2023-12-08 National Brownie Day

【Forms of the Rock in a Night-Hymn (1954)】

Wallace Stevens (1879—1955)

         The rock is the gray particular of man's life,

         The stone from which he rises, up - and - ho,

         The step to the bleaker depths of his descents...

         The rock is the stern particular of the air,

         The mirror of the planets, one by one,

         But through man's eye, their silent rhapsodist,

         Turquoise the rock, at odious evening bright

         With redness that sticks fast to evil dreams;

         The difficult rightness of half-risen day.

         The rock is the habitation of the whole,

         Its strength and measure, that which is near, point A

         In a perspective that begins again

         At B: the origin of the mango's rind.

         It is the rock where tranquil must adduce

         Its tranquil self, the main of things, the mind,

         The starting point of the human and the end.

         That in which space itself is contained, the gate 

         To the enclosure, day, the things illumined

         By day, night and that which night illumines,

         Night and its midnight-minting fragrances,

         Night's hymn of the rock, as in a vivid sleep.

—— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • ——

【《夜歌中岩石的形态》(1954)】

异乡人·史蒂文斯(1879生—1955卒)

【红霞译】

            岩石呈人生的灰质特征，

            他从上面站起来的石头，嚯，

            通往无尽深渊的台阶……

            岩石呈空气的严肃特征，

            行星之镜，一颗接着一颗，

            但通过人的眼睛，沉默的狂诗家，

            岩石呈蓝绿色，在讨厌的夜晚

            明亮带着红色紧随恶梦；

            黎明时难以辨别。

            岩石是整个的居所，

            其力量和尺度都在附近，A点

            远景重新开始于

            B点：芒果皮的源头。

            岩石恰置必须唤起 

            宁静的地方，事物的主体，心灵，

            人类的起点和终点。

            包容着空间本身，通向

            紧闭的大门，白日，光明照亮的

            事物，夜晚及其黑暗笼罩的东西，

            深宵散发的芬芳，

            岩石的夜歌，一如在生动的睡眠里。

【注】“哥伦布公园在哪？”我手握定位失灵的谷歌导航，站在运河街与百老汇交道口，把目光投向眼前正热情指挥早高峰过往行人、看似印度裔的交通警身上。

“你找孙中山？”他会意地笑着问。

我喜出望外！按照活地图的指示，我不仅见着了中华民国的开国元勋，而且还遇到了春秋时期的孔老夫子，并重新走进了既熟悉又陌生位于曼哈顿下城的华埠及小意大利城。

最近离家较近的费城华埠开了一家连锁店——“江南”中餐馆，自称演绎出传统与创新融合的美食交响曲，对吴地一带江南菜系情有独钟的我来说，这次北上纽约正想领略“江南”大本营正宗的徐海、淮扬、金陵和苏帮等风味，哪怕浙菜或徽菜也成。不出所料地，“江南”中餐馆只是儒雅别号而非特色烹饪，它侧重的融合多于传统，譬如：北京烤鸭、四川水煮鱼、新疆孜然羊、广东白切鸡等非江南风味特色菜引领菜谱食潮流，归根结底“江南”中餐馆以市场需求为导向，谁叫正宗的苏菜响油鳝糊无法打动纽约仔的味蕾呢?

2010年，华埠与小意大利城被纳入《美国国家历史遗迹名录》。

Today in History(历史上的今天):

2023: The World Is A Commonwealth, NYC(纽约城中华公所·天下为公)

2023: Line of Phantasy in Chinatown, NYC(纽约城·唐人街虚拟线条)

2023: A Beacon for the Catholic Faithful, NYC(纽约城天主教的灯塔)

2023: Museum @ Eldridge Street, NYC(纽约埃尔德里奇街博物馆·犹太教堂)

2023: Biggest Chinese Catholic Church in US(全美最大的华人天主教堂)

2023: Mahayana Temple in the Great Vehicle, NYC(纽约大乘·佛教寺)

2023: Times Sq, the World Crossroads NYC(纽约时代广场·世界十字路口)

2023: Yuletide Merriment @ Mid-Town, NYC(纽约中城·圣诞喜乐)

2023: St. Bartholomew's Church, NYC(纽约圣巴塞洛缪教堂·圣公会)

