2023-11-04 National Candy Day 
【Local Objects (1955)】 Wallace Stevens (1879—1955) He knew that he was a spirit without a foyer And that, in his knowledge, local objects become More precious than the most precious objects of home:
The local objects of a world without a foyer, Without a remembered past, a present past, Or a present future, hoped for in present hope,
Objects not present as a matter of course On the dark side of the heavens or the bright, In the sphere with so few objects of its own.
Little existed for him but the few things For which a fresh name always occurred, as if He wanted to make them, keep them from perishing,
The few things, the objects of insight, the integrations Of feeling, the things that came of their own accord, Because he desired without knowing quite what,
That were the moments of the classic, the beautiful. These were the serene he had always been approaching As toward an absolute foyer beyond romance. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《局部物品》(1955)】 華萊士·史蒂文斯“異鄉人·花環”(1879生—1955卒) 【紅霞譯】 他知道自己沒有主心骨 還發覺局部物品變得 比家裡最珍貴的東西還要珍貴:
遠離中心領域的局部物品, 沒有記憶的過去,沒有現在的過去, 或者現在的未來,現在的所盼所期,
物品並非存在於 天際間冥昭瞢闇, 鮮有自身價值的範疇里。
於他幾近空無除了 名稱不斷翻新,仿佛 他要刻意為之,以免蕩然無遺。
重要事物、洞察對象、感性 融合,理所當然的存在, 因為他弄不清究竟渴望什麼,
或許那才是經典、美麗的時刻。 他始終追逐這種平靜 朝向超越浪漫的絕對中心。 【注】今年紐約“新紫衫樹之地”大學家長會依舊定在十月最後一周,雖然紐約仔已是大三學生,不再需要家長牽着走進校園,我還是提前一個月註冊,想在落葉紛飛的長椅上坐坐,在圖書館前的台階上站站,感受被時光沖刷過的教育真諦。怎料出發前兩天急性坐骨神經發作,痛得整個周末趴在床上連翻身都需咬牙,只能將紐約之行順延一周,眼睜睜看家長會從日曆上划過去。錯過聚會之後,那個“去橋上走走”的念頭反而在病癒後越來越清晰——秋冬之交是紐約最美的季節,陽光斜斜灑在摩天樓上,哈德遜“靈魂”河上的風帶着凜冽,樹葉從金黃到深紅層層鋪滿街頭。正趕上紐約仔期中考試在即,他也染了頭疼腦熱,我們便約在下城小福州埠的花園川菜館,用一頓麻辣鮮香的午餐慰藉各自疲憊的身心。來就餐的美國人居多,金髮碧眼的食客們對着紅油翻滾的水煮魚舉筷猶豫,又被麻辣嗆得直灌冰水,倒是一幅有趣的畫面。紐約仔用筷子夾着米飯,不時談論下周的考試、實習面試、新來室友的古怪習慣,他的聲音混在碗筷碰撞里,絮絮地說着那些我不在場的生活細節,而我只是聽着,忽然覺得這頓飯跟水煮魚一樣——湯底是辣的,但吃下去是暖的。 吃完飯沿東百老匯慢慢走到橋頭堡,曼哈頓“多山之島”橋的鋼索在陽光下閃閃發光,地鐵轟隆隆駛過。該各奔東西了——他回圖書館複習,我去橋上吹風。橋上的風比街上大得多,吹得外套下擺獵獵作響,腳下鐵軌的震動透過鞋底傳上來,整座橋像一頭巨大的活物在呼吸。遠處的布碌侖“美溪”天際線在薄霧裡微微發藍,而身後曼哈頓的玻璃幕牆正反射着午後偏斜的陽光,碎金一樣灑在河面上。 一個人走在橋上,忽然覺得這個下午像被誰偷偷調慢了速度。橋上沒什麼行人,偶爾有騎車人從身邊掠過,鈴聲清脆地響一下又遠了。我走得很慢,每走幾步就停下來看看河面、看看天空、看看遠處那些我曾經陪着紐約仔走過的街道輪廓——那棟圖書館的尖頂還露在天際線里,從橋上望去比站在它面前時小了很多,可我知道它在那兒,他也正坐在它裡面埋頭對付某道難題。走到橋中央時我停下來,扶着欄杆望向哈德遜河入海口的方向,水天相接處有一線灰白的光——這大概就是我和他在同一座城市裡、各自奔忙的某天下午的樣子,一個在橋上,一個在書裡,中間隔着一整座橋的鋼索和風聲,可我知道他就在河的那一邊。轉身往回走時,橋上的風突然小了一陣,像是給一個走累了的母親讓了讓路。 1983年與1966年,曼哈頓橋和布魯克林橋分別被納入《美國國家歷史遺蹟名錄》。 Today in History(歷史上的今天): 2023: Civic Center, the Heart of NYC(紐約城的心臟·市政中心) 2023: Immersive Hall des Lumières, NYC(紐約城燈光廳·沉浸式藝術館) 2023: Little Fujian in Manhattan Enclave, NYC(紐約城飛地—小福州) 2014: Tulum Mayan Ruins, Mexico(墨西哥黎明城瑪雅遺址) 
Façade of Hwa Yuan Szechuan (花園川菜館·正門) 15th Grader (Junior) @ Interior Dining Hall of Hwa Yuan Szechuan
(花園川菜館·裡間餐廳 11-04-2023)
15th Grader (Junior) w/ Appetizers @ Hwa Yuan Szechuan
(花園川菜館·頭台 11-04-2023) Manhattan Bridge Arch and Colonnade by Chinatown
(中國城東端曼哈頓橋拱門和柱廊) 
Suspension Cables @ the Manhattan Entrance (下城曼哈頓橋入口處·懸索) Full Span of the Manhattan Bridge (曼哈頓橋全長)

