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. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《新大陸頌》——新大陸國歌(1907—1947)】 總督“膽大·承諾”爵士(1849生—1916卒) 【徐惠民譯】 當陽光照松林山巒, 當夏日張開臂彎, 小溪水聲如銀鈴般, 我們愛你,微笑河山。
當皚皚白雪來鋪滿, 當冬季寒流進犯, 日短夜長星光夜晚, 我們愛你,冰凍河山。
當暴風雨襲擊海岸, 當巨浪衝擊沙灘, 浪花翻卷狂風嘶喊, 我們愛你,颳風河山。
我們愛你如愛祖先, 他們站過我們站, 他們的禱告傳上天, 上帝保佑你,紐芬蘭。 【注】1907年,紐芬蘭“新大陸”曾是一個獨立的國家,與新西蘭、澳大利亞和加拿大一起被英國授予自治領地位,直到1949年加入加拿大聯邦或者說被加拿大收編,難怪迄今仍有很多老字輩鐵粉認為自己是英國佬而非加拿大漢。2001年,它由紐芬蘭改為紐芬蘭和拉布拉多“土地”(Newfoundland and Labrador),更加強化了“新大陸”寓意,不管聖約翰“神慈”城是首都還是省會,始終被視為北美洲最東端的城池(不包括格陵蘭“綠地”島)。
Today in History(歷史上的今天): 2021: A Wandering Life in Seaport NYC(浪跡紐約海港區) 2021: A Flyaway Kite on NYU Move-in Day(紐約大學入住日—放飛的風箏) 2016: Montgomery County Youth Field Day(2016年巨人山郡青少年野營日)
2015: Beijing—Temple of Heaven, China(北京天壇) 2014: Guanghua Chinese School Camp─Origami(光華夏令營摺紙) St. John's Downtown for North America's Most Easterly City (Excluding Greenland)
(除綠地島外北美洲最東的城市·聖約翰市中心 08-27-2023) Queen's Battery Barracks Overlooking & Protecting the Harbor
(位於港口上方的女王炮台兵營·曾用來保護港口) Cabot Tower (1898) to commemorate the 400th anniversary of John Cabot's landing in NL, & Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee on Signal Hill
(1898年信號山上建造的卡伯特塔——紀念約翰·卡伯特“神慈·海角”登上紐芬蘭400周年和勝利女王登基60年大慶)
Statue of Newfoundland & Labrador Dogs @ Harbourside Park
(海濱公園·雕塑《紐芬蘭狗和拉布拉多狗》) 
Directional Signs on Signal Hill (信號山·方向標) South Head of the Avalon Peninsula's NE Coast
(阿瓦隆“蘋果”半島東北海岸·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
(阿默斯特“溪邊者”堡、人工港口、燈塔和二戰期間為防禦德國潛艇而建造的炮台遺蹟 08-27-2023) South Side Parking Lot (南停船場 08-27-2023)
The Narrows, Threading the Eye of the Needle, the Only Passage from the Atlantic Ocean to St. John's Harbour
(穿針引線的隘口·從大西洋到神慈聖徒港的唯一通道 08-27-2023) Original Lighthouse (1836) @ Cape Spear
(斯皮爾“希望”角·建於1836年的原始燈塔) Current Lighthouse (1955) on Cape Spear
(斯皮爾角·1955年建造、沿用至今的燈塔 08-27-2023) Sugarloaf Path w/ Gibbett Hill Formation, Ediacaran Unit Cropping out in Eastern NL, Representing a Delta-Top Setting
(甜麵包山徑·出現在紐芬蘭省東部絞刑架山地層泉水單元,展示三角洲頂部特徵 08-27-2023)
Jelly Bean Row on the Hilly Terrain & Steep Maze of Residential Streets, Typically Painted in Bright Colors
(果凍豆街·丘陵坡道上果糖排樓和陡峭迷宮上民居街道,通常塗上艷麗的外漆 08-27-2023) Quidi Vidi Brewery, Home to the Famous Iceberg Beer
(基迪維迪“分裂之地”啤酒廠·著名冰山啤酒的故鄉) Water Street, Notable for Its Boutiques & Restaurants
(水街·主打精品店和餐廳) The Rooms of the Cultural Facility over the Harbor
(海港上的文化設施大樓) The Rooms of the Cultural Facility vs Confederation Bldg, Home to the NL House of Assembly
(文化設施大樓與紐芬蘭議會所在地的聯邦大廈) St. Thomas' Church, the Oldest Church w/ a Timber Frame in the Gothic Revival Style (1836)
(聖托馬斯“雙”教堂·建於1836年最古老的哥特復興式木結構教堂) Basilica-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Dominating the Skyline of the City
(主宰全城天際線的聖約翰洗者大教堂) Basilica-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (1855) in Lombard Romanesque
(聖約翰洗者大教堂·建於1855年,長鬍子羅馬式風格) 
Our Lady of Mercy Convent and Chapel (1857) (仁慈聖母修道院和禮拜堂·建於1857年) Gower Street United Church, Home to the oldest United Church congregation in St. John's (1896)
(高爾“純潔”街聯合教堂·建於1896年全市最古老的聯合教堂)

Natl War Memorial (國家戰爭紀念碑) South Façade of the St. John's Court House (1729)
(最高法院大樓南側·建於1729年) City Hall (市府大樓)
Colonial Bldg, Home to the Newfoundland Government & the House of Assembly from 1850 to 1959
(殖民大廈·1850年—1959年間紐芬蘭政府和議會大廈所在地) Mary Brown's Centre, an Indoor Arena & Entertainment Venue
(瑪麗·布朗“愛戴·棕發”中心——室內體育館和娛樂場所)
Dept of Natl Defence (Formerly US Military Base)
(國防部·原美國軍事基地) Memorial Univ of Newfoundland (紐芬蘭紀念大學)
Jellybean Houses @ Quidi Vidi (基迪維迪區·果凍豆樓房)
Irving Fuel Terminal @ the Harbor
(位於海港的歐文“綠水”燃料碼頭) St John's Bay Formed by a Shallow Indentation
(鋸齒狀聖約翰灣) Sea Birds Alured by the Fishing Boats @ St John's Bay
(聖約翰灣·給予漁船的海鳥) Crosslink(相關博文): Canada(出遊加拿大) |