2023-08-23 National Ride the Wind Day

【You Could Never Take A Car to Greenland (2017)】

Maggie Smith (1977-)

        You could never take a car to Greenland,

        my daughter says. Unless the car could float.

        Unless by car you mean boat. Unless the ocean

        turned to ice and promised not to crack.

        Unless Greenland floated over here,

        having lifted its anchor. Unless we could row

        our country there. Our whole continent

        would have to come along, wouldn't it? Unless

        we cut ourselves free. What kind of saw

        could we use for that? What kind of oars

        could deliver one country to another?

        She asks, Why is Greenland called Greenland

        if it’s not green? Why is Iceland called

        Iceland if it's greener than Greenland?

        Unless it's a trick, a lie: the name Greenland

        is an ad for Greenland. Who would go

        promised nothing but ice? Who would cut

        her home to pieces and row away for that? 

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【《你永远不能开车去绿地岛》(2017)】

珍珠·铁匠(1977生——)

【红霞译】

            你永远不能开车去绿地岛，

            我女儿说。除非汽车能浮起来。

            或者你指车为船。没准海洋

            冻结成冰并保证不会破裂。

            不然绿地岛早已启航

            漂到此地。要是我们能划船把

            祖国载在那里。整个大陆

            势必跟着过来，对不？真要

            放飞自我。什么样的锯

            我们可物尽其用？ 什么样的桨

            能将一个国家摇到另一个国家？

            她问，凭啥称之为绿地岛

            既然并非绿色？为何命名成冰岛

            毕竟比绿地岛还青翠？

            如若耍花招、玩把戏：绿地岛

            无异于广告打造的名字。谁会到一个

            除了寒冰什么都没有的地方？谁会抹杀

            自己的家园而驶向那里？

【注】白城是绿地岛南部最大的都市，人口仅3,000，尤以艺术而闻名，在很大程度上要归功于绿地岛著名艺术家“深情·山丘”(Aka Høegh)的努力。20世纪90年代，来自挪威、瑞典、芬兰、冰岛和绿地岛的18位艺术家创作了《石头与人》：大约40件精雕细刻的鲸鱼、脸谱和其它雕塑分布在城中大街小巷，其中许多艺术作品直接雕刻在花岗岩石表面。

1932年用绿地岛砂岩建造的纪念喷泉曾是整个绿地岛唯一的喷泉，旨在向本国广为流传的捕鲸传统致敬，被视为白城的支柱；圣公会救世主教堂是用打捞的挪威沉船木材建造而成的。

鲸岛教堂位于鲸岛峡湾源头的狭长地带，是绿地岛最早(14世纪)的基督教教堂之一，被公认为本国规模最雄伟、保存最完好的北欧遗址。石墙长52英尺/16米，宽26英尺/8米，竖立在以前的墓地上方高达16—19英尺/5米—6米，附近坐落着宴会厅、马厩和庭院的废墟；该教堂最后一次记录事件是1408年9月16日的一场婚礼。

绿地岛全境大部分处在北极圈内，算作地球上人类最难生存的地方之一，当地人以捕猎为生，主要食物是海豹。

Today in History(历史上的今天):

2020: Book Report—A Deep Dive into a Dream(读书笔记—深入幻想)

2018: Shanghai the Magic City, China(上海—魔城)

2018: Shanghai—Paris of the East, China(上海—东方巴黎)

2018: Shanghai Bund—Pearl of the Orient, CHN(上海外滩—东方明珠)

2018: Shanghai—Starbucks Reserve Roastery, China(上海—星巴克臻选烘焙工坊)

2018: Shanghai—A Bite of Local Cuisine, China(上海—舌尖上的申城)

2018: Shanghai—Lujiazui Financial District(上海—陆家嘴金融贸易区)

2017: Lucerne—Salvation through Christ, CHE(瑞士灯市─救赎之城)

2017: Lucerne—Romantic Pearl of Swiss, CHE(瑞士灯市─浪漫明珠)

2017: Lucerne the Mournful Lion, Swiss(瑞士灯市─垂死狮子像)

2017: Lucerne the Chapel Bridge, Swiss(瑞士灯市─教堂廊桥)

2017: Lucerne—Variety of Standard, Swiss(瑞士灯市─多元文化)

2017: Basel the Fable Basilisk, Swiss(瑞士国王市—蛇王仙境)

2017: Basel—Home to Roche & Novartis, CHE(瑞士国王市—磐石与新艺术药业总部)

2010: 天大地大(Heaven and Earth)

2009: 证书奖状奖杯(Awards)

Caribbean Princess Moored off the Shore

(停泊海上的“公主·勇者”号)

Rugged Coastline (崎岖的海岸线 08-23-2023)

Transport Tender from Caribbean Princess to the Port

(从“公主·勇者”号到港口的交通船 08-23-2023)

Major Ctr for the Saddle-Back Seal Trade 

(马鞍海豹主要贸易中心)

Downtown (市中心)

Memorial Fountain (纪念喷泉 08-23-2023)

Meet School Boys @ Municipality of Kujalleq

(绿地岛南部地区政府·偶遇初中生 08-23-2023)

Saviors Church w/ the Headstone of Hans Egede

(矗立“神慈·迷人”墓碑的救世主教堂)

Nave of Saviors Church (救世主教堂·主厅)

Organ of Saviors Church, Oldest Church

(最老的救世主教堂·管风琴)

Gertrud Rasch's Church (新“矛·快”教堂)

Altar of Gertrud Rasch's Church

(“矛·快”教堂——祭坛)

Town Bldgs (城市建筑 08-23-2023)

Regional Hospital Painted in Yellow over Metal Walkway

(金属走道上方漆成黄色的地区医院)

Hotel Qaqortoq, the Only Lodge in Town

(白城酒店·全市唯一的宾馆)

Intuit Boot @ Hotel Qaqortoq

(白城酒店·原住民靴子 08-23-2023)

Great Greenland Furhouse (大绿地岛皮草世家)

Brugesni Grocery Store (杂货店)

Erkigitse Cemetery (公墓)

Whales of "Stone & Man" in Lithographs

(石版画《石头与人》·鲸鱼)

Smiling Inuit Faces & Fish

(微笑的原住民脸谱与鱼 08-23-2023)

Stone & Man (石头与人)

Cows Head w/ Large Horns (长着大角的牛头)

Inuit Face (原住民脸谱)

Ancestors of the Inuit (原住民祖先)

Inuit Face (原住民脸谱)

Whale Chiseled into Rocks (凿入岩石的鲸鱼)

Farmstead Bldgs of Hvalsey Church Ruins

(鲸岛教堂遗址·农庄建筑 08-23-2023)

Hvalsey Church Standing Proof of the Norse Vikings' Presence in Greenland Built in 1300

(鲸岛教堂遗址·建于1300年，是北欧海盗出现在绿地岛的有力证据 08-23-2023)

Arch Window of Hvalsey Church Ruins

(鲸岛教堂遗址·拱窗)

Damp Cold & the Drizzling Rain in Hvalsey Fjord @ 48^oF/8^oC

(湿冷和毛毛雨中的鲸岛峡湾·华氏48度/摄氏8度 08-23-2023)

Seal Meat Being Butchered on Sale @ Fish Market

(鱼市·出售宰杀的海豹肉)

Beach Peas (山黧豆)

Diamond-Leaf Willow (悬铃木柳)

Harebell Raindrops (圆叶风铃)

Orange Lichen & Speckled Greenshield Lichen

(橙色地衣和斑点绿盾地衣)

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