世界最美单词之一:sonder
Sonder: (noun.) the realization that each passerby has a life as vivid and complex as your own
一种过客感,恍惚意识到生命中芸芸过客也有自己波澜壮阔的生活,或坎坷,或惊险,或惊喜,或神伤,只是我们从未了解。
下面两段话摘自油管视频的网友留言,非常感人!对Sonder诠释的非常好!
That's why I love observing people. Sitting on a bench in a park or in a public transport, putting my life and all my problems aside for a while, and just observing people around me. Strangers that I've never met. Thinking about them. What are their names? What are they going through? What is that one's biggest fear? What is this one's greatest achievement? What are their priorities, their values? What are their stories?
The realization that every single person that you encounter has a completely different life and different story, it's incredible.
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My sonder story: I was waiting for a train one day and to pass the time I started playing on this piano app on my phone. I'm not a piano player but I enjoyed just messing around with it. I noticed the old man next to me was watching me play and he asked if I was a pianist. I don't know why I lied to a complete stranger but I told him that I was studying music theory at university and I was practicing for a performance. (I was in high school at the time)
He was delighted to hear that, and started to tell me about his university experience and the music that he and his wife listen to. He seemed so happy to be sharing a small part of his life with me and I was more than happy to listen. I didn't say much, just nodded and said the occasional "wow" or "uh huh". Soon enough his train arrived, he got up and said "good luck", and I said "thank you". I never asked his name and he never asked mine, but I think of him everyday. I wish I knew more about the friendly old man at the train station, but I will probably never see him again.
I wonder if he remembers me. Maybe he wonders how my "performance" went. I feel sad when I think of him, but also unspeakably happy. He is a part of my life and I am a part of his, not a main character, but certainly a memorable appearance.
世界最美单词之二:chrysalism
Chrysalism: (noun.) the place of being indoors during a thunder storm
窗外雷雨交加,自己待在室内聆听雨水敲打屋顶的宁静感
the amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm, listening to waves of rain pattering against the roof like an argument upstairs, whose muffled words are unintelligible but whose crackling release of built-up tension you understand perfectly.
New word:
1)amniotic:与羊膜有关的 amnion: 羊膜;包裹胎儿的膜
2)muffle:裹住,蒙住;压低声音
3)unintelligible:莫名其妙的;令人费解的