NY Public Library Main Branch-I(纽约公共图书馆主分馆·外观)
2024-04-06 National Tartan Day
Wallace Stevens (1879—1955)
It is hard to hear the north wind again,
And to watch the treetops, as they sway.
They sway, deeply and loudly, in an effort,
So much less than feeling, so much less than speech,
Saying and saying, the way things say
On the level of that which is not yet knowledge:
A revelation not yet intended.
It is like a critic of God, the world
And human nature, pensively seated
On the waste throne of his own wilderness.
Deeplier, deeplier, loudlier, loudlier,
The trees are swaying, swaying, swaying.
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异乡人·史蒂文斯(1879生—1955卒)
【红霞译】
很难再听到北风作响，
又很难看见树梢摇曳。
它们边狂呼边摇曳，
缺乏丰富感情，缺乏生动言语，
说来说去，表达方式
毫无知识层面：
并不想要启示。
像评论上帝、世界
乃至人性，忧郁地坐
在自己荒野的废弃宝座上。
越来越狂烈、越来越呼啸，
树木在摇曳、摇曳、摇曳。
【注】耗时12年、1911年投入使用的纽约公共图书馆主分馆也靠整建纽约主要淡水源——巴豆(Croton)水库而来，其西面背挨着诚实公园(Bryant Park)，如今仅限于研究。建筑资金主要源于立陶宛移民“战神·快乐”(Martin Radtke)的捐款，他几乎没有机会接受正规教育，切身感激纽约公共图书馆为他提供了自我教育的场所。为了衷表谢意，他将遗产捐给了纽约图书馆，冀求造福于社会，以便后代也能获得与他同样的机会。正如刻在正门入口处地面石匾描述的那样，他的生活因图书馆而改变，现在他的遗产又让图书馆变得更加充实。
1966年，纽约公共图书馆“皇冠·黑侠”主楼(Stephen A. Schwarzman Bldg)与诚实公园一道被纳入《美国国家史迹名录》。
Today in History(历史上的今天):
2024: 3-Michelin-Starred Per Se, NYC(纽约城·米其林三星“本身”)
2024: Columbus Circle, NYC(纽约城·鸽子环岛)
2024: Ornamental Arts in Central Park, NYC(纽约城·中央公园大众艺术)
2024: Trump Tower of Belle Epoque, NYC(纽约城·今非昔比的川普大厦)
2024: Herald Square, Newspaper Row in NYC(纽约城报社街区·先驱广场)
2024: NY Public Library Main Branch-II(纽约公共图书馆主分馆·内藏)
2016: Third Marking Period of Seventh Grade(初二第三学制)
2013: Santa Cruz Island, Ecuador(厄瓜多尔十字架岛)
2012: 佛州迪斯尼世界神奇王国(Walt Disney Magic Kingdom, FL)
2011: 埃及尼罗河游轮(Cruising on the Nile, Egypt)
2011: 埃及宝石双神庙(Twin Temples of Abu Simbel, Egypt)
2011: 埃及爱岛神庙(Philae Temple—Isis, Osiris, and Horus, EGY)
The Rear of NYC Library Main Branch, Next to Bryant Park
(纽约公共图书馆主分馆背面·紧靠诚实公园 04-06-2024)
Fa?ade on 5th Ave
(位于第五大道的正门 05-04-2002)
Stephen A. Schwarzman Bldg in Beaux-Arts Built in 1911
(纽约公共图书馆“皇冠·黑侠”主楼——建于1911年的学院派风格 04-06-2024)
Flagpole Pedestal: The male Angel w/ the boat in his lap, personifies Navigation; the female angel, holding the globe, embodies civilization, w/ the sword representing Conquest, and the Last, having the book, is the discovery.
(旗杆底座·腿上有船的男天使象征航海；手持地球仪女天使体现文明；剑代表征服：书本代表发现 04-06-2024)
Mascot Lion Fortitude @ North of the Main Steps
(主台阶北侧的吉祥物狮子“坚韧”)
Mascot Lion Patience @ South of the Main Steps
(主台阶南侧的吉祥物狮子“忍耐”)
Main Entrance (主门入口)
Ornate Decorative Carved Stone Details w/ Arches & Hanging Glass Lantern @ Exterior Entrance Foyer
(外部入口门厅华丽的装饰石雕细节·拱门与悬挂玻璃灯笼)
Beauty, a Woman Seated on the Winged Horse Pegasus Representative of Inspiration & Elevation above Worldly Concerns
(美丽·坐在飞马宝座上的女子，代表灵感并超越凡尘杂念)
Truth, a Man Seated on a Sphinx Associated w/ Wisdom
(真理·坐在狮身人面像上的男子，代表智慧)
A Remnant of the Croton Distribution Reservoir, Seen at the Foundation of the South Court
(南院地基上依稀可见的巴豆水库砖石遗迹)
In Memory of Martin Radtke (纪念金主“战神·快乐”)
One of the Plaques of Library Guardians
(图书馆捐赠者墙匾之一)
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