2023: St. Patrick's Cathedral, Largest in US(纽约圣帕特里克大教堂)

2023: Christmas Tree @ Rockefeller Ctr NYC(纽约洛克菲勒中心·圣诞树)

2023: Dior's Carousel of Dreams, NYC(纽约城·金色梦想转盘)

2016: Argumentative─For the Flavor(议论文─利益)

2013: Top of the World, Dubai, UAE(阿联酋迪拜世界之巅)

2010: 自己的事自己做(DIY)

Columbus Park, Transformed Mulberry Bend from a 'Notorious Slum' to Improve the Quality of Life in the Neighborhood

(鸽子公园·将桑树弯从“臭名昭著的贫民窟”改造成附近公寓居民安居乐业的地方 12-08-2023)

Statue of Chinese Statesman Dr. Sun Yat-sen @ Columbus Park

(鸽子公园·中国政治家孙中山博士雕像)

Statue of Confucius, the Chinese Philosopher @ Confucius Plaza

(孔子广场·中国哲学家老夫子雕像)

Elizabeth St, Manhattan's Notorious 19^th Century Slum District

(伊丽莎白“神的承诺”街·曼哈顿“弓岛”臭名昭著的19世纪贫民窟)

Eastbank, Resembling a Chinese Pagoda Completed in 1983

(东岸大厦·建于1983年形似中国宝塔 04-08-1995)

Eastbank, the Former HQ of the Golden Pacific National Bank

(东岸大厦·原为金太平洋国民银行总部 11-04-2023)

On Leong Merchants Association, Tong Society Operating out of Its Territory at the Intersection of Canal St & Mott St Established in 1893

(安良工商总会·成立于1893年，位于运河街与树丛街交道口处)

HSBC, Former Citizens Savings Bank

(汇丰银行·前市民储蓄银行)

Manhattan Bridge Arch and Colonnade by Chinatown

(中国城东端曼哈顿“弓岛”桥拱门和柱廊)

15^th Grader (Junior) @ Jiang Nan in a Culinary Symphony of Flavors, Blending Tradition & Innovation

(江南食府演绎传统与创新融合的美食交响曲·大三生 12-08-2023)

Jiang Nan @ 103 Bowery St (农场街103号·江南食府)

15^th Grader (Junior) @ Old Bowery Savings Bank Capitale (1893), the Largest Bank in the US Based on Total Deposits in 1930

(大三生——建于1893年的原包厘“农场”街储蓄银行总部·1930年美国存款总额最大的银行 12-08-2023)

Capitale Ballroom w/ Corinthian Pilasters, Columns & a Pediment

(总部宴会厅·华美壁柱、柱子和山墙饰)

The Jr. @ Supreme, an Urban Streetwear Store Packed w/ Young People 

(深受年轻人喜爱的至尊店——城市街头服饰铺·大三生 12-08-2023)

Interior of Supreme (至尊店内观)

Little Italy, a Popular Backdrop for Films like The Godfather, Mean Streets, & Léon: The Professional

(小意大利社区·《教父》、《穷街陋巷》和《这个杀手不太冷》等电影的热门拍摄背景 09-28-1996)

7^th Grader @ Little Italy @ Mulberry Street, Historically a Major Destination for Italian Immigrants 

(桑树街·初二生 04-30-2016)

Little Italy, Formerly the City's Poorest Italian Neighborhood

(小意大利城·曾为全市最穷的意大利社区 12-08-2023)

Little Italy @ Mulberry St, Historically a Major Destination for Italian Immigrants 

(位于桑树街的小意大利城·意大利移民的主要聚集地)

Façade of Ferrara Bakery & Cafe @ Little Italy since 1892

(小意大利城·1892年开张的费拉拉“铁厂”烘培面包房与咖啡馆外观)

Interior of Ferrara Bakery & Cafe @ Little Italy

(小意大利城·烘培面包房与咖啡馆内观 12-08-2023)

Pastry of Ferrara Bakery & Cafe @ Little Italy

(小意大利城·烘培面包房与咖啡馆糕点)

Tempting Pizzas (诱人的意大利面饼)

Crosslinks(相关博文):

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