2025-04-19 Easter Eve 
【Song (1916)】 Wallace Stevens (1879—1955) There are great things doing In the world, Little rabbit. There is a damsel, Sweeter than the sound of the willow, Dearer than shallow water Flowing over pebbles. Of a Sunday, She wears a long coat, With twelve buttons on it. Tell that to your mother. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《歌曲》(1916)】 华莱士·史蒂文斯“异乡人·花环”(1879生—1955卒) 【红霞译】 了不起的事风行 整个世界。 宝贝。 有位小姑娘, 比柳笛声更甜润, 比浅水漫过鹅卵石 更可贵。 每个星期天, 她身穿长外套, 佩戴十二颗钮扣。 去告诉你母亲吧。 【注】今天是荣耀星期六。昨天耶稣受难日的沉重尚未完全散去,纽约“新紫衫树之地”各大教堂已沉浸于静谧而忙碌的预备中——信徒与志愿者们正为明日的复活节装饰圣坛。我从110街地铁站出来,沿着中央公园东北角缓步南行,一路走到59街。圣周的氛围在这条横穿公园的路径上,被一丝不苟地铺展开来:棕枝主日群众挥舞棕枝迎接耶稣入城,圣周一他洁净圣殿,圣周二在伯大尼“无花果屋”(Bethany)受膏并预言未来,圣周三犹大的密谋让背叛的阴影笼罩,圣周四最后的晚餐与客西马尼“橄榄榨机”(Gethsemane)园的祷告,周五的受难与十字架,周六的坟墓与降入地狱——七日的悲欣,像一条无声的河流,在城市的砖缝间静静流过。 走在这座城市里,那些正在为复活节装饰花束的信徒、在教堂门口低声交谈的志愿者、手中握着棕枝匆匆而过的老人——他们不是在做一场表演,他们是在用行动把一段2,000年前的故事重新活出来,让它继续有温度。我穿行其间,像一滴水汇入一条宽阔的河。那些信仰与仪式,不刻意要求你相信什么,却用一种集体安静的庄重,把你轻轻揽进一个更大的叙事里。 我在公园边的一张长椅上坐下来,头顶树枝正要冒出春芽,风凉而不寒。忽然觉得,生活里那些摸不着边的东西,有时候恰恰是需要这样一些重复的、公开的仪式来安放的——不是为了证明什么,是为了让一群人在同一个时刻停下来,望向同一个方向。我不确定自己有没有被信仰打动,但我确信,当我坐在那里,看着一位老妇人捧着一束白花缓步走进教堂时,心里有什么东西,也跟着安静了下来。不是信了,是静了。而那静,恰好够容下这个下午的全部重量。
Today in History(历史上的今天):
2025 2-Michelin Jean-Georges, NYC(大四·米其林二星让—乔治法餐厅) 2025 R. Johnson: a Poem for Deep Thinkers(献给深思者的诗) 2025 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NYC(纽约古根海姆博物馆) 2025 Graffiti Wall of Fame, NYC(纽约哈莱姆区·涂鸦名人堂) 2025 Cooper Hewitt Museum, NYC(纽约库珀·休伊特装饰艺术与设计博物馆) 2023 Au Revoir @ Village Teahouse, PA(宾州乡村茶庵·道别午餐) 2021: Comfortable Being Uncomfortable(奋发有为) 2019: We're Not Special(我们并无例外) 2015 GHCS Field Trip @ Green Lane Park(光华绿荫公园春游日) 2014: Spring Soccer Game I(春季足球之一)
Harlem Meer, a Man-Made Lake Completed in 1866
(哈莱姆“沙脊家园”湖·1866年建成的人工湖)
Charles A. Dana Discovery Ctr by Harlem Meer
(哈莱姆湖畔的查尔斯·达纳“自由人·仲裁者”探索中心) Façade of Charles A. Dana Discovery Ctr
(哈莱姆湖畔的“查尔斯·达纳”探索中心——正门) Memorial to American Composer, Pianist, & Jazz Orchestra Leader Duke Ellington (1899–1974)
(美国作曲家、钢琴家和爵士乐团领袖艾灵顿“农庄”公爵纪念碑)

Sculpture of Duke Ellington, the 1st Public Monument in NYC to Honor an African-American
(艾灵顿公爵雕塑·纽约市第一座纪念非裔美国人的公共纪念碑)
New York Foundling Hospital Seen from Central Park
(从中央公园观看纽约弃婴医院)
Africa Center Dedicated to Increasing Public Understanding & Appreciation of African Art & Culture
(非洲中心·致力于提高公众对非洲艺术和文化的理解和欣赏)
Park Avenue Main Line over Park Avenue Viaduct
(公园大道主线·跨越公园大道高架桥)
St. Cecilia Church & Convent in Romanesque Revival Built in 1887 & Listed on the NRHP in 1984
(圣塞西莉亚“天堂的百合花”教堂及修道院·建于1887年,罗马式复兴风格,1984年被列为国家历史文物保护单位)
El Barrio’s Artspace PS 109, Transforming an Abandoned PS in East Harlem into an Arts Facility & Boasting 90 Units of Affordable LiveWork Housing for Artists & Families
(公共学校109号艺术空间区·将东哈莱姆区一所废弃的公校改造成艺术设施,并为艺术家及其家庭提供90套经济适用房)

