2024-06-20 National Vanilla Milkshake Day

【January 1st (1er janvier)】 Victor Hugo (1802-1885) Child, you will be told later that the grandfather adored you; that he did his best on earth, That he had very little joy and much envy, That when you were little he was old, That he had no gruff words or morose airs, And that he left you in the season of roses; That he is dead, that he was a lenient fellow; That, in the famous winter of the great bombardment, He crossed Paris tragic and full of swords, To carry you heaps of toys, dolls, And puppets making a thousand buffoonish gestures; And you will be pensive under the deep trees. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《一月一日》】 (法國)維克多·雨果“勝利者·哲人”(1802生—1885卒) 【紅霞譯】 寶貝,稍後你將獲知爺爺 疼愛你;他奮鬥 一生,快樂少但羨慕多, 他老時而你還小, 他從不爆粗也無愁容, 在玫瑰花開的季節離開了你; 他慈祥可親卻已經過世; 在那個著名的大圍剿冬天, 他穿過劍氣沖霄的悲慘巴黎, 給你帶來許多玩具、娃娃、 還有善變千般戲法的木偶; 令你在樹林深處遐想。 【注】聖馬洛“光明誓言”被花崗岩城牆環抱,像一艘石砌的巨艦泊在英吉利海峽的潮汐里。然而,如今城內80%的建築都是二戰後重建的高仿品——我沒有深入街巷,只是沿着城牆根走了一圈,海風迎面而來,帶着微鹹的氣息。城牆是老的,石頭是舊的,可城裡的房子是新的。我摸了摸牆磚,粗糙而微涼,仿佛在告訴我:有些東西可以被重建,但石頭的記憶不會說謊。 聖馬洛曾是一座海盜城。6世紀初,私掠船從這裡出發,劫掠英吉利海峽上的英國商船,也曾駛向更遠的海域,帶回財富與傳說。這座城的驕傲,還繫於一位探險家——雅克·卡地亞“後繼者·運貨者”(Jacques Cartier)曾住在這裡,並從這座港口啟航,沿聖勞倫斯河深入北美內陸,為法國打開了加拿大之門。而第一批定居福克蘭“獵鷹之地”群島的法國殖民者也來自聖馬洛,由此衍生的“馬爾維納斯”(Islas Malvinas)之名,至今仍迴蕩在另一個半球的海面上。一座小城,連接着兩大洲的記憶。 我沿着城牆走了很遠,直到夕陽把石牆染成暖色。卡地亞的船隊早已消失在歷史深處,城牆上的炮眼也等不到敵船。只有海風還在,穿過垛口,拂過石磚,像在替那些遠航的人,繼續呼吸。那一刻,我忽然覺得,聖馬洛最動人的,不是它被重建了什麼,而是它仍然願意站在這裡,讓海風穿過它,讓潮水記住它,讓每一個路過的人,都能在牆根的石縫裡,摸到一段尚未被說出口的旅程。那些旅程還在遠處以同樣的速度靠近,像未完成的信件,正沿着同一道海流,尋找它們最後的收件人。不是驛站,不是港口,是一道正在成形、卻尚未命名的航跡,安靜地穿過我此刻腳下尚未乾透的潮線。
Today in History(歷史上的今天): 2024: Mont St-Michel, Wonder of the West(法國聖米歇爾山·西方奇蹟) 2024: Dinard, Cannes of the North in France(法國迪納爾·北方的戛納) 2015: Mythology in Athens, Greece(希臘雅典“智慧女神”的神話故事) 2015: Cape Sounion, Temple of Poseidon GR(希臘蘇尼翁岬·海神廟) 2014: Boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland(心愛州大洋城海濱浮橋棧道) 2013: 四年級夏令營(Fourth Grade Summer Camp) 2012: Descriptive─Poster(應用文—壁報) 2010: 陽光精神(Be Positive) Glimpse of the Home of the Corsairs, French Privateers, & Sometimes Pirates
(海盜之家掠影·法國私掠船或稱海盜的門戶) Waterfront View of Beach, Townhouses, & Skyline
(海灘、聯棟樓和天際線的海濱景觀) Spire of Saint Vincent Cathedral in Romanesque & Gothic Constructed in the 12th Century
