Museum of Art
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction to the Museum.
博物馆简介表.
4 Egyptian Art.
埃及第4条。
5 American Art.
5 《美国艺术》。
7 Arms and Armor.
7个武器装备
9 Greek and Roman Art.
9 希腊和罗马艺术.
10 Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.
10 非洲、大洋洲和美洲的艺术。
12 Modern and Contemporary Art.
12 现代与当代艺术.
14 Conclusion.
14 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Introduction to the Museum A huge staircase lies before me.
16 博物馆简介 在我面前有一个巨大的楼梯
I sigh as I look up at the entrance of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
我在望着纽约市大都会艺术博物馆的入口时叹了口气。
My English teacher, Ms.
我的英语老师,女士。
Kessler, gave us an assignment to take a guided tour of the museum.
Kessler 给我们分配了一个任务 去参观博物馆
We have to write an essay describing three works of art we see there.
我们必须写一篇论文,描述我们在那里看到的三件艺术品。
It sounds pointless, though.
这听起来毫无意义,虽然。
After all, isn’t art just paintings on a wall?
毕竟,
I drag my feet, but I finally make it up the stairs and into the entrance, the Great Hall.
我拖着脚,但终于爬上楼梯,进入出入口,大会堂.
People of all ages and backgrounds are everywhere around me, speaking many different languages.
所有年龄和背景的人 都在我周围, 说许多不同的语言。
Groups of adults and children sketch versions of the fine art before them.
成人组和儿童组素描出他们面前的美术版本.
I join a group of people gathered around a young woman who’s introducing herself as Chloe, an art history student at a nearby college who also works in the museum as a tour guide.
我和一群人一起聚集在一位年轻女性身边, 她把自己介绍为克洛伊, 他是附近一所大学的艺术史学生,
Chloe informs us that the museum, which opened in 1870, is four city blocks long and contains more than two million objects spanning from ancient times to the present.
克洛伊告诉我们,博物馆于1870年开馆,有四个城市街区长,内有从古到现在的200多万件物品.
Chloe will lead us around the entire museum on a one-hour tour and will show us just a few works of art out of the millions there.
Chloe将带领我们环绕整个博物馆 进行一个小时的巡演 并将展示出几百万的艺术品
Chloe seems pretty cool.
克洛伊看起来很酷
I am curious to know why she is so excited about art.
我想知道她为什么对艺术这么兴奋
Egyptian Art The first galleries we walk through are filled with Egyptian art.
埃及艺术 我们穿过的第一个画廊 充满了埃及的艺术。
Chloe leads us past glass cases filled with mummies.
克洛伊带领我们穿过满是木乃伊的玻璃箱
Entering an enormous room with high ceilings, I see a real stone temple set upon a raised platform.
进入一个巨大的房间,天花板很高, 我看到一个真正的石庙 设置在一个升起的平台上。
Surrounded by a pool of water, the Temple of Dendur is lit up by a huge wall of windows.
被一池水所包围,登铎寺被一堵巨大的窗户墙所照亮.
Chloe explains that the raising of the Aswan Dam in 1933 caused massive flooding on the Nile River.
克洛伊解释说,1933年阿斯旺大坝的兴起给尼罗河造成了大规模的洪灾.
The flooding sank the temple for part of each year, threatening to destroy it.
被洪水淹没了寺庙每年有部分时间被淹,有破坏之虞.
In the 1960s, the rebuilding of the Aswan Dam permanently threatened the site.
20世纪60年代,阿斯旺大坝的重建永久地威胁到了该地.
In an effort to preserve its history, the Temple of Dendur was taken apart.
为了保存其历史,将登都尔寺拆分.
Then it was shipped to New York and put back together inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
后被运至纽约并重新装入大都会艺术博物馆.
The Temple of Dendur was built around 15 bc.
登都尔寺建于15bc左右.
Chloe tells us that a chieftain dedicated this temple to the Egyptian goddess Isis and to his two sons, who drowned in the Nile.
克洛伊告诉我们,一位酋长将这所寺庙献给埃及女神伊西斯和他的两个儿子,后者被尼罗河淹没.
Chloe points out hieroglyphs—Egyptian writing in the form of pictures—on the building’s facade.
克洛伊指出象形文字—— 埃及以图片形式写作,
The pictures show princes, and even the pharaoh, offering gifts to gods and goddesses.
图片显示王子,甚至法老,向神和女神提供礼物.
Dendur’s Hieroglyphs Hieroglyphs, or picture writing, appear in two forms on the temple.
丹都尔的平面文字 平面文字,或作相作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作作.
The hieroglyphs on the exterior walls are carved in a style called sunken relief, in which the pictures are carved into the walls.
外墙上的象形文字被刻出一种叫"沉放"的风格,其中相片被刻入了墙上.
