壹美元上的图形和文字
廖康
近年来,美国的通俗文化,包括电影National Treasure 和小说Angels & Demons都提到壹美元背面左边那个神奇的图形,仿佛它隐藏着什么秘密,似乎还与秘密组织“光照会”Illuminati有什么关系。当然,神智正常的人是不会把故事和史实混为一谈的,尽管文学和美术经常交叉。
那个图形是美国大印的背面,正面在右边,都是William Barton设计的,但图形里闪光的天眼两旁那句拉丁文名言经由Charles Thomson改过。ANNUIT COEPTIS的意思是“他赞赏这事业。”此处的“他”暗含在动词ANNUIT 中(若要在语法上较真,也可以说是祂、她、牠、它),指的是那天眼,也就是上帝;“这事业”COEPTIS即下面的十三层金字塔,它象征北美十三州。金字塔底下的拉丁文NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM可以译作“新世界秩序”,也可以译作“新时代秩序”。总之,是指脱离了古老欧洲的美国,它开创了政教分离的新纪元。
这图形和其中的拉丁语表现出美国先贤对他们的事业和这个新国家的信心。他们在新大陆的业绩犹如一座金字塔,上帝为之睁开天眼,观赏他们的事业,赞许他们的成就。那句拉丁语改自维吉尔的史诗《伊尼德》Aeneid,也译作《艾奈阿斯纪》,第九卷第869行“Iuppiter omnipotens, audacibus adnue cœptis ”(万能的朱庇特,赞赏这英勇的行为吧),那是史诗叙述者在为父亲祈祷。他父亲不是别人,就是在特洛伊城陷之时带领残兵败将,携老扶幼逃亡的青年王子艾奈阿斯Aeneas。他们在海上流浪七年,经历千辛万苦,才到达迦太基,受到女王荻多(Dido)的热情款待。虽然女王与艾奈阿斯相爱、结婚,但神明指示他必须离开迦太基到意大利重建邦国。艾奈阿斯克制私情,服从使命,毅然离去,到达意大利拉丁努斯(Latinus)的国土。国王盛情款待并有意招他为婿,使得王后私下允婚的图尔努斯(Turnus)大怒。二人一场决战,艾奈阿斯斩杀情敌,终与国王的女儿成亲,得以在神明许诺的土地上定居。后来,这小国发展为罗马,雄踞欧洲上千年。美国先贤拿来这句名言,把祈使句变作陈述句,还配上图,直截了当地宣称上帝赞赏他们的事业,其自信胜过维吉尔。
美国大印还表达了先贤的期望:秃鹰的身体上覆盖着具有十三个红白条的盾牌,一只鹰爪拿着十三支箭,一只鹰爪拿着橄榄枝,上面有十三个橄榄,看来是“武装捍卫和平”之意。显然,先贤对数字十三毫无忌讳。象征北美十三州的还有鹰头上的十三颗星及上面提到的那句名言,那是由十三个字母组成的。鹰嘴叼着的绶带上还有十三个字母E PLURIBUS UNUM,这个拉丁短语的意思是“万众归一”,也是美国仍需努力才能实现的愿望。
2009年5月17日
- Re: 壹美元上的图形和文字posted on 05/18/2009
好看。我还真不知道。 - Re: 壹美元上的图形和文字posted on 05/18/2009
老廖,图像不显示,可能是gif文件,你要先把它转换成jpg file.
You can use 'paint' software to save as xxxx.jpg.
- Re: 壹美元上的图形和文字posted on 05/18/2009
It is a jpg file. I just wanted to make the first picture larger. - Re: 壹美元上的图形和文字posted on 05/18/2009
壹美元上的图形和文字:
正式的叫法: Great Seal of the United States, 用在1美元钞票上只是1935年的事。 - Re: 壹美元上的图形和文字posted on 05/18/2009
Great Seal of the United States只是美国大印,是第二个图。
TT wrote:
壹美元上的图形和文字:
正式的叫法: Great Seal of the United States - posted on 05/18/2009
Really? I thought they were the obverse side and the reverse side of the Great Seal.
This is from US.GOV:
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/27807.pdf
liaokang wrote:
Great Seal of the United States只是美国大印,是第二个图。
TT wrote:
壹美元上的图形和文字:
正式的叫法: Great Seal of the United States - Re: 壹美元上的图形和文字posted on 05/18/2009
You are right. Thanks. - Re: 壹美元上的图形和文字posted on 05/18/2009
这个拉丁短语的意思是“万众归一”万众一心? - Re: 壹美元上的图形和文字posted on 05/18/2009
No, it means: out of many, (comes) one. e.g. Out of many races comes one nation.
Well, on second thought, why not? The Latin simply means "Out of many, one." - Re: 壹美元上的图形和文字posted on 05/18/2009
又当了一回“一字师”, 不好意思,廖教!
liaokang wrote:
You are right. Thanks. - Re: 壹美元上的图形和文字posted on 05/18/2009
当之无愧。 - Re: 壹美元上的图形和文字posted on 05/18/2009
我也不知道!长知识了。 - posted on 05/18/2009
liaokang wrote:
壹美元上的图形和文字
廖康
近年来,美国的通俗文化,包括电影National Treasure 和小说Angels & Demons都提到壹美元背面左边那个神奇的图形,仿佛它隐藏着什么秘密,似乎还与秘密组织“光照会”Illuminati有什么关系。当然,神智正常的人是不会把故事和史实混为一谈的,尽管文学和美术经常交叉。
There seems some old legends linking the Illuminati with Freemasons. And most of the founding fathers had Freemason connections too. There was also a theory that the Statue of Liberty is gift from the French Freemasons, and the torch is the torch of the Prometheus.
