My first thought to go to Hangzhou (Hangchow) was welcomed by family. I have been in this city for so many times but still haven’t had a full circle of visit, i.e. the whole package of food, drinks, historical interests and the West Lake. So the idea was executed immediately when I confirmed three free days [...]
Archive for January, 2008
The Lake
Posted in Voyage, tagged Hangzhou, West Lake on January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
He Was A Quiet Man (2007)-Sound of Silence
Posted in Philm, tagged He Was A Quiet Man, movie on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
11:36pm. Completed. 11:40pm. Start over again.
It is one of those movies you would ask yourself, what have I missed while watching it. Watch it again and then you would ask yourself, how exactly could one write a screenscript like this. Then you close eyes feeling content that someone outreaches beyond measures.
The movie setting reminds me [...]
Cold in Global Warming
Posted in Leben, tagged Global Warming, Temperature on January 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fine. I know global warming. I know I am supposed to say, “Wow, look how hot the world is!”. Nah…This would be really not the thing I am experiencing. This is cold. And not only enough to feel it outside, I physically have a cold now.
First day the temperature dropped to minus 10 degrees on [...]
译为艺
Posted in Art, tagged 翻译, 莲波, Scarborough Fair on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
我最不擅长的是翻译，中文外文掺和很见功夫，我见识过有功夫的活儿，所以轻易不敢造次。
求学时代，在翻译课上，先生教诲说翻译的三大境界是信、达、雅。然译亦为艺，能将译文雅于原文的活儿，好比莲波：
《斯卡博罗集市》 Scarborough Fair
莲波
问尔所之，是否如适。 Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
蕙兰芫荽，郁郁香芷。 Parsely sage rosemary and thyme.
彼方淑女，凭君寄辞。 Remember me to one who lives there.
伊人曾在，与我相知。 She once was a true love of mine.
嘱彼佳人，备我衣缁。 Tell her to make me a cambric shirt.
蕙兰芫荽，郁郁香芷。 Parsely sage rosemary and thyme.
勿用针砧，无隙无疵。 Without no seams nor needle work.
伊人何在，慰我相思。 Then she will be a [...]
Persepolis (2007) – Life is Life
Posted in Philm, tagged animation, Marjane Satrapi, movie, Persepolis on January 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Marjane Satrapi released her comic book “Persepolis” in 2000 in Paris. Considering my rough French, I never had the guts to read any French seriously not even it’s a comic book. So when it’s finally adapted to movie, it would be a shame to miss.
Marjane was born in Iran and grew up in Teheran during [...]
