Cost of a Couch Potato(躺平的代价)

2023-08-05 National Work Like A Dog Day

【Metaphors Of A Magnifico (1918)】

Wallace Stevens (1879—1955)

        Twenty men crossing a bridge,

        Into a village,

        Are twenty men crossing twenty bridges,

        Into twenty villages,

        Or one man

        Crossing a single bridge into a village.

        This is old song

        That will not declare itself ...

        Twenty men crossing a bridge,

        Into a village,

        Are

        Twenty men crossing a bridge

        Into a village.

        That will not declare itself

        Yet is certain as meaning ...

        The boots of the men clump

        On the boards of the bridge.

        The first white wall of the village

        Rises through fruit-trees.

        Of what was it I was thinking?

        So the meaning escapes.

        The first white wall of the village ...

        The fruit-trees ...

—— ? —— ? —— ? —— ? —— ? —— ? —— ? ——

【《华丽的隐喻》(1918)】

异乡人·史蒂文斯(1879生—1955卒)

【红霞译】

            二十个人穿过一座桥梁，

            走进一个村庄，

            二十个人穿过二十座桥梁，

            走进二十个村庄，

            还是一个人

            穿过一座桥梁走进一个村庄。

            这首老歌

            从不显摆自己……

            二十个人穿过桥梁，

            走进一个村庄，

            无非

            二十个人穿过桥梁

            进入一个村庄。

            从未标榜自己

            意义却不容小觑……

            人们的靴子踩

            在桥板上。

            村里第一面白墙

            从果林中升起。

            我有啥好想？

            因此意义消失不见。

            村里第一面白墙……

            果林……

【注】六月节当天道别回家过长周末的儿子之后，我便全面开启向往多年蓄谋已久的房屋粉刷、更新地毯室等内装修工程，于是自打动工起，全家老少白天东躲西藏，夜间居无定所，前后鼓捣了整整七个星期，幸亏一切尽在计划中。工期结束的今宵，儿子借助周一远程实习之际提前三天赶了回来，完全想象不出留守的我们如何涅磐重生最终才确保他目睹趋于消停的场景。

生活离不开折腾，如果折腾是为了更好地躺平，那么背后所付出的代价只能靠自己买单。

Today in History(历史上的今天):

2014: Water Caye—Barrier Reef, Belize(伯利兹水礁珊瑚沙洲)

Rough River, KY (草地州汹涌河 08-03-1991)

Folly Beach in Folly Island, SC

(南自由者州蠢岛·蠢滩 08-08-1992)

Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom of Disney World, FL

(花州迪士尼世界——神奇王国·灰姑娘城堡 08-07-1993)

Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone NP, WY

(大河滩州黄石国家公园·中间歇泉盆地 08-12-1994)

Queens Garden in Bryce NP, UT

(山里人州色斑国家公园·皇后花园 08-10-1995)

US Military Academy West Point, NY

(纽约州美国西点军校 08-10-1996)

Picasso's Guernica (1937) @ MoMA, NYC

(纽约现代艺术博物馆·喜鹊于1937年创作的《格尔尼卡》08-23-1997)

Blow Friends a Kiss, NYC

(纽约·离别前 08-07-1998)

Fern Passage @ Longwood Garden, PA

(宾州长木公园·蕨类植物通道 08-01-1999)

Brigantine Bridge over Absecon Inlet in Atlantic City, NJ

(新州大西洋城·横跨小水湾的双桅帆船桥 08-01-2000)

Cira Centre Tower & 30^th Street Station, Philadelphia

(费城太阳中心大厦与30街火车站 08-11-2001)

USS Submarine Becuna-USS Cruiser Olympia, Philadelphia

(费城美国角鲨号潜水艇—众神之家号巡洋舰 08-01-2002)

> 5-Mo Baby @ West Gate, NJ

(新州西门社区·五个多月大的儿歌 08-13-2003)

Toddler-I @ Penn's Landing, Philadelphia 

(费城·潘码头——小幼儿生 08-01-2004)

Toddler-II @ Big Bird's Balloon Race @ Sesame Place Amusement Park, PA

(宾州芝麻坊游乐园大鸟气球飞轮·大幼儿生 08-07-2005)

Preschool-I @ Preschool-I @ Water Play @ Ocean City, NJ

(新州大西洋城弄潮儿·小幼童生 08-05-2006)

Preschool-II @ Waterslide @ Dutch Wonderland, PA

(宾州荷兰仙境游乐园水滑梯·大幼童生 08-18-2007)

Pre-Kindergartener @ City Hall Tower Viewed from Museum of Arts, Philadelphia

(费城从艺术博物馆俯视市府塔·学前班预科生 08-04-2008)

Kindergartener @ Lollipop Lagoon @ Dorney Park, PA

(宾州阴郁游乐园棒棒糖泻湖·学前班生 08-24-2009)

1^st Grader @ Phillies Stadium of Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia

(市民银行球场费城人棒球队体育场·小学一年级生 08-19-2010)

2^nd Grade @ Tennis Court of Windlestrea Park, PA

(宾州筐草公园网球场·小学二年级 08-12-2011)

3^rd Grader @ Joy Rides for David's 9^th B-D Party @ Arnold's, PA

(宾州力量娱乐室“钟爱”九岁生日聚会兜风·小学三年级生 08-12-2012)

4^th Grader w/ Cousin @ North Penn Pediatric Dentistry, PA

(北宾州儿科牙医诊所·小学四年级生与表妹 08-03-2013)

5^th Grader w/ Cousin @ Cozumel Port, Mexico

(墨西哥燕子岛港·小学五年级生与表妹 08-04-2014)

6^th Grader Picking up Flat Green Beans @ Styer Orchard, PA

(宾州牧民果园摘扁青刀豆·初一生 08-02-2015)

7^th Grader Splashing @ Hatfield Aquatic Ctr, PA

(宾州狂野水上中心嬉水·初二生 08-13-2016)

8^th Grader @ Le Grand ?couteur of Museumplein in Armsterdam, Netherland

(荷兰阿姆斯特丹“坚固河岸”《大耳朵》·初三生 08-14-2017)

9^th Grader @ Zhengyang Bridge in Beijing, China

(中国北京正阳桥·高一生 08-18-2018)

10^th Grader @ Steakhouse Tavern in Lansdale, PA

(宾州林间旷地镇·牛排馆 高二生 08-14-2019)

Stoneleigh: a Natural Garden, PA

(宾州石头庄园：自然花园 08-30-2020)

The Freshman @ South Street Seaport, NYC

(纽约南街海港·大一生 08-27-2021)

The Sophomore w/ Grandma @ 15 Hudson Yards & 35 Hudson Yards, the 1^st LEED Gold Neighborhood Development to be built in NYC

(纽约勇帅之子园区15号与35号——第一个能源与环境设计认证的黄金社区开发项目·大二生与外婆 08-28-2022)

Newly Painted & Carpet-Replaced Master Bedroom, PA

(宾州本家·地毯/油漆一新的主卧 08-05-2023)

Newly Painted & Carpet-Replaced Living Rm, PA

(宾州本家·地毯/油漆一新的客厅)

Crosslinks(相关博文):

Carpet Replacement @ Home(更新地毯)

House Interior Painting(粉刷房子)

Home Remediation—Stucco Replacement(灰泥外墙更新修复工程)

Sophomore(大学二年级'2022-23)