2024-04-27 Independent Bookstore Day 
【The Paltry Nude Starts on a Spring Voyage (1919)】 Wallace Stevens (1879—1955) But not on a shell, she starts, Archaic, for the sea. But on the first-found weed She scuds the glitters, Noiselessly, like one more wave.
She too is discontent And would have purple stuff upon her arms, Tired of the salty harbors, Eager for the brine and bellowing Of the high interiors of the sea.
The wind speeds her on, Blowing upon her hands And watery back. She touches the clouds, where she goes, In the circle of her traverse of the sea.
Yet this is meagre play In the scrurry and water-shine, As her heels foam— Not as when the goldener nude Of a later day
Will go, like the centre of sea-green pomp, In an intenser calm, Scullion of fate, Across the spick torrent, ceaselessly, Upon her irretrievable way. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《渺小的裸女开启春之旅》(1919)】 华莱士·史蒂文斯“异乡人·花环”(1879生—1955卒) 【红霞译】 她并非从贝壳开始, 以古韵的姿态,奔向大海。 而是在初遇的水草上 闪烁着亮光, 无声无息,如同又一个波浪。
她也怅然不已 而手臂会戴上紫色饰物, 厌倦了咸涩的海港, 渴望海水咆哮的 大海巨浪。
风加快她的速度, 吹拂她的双手 和打湿的后背。 她触摸云彩,就在 迂回穿行大海的地方。
但这只是微渺之举 在荡漾的水光中, 一如她身后泛起泡沫—— 不像金棕色裸女 在后来的一天
消逝,却如海绿色盛况的中心, 更加平静, 命运的仆从, 不断地穿越汹涌的波浪, 踏上难再回头的道路。 【注】贝塞斯达“仁慈之家”喷泉是为纪念1842年克罗顿“狂风”渡槽(Croton Aqueduct)的开通而精心打造的纯净水纪念碑,这座渡槽首次为纽约城带来了源源不断的淡水,对因饮用水污染而饱受黄热病、霍乱等毁灭性疾病侵袭的纽约人而言,无异于“治愈”的象征。 喷泉顶端的雕塑《水之天使》(Angel of the Waters),其灵感源自《约翰“神慈”福音》(Gospel of John)中耶稣施行医治奇迹的贝塞斯达疗愈池。天使展翼,轻踏流水,象征着祝福降临贝塞斯达池,赋予其治愈的力量。雕塑传达着“季节、时刻、人类世纪”的主题思想——天使手中的百合花,寓意着水的纯洁与恩泽;基座四周环绕的四个小天使,则分别代表着和平、健康、纯洁与节制,守护着这片治愈之水的源头。 贝塞斯达喷泉广场是中央公园绿荫道(The Mall)的必经之处,而广场旁的拱廊,则是世上唯一采用花砖或镶嵌瓷砖作为天花板的建筑。拱廊顶部由约14,000至16,000块山地花砖精心拼贴而成,形成49块嵌板,创造出精致繁复的几何图案。阳光从廊外斜射进来,光影在花砖上流转,仿佛为这片空间披上了一层永恒的艺术光辉。 Today in History(历史上的今天): 2024: The Pond across Gapstow Bridge, NYC(纽约城·藤蔓石拱桥下的池塘) 2024:Belvedere Castle, NYC(纽约城·美景城堡) 2024: Bergdorf Goodman Dept. Store, NYC(纽约“山村·良民”百货商店) 2024: Library Walk, NYC(纽约城·图书馆步道) 2021: Selection of Study Areas(选择大学专业) Lower Bethesda Terrace & Fountain Overviewed from Bethesda Terrace Esplanade
(从贝塞斯达露台广场俯瞰下层贝塞斯达露台和喷泉 04-27-2024) Bethesda Fountain (贝塞斯达喷泉)

Angel of the Waters (雕塑《水之天使》) Bethesda Fountain about the Seasons, the Times of Day, the Ages of Mankind
(贝塞斯达喷泉·季节、时刻、人类世纪 05-24-1996)
Girls Out (好友同行 04-11-1997)

7th Grader @ Bethesda Terrace & Fountain (贝塞斯达露台和喷泉·初二生 10-24-2015) Bethesda Terrace in Central Park @ Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Window in 2023-2024 Christmas-New Year Seasons
(2023—2024年度圣诞节—元旦期间第五大道剪刀百货店节日橱窗·中央公园贝塞斯达露台) A Sweeping Promenade (The Mall) Leading to a Grand Terrace Overlooking the Lake
(宽阔的长廊或称林荫路·通往俯瞰湖泊的大露台 04-27-2024) Mega Soap Buble (巨型肥皂泡)
Bethesda Terrace Arcade w/ Large & Delightfully Cool Hall
(贝塞斯达露台拱廊·设有宽敞且凉爽的大厅) Ceiling w/ Minton Encaustic Tiles @ Bethesda Terrace Arcade
(贝塞斯达露台拱廊·山地花砖天花板 04-27-2024) Photogenic Place for Wedding
(婚纱照热拍地 04-27-2024) Architect Jacob Wrey Mould's Design
(建筑师“信徒·转变·威力”的设计) Bethesda Fountain Viewed from Bethesda Terrace Arcade
(从贝塞斯达露台拱廊欣赏贝塞斯达露台 04-27-2024) 
Flagpole Pedestal (旗杆底座) Boathouse over the Lake in Central Park (船屋)
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