The hieroglyphs on the interior walls are carved in a style called raised relief, in which the pictures actually stick out from the walls.
内墙上所刻的象形文字被刻出一种叫起起起降的风格,其中图片实际上从墙上粘出.
While we rely on electricity today, in ancient times only the Sun, candles, and oil lamps provided light.
虽然我们今天依靠电力,但在古代只有太阳、蜡烛和油灯提供光。
Raised relief would have been easier to see and feel inside the dark room.
增加的解脱本可以更容易地在黑暗的房间里看到和感觉到.
The temple also has examples of graffiti written in English.
该寺也有一些用英语书写的涂鸦的例子.
Travelers from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries carved their names into the temple’s walls long before there was spray paint!
十七到十九世纪的旅行者早在喷漆之前就把名字刻入了寺庙的墙上!
American Art Chloe guides us down a darkened hallway that leads to the wing with American art.
美国艺术克洛伊 指引我们沿着一条黑暗的走廊 通往美国艺术的翅膀
We enter an enormous room lit up by a three-story wall of stained glass windows.
我们进入一个巨大的房间 被一堵三层的玻璃窗照亮
To reach the galleries with American paintings and furniture, we climb a beautiful set of stairs.
为了到达美术馆 画作和家具, 我们爬了一套漂亮的楼梯。
Chloe tells us that even this staircase has a history.
Chloe告诉我们这楼梯也有历史
It was taken from the Chicago Stock Exchange Building, one of the first American skyscrapers, which was built in 1894.
它取自于1894年建成的最早的美国摩天大楼之一的芝加哥证券交易所大楼.
I stop to look at all the colorful windows on the walls of the large gallery.
我停下来看看 大画廊墙上所有的多彩的窗户
Entering another gallery, I recognize the enormous painting before me.
进入了另一个画廊,我认出了我面前的一幅巨大的画.
Washington Crossing the Delaware, by Emanuel Leutze, was painted in 1851.
华盛顿穿越特拉华州,由伊曼纽尔·莱特泽作画于1851年.
It shows George Washington and his troops crossing the icy Delaware River on Christmas night in 1776.
它显示乔治·华盛顿和他的部队于1776年圣诞节之夜渡过冰冷的特拉华河.
I remember learning about this painting in American history class.
我记得在美国历史课上学习过这幅画.
George Washington led his troops in a surprise attack on a camp of British supporters.
乔治·华盛顿率领他的部队突然袭击了由英国支持者组成的营地.
This stained glass window was made in the famous Tiffany Studios in 1923–1924.
这个被污染的玻璃窗是1923–1924年由著名的蒂凡尼工作室所制造.
The painting is huge.
这幅画很大
Chloe explains that it contains several historical inaccuracies.
Chloe解释道,它包含了几个历史不准确之处.
She points out one of the most obvious errors: Leutze included the American flag, which had not yet been adopted when that battle took place.
她指出了最明显的错误之一:列特泽包括了美国国旗,当时这场战斗还没有被采用.
Also, the uniforms and boats are wrong.
而且,制服和船只都是错误的。
If George Washington had stood up in a boat of that size, it most certainly would have capsized!
如果乔治·华盛顿站在这么大的船上,那它肯定就翻了!
Chloe says that Emanuel Leutze made these choices so that we’ d have a stronger reaction to the painting.
Emanuel Leutze做出了这些选择,
Chloe recommends that we view all art with what she calls a “critical eye.”
Chloe建议我们用她所说的“关键的眼睛”看待所有艺术。 “
She says we shouldn’t take art at face value.
她表示我们不应该把艺术看成面值。
Instead, we should question its content and understand its history.
相反,我们应该质疑其内容并理解其历史。
Washington Crossing the Delaware is 12.
华盛顿穿越特拉华州12分.
4 x 21.
4 x 21 (英语).
5 feet (3.
5英尺(3个).
78 x 6.
78 x 6. (英语).
47 m).
页:1
Arms and Armor We walk for ages and enter a long hall where armored knights on armored horses appear to charge toward us.
军火和装甲 我们走了很多年 走进一个长长的大厅 里面有盔甲的骑士 骑着盔甲的马朝我们冲来
Chloe leads us to a glass case holding a large French suit of steel armor dating from around 1600.
Chloe带我们找到一个玻璃箱 拿着一身法国大盔甲 从1600年左右开始
Yellow silk still lines the helmet, and the red leather straps look almost new.
黄丝还给头盔打线,而红皮带看起来几乎是新的.
Chloe explains that the suit was worn in battle.
克洛伊解释说,这身西装是穿在战场上.
This suit also had a matching saddle and chanfron, the piece of armor worn on a horse’s head.
这件西装还装有相配的马鞍和香芙蓉,这是一匹被穿在马头上的盔甲.
I can’t imagine walking around in this outfit, let alone fighting in it.
