是「阿勒勃」還是「阿勃勒」？

#2022-0630

最近走過我們常走的步道，看見阿勃勒又開花了。一樹燦爛的金黃，更且不止一樹，多麼地耀眼！

查了一下「阿勃勒」相關說明，發現「阿勃勒」原名竟然是「阿勒勃」(à lè bó)，令我有點不敢置信！可是你看《中文維基》明明列有「阿勒勃」（並非「阿勃勒」）之條目，頗感有趣，特摘錄如下：

阿勒勃 -- 名出自唐代陳藏器《本草拾遺》：「阿勒勃，味苦，大寒，無毒，主心膈間熱風，心黃，骨蒸，寒熱，殺三蟲。生佛逝國，似皂莢，圓長，味甜好喫。一名婆羅門皂莢也。」阿勒勃為梵語 āragvadha 之音譯。

唐代段成式《酉陽雜俎》稱之為「波斯皂莢」：「波斯皂莢，出波斯國，呼為忽野檐默。拂林呼為阿梨去伐。. . .」忽野檐默為波斯語 khiyār shanbar 之音譯，阿梨去伐為敘利亞語或梵語音譯。

宋代《證類本草》和明代《本草品彙精要》在引用《本草拾遺》時都正確地寫作「阿勒勃」，但李時珍《本草綱目》訛做阿勃勒。由於《本草綱目》的巨大影響力，此訛名廣為流傳。

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步道、涼亭、水池

#2022-0628

Wo ai zhe budao, ye ai na shuichi; dangran, cong zhe budao zouwang na shuichi, tuzhong bi hui jingguo Wufeng Ting. Shenwei Wufeng ren, changchang sanbu jingguo Wufeng Ting, zhe ye shi shifen meihaode shi a!

I love this hiking trail (Wufeng Ecological Trail), and I love that fountain pond (Sun Moon Pond) too. When I walk along this trail to get to that pond, I'll have to pass by a wayside pavilion called Wufeng Ting. Well, as a Wufeng person, I'm happy to be able to walk past the Wufeng Pavilion so often!

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相關文章 (See also)： 

1)  Wufeng Ecological Trail (嶄新的一段)     (2022)

2)  Changing or Not?     (2021)

3)  See photos in My Former Colleagues     (2021)

木瓜物語 (The Papaya Story)

#2022-0627

《木瓜物語》

常聽人說：「從一粒沙子

可窺見整個世界。」那麼

從一棵木瓜樹呢？

您是否看見隨風而動的枝葉

　掩映著多少微妙的「異」與「同」？

是否看到頻頻招手的「形」與「色」

　記載了多少苦樂交織的春夏秋冬？

從老屋院子裡唯一的木瓜樹

從獨處一隅的樹身上各樣的細節中

我再次目睹了那早已發想過

　（發想 = 發覺 x 想像 > 觸發 + 感想）

　發想過 N 次的一個道理：生命是 . . . 

生命是 . . .

有條件的，且可全然開放的一個命題

合語法，就可變化萬千的「造句」測驗；

好比脫離不了生死，卻能結實累累

世世代代續寫傳奇　的　木瓜樹

在群樹當中，為何我被這棵特別吸引？

最大理由：此乃老丈人院子裡的木瓜樹

老丈人早已羽化升仙，化做微風

此刻正吹拂著老屋裡裡外外，包括這樹。

圖／文： Mookoo Liang

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4)  午後陽光     (2010)

The 4th Dose of the Vaccine

#2022-0622

My wife and I, as well as many others aged 65 or older, received our 4th shot of the Covid-19 vaccine today. As the nearest vaccination station to our house this time was at Wufeng Agricultural and Industrial High School, she and I went there together this afternoon at the time specified by the District Office. 

Oh, how long it has been since the Covid-19 became a worldwide pandemic! And how serious it recently turned out to be in central and southern Taiwan! -- I pray that all those severely affected by this coronavirus will soon be free from its threat. The Lord bless us all!

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The Lawn Has Been Mowed!

#2022-0621

The lawn where Jean and I often take a walk in the afternoon has just been mowed. How great it looks now! Like quite a few other visitors, Jean and I happily stepped into the mowed lawn, enjoying the warmth of the setting sun.

Every time the lawn is mowed, the new grass will make the entire lawn appear greener and more elegant. Yes, in a sense, lawn mowing may be similar to the pruning of a tree.

I am reminded of the camphor tree next to the basketball court near my house. A few days ago, the tree was pruned so bare that it didn't even have a leaf. But now new leaves are growing! (For photos, see my previous post The Tree Was Pruned.)

The lawn mowing, on the other hands, reminds me of the Lemon-scented Gum (檸檬桉) that I saw the other day shedding its own bark. Seeing the bark fall off on its own made me even think of St. Paul's teaching in Ephesians 4:21-24! (For the scriptures, you may see 檸檬桉: 猴不爬.)

Now, as you'll see, the last four pictures below do not show the lawn, but a big ditch beside the lawn. The ditch is meant to drain rainwater from the nearby mountains (and water from the Sun Moon Pool in the Provincial Assembly Memorial Park!) so I think all the weeds should be removed from the waterway. However, this kind of mowing would be hard to do unless you have a good machine! Am I right?

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