(建於12世紀兼有羅馬式與哥特式的征服使徒大教堂尖頂 06-20-2024) Marina (遊艇碼頭)
Corsair City due to its numerous corsairs who fought against enemy ships on behalf of the King
(海盜城·因其有眾多代表國王的海盜與敵艦作戰而得名) Monument Hommage aux Terre Neuvas
(《向新尋獲之地致敬》紀念碑) Tender Berthed @ Naye Ferry Terminal
(交通船停泊在前沿渡輪碼頭) St Louis Bastion To destroy this Axis stronghold, the Allies repeatedly attacked Saint-Malo for 2 weeks and destroyed at least 80% of historic bldgs in 1944 until the Germans surrendered
(聖路易“名將”堡壘·為了摧毀該軸心國據點,盟軍在1944年對聖馬洛城進行了長達兩周的反覆攻擊,直至德軍投降,同時摧毀了至少80%的古城建築 06-20-2024) Monument to the French Naval Officer & Colonial Administrator Bertrand-Francois Mahé, Count of La Bourdonnais (1699-1753)
(法國海軍軍官兼殖民地行政長官貝特朗—弗朗索瓦·馬埃“聰明的烏鴉—自由者·神賜”——《哼唱伯爵》紀念碑) A Historic Alley w/ Old Bldgs (古老建築林立的歷史小巷)
Tide Gauge (潮汐測量儀)
Marégraphe & Solidor Tower (潮汐儀與戰士塔)
Fort National, a Fort on a Tidal Island Built in 1689 Augmented the Defences of Saint-Malo's Port by the Great Military Architect Vauban
(國家堡壘·建於1689年潮汐島上的堡壘,由偉大的軍事建築師沃邦“防禦工事”建造,用以加強聖馬洛港的防禦能力) Fort National, Islet Rock (國家堡壘·小島岩)
Panorama of Fort National (國家堡全景)
Close-up Fort National (國家堡近景)
Fort Harbour, the Last Fort Built to Protect Saint-Malo Facing Dinard
(港口堡壘·為保衛聖馬洛而建造的最後一座堡壘,面朝迪納爾“山谷”) Petit Bé Fort, Part of the Defenses Designed to Protect Saint-Malo from British and Dutch Fleets by Vauban in 1707
(小堡·沃邦於1707年為保護聖馬洛免受英國和荷蘭艦隊襲擊而設計的防禦工事的一部分) Dinard Maritime Company against Petit Bé Fort
(小堡前迪納爾海事公司駁船) Petit Bé Fort Accommodating up to 160 Men during Wartime Constructed in 1707
(小堡·建於1707年,戰時可容納160人) Close-up of Petit Bé Fort (小堡近景)
Le Buron Turret in the Bay of Saint-Malo
(聖馬洛灣的布倫“農舍”炮塔) Grand Jardin Lighthouse Located in the Saint-Malo Pass off the Rance Estuary on the English Channel
(大花園燈塔·位於英吉利海峽朗斯“邊緣”河口的聖馬洛水道) Oceania Marina Docked in St Malo Bay
(“大洋·濱海”號遊輪·停靠在聖馬洛灣) 
Sculpture of Pensive Woman on Rue de la Pie or Magpie Street (喜鵲街上的塑像《沉思女子》) 
Phare de la Balue (巴魯“山谷”燈塔) Moidrey Mill (莫伊雷“大海的寧靜”風車)
Rue Saint-Michel in Pontorson
(龐托森“熊仔橋”城·聖米歇爾“神似”街) Ramparts of Saint-Malo, a Granite Wall Surrounding the City of Privateers Built since the 12th Century by the Bishop of Aleth Jean de la Grille
(聖馬洛城牆·環繞私掠者之城的花崗岩牆,自12世紀以來由讓·德·拉·格里耶“神賜·格柵的快樂”主教負責建造) 
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