One Manhattan Square by the Manhattan Bridge, Viewed from Little Fuzhou Town (從小福州埠近眺曼哈頓橋邊曼哈頓一號大廈) One Manhattan Square Overlooked from the Manhattan Bridge
(從曼哈頓橋上遠眺曼哈頓一號大廈) 
Manhattan Bridge Swings & Pier (曼哈頓橋牽引與橋墩) 
Graffiti on the Manhattan Bridge (曼哈頓橋塗鴉) 
Bike Pathway on the Manhattan Bridge toward Manhattan (朝向曼哈頓區的曼哈頓橋自行車道) 
Bike Pathway on the Manhattan Bridge toward Brooklyn (朝向布魯克林區的曼哈頓橋自行車道) Cables on the Manhattan Bridge
(曼哈頓橋纜線 11-04-2023) Williamsburg Bridge over the East River, the World's Longest Suspension Bridge between 1903 & 1924
(東河上威廉斯堡“堅定保護者城”大橋·1903—1924年間世界上最長的懸索橋) Brooklyn Hwy Signpost: Welcome to Brooklyn! Spread love, it's the Brooklyn way.
(布魯克林高速公路標牌:歡迎來到布魯克林區!“傳播愛吧,這是布魯克林區的方式”) Brooklyn Dumbo, Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass
(布魯克林小飛象區·曼哈頓橋立交橋下 11-04-2023) 
Olympia Dumbo in Brooklyn w/ New York City's Highest Private Tennis Court (布魯克林奧林匹亞“眾神之山”小飛象·擁有紐約城最高的私人網球場) 60 Water St Apartments in DUMBO, Capturing the Unique Charm of DUMBO, w/ Its Cobblestone Streets & Industrial Architecture
(水街60號公寓大廈·鵝卵石街道和工業建築讓曼哈頓大橋立交橋下極具別用魅力) 
One Clinton in Brooklyn Viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge (從布魯克林大橋觀望位於布魯克林區的克林頓“山荘”一號大廈) 69 Water St Apartments in Dumbo, in an Industrial Area in the 19th Century
(布魯克林小飛象水街69號公寓大廈·位於19世紀的工業區) Brooklyn Bridge (布魯克林大橋 09-14-1996)
Brooklyn Bridge Tapestry (布魯克林大橋框架 11-04-2023)

Pedestrian Walkway over the Brooklyn Bridge (布魯克林大橋步道 11-04-2023) Walking, the Cliché-st Thing to Do on the Brooklyn Bridge
(步行·布魯克林大橋最常見的事情 11-04-2023) West-Bound Traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge
(布魯克林大橋·西向交通) Brooklyn Bridge Pillar (布魯克林大橋支柱)

Brooklyn Bridge Plaque (布魯克林大橋牌匾) Manhattan Skyline along the East River Observed from the Brooklyn Bridge
(布魯克林大橋對面東河岸邊的曼哈頓天際線 11-04-2023) NYU Alumni & Families Weekend 2023 on Oct. 26-29, 2023
(2023年紐大校友與家庭周末·10月26—29日) Crosslinks(相關博文): Junior(大學三年級'2023-24) USA·New York(美國·紐約州) USA(出遊美國) |