💕「愛台灣，我的選擇」系列第16發：熱愛台灣詩的美國學者白瑞梅(Amie Parry)

「我在加州內陸地區一個叫做聖伯納迪諾的小城市長大，隨後在聖地牙哥念大學和研究所，並獲得文學博士學位。求學期間我們必須至少選修一門外語，所以我就選了中文。1987年我大學畢業之後，跟朋友來了台灣一趟，在台灣教英文和學中文六個月，接著就自己一個人當起背包客在亞洲四處旅遊。

我本來想要研究中國古典詩詞，後來因為獲得傅爾布萊特獎學金，便又再度回到台灣。當時我在討論詩詞的聚會上認識了幾位現代派詩人，所以我就將研究主題轉而聚焦在台灣60、70和80年代的現代詩。我的博士論文探討的就是，以現代主義來理解現有政治語言中難以理解的現代性。我認為歷史形塑而來的經驗，往往比語言本身還要複雜。

我研究的那些詩作沒有明確的政治性，反而是有很強的實驗性質，並帶著詭譎的神秘感。當時我認識的現代派詩人大多是跟著國民黨飄洋過海來台的外省人，他們經歷過戰爭和顛沛流離，也經歷過劇烈且痛苦的歷史創傷。每個人的經驗都不同，在那個年代，也很難說出口。後來，我寫了一本關於詩的書，並聚焦在一兩位我覺得特別有趣的詩人。我在書中問了一些類似的問題：這些詩作如何幫你思考艱難的議題？

當時的現代詩已經頗有制度，許多詩人都有投稿《現代詩》這份重要的詩刊，有些詩人則是將詩作與戲劇結合。整體而言，台灣的現代詩、表演藝術和文學都發展地如火如荼，也深深吸引了我，但我還未全盤了解。當我完成博士論文時，我便獲得交通大學的教職，讓我對台灣的學術圈感到非常驚艷。而當我出版第一本著作時，我也很訝異能在美國獲獎；我根本不知道自己獲得提名，當時我問授獎單位：「為什麼選擇我的書？」他們表示：「因為書中其中一個章節是以跨國的架構來進行整體論述，妳不是單用西方的理論和東方的詩詞，而是從東西方共同錘煉出嶄新的知識。」

我目前任教於中央大學英美語文學系，除了擔任系主任之外，我也有教授寫作課、文學課和文學文化理論課程。從我1987年第一次來台灣到現在，我覺得台灣人愈來愈能自在地與來自不同地方的人交談，就個人經驗來說，我認為台灣社會愈來愈開放。我第一次來台灣時，經歷了許多台灣社會有趣的發展，也結交了許多朋友，並認識了許多學術圈的同好。我想，這些珍貴的回憶就是呼喚我再度回台的動力；就像是，如果你覺得這個社會充滿生氣和活力，而你也能夠參與其中、做出貢獻，我想這就是像家一樣的感覺吧！」

✨白瑞梅 Amie Parry 現為中央大學英美語文學系 專任教授

💕Why I chose Taiwan #16 – Amie Parry

“I grew up in a small city in inland California called San Bernardino. I went to college and graduate school in San Diego. I got my PhD in literature. We were all expected to learn at least one language, so I did Chinese. I traveled to Taiwan with a friend right after I graduated from college in 1987. We came here to teach English and study Chinese for six months, then I traveled around Asia by myself with a backpack.

I originally wanted to study classical Chinese poetry. I got a Fulbright grant and I came back here. I started going to the poetry nights that were happening at that time. I met some of the modernist poets, and I switched my focus to the modernist poetry of the 60s, 70s, and 80s in Taiwan. I wrote my dissertation on modernism as a way of understanding the parts of modernity that are hard to know in the existing political language that we inherit. I think that experience in historical formation is always more complicated than the language.

These poems are not explicitly political; they're very experimental and strange. At the time, the modernist poets I met were mostly 外省, men who had been drafted and come over with the KMT, so they had experienced war and displacement, and a very intense and traumatic historical moment. People experienced it differently, and at that time, it was a hard thing to talk about. Later, I wrote a book about poetry, but I just focused on one or two poets I find really, really fascinating. And I was asking some of the same kinds of questions: how can these poems help you think about certain topics that are hard to think about?

At that time, Modernist poetry was a kind of an institution already. There was a journal called 現代詩, “Modern Poetry,” a really important journal that most of these poets were published in. Some of them combined poetry and theater. There's just so much going on in Taiwan in terms of poetry and performance and literature. It's just amazing. And I'm very interested in it at all, but I haven't kept up. After I finished my dissertation, I got a job offer at 交大. I thought, wow, there's something really amazing happening intellectually here. When my first book came out, it actually got an award in the U.S., and I was so surprised. I didn't even know it had been nominated. I asked them, ‘Why did you choose my book?’ And they said, because one of the chapters has a transnational of framework for the whole argument, so it wasn't like you used Western theories and Eastern texts, it's like the whole knowledge part is coming out of both places.

