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Steve 在 "国际翻译日" 和大家共享的 St. Jerome 的名言：
 
 

Saint Jerome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome
http://art.thewalters.org/detail/25078/saint-jerome/

Saint Jerome in His Study

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Saint Jerome (ca. 347-420) was one of the four Latin Fathers of the Church (the others being Saint Augustine, Ambrose, and Gregory the Great) and renowned for his translation of the Bible into Latin. The image of the saint in his study was popular during the 15th century, especially with scholars. The writing implements, scrolls, and manuscripts testify to Jerome's scholarly pursuits. The sandglass and dying candle allude to the passage of time and remind the viewer that life is short. According to legend, the saint removed a thorn from the paw of a wild lion, which became Jerome's companion, here shown as a household pet. Jerome was considered to be a cardinal of the Church, and a cardinal's red hat hangs prominently on the back wall. Da Fabriano's delight in realistic detail shows that the artist was one of the first in Italy to be influenced by Netherlandish painting. Inscribed on the piece of paper seemingly tacked to the saint's desk: 1451; Inscribed on the original frame, lower center: ANTONIO De FABR[IAN]O; Inscribed on the saint's halo: SCVS. JERONIMUS For more information on this painting, please see Federico Zeri's 1976 catalogue no. 125, pp. 190-191. SOURCE CC0 LICENSE THEWALTERS.ORG






[Edited at 2015-11-26 16:48 GMT]

 

wherestip wrote:

             

Oxford Dictionaries 2015 word of the year is an emoji
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/oxford-dictionary-says-the-2015-word-of-the-year-is-an-emoji/

This is the first time since the tradition began in 2004 that a pictograph was chosen. Officials who chose the word said the emoji “best reflected the ethos, mood, and preoccupations of 2015.”

In fact, 2015 saw an exponential rise in the word emoji, also known as an emoticon. The word has been around since the 1990s, but the usage more than tripled in 2015 alone.

Though there are more than 1,000 emoji characters, Oxford University Press’ partnership with SwiftKey, a mobile technology company, revealed that was the most used globally in 2015. One-fifth of that usage was from the UK, and another 17 percent from the U.S. That’s a sharp rise from the 4 percent and 9 percent respectively in 2014.


P.S., "Bakugai" is Japan's word of the year
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/explosive-buying-chinese-tourists-japans-153333842.html



[Edited at 2015-12-04 01:59 GMT]

 

ysun wrote:
I wish it would always remain beautiful like this!

wherestip wrote:

             


[Edited at 2015-12-02 18:04 GMT]

Long Corridor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Corridor
The Long Corridor (Chinese: 长廊; pinyin: Cháng Láng) is a covered walkway in the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. First erected in the middle of the 18th century, it is famous for its length (728 m) in conjunction with its rich painted decoration (more than 14,000 paintings).

颐和园长廊彩绘故事
http://baike.baidu.com/view/14850811.htm
http://www.yiheyuan.com/YA/YA_main.htm
颐和园长廊东起邀月门，西至石丈亭，全长728米，共273间，中间建有象征春、夏、秋、冬的“留佳”、“寄澜”、“秋水”、“清遥”四座八角冲檐的亭子。长廊东西两边南向各有伸向湖岸的一段短廊，衔接着对鸥舫和鱼藻轩两座临水建筑。西部北面又有一段短廊，接着一座八面三层的建筑--山色湖光共一楼。长廊沿途穿花透树，看山赏水，景随步移，美不胜收。
http://www.360doc.com/content/10/0118/22/247843_13948511.shtml



[Edited at 2015-12-05 17:05 GMT]

[Edited at 2015-12-05 19:50 GMT]

 

Former President Jimmy Carter said Sunday his cancer is gone
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/carter-cancer-is-gone/npdFQ/

Carter said in a statement that his most recent MRI brain scan did not reveal any signs of the original cancer spots or any new ones and that he’ll continue his treatment.

Carter, 91, initially made the announcement near the beginning of the Sunday School class he was teaching at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, a close friend and fellow church member said.

“He said he got a scan this week and the cancer was gone,” Jill Stuckey said by phone from Maranatha, where Carter was still in the midst of teaching to about 350 people, many of them visitors. “The church, everybody here, just erupted in applause.”


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"Miracles"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYogZ1KER_k





[Edited at 2015-12-06 19:51 GMT]