2023-01-01 New Year's Day

【Esthétique du Mal·XI (1945)】

Wallace Stevens (1879—1955)

        Life is a bitter aspic. We are not

        At the centre of a diamond. At dawn,

        The paratroopers fall and as they fall

        They mow the lawn. A vessel sinks in waves

        Of people, as big-bell billows from its bell

        Bell-bellow in the village steeple. Violets,

        Great tufts, spring up from buried houses

        Of poor, dishonest people, for whom the steeple,

        Long since, rang out farewell, farewell, farewell.

        Natives of poverty, children of malheur,

        The gaiety of language is our seigneur.

        A man of bitter appetite despises

        A well-made scene in which paratroopers

        Select adieux; and he despises this:

        A ship that rolls on a confected ocean,

        The weather pink, the wind in motion; and this:

        A steeple that tip-tops the classic sun's

        Arrangements; and the violets' exhumo.

        The tongue caresses these exacerbations.

        They press it as epicure, distinguishing

        Themselves from its essential savor,

        Like hunger that feeds on its own hungriness.

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【《恶之美学·之十一》(1945年)】

异乡人·史蒂文斯(1879生—1955卒)

【红霞译】

            生活是苦涩的肉冻。我们不是

            钻石的核心。黎明时分，

            伞兵由天飞下而拖曳的降落伞

            割着草坪。巨轮沉没于

            人潮当中，伴随着宏亮的钟声

            从村庄的尖塔传来。紫罗兰，

            花团锦簇，悄然绽放在

            可怜、奸猾之流的墓地上，尖塔向他们，

            早就发出了告别，再见吧，再见。

            贫穷的原住民，不幸的孩子们，

            欢乐的语言成为大家的主人。

            胃口苦涩者鄙视

            精心制作可为伞兵

            饯行的盛宴；他鄙视这个：

            船只在人造的海洋上行驶，

            粉红色的天气，飞舞的风儿；还有这个：

            尖顶最经典的太阳

            光芒；地上紫罗兰残英。

            舌头品尝着这些加剧的苦涩。

            他们把它逼成鉴赏家，试图将自己与

            它的本质味道区分开来，

            就像饥饿似的渴望。

【注】这首诗歌描述有苦涩胃口的人。

New Year's Day in History(历史上的今天):

2017: Longwood Organ Concert on NY Day(宾州长木花园元旦钟琴音乐会)

2014: New Year's Day on Mozambique Channel(莫桑比克海峡庆元旦)

2013: Puerto Madryn the Diving Capital, AR(阿根廷狐狸港—潜水之都)

2011: 拾金不昧(Lost Money Found)

2010: 澳洲仙企鹅游行(Fairy Penguin Parade, Australia)

2009: 孩子与我(Son & Me)

The 1^st New Year Celebration in the US 

(来美后过得第一个新年 01-01-1991)

NASA's Kennedy Space Center Launch Simulator, FL 

(佛州美国航空航天局·肯尼迪航天中心发射模拟器 01-01-1994)

Conjuncted Rivers of the Green and the Colorado in Canyonlands NP, UT

(犹他州峡谷区国家公园·绿河与红河交汇处 01-01-1995)

Pope John Paul II for a New Year's Eve greeting during his customary Sunday noon blessing from his apartment above St. Peter's Square, Vantican

(梵蒂冈——教皇“神赐·卑微”二世在其位于磐石使徒广场上方公寓窗前向赶来参加周日中午祝福仪式的信徒致以除夕问候 12-31-1995)

Sforza Castle in Milan, Italy

(意大利米兰·施压者广场 01-01-1996)

Christmas Spectacular @ Radio City Music Hall, NYC

(纽约无线电城音乐厅·《圣诞奇观》01-01-1997)

Dufferin Islands Park in Allanburg, Canada

(加拿大漂亮堡·黑爵三世岛公园 01-01-1998)

The Cottage of Anne Hathaway, the wife of William Shakespeare in England

(英格兰莎士比亚妻子“优雅·荒径”的草屋 01-01-1999)

Tsukiji Fish Market in Tyoko, Japan

(日本东京·筑地鲜鱼市场 01-01-2000)

Washington Rock SP, NJ

(新州睿智农家岩石州立公园 01-10-2001)

Toddler-I @ Woodbridge Mall, NJ

(新州木桥镇购物中心·小幼儿生 01-01-2004)

Toddler-II @ US Natl Memorial Arch of Valley Forge Natl Historical Park, PA

(宾州锻造谷国家历史公园美国国家纪念拱门·大幼儿生 01-01-2005)

Preschool-I to Play Chinese Word Puzzles @ Home, PA

(宾州本家玩汉字拼字游戏·小幼童生 01-01-2006)

Pre-Kindergartener as Julie's Stop-by @ Home, PA

(宾州本家正漣道访·学前班预科生 01-01-2008)

Kindergartener w/ Nintendo Pals @ Bonnie-Dashi's House, PA

(宾州邦莉—达世新年聚会任天堂游戏群·学前班生 01-01-2009)

1^st Grader @ Fairy Penguin Parade on Phillip Island, Australia

(澳大利亚爱马岛仙企鹅返巢过夜·小学一年级生 01-01-2010)

2^nd Grader @ Mary-Wei's Party, PA

(宾州春燕—威的新年聚会·小学二年级生 01-01-2011)

3^rd Grader @ Game Circle of New Year's Party @ Home, PA

(宾州本家新年聚会游戏群·小学三年级生 01-01-2012)

4^th Grader @ Magellanic Penguins of Puerto Madryn, Argentina

(阿根廷狐狸岛南美企鹅·小学四年级生 01-01-2013)

5^th Grader En Route to Maputo over the Indian Ocean, Mozambique

(通往莫桑比克首都马普托的印度洋上·小学五年级生 01-01-2014)

6^th Grader @ Home Backyard on New Year Play Date, PA

(宾州本家后院新年玩耍·初一生 01-02-2015)

7^th Grader Meets White-tailed Deers @ Home Backyard, PA

(宾州本家后院与白尾鹿照面·初二生 01-01-2016)

8^th Grader @ Christmas Trees Conservatory of Longwood Gardens, PA

(宾州长木花园圣诞树温室·初三生 01-01-2017)

New Year Prayers @ China Grace Christian Church, PA

(宾州神州基督教堂·新年早祷 01-01-2018)

10^th Grader @ Christmas Trees Conservatory of Longwood Gardens, PA

(宾州长木花园圣诞树温室·高二生 01-01-2019)

11^th Grader @ Noodle 88 Chinese Restaurant Ahead of the Pandemic, PA

(宾州八八面馆新冠肺炎疫情前·高三生 01-01-2020)

Lake Galena @ Peace Valley Park during the Pandemic, PA

(宾州和平谷公园宁静湖·新冠肺炎疫情期间 01-01-2021)

Christmas Trees Conservatory @ Longwood Gardens, PA

(宾州长木花园·圣诞树温室 01-02-2022)

The Sophomore @ Volcano Hot Pot Post-Pandemic, PA

(宾州火山麻辣烫新冠肺炎疫情后·大二生 01-01-2023)

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