hotel (1925年一角硬币储蓄与信托公司·由石灰岩底座、特有的红砖石灰岩顶楼组成、颇具装饰艺术风格的建筑，现为拥有200间客房的万豪文艺复兴酒店)  ArtsWalk Gateway
(艺术作品步行街·大门 04-13-2022)  Pedestrian-only ArtsWalk (艺术作品步行街 04-13-2022)
 Blended by Bru Daddy's @ ArtsWalk
(艺术作品步行街·爷们酒馆)  Inspiring Public Art & Murals (鼓舞人心的公共艺术和壁画)
 Artswalk Pocket Park (艺术作品步行街·袖珍公园)
 The Market w/ 9 Bays for Local & Regional Food Merchants Offering High-Quality, Fast-Casual Food & Drink
(市场·内含9个湾区，食材来自当地和附近地区，提供高质快餐休闲食品和饮料 04-13-2022) 
Vault 634 or Lehigh Valley Trust Bldg, 1886) (第634号金库·原为1886年建造的河汊谷信托大厦) 
Vault 634 w/ Authentic Hess Crystal Chandeliers (第634号金库·真正的德国月球陨石坑水晶吊灯)  Vault 634 w/ Countless Luxuries
(第634号金库·尽显奢华) 
Vault 634 w/ the Stained-Glass Ceiling (第634号金库·彩绘玻璃天花板)  Vault 634 w/ Signature Vault Bar
(第634号金库·招牌金库酒吧)  Vault 634 w/ Intimate Downstairs Speakeasy
(第634号金库·私密地下酒吧)  Zollinger-Harned Company Bldg. (now Sovereign Bldg. 1925-1926)
(1925-1926年关卡—圣洁公司/现为主权大厦) 
Americus Hotel (1926) (1926年统领酒店)  Americus Hotel w/ Buff-Colored Brick, Curved Romanesque Arches & Romantic if Somewhat Superfluous Balconies to echo Coolidge-era America's passion for the exotic world of old Spain
(统领酒店·浅黄色砖、弯曲形罗马式拱门与过于追求浪漫的阳台，与殖民学院时代美国对古代西班牙异国热情遥相呼应)  Americus Hotel w/ a History of Classic 1920s Jazz-Age Hotel
(统领酒店·1920年代经典爵士时代酒店历史)  Americus Hotel Lobby (统领酒店·大厅 04-13-2022)
 Breinig & Bachman Bldg (1894), Numerous Archedwindows
(1894年魅力与溪人大厦·众多拱形窗户)  Façade of Breinig & Bachman Bldg
(魅力与溪人大厦·正门)  Breinig & Bachman Bldg, Circular Terra Cotta Plaques Featuring the Heads of Various Farm Animals Built into the Brickwork of the Bldg between the 4th & 5th Fl
(魅力与溪人大厦·圆形陶瓦匾牌，4楼和5楼砖墙之间镶嵌各种农场动物头像)  Kramer Bldg @ 544 Hamilton St. Built in the 1880s & Row House 542 Hamilton St. Built in 1894
(平顶山544号1880年代小商贩大厦与平顶山542号1894年排楼) 
High German Evangelical Reformed Church,now Zion's Church (1762) (1762年高地德国人福音归正教堂/现为天国教堂)  Liberty Bell Museum Commemorating the Location of the Liberty Bell's Hiding in 1777 Located inside High German Evangelical Reformed Church
(高地德国人福音归正教堂内自由钟博物馆·纪念1777年自由钟藏身之处)  Federal Courthouse (1995) (1995年造的联邦法院)
 Vietnam War Memorial @ Federal Courthouse
(联邦法院·越战纪念碑)  In Honor of Those Who Served @ Federal Courthouse
(联邦法院·向服役人士致敬)  The Plaque of Federal Courthouse (联邦法院·匾牌)
 Old Lehigh County Courthouse (1814-1819) w/ a Hipped Roof in Italianate & Beaux-Arts Style
(1814—1819老河汊郡法院·意大利式和学院派风格的斜脊屋顶)
 Courtroom @ Old Lehigh County Courthouse
(老河汊郡法院·审判室) 
Historical Marker of Old Lehigh County Courthouse (老河汊郡法院·历史标牌)  Lehigh County Courthouse (1962-1965)
