2023-08-27 National Tug of War Day
【Ode to Newfoundland - National Anthem of Newfoundland (1907-1947)】 Governor Sir Cavendish Boyle (1849-1916) When sun rays crown thy pine-clad hills, And summer spreads her hand, When silvern voices tune thy rills, We love thee, smiling land.
When spreads thy cloak of shimmering white, At winter's stern command, Thro' shortened day, and starlit night, We love thee, frozen land.
When blinding storm gusts fret thy shore, And wild waves lash thy strand, Thro' spindrift swirl, and tempest roar, We love thee windswept land.
As loved our fathers, so we love, Where once they stood, we stand; Their prayer we raise to Heaven above, God guard thee, Newfoundland. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《新大陆颂》——新大陆国歌(1907—1947)】 总督“胆大·承诺”爵士(1849生—1916卒) 【徐惠民译】 当阳光照松林山峦, 当夏日张开臂弯, 小溪水声如银铃般, 我们爱你,微笑河山。
当皑皑白雪来铺满, 当冬季寒流进犯, 日短夜长星光夜晚, 我们爱你,冰冻河山。
当暴风雨袭击海岸, 当巨浪冲击沙滩, 浪花翻卷狂风嘶喊, 我们爱你,刮风河山。
我们爱你如爱祖先, 他们站过我们站, 他们的祷告传上天, 上帝保佑你,纽芬兰。 【注】1907年,纽芬兰(意译“新大陆”)曾是一个独立的国家,与新西兰、澳大利亚和加拿大一起被英国授予自治领地位,直到1949年加入加拿大联邦或者说被加拿大收编,难怪迄今仍有很多老字辈铁粉认为自己是英国佬而非加拿大汉。2001年,它由新大陆改为新大陆与大地(Newfoundland and Labrador),更加强化了“新大陆”寓意,不管神慈圣徒是首都还是省会,始终被视为北美洲最东端的城池(不包括格陵兰“绿地”岛)。
Today in History(历史上的今天): 2021: A Wandering Life in Seaport NYC(浪迹纽约海港区) 2021: A Flyaway Kite on NYU Move-in Day(纽约大学入住日—放飞的风筝) 2016: Montgomery County Youth Field Day(2016年巨人山郡青少年野营日)
2015: Beijing—Temple of Heaven, China(北京天坛) 2014: Guanghua Chinese School Camp─Origami(光华夏令营折纸) St. John's Downtown for North America's Most Easterly City (Excluding Greenland)
(除绿地岛外北美洲最东的城市·神慈圣徒市中心 08-27-2023) Queen's Battery Barracks Overlooking & Protecting the Harbor (位于港口上方的女王炮台兵营·曾用来保护港口) Cabot Tower (1898) to commemorate the 400th anniversary of John Cabot's landing in NL, & Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee on Signal Hill (1898年信号山上建造的航海塔·纪念神慈·航海登上新大陆400周年和胜利女王登基60年大庆)
Newfoundland & Labrador Dog Statues @ Harbourside Park (海滨公园·雕塑《新大陆狗》) Directional Signs on Signal Hill (信号山·方向标) South Head of Avalon Peninsula's NE Coast (苹果半岛东北海岸·南部 08-27-2023)
Fort Amherst w/a man-made harbor, a Lighthouse, & remains of gun emplacements built during WWII to defend against German U-boats (榆木堡、人工港口、灯塔和二战期间为防御德国潜艇而建造的炮台遗迹 08-27-2023) South Side Parking Lot (南停船场 08-27-2023) The Narrows, Threading the Eye of the Needle, the Only Passage from the Atlantic Ocean to St. John's Harbour (穿针引线的隘口·从大西洋到神慈圣徒港的唯一通道 08-27-2023) Original Lighthouse (1836) @ Cape Spear (矛角·建于1836年的原始灯塔) Current Lighthouse (1955) on Cape Spear (矛角·1955年建造、沿用至今的灯塔 08-27-2023) Sugarloaf Path w/ Gibbett Hill Formation, Ediacaran Unit Cropping out in Eastern NL Representing a Delta-Top Setting (糖块小径·出现在新大陆省东部绞刑架山地层泉水单元,展示三角洲顶部特征 08-27-2023)
Jelly Bean Row on the Hilly Terrain & Steep Maze of Residential Streets Typically Painted in Bright Colors (丘陵坡道上果糖排楼和陡峭迷宫上民居街道·通常涂上艳丽的外漆 08-27-2023) Quidi Vidi Brewery, Home to the Famous Iceberg Beer (裂口啤酒厂·著名冰山啤酒的故乡) Water Street, Notable for Its Boutiques & Restaurants (水街·主打精品店和餐厅) The Rooms of the Cultural Facility over the Harbor (海港上的艺术馆) The Rooms of the Cultural Facility vs Confederation Bldg, Home to the NL House of Assembly (艺术馆与新大陆议会所在地的联邦大厦) St. Thomas' Church, the Oldest Church w/ a Timber Frame in the Gothic Revival Style (1836) (双圣徒教堂·建于1836年最古老的哥特复兴式木结构教堂) Basilica-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Dominating the Skyline of the City (主宰全城天际线的施洗者神慈圣徒大教堂) Basilica-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (1855) in Lombard Romanesque (施洗者约翰圣徒大教堂·建于1855年,长胡子罗马式风格)
Our Lady of Mercy Convent and Chapel (1857) (仁慈圣母修道院和礼拜堂·建于1857年) Gower Street United Church, Home to the oldest United Church congregation in St. John's (1896) (纯粹街联合教堂·建于1896年全市最古老的联合教堂)
Natl War Memorial (国家战争纪念碑) South Façade of the St. John's Court House (1729) (最高法院大楼南侧·建于1729年) City Hall (市府大楼)
Colonial Bldg, Home to the Newfoundland Government & the House of Assembly from 1850 to 1959 (殖民大厦·1850年—1959年间新大陆政府和议会大厦所在地) Mary Brown's Centre, an Indoor Arena & Entertainment Venue (“爱戴·棕发”中心·室内体育馆和娱乐场所)
Dept of Natl Defence (Formerly US Military Base) (国防部·原美国军事基地) Memorial Univ of Newfoundland (新大陆纪念大学) Jellybean Houses @ Quidi Vidi (裂口区果糖楼房) Irving Fuel Terminal @ the Harbor (港口·绿水燃料码头) St John's Bay Formed by a Shallow Indentation (锯齿状神慈圣徒湾) Fishing Boats @ St John's Bay (神慈圣徒湾渔船) Crosslink(相关博文): Canada(出游加拿大) |