Islamic Cultural Center of New York in Post-Modernism in 1991 & 1st Purpose-Built Mosque in NYC
(伊斯兰文化中心·1991年纽约后现代主义,纽约市第一座专用清真寺)
Mosque w/ Its Mihrab Facing Mecca in the Direction to Pray Towards the Kaaba
(清真寺·其圣龛面向麦加“圣地”,朝天房方向祈祷)

Brick Presbyterian Church Held for Mark Twain's Funeral in 1910
(砖砌长老会教堂——1910年,马克·吐温的葬礼在此举行)
Louise Nevelson Night Presence IV 1973 in Cor-Ten Steel
(路易丝“著名战士”·内维尔森《夜幕降临之四》| 1973年 | 采用耐候钢制成)
Plaque of Carnegie Hill Malls w/ Openwork Construction, Undulating Ribbon Forms Frame Enlaged Doorknob Forms & a Cut-out of a Bird in Profile
(卡内基“峡口堡垒”山广场牌匾·采用镂空结构,波浪形丝带造型,框架放大门把手造型,侧面有鸟的图案)
The Stele of Cleopatra's Needle, Dating from the 15th Century B.C Installed in Central Park in 1881
(公元前15世纪的克利奥帕特拉“她父亲的荣耀”方尖碑·于1881年矗立于中央公园 04-19-2025) 
Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest Columbarium in Neo-Gothic Style, Completed in 1929
(圣公会天堂安息教堂骨灰安置所·1929年竣工,新哥特式)
Nave of the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest
(天堂安息教堂·中殿)
Altar w/ Joinery & Carving @ Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest
(天堂安息教堂·精雕细琢的祭坛)
The windows got lighter as the story of Jesus' life progressed @ Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest
(天堂安息教堂·随着耶稣生平故事的进展,窗户变得越来越亮)

The majority of the windows are done in deep blues & each window contains less blue glass as they progress clockwise around the nave @ Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest
(天堂安息教堂·大部分窗户都采用深蓝色,并且沿着中殿顺时针方向,每个窗户上的蓝色玻璃逐渐减少)

A Mosaic Made by James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) @ Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest
(天堂安息教堂——詹姆斯·鲍威尔父子公司即白衣修士玻璃公司制作的马赛克)

Triforium of the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest
(天堂安息教堂·拱廊)

Chapel of the Beloved Disciple @ Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest (天堂安息教堂·心爱门徒礼拜堂)
Altar Chapel of the Beloved Disciple
(天堂安息教堂·圣坛)
Reservoir Bridge of Central Park, a Cast Iron & Steel Pedestrian Bridge Constructed in 1864
(中央公园水库桥·建于1864年的铸铁和钢制人行桥)
South Gate House @ Central Park (中央公园·南门楼)
Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir @ Central Park
(中央公园——杰奎琳·肯尼迪·奥纳西斯“后继者·戴头盔的领导者·受宠者”水库)
Bird-habituated Pathway @ Central Park
(中央公园·鸟栖息栈道) Oak Bridge Built in 1860 as One of the Major Entrances to Central Park's Ramble
(橡树桥·中央公园漫步区的主要入口之一,建于1860年)
New York Historical Founded in 1804 as New York's 1st Museum in a Classic Roman Eclectic Style Completed in 1908
(纽约历史博物馆·纽约第一家博物馆,始建于1804年、1908年竣工,采用古典罗马折衷主义风格 04-19-2025)

Fourth Universalist Society in NYC in English Perpendicular Gothic Completed in 1838
(纽约市第四大普救会·英语垂直哥特式,1838年建成)

Congregation Shearith Israel in Neoclassical Completed in 1897 & the Oldest Jewish Congregation in the US
(新古典主义风格的以色列残余犹太教堂·美国最古老的犹太教堂,于1897年落成)

First Church of Christ, Scientist in Beaux-Arts, Completed in 1901
(基督科学第一教堂·美术学院建筑,于1901年竣工)

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Gothic Revival Style, Completed in 1904
(圣三一路德教堂·哥特复兴式,1904年竣工)
Meeting House for the New York Society of Ethical Culture in Art Nouveau, Completed in 1909
(纽约伦理文化协会会议厅·新艺术风格,1909年竣工)
New York Society of Ethical Culture Dedicated to the Ever-Increasing Knowledge & Practice & Love of the Right
(纽约伦理文化协会·致力于不断增长的知识、实践和对正义的热爱)
Lamp Posts @ Central Park (中央公园·灯柱)
Globe Sculpture @ Columbus Circle
(哥伦布“鸽子”圆环的地球仪雕塑)
David Hostetler Duo 1997 in Wood & Metal
(大卫·霍斯特勒《双人》| 1997年 | 木材与金属)

U.S.S. Maine National Mon To Honor the American Sailors Lost When the Navy Vessel, the U.S.S. Maine, Exploded in 1898 & Sank in Havana Harbor in Cuba (缅因“大陆”号国家纪念碑·纪念1898年2月15日在古巴哈瓦那港爆炸的美国缅因号战列舰中丧生的美国水兵)
Venchi Chocolate & Gelato Columbus Circle
(位于哥伦布圆环的文奇巧克力和意式冰淇淋商店)
Red-eared Slider Sunbathing Stretched Outwards w/ Their Limbs for Heat Absorption
(红耳龟·伸展四肢晒太阳以吸收热量)
American Robin, a Migratory Bird Eating an Earthworm
(美洲知更鸟·正叼着蚯蚓的候鸟)
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