2022-12-17 Wright Brothers Day

【Esthétique du Mal·VI (1945)】

Wallace Stevens (1879—1955)

       The sun, in clownish yellow, but not a clown,

       Brings the day to perfection and then fails. He dwells

       In a consummate prime, yet still desires

       A further consummation. For the lunar month

       He makes the tenderest research, intent

       On a transmutation which, when seen, appears

       To be askew. And space is filled with his

       Rejected years. A big bird pecks at him

       For food. The big bird's boney appetite

       Is as insatiable as the sun's. The bird

       rose from an imperfection of its own

       To feed on the yellow bloom of the yellow fruit

       Dropped down from turquoise leaves. In the landscape of

       The sun, its grossest appetite becomes less gross,

       Yet, when corrected, has its curious lapses,

       Its glitters, its divinations of serene

       Indulgence out of all celestial sight.

       The sun is the country wherever he is. The bird

       In the brightest landscape downwardly revolves

       Disdaining each astringent ripening,

       Evading the point of redness, not content

       To repose in an hour or season or long era

       Of the country colors crowding against it, since

       The yellow grassman's mind is still immense,

       Still promises perfections cast away.

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【《恶之美学·之六》(1945年)】

异乡人·史蒂文斯(1879生—1955卒)

【红霞译】

             太阳，有着小丑的黄色，又不是小丑，

             每天尝试完美却反遭失败。他生活在

             极致的鼎盛岁月，仍然渴望

             进一步的完善。针对朔望月

             他开始做最细致的研究，专心搞

             转形，当看过去时，似乎是

             歪斜的变化。到处充满

             被否定的时代。一只大鸟把他

             当成食物来啄。大鸟的骨感欲望

             和太阳一样贪得无厌。这只鸟

             从自身的不足中崛起

             吃得黄色花果

             从青绿色叶子飘落下来。美化的

             太阳，让粗暴的欲望变得没那么厌恶，

             然而，纠正的时候，出现奇怪的失误，

             光芒闪烁，清澈的占卦问卜

             沉溺于天象之外。

             有他在，太阳就是家园。这只鸟

             沿着最亮丽的风景线向下盘旋

             忽略每个苦涩的成熟，

             避开红色果实，并非满足

             停留一个小时或一个季节或一个漫长时代

             对应的家园色彩，因为

             黄草人的心胸依旧浩瀚，

             仍然承诺无法实现的完美。

【注】这首诗歌描述追求不可能完美的的大鸟所具有的探索精神。

团队建设(简称“团建”)由来已久，常用来增强成员之间社会关系和提高团队凝聚力。团建的形式多样，我参加过的活动就有携手做点心、一起和面擀面条烘披萨、相互促膝谈心、共同搓饭唠嗑、集结各路群英传授经验、赌场玩老虎机扑克牌、等等。

Today in History(历史上的今天):

2017：Higher Education Shouldn't Be Free(评论—高等教育不该免费)

2014: Andrea Bocelli Concert, NYC(纽约市男子汉·波切利音乐会)

2014: A Life in NYC-2(浪迹纽约之二)

2014: A Life in NYC-1(浪迹纽约之一)

2013: Hindu in Mangalore, India(印度黎明城印度教寺庙)

2012: Easter Island—Navel of the World, CHL(智利复活节岛—地球的肚脐)

2009: 新西兰天籁之声(Sounds of Heaven, NZ)

Medical Scientists in English Literature Minor in NYC

(纽约·辅修英美文学的医学工作者 12-22-1995)

Celebration of NIH Grant in NYC

(纽约·庆祝获取美国国立卫生研究院经费 05-28-1996)

Cancer Biology & Genetics Program Build in NYC

(纽约·癌症生物学与遗传学梯队 10-16-1997)

Breakfast Retreat in NYC

(纽约·早餐退休会 08-07-1998)

Taiwanese Association @ Royal Seafood Restaurant

(金凤轩海鲜酒家·台湾同乡会 02-28-1999)

Otitis Media Summit @ Gateway Clipper Fleet

(门户快速帆船舰队·中耳炎会坛 10-19-2022)

Summer Gataway @ Dakin House

(耶和华所爱之家·避暑 06-07-2001)

Goldman Sachs Buds for Investment Management

(高盛集团投资管理中坚 06-07-2001)

Aiden's 100^th-Day Agenda

(儿歌第100天例会 04-26-2003)

The Disintegration of Infectious Dept @ Fuji Japanese

(富士日本料理·传染病系解体 04-02-2004)

Microbial Vaccines @ Poolside

(池边微生物疫苗 08-27-2005)

Cookie Decorating @ PS2

(托儿所·点缀桃酥 02-17-2006)

Reading along @ Preschool

(学前小班·一起阅读 04-13-2007)

How Do You Say Hello @ Kindergarten's Cultural Night

(学前班文化之夜·如何打招呼 10-28-2008)

Melting Pot @ KG Commencement

(学前班毕业典礼·身着全班同学照的T-衫 06-12-2009)

G1B Picnic (一年级B班野餐 05-22-2010)

Scrap @ Pennypack Farm

(深水农场·春耕 05-06-2011)

Vaccines R & D @ Peace Valley Park

(和平谷公园·疫苗研发团队 06-27-2012)

Stony Creek Clean-up (石溪清污 04-22-2013)

Annual CMC Christmas Party @ Valley Forge Convention Ctr 

(锻造谷会展中心·年度圣诞盛会 12-19-2014)

Biological Annual Party @ River Crest Golf Club

(河峰高尔夫俱乐部·生物年会 12-18-2015)

Teacher Appreciation Banquet @ Lai Lai Garden

(来来花园·谢师宴 02-28-2016)

GHCS Commencement & Award Ceremonies

(光华中文学校毕业与颁奖典礼 06-12-2016)

March Madness @ GSK

(葛兰素·疯狂三月 03-28-2017)

GHCS Commencement & Award Ceremonies

(光华中文学校毕业与颁奖典礼 06-04-2017)

Workshop @ Kumo Asian Bistro 

(云彩东方风味餐厅·研讨会 12-08-2018)

Cannoli Making @ Normandy Farm

(北方人农场·奶油煎饼卷 09-19-2019)

The Pandemic Summer @ Peace Valley Park 

(和平谷公园·新冠疫情暑假 08-02-2020)

GHCS Commencement @ Peace Valley Park

(光华中文学校毕业典礼 05-23-2021)

Team Build @ Volcano Hot Pot

(火山麻辣锅·团建 12-17-2022)

Team Build @ Volcano Hot Pot

(火山麻辣锅·团建 12-17-2022)

Team Build @ Volcano Hot Pot

(火山麻辣锅·团建 12-17-2022)

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