The World Is A Commonwealth, NYC(纽约城中华公所·天下为公)
2023-12-08 National Crossword Solvers Day
【Re-Statement of Romance (1935)】
Wallace Stevens (1879—1955)
The night knows nothing of the chants of night.
It is what it is as I am what I am:
And in perceiving this I best perceive myself
And you. Only we two may interchange
Each in the other what each has to give.
Only we two are one, not you and night,
Nor night and I, but you and I, alone,
So much alone, so deeply by ourselves,
So far beyond the casual solitudes,
That night is only the background of our selves,
Supremely true each to its separate self,
In the pale light that each upon the other throws.
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异乡人·史蒂文斯(1879生—1955卒)
【红霞译】
夜完全不懂黑之颂歌。
它就是它,正如我就是我:
而认识了这点我就最好地认识到自己
和你。只有我俩或许才会互相交换
彼此所给予的东西。
只有我俩融为一体,并不是你和夜,
也不是夜和我,除了你和我,寂寞,
如此寂寞,如此深入我们自身,
远远超越偶然的独处,
那夜仅为我们自己的背景,
人人都极其忠实各个自我,
浸入互映暗淡的光芒。
【注】唐人街的中华公所(Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association)成立于1883年,被视为台湾在纽约城最具历史性的社区组织,旗下至少有诸如商务会、餐馆会、民众会、同盟会、同乡会、宗亲会、佛教堂、神学会等60个大大小小的团体盘踞在方圆仅有几里地的中国城腹地,倾尽全力为其海外华侨提供社会服务。
今早初来乍到,我站在二楼办公室外透过门窗向内张望,里面正襟危坐的工作人员见状热心招呼我,而我也不再客气地走了进去,说明来意后便开始在三丈见方的大厅里四处转悠。
“你是报社记者?”负责接待的女士按耐不住好奇心。
“不,顺道兜个圈。”我没想把自己当外人。
“第一次从宾州?”招呼进门的当班满脸疑惑。
“没,卅年前串过门。”我拉开话匣子。
“那时大陆人登宝岛,”负责接待的女士被勾起了回忆。
“先来这儿打卡!”
Today in History(历史上的今天):
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2023: A Beacon for the Catholic Faithful, NYC(纽约城天主教的灯塔)
2023: NYC's Most Admirable Synagogue(纽约城·叹为观止的犹太教堂)
2023: Biggest Chinese Catholic Church in US(全美最大的华人天主教堂)
2023: Mahayana Temple in the Great Vehicle, NYC(纽约城·大乘寺)
2023: Times Sq, the Crossroads of the World(时代广场·世界十字路口)
2023: Wandering in Midtown Manhattan-II, NYC(纽约市·浪迹中城之二)
2023: St. Bartholomew's Church, NYC(纽约城·农夫之子使徒圣公会)
2023: St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC(纽约城·高贵圣徒大教堂)
2023: Rockefeller Ctr Christmas Tree, NYC(纽约城·黑麦田中心圣诞树)
2023: Dior's Carousel of Dreams, NYC(纽约城·金色梦想转盘)
2023: Chinatown & Little Italy, NYC(纽约市·华埠与小意大利城)
2016: Argumentative─For the Flavor(议论文─利益)
2013: Top of the World, Dubai, UAE(阿联酋迪拜世界之巅)
2010: 自己的事自己做(DIY)
Mott St (树丛街 12-08-2023)
Fa?ade of Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA)
(中华公所·正面)
Dr. Sun Yat-sen (《孙中山》挂像)
CCBA, the Oldest Chinese Community Service Organization of Chinatown Established in 1883
(中华公所·成立于1883年,是历史最悠久的华人社区服务机构)
Interior Detail (内景)
Interior Detail (内景)
President Raymond Tsang (曾伟康主席)
New York Chinese School Established in 1909
(建于1909年的纽约华侨公立学校)
The World Is A Commonwealth (天下为公)
All Under Heaven Are Equal (天下为公)
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