Incidentally, a friend of mine claimed the current British government is infiltrated by the Freemasons. Secret societies running governments all over the world makes a good conspiracy story. ;-) - posted on 05/18/2009
Conspiracy theory is good stuff for thrillers. Without the communist threat, and with Iraq being conquered, Americans were facing little danger and people were bored. Dan Brown was lucky, I guess.
tar wrote:
There seems some old legends linking the Illuminati with Freemasons. And most of the founding fathers had Freemason connections too. There was also a theory that the Statue of Liberty is gift from the French Freemasons, and the torch is the torch of the Prometheus.
Incidentally, a friend of mine claimed the current British government is infiltrated by the Freemasons. Secret societies running governments all over the world makes a good conspiracy story. ;-) - posted on 05/18/2009
这个以前默克有篇文章提及,也提到一美元中的那个怪眼睛。
默克那文章找不到了:)
tar wrote:
liaokang wrote:There seems some old legends linking the Illuminati with Freemasons. And most of the founding fathers had Freemason connections too. There was also a theory that the Statue of Liberty is gift from the French Freemasons, and the torch is the torch of the Prometheus.
壹美元上的图形和文字
廖康
近年来,美国的通俗文化,包括电影National Treasure 和小说Angels & Demons都提到壹美元背面左边那个神奇的图形,仿佛它隐藏着什么秘密,似乎还与秘密组织“光照会”Illuminati有什么关系。当然,神智正常的人是不会把故事和史实混为一谈的,尽管文学和美术经常交叉。
Incidentally, a friend of mine claimed the current British government is infiltrated by the Freemasons. Secret societies running governments all over the world makes a good conspiracy story. ;-) - Re: 壹美元上的图形和文字posted on 05/18/2009
还要感谢你提到美元上的拉丁文,才引发了这篇文章。 - Re: 壹美元上的图形和文字posted on 05/18/2009
liaokang wrote:
还要感谢你提到美元上的拉丁文,才引发了这篇文章。
不止是美元上,美毛,美分上都有。
不过翻译,还真有歧义。有的说万法源一,有的说万法合一,前面更
哲学,后面更美国,究竟何意,谁也说不清。
恐怕这就要是问问那个the Great Seal上的怪眼睛:)
- posted on 05/18/2009
E means out of, or from. So to translate it into 源 is a wrong direction. PLURIBUS means plurality and it can be anything in the plural form. So to translate it into 法 is to limit it, and I don't think it is appropriate.
xw wrote:
liaokang wrote:不止是美元上,美毛,美分上都有。
还要感谢你提到美元上的拉丁文,才引发了这篇文章。
不过翻译,还真有歧义。有的说万法源一,有的说万法合一,前面更
哲学,后面更美国,究竟何意,谁也说不清。
恐怕这就要是问问那个the Great Seal上的怪眼睛:)
- posted on 05/18/2009
法,在汉语佛经中的意义广泛,世间一切色,非色,相,非相,想与
非想,非非想,非想非非想,皆纳于法。
源,是那篇课本中的意思。归,是更好的译,既非源亦非合。这么译
最好,万法归一。各家去作各家解!
“众”就真是窄了的。
liaokang wrote:
E means out of, or from. So to translate it into 源 is wrong. PLURIBUS means plurality and it can be anything in the plural form. So to translate it into 法 is to limit it, and so I don't think it is appropriate.
xw wrote:
liaokang wrote:不止是美元上,美毛,美分上都有。
还要感谢你提到美元上的拉丁文,才引发了这篇文章。
不过翻译,还真有歧义。有的说万法源一,有的说万法合一,前面更
哲学,后面更美国,究竟何意,谁也说不清。
恐怕这就要是问问那个the Great Seal上的怪眼睛:)
- posted on 05/18/2009
若是佛经,倒还不错,但一般人对法的理解可没有那么泛。
xw wrote:
法,在汉语佛经中的意义广泛,世间一切色,非色,相,非相,想与
非想,非非想,非想非非想,皆纳于法。
源,是那篇课本中的意思。归,是更好的译,既非源亦非合。这么译
最好,万法归一。各家去作各家解!
“众”就真是窄了的。
liaokang wrote:
E means out of, or from. So to translate it into 源 is wrong. PLURIBUS means plurality and it can be anything in the plural form. So to translate it into 法 is to limit it, and so I don't think it is appropriate. - Re: 壹美元上的图形和文字posted on 05/18/2009
This is impressive. 虽然我依旧相信是美国的地位和美元的货币地位,才使人读来也头头是道。:0
Ex abundancia Scientia, enim os loquitor -- 厚积薄发,知识厚了才能言而有物。果然不假。:) - Re: 壹美元上的图形和文字posted on 05/18/2009
多谢廖老师介绍,很有意思。
关于印章、标记的设计,好像在欧洲很有历史渊源。儿子在英国买过一本书,是介绍失传了的一些设计的。那种书,英国随便一个书店就堆着,感觉跟美国书店风格不大一样。 - Re: 壹美元上的图形和文字posted on 05/19/2009
是啊,对苏丹的货币图案感兴趣者肯定少多了。
令胡冲 wrote:
This is impressive. 虽然我依旧相信是美国的地位和美元的货币地位,才使人读来也头头是道。:0
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