2022-01-02 National Science Fiction Day
【Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird·XIII (1917)】 Wallace Stevens (1879—1955) It was evening all afternoon. It was snowing And it was going to snow. The blackbird sat In the cedar-limbs. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《观赏黑鹂鸟的十三种方式》之十三(1917年)】 异乡人•史蒂文斯(1879生—1955卒) 【红霞译】 整个下午宛若黄昏。 雪花飘落 下个不停。 黑鹂鸟栖息在 雪杉树枝上。 【注】伯利恒钢铁公司从1857年至2003年前后辉煌了146年,总部设在宾州伯利恒(意指“面包房”)市,两家子公司曾分别跃居美国第二大炼钢厂和第一大造船厂,由它生产的锻造钢材不仅出现在诸如金门大桥、克莱斯勒大厦、麦迪逊广场花园、洛克菲勒中心、911炸毁的世界贸易中心、胡佛水坝、恶魔岛等地标性建筑,同时还应用于国防军械、能源发电、铁路运输、石油加工、煤炭开采和钢铁行业之中。 上世纪八十年代,随着进口钢材冲击美国市场,技术老化和业务脱节逐渐让伯利恒钢铁公司陷入危机,以致无法与廉价的外国劳动力竞争,再加上管理层因循守旧,劳工权益诉讼日趋增多,最终于2001年宣告破产。2003年,伯利恒钢铁公司将剩余资产出售给美国国际钢铁集团(International Steel Group)之后彻底解散。2005年,印度盟友钢铁公司(Mittal Steel Company)吞并国际钢铁集团,从此结束了美国对伯利恒钢铁公司资产所有权。 虽说伯利恒钢铁公司的消亡发生在美国制造工业转型的战略抉择和战略走势上,但这个只顾片面追求短期利润的增加而不考虑内部结构长远发展的企业根本不可能在更先进的新技术基础上全面提升国际竞争力,到头来只会被市场规律淘汰出局。 伯利恒钢铁公司遗址已载入《国家史迹名录》。
Today in History(历史上的今天): 2014: Maputo Eccentric Elephant Fetus, MZ(莫桑比克首都神奇的幼象胚胎) 2013: Cruising at Sea in S America(南美海上休闲日) 5 Blast Furnaces (五座高炉)
A Changing Landscape in Hope of Historic Preservation & Economic Development (时过境迁·载入史册的企业保留地,藉之促进当地经济发展) Ingredients of Coal, Ore, & Cheap Labor for Its Early Success in the Steel Business (钢铁行业的早期成功三要素·煤炭、矿石和廉价劳动力) Visitor Ctr (游客中心 01-02-2022) Blast Furnace A @ the Flagship Plant (旗舰工厂·第一座高炉 01-02-2022) Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks (狼俱乐部馆钢堆广场) Bethlehem Steel Stacks (面包房炼钢炉重地 01-02-2022)
A Legacy of Steel in Work, Identity, & Pride (钢铁传奇·工作、身份和自豪感) Bethlehem Beam (面包房的栋梁) America's Second-Largest Steel Producer & Largest Shipbuilder (美国第二大钢铁厂和最大的造船厂) Bethlehem Steel Flywheel Providing Maximum Energy Output from Minimal Energy Input (面包房钢制飞轮·以最小的能量输入提供最大的能量输出) An Exterior of Engine Room (机房外观) An Interior of Engine Room (机房内示) Flywheel (飞轮)
Heating Treat (加热处理系统) Ingredients Loading for Iron-Making (炼铁运输系统) After a decline in the American steel industry and other problems leading to the bankruptcy in 2001, the company was dissolved and the remaining assets were sold to International Steel Group (ISG). (每况愈下的美国钢铁业与其它隐患导致2001破产、资产变卖) No. 2 Machine Shop, Wartime Steel w/ Armor Plating for the US Navy (2号机械车间·为美国海军提供战时装甲钢材) Loading of Iron Ore & Limestone in Transfer Cars & Coke Delivered by Hopper Cars (用运输车装载铁矿石和石灰石、用漏斗车转送焦炭) Mack Truck Stop (风流儿卡车站) One of the Hardest Jobs in the World (世上最苦的活计之一) Steel from This Plant Built, Bridged, & Powered America (正是这家工厂生产的钢材缔造、建设和强大了美国) Hoover-Mason Trestle (富农—石匠栈桥 01-02-2022) In 2005, ISG merged w/ Mittal Steel, Ending American Ownership of the Assets of Bethlehem Steel (2005年盟友钢铁兼并国际钢铁集团,结束了美国对面包房钢铁资产的所有权) 4 Season of Interest (四季植物) Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Flagship Manufacturing Facility (面包房钢铁公司的旗舰制造工厂)
Bethlehem Steel F.C (面包房钢铁足球俱乐部原址) Failure to Compete w/ Global Competition & Management's Penchant for Short-Term Profits in the Heavy Industry (丧失国际竞争力与管理层经济短视导致该重工业破产) Iron Foundry (铸造厂) Former Headquarters Bldg (老总部大厦) One of the Few Preserved Bldgs (个别保存完好的建筑之一) Memorabilia (纪念物标志) Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Economic Backbone (叉子谷铁路线·经济命脉) Fahy Bridge over Lehigh Valley Railroad (叉子谷铁路上基桥) New Street Bridge over the Shallow & Rocky Lehigh River (浅水与多礁的叉子河上新街桥) Hill to Hill Bridge above over the Lehigh River (叉子河上山间桥) Overlook of Hill to Hill Bridge (鸟瞰山间桥) A Community of Workers (职工区) PBS39, Local PBS Station of Lehigh Valley Public Media (当地公共广播站39电台·叉子谷公共媒体) Historic Conservation District (历史保护区) Quakertown (教友镇) Medical Marijuana of Small Town Pharmacy @ Quakertown (教友镇·小镇药房出售医用大麻) Crosslink(相关博文):
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