(1962—1965年建造的新河汊郡法院)  In Honor of Women Veterans of Lehigh County Who Served in the Military of the USA @ Lehigh County Courthouse
(河汊郡法院·向在美国军队服役的河汊郡女退伍军人致敬)  City Hall Built in 1962 (1962年建造的市府大楼)
 United States Postal Service in Art Deco (1933-1934)
(1933—1934年建造的联邦邮局)  St. John's Lutheran Church (1855)
(仁慈使徒基督新教教堂 04-13-2022)  
Bell Tower (L) & Main Entrance (R) of St. John's Lutheran Church (仁慈使徒基督新教教堂·左边为钟楼，右边为主门)  Center of Excellence @ Treatment Trends, Inc
(治愈走势公司·卓越解毒中心) 
Halfway Home of the LV (河汊谷戒毒之家)  Allentown Police Department (伯爵城警察局)
 Linden Street Bridge (1884) over Jordan Creek
(下行溪上1884年建造的菩提树街大桥)  Jordan Creek (下行溪)
 Allentown Station (Central Railroad of New Jersey, 1888–1889) & Closed in 1967 w/ the Cessation of CNJ Passenger Service
(1888-1889年建造的新泽西州中央铁路线老阿伦敦站，1967年因新泽西州中央铁路客运服务停止而关闭)  Exit of Allentown Station (老阿伦敦站·出口处)
 Old Train Compartments @ Allentown Station
(老阿伦敦站·旧车厢) 
Hotel Sterling (1890), Victorian-Era Hotel Built in the Romanesque Revival Style w Queen Anne and Eastlake Influences along 3 Bays Wide, w/ a Gabled Parapet @ the Middle Bay (1890年品牌酒店·维多利亚时代建造的罗马复兴风格酒店，3个安妮女王和东湖式海湾，中湾带山墙护栏)  DejaVu Night Club–Tirso Lighting @ Hotel Sterling
(品牌酒店·似曾相识夜总会百里香灯光) 
VIP Room Lounge (贵宾休息室餐厅) 
Patricia & Joseph V. Topper Sr. Worship and Learning Ctr. (贵族与老神赐·礼拜辅导中心)  Gauff-Roth House (1880)in Victorian Featuring a Wraparound Porch，3-floor Balcony， a Polygonal Turret，& a Hipped Roof w/ Multiple Gables & Dormers
(1880年失误—红色之家·胜利女王时代风格，设有环绕式门廊、3层阳台、多边形炮塔和带多个山墙和天窗的斜脊屋顶 04-13-2022)  Allentown Masonic Temple w/ Elaborate Stone & Terra Cotta Trim, 4 Large and Imposing Fluted Composite Columns at the Main Entrance
((伯爵城共济会·精致石材和赤土陶瓦装饰，主门入口处有四根气势磅礴的大型凹槽复合柱))  Neuweiler Brewery (1911-1913) w/ a Copper Hipped Roof & Cupolain
(1911—1913建造的新农庄啤酒厂·带有铜制屋顶和小穹顶)  Trout Hall Built as a Summer Home by James Allen, the 3rd Son of William Allen, Founder of Allentown in the Georgian Style
(鲑鱼屋——替代者·伯爵自建的避暑别墅，乔治亚风格的伯爵镇创始人勇士·伯爵的第三个儿子)  Albertus L. Meyers Bridge (1913), One of the Earliest Surviving Examples of Monumental, Reinforced Concrete Construction in 17 Spans Consisting of 9 Open-Spandrel Concrete Deck Arch Spans
(1913年建造的高贵·郡长大桥——由9个开放式拱肩混凝土桥面拱跨组成的 17 个跨度中最早幸存的巨大钢筋混凝土建筑实例)  Junk Yard under Albertus L. Meyers Bridge
(高贵·郡长大桥下废车场)  PA Power & Light Bldg by Albertus L. Meyers Bridge
(高贵·郡长大桥旁宾夕法尼亚电力照明大楼) 
Lehigh Canal (河汊运河)  Allentown IIlustrations (伯爵城插图)
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