白居易詩 英譯__江紹倫

Visiting West Lake in Spring   錢塘湖春行

Lone Hill north looks on the Jia Pavilion east
Beneath low clouds the lake water brims at ease
On the sun-warmed trees orioles compete to trill
With mud in beak to where goes the swallow
Seeing so many flowers my eyes are dazzled
On the short grass soft banks horse hooves show
How can I stroll the east bank enough I love so
Under green willow shades the White Sand Dyke glows


Tune: Eternal Pining
 長相思

As the BianRiver slowly flows
So is the Si River chattily goes
They reach the ancient dock at Gua Zhou
The distant hills in the south mark my sorrows

My longings continue to show
So do my complaints endlessly go
They will cease whence my love returns to me
Now I stand alone on moonlit balcony
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Jumps and falls__ by S.L. Kong

I watch at the park a girl of five or four
Hands outstretched she jumps repeatedly to catch a hanging ball
The autumn morning sun is shining ever so soft
It warms and encourages the girl to jump more and more
Sitting nearby her mother is concerned her daughter may fall
She calls her to stop the jumps once for all
Nearby an old man mutters as the mother tells the girl her fun was ample
‘Tis not the ball but the reaching the man continues with his mumbles

《崢嶸歲月》–【賭城奮鬥記之二: 工會, 工種】__陳柏齡

工會

在賭城工作,無論賭場大小,都需要被踢入會,入工會。 Union due 每月廿三元。

工會總部在downtown。兩層高的建築物好像是政府部門。找工的地方就是在這地方的二樓,那裡有大堂尃作job dispatch 用。

簡陋的的地方有如大陸的飯堂,擺了幾張長板凳和桌子, 天花板掛有吊扇, 燈光半明半亮,墻上貼了些宣傳文告,宣傳工會是工友的靠山,福利好,近視人有眼鏡配。文告沒有說,「沒有工會,就沒有工作.」。到這裡來的求職者就如駕駛需要交車牌費,真也好,假也好,立刻交錢。物有所值啊!

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Iron Chef Travelogue — Episode 10 __David Wong

Iron Chef Travelogue —  “Edinburgh” 10_7

The Scottish people are hardworking people…..
Scotland has a few famous things: the kilt, wool and whisky. The rough weather would demand adaptation in many ways. Their wool is lovely, soft and durable….
Edinburgh is a relatively small city with may be ½ million people…

Click the Castle to read the story.

養生之道__余晃英選輯

采自《香海千歲宴雅集銀禧記念》編輯及出版者:香海千歲宴雅集編印委員會, Book3編校者:陳志民、李佳、盧聲雁,一九八零年庚申九月十九日出版。

[按:香海千歲宴雅集成立於一九五五年。陳玉泉、許愛周、盧湘父等約集耆英十數人會讌於建國酒家,合計千有餘歲,故名。參加雅集者各界人士都有,都是社會賢達。一九八零年庚申銀禧之年,編印紀念集。两則有關養生的經驗談,出於該紀念集第48頁及109頁。至於第二則下半和第一則雷同,相信或許两醫師徵引同一書籍,或許記錄者引第一則該部份而為虞醫師首肯所致。]

樂天長壽辭                                                           

陳存仁醫師 (1908-1990)撰    大千 (1899-1983)書                  

虞文彬醫師 談話, 陳志民記Book2

長壽之道。先要健康。不吸烟。不飲酒。節飲食。慎寒暑。少色慾。多運動。常寬懷。不怒氣。遇事能忍。早眠及早起。此乃老人延壽之方。忍是幸福之泉源。能忍不易患心臟病及血壓。忍并不是懦怯。而是勇敢的行為。心慈仁愛曰仁。仁者多福。仁者長壽。喜怒不縈於胸襟。煩惱不擾於方寸。更可免生胆石。縱遇不治症。自有回天之功。毋慮毋憂。即是長生聖藥。常開笑口。便是卻病延年。養生衹此真締。無他奧妙。==============================================================

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