I currently teach in the English department at National Central University. I'm the chair and I teach writing classes, literature classes, and literary and cultural theory classes. Since my first visit to Taiwan in 1987, I think people are a little more comfortable talking to people from different places. In my personal interactions, I feel a difference, like a greater openness. Back then, there were so many interesting things happening here, all at one time, and that's the time that I happened to be here. And I made good friends in my personal life and in my intellectual life. And I think those are the things that made me come back: like if you feel that there's something interesting happening and there's some way that you can support it. I guess that's a way of feeling at home.” — Amie Parry

✨Amie Parry is professor of the Department of English at the National Central University

【驚く】
[おどろく] [odoroku] [自動詞・一類] [N4]
🔸重音: 3
🔸中文翻譯: 驚訝；驚嚇
🔸Translation: to surprised

「驚く」有驚訝、驚嚇、驚恐的意思
在書面、口語上都經常使用
更加口語的說法是「びっくりする」

💡記法：
「おどろく」可拆成「おど＋ろく」
「おど」音近「耳朵」
「ろく」是日文的「六」
一早起來照鏡子發現自己有六個耳朵
感到非常驚訝😱

📖例句：
● それを聞（き）いて驚いた。
＝ 我聽到那件事覺得很驚訝。

● 別（べつ）に驚かないよ。
＝ 我並不感到驚訝。

#日文輕鬆記

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(中文在下面, switching it up, partly cos my translation is bad lol) Last year I visited this beautiful 1930's mansion in central Taiwan. I love the blend of eastern and western design and the simple modernism. I was surprised to see almost all the original windows and beds were there. I had begun to see posts suggesting the mansion may be demolished so decided to get down there quickly. I will likely turn it into a drawing along with two other large 1930's buildings nearby. It'd be hard to do that without a visit! At the moment it seems it's a provisional monument. However with what happened to Tianwaitian Theater that is no guarantee of protection. I'm a little torn over whether to give location. On the one hand I want people to know about this place and see why it should be protected, and perhaps write about it to the Taichung gov. On the other hand a huge influx of people could cause a number of problems. I think I will leave the location off until I know the cultural bureaus' decision. For now enjoy the pictures!

(對不起翻譯有錯, 我很快寫過了) 去年我在台灣中部這座漂亮的房子去看看. 差不多1935年蓋了. 我在臉書看到這個房子也許會破壞, 所以我快快去. 在未來我想畫這個房子跟其他很近老建築. 我很驚訝地看到原來的窗戶和床. 以前我告訴大家這是在哪裡, 我要等待文化局的決定, 對不起 (there are pros and cons to giving location but for now I think it's not responsible). 覺得也許好多人去, 就有問題. (一個外國人可以自己找到, 覺得台灣人也可能哈哈). 希望不會天外天劇場一樣. 現在請.

First time looking at Domino's Menu in Taiwan & was pleasantly surprised by what i found!!
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英文翻譯 / English Translation :
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日文歌詞 / Japanese Lyrics :
大好きな人　君はどう思う？
些細なことでぶつかり合う僕らを
僕の意地っぱりも　君の強がりも
全部会えないことのせいにしてしまおう

大好きな人　知っているか？
今日も君への想いで僕は揺れてる
ちょっととぼけた　可愛い人
今君に会いたくて僕は泣いてる

触れられない　触れ合えないことに　かなり参ってる
不安なんだよ　Baby　口にはできないけど

抱き締めたなら　ただそれだけで済んでしまうことなのに
for ロンリー

大好きな人　なんでそう思う？
自分ばかりが好きなんじゃないかって
驚いたよ　大好きな人
今の僕にその言葉はないだろう？

電話越し　突然に泣き出す君にどぎまぎしている
どうしろっての　Baby　こんなに好きなのに…

他の何かじゃ　満たせそうにないから困っているのに

for ロンリー
for ロンリー
for ロンリー

大半が　下らない
すれ違い　想い合うが故の憂さ

抱き締めたなら　ただそれだけで済んでしまうことなのに
for ロンリー
for ロンリー

Lonely you
Lonely girl
Lonely you

中文歌詞 / Chinese Lyrics :
最摯愛的人，你是怎麼想的呢？
因微不足道的小事而爭吵的我們
將我那不退讓的固執和你那不認輸的逞強
全歸在無法相見的錯上吧

我那最摯愛的人，你知道嗎？
今日又因對你的思念使我的心難以平復
有些許笨拙且可愛的人
我因過於渴望與你相見而落淚

無法觸及你、無法彼此相觸，使我十分挫折懊惱
「我其實很不安，Baby。」即使這種話難以說出口

即便僅是彼此緊緊相擁，便能令我感到滿足
致這份孤獨

我那最摯愛的人，為何會這麼認為呢？
「僅有你任性地沉浸在自己的世界。」
我很驚訝，我那最摯愛的人
為什麼你這時候能對我說出那種傷人的話？

電話那頭，因突然哭出聲的你而深感焦慮慌張
你是想要我怎麼做才好，Baby？明明我是如此地喜歡你......

明明除了你以外，不再有任何事物可以滿足我的內心，令我百般困擾

致你承擔的孤獨
致我擔負的孤獨
致這份屬於兩人的孤獨

其實全都是些枯燥乏味的事
心中的陰鬱全因彼此交錯擦身的思念而生

即便僅是彼此緊緊相擁，便能令我感到滿足
致孤獨
致這份孤獨

致孤單的你
致孤單的女孩
致孤單的你

英文歌詞 / English Lyrics :
Dear, my beloved. What do you think
About us fighting over the slightest things?
Let’s blame my stubbornness, and your false strength,
On the fact we can’t see one another right now.

Dear, my beloved. Did you already know
That even today, I’m still shaken by my feelings for you?
You slightly aloof, precious thing…
Wishing to see you, I’m steeped in tears.

I’m pretty defeated, unable to touch you… and be touched by you.
I’m feeling so uneasy, baby… though I can’t quite speak the words.

Even though it would solve everything… if you just took me in your arms.

Dear, my beloved. Why is it you think
That I’m merely self-absorbed?
I’m so surprised, my beloved –
You shouldn’t be able to say those things to me now…

From the other side of the phone, I’m getting flustered from your outburst of tears.
What do you expect me to do, baby? Despite loving you this much…

I’m in a bind ’cause I can’t imagine anything fulfilling me like you do.

Most of our reasons are foolish;
This melancholy is born of crossed wires and caring intent.

Even though it would solve everything… if you just took me in your arms.

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