時鐘讓的知道時間,人們即使帶著手錶,但一看到大鐘,常會習慣性地、本能地抬起頭來看。這表示時鐘的權威性高於手錶。下列為全球部分有名的時鐘介紹,但已足以讓我們體會到人類文明的演化及進展-編按
Clocks, clocks, clocks, click, click, and clicking......A Clock reminds us of time, tempo, tiempo, or 時間。People habitually or instinctively look up at a clock overhead even though they wear wrist watches on hand. It signifies a clock's authority of telling people time over watches they wear. The following are only portions of clocks around the world. But they are just enough
to let us realize how human civilization evolves or advances......- by Editor.
Central Terminal 中央車站-紐約
中央車站大銅鐘-紐約
芝加哥吊掛型鐘
英國Dublin(都柏林)-Clery 百貨公司
Tiffany Co.(著名珠寶店)1853年設置的擎天神大鐘(Atlas Clock)
印度孟買大學的鐘搭
NYC-Madison Square(麥迪遜廣場的路邊鐘-sidewalk clock)
巴西的双面時鐘
紐約市荷蘭旅館的路邊鐘
紐約市中央火車站外面的壁上鐘
紐約第10(?)街的大鐘
南卡羅來納州的五面鐘
Medieval 中古時代的鐘
《民俗小常識》:
對以上印象如何? 好看吧?!請注意,多數講漢語的的中國人,送禮可以送手錶,但很少送時鐘,不論大小,尤其是親友新居落成的大喜事,因『送鐘』與『送終』發音完全相同-'soong zhong'。『送終』指為親友奔喪,送最後一程。但台灣人無此忌諱,因台語『鐘』念成jing.
Well, well, how do the above clocks STRIKE you? Very impressive?! However, be it ever so small or big, do not send a clock to others as a gift. Sending watches is O.K. Because in Mandarin Chinese, "Sending a gift like a clock" 『送鐘』 sounds like "Bidding farewell to the deceased"『送終』。In Chinese, 『鐘』 is a homonym with 『終』。They are both pronounced as 'zhong'. which means death, termination, etc. In Taiwan, sending people a good clock is regarded as Top Choice when the recipients are moving into a new, and better house.
德國不一樣的星座鐘
Wroclaw 天文鐘
瑞士天文鐘(astronomical clock)
維也納古典鐘
隱形時鐘
法國燈籠式時鐘
義大利含地球儀的時鐘
含水晶球的蘇黎士時鐘
Henry Grate 發明,只走8天(8-day)的鐘
1890年法國人發明的垂直式蒸汽鍋爐時鐘 (vertical steam boiler clock)
最後,請別忘了台大的《時鐘,非傅鐘》- (位在大門背後-寫著『時者金也』-走出校門前才看得見)
BTW, (順便一提) 台大校慶日是那天? 11月15日? 若是今日,
Happy anniversary to Tai-Da!!- or
"Many happy returns of the Day!" 祝台大萬壽無疆!
Justin Lai 編譯
11/15/2016
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