我无法想象穿着这件衣服到处走动,
It looks so heavy—and it is.
它看起来很重,而且很重。
Altogether, it weighs 77 pounds (34.
总重77磅(34.
9 kg)!
9公斤) (中文(简体) ).
Next, Chloe leads us into a room filled with helmets from Japan worn by samurai warriors.
接下来,克洛伊带我们进入一个房间,里面装满了武士战士所穿戴的从日本来的头盔.
The helmets are all so different from one another in material, size, and shape.
头盔在材料,大小,外形上都大相径庭.
I am drawn to one that has a bright red flame with a tiny figurine holding a sword.
我被吸引到一个有着一盏明亮的红火 有一只小花鸟拿着一把剑。
Chloe explains that it’s from the sixteenth century.
Chloe解释说,
The figurine at the top represents a Buddhist guardian of wisdom.
顶上佛果代表了佛教智慧守护.
Knowing the hidden history of these objects gives me a better understanding of their purpose.
了解这些物体的隐藏历史可以让我更好地了解它们的目的.
Kings wore armor in battle and for tournaments.
国王在战斗和联赛中都穿盔甲.
Greek and Roman Art Next, we walk through galleries filled with paintings and tapestries from the medieval period.
希腊和罗马的艺术 下个世纪的画廊和挂毯
We head into the Greek and Roman art galleries, down a long hallway lined with shiny marble statues.
我们走进希腊和罗马的艺术画廊 沿着一条长长的走廊走 上面有闪亮的大理石雕像
Chloe explains that most of these statues are Roman copies of Greek sculptures, made several hundred years later.
克洛伊解释道,这些雕像大多是希腊雕塑的罗马复制品,是几百年后所制作.
The original sculptures were metal since bronze was plentiful back then.
最初的雕塑是金属的,因为当时青铜器很丰富.
Many, however, were melted down to make weapons or coins, so they’re rare today.
但许多人被熔化去制造武器或硬币,
Chloe also says that marble sculptures wouldn’t have been as white as these statues are today.
克洛伊也表示, 大理石雕塑不会像今天这样白;
Ancient marble statues and temples were painted in bright colors, such as reds, blues, and yellows.
古老的大理石雕像和寺庙被漆成明亮的颜色,如红色,蓝色和黄色.
The Greek and Roman art collection holds more than seventeen thousand works of art (top).
希腊和罗马艺术收藏馆藏有超过一万七千件艺术品(上).
A marble statue shows an Amazon warrior woman wounded in battle (right).
大理石雕像显示一名亚马逊勇士女子在战斗中受伤(右侧).
Leading us into a small room called a cubiculum (the Latin word for “bedroom”), Chloe explains that the painted walls in the room were brought to New York from the Italian village of Boscoreale (boh-skoh-re-AH-le).
带我们进入一个叫 " 三相间 " (拉丁文为 " 卧室 " )的小房间,克洛伊解释说,房间里所绘的墙壁是从意大利村庄Boscoreale(boh-skoh-re-AH-le)带到纽约的。
She points out the wall paintings in brilliant colors that show pictures of an outdoor sanctuary.
她指出墙壁画的花色辉煌,展现出室外避难所的照片.
Chloe then talks about the events of August 24, ad 79, when Mount Vesuvius, a famous volcano in Italy, erupted.
克洛伊随后讲述了意大利有名的火山维苏威火山(Mount Vesuvius)于一九七九年八月二十四日爆发的事件.
The eruption released enormous amounts of ash that covered nearby villages, causing massive death and destruction.
喷发释放出大量覆盖附近村庄的灰烬,造成大量死亡和破坏.
Romans in the middle of everyday life were buried under layers of ash.
日常生活中的罗马人被埋在地层的灰烬下.
The ash also preserved entire cities and the buildings and artwork within them— such as the walls in the cubiculum—forever.
火山灰还永远保留了整个城市和其中的建筑物和艺术品,如立方体的墙壁。
Chloe tells the group that these paintings date back to 70 bc—over one hundred years before the disaster.
克洛伊告诉小组,这些画作可以追溯到70bc——在灾前100多年.
Artists decorated the cubiculum’s walls by applying paint directly on plaster.
艺术家通过将油漆直接用在石膏上来装饰立方体的墙壁.
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas We leave the cubiculum and enter galleries with art from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.
非洲、大洋洲和美洲的艺术 我们离开立方体,进入画廊 艺术来自非洲、大洋洲和美洲。
Everything is different in these galleries—the light, the sounds, even the smell.
在这些画廊里一切都不一样——光线,声音,甚至气味.
Giant wooden boats hang from the ceiling.
巨型木船从天花板上吊起.
Masks of all different shapes, colors, and materials line the walls.
所有不同形状、颜色和材料的面具都将墙壁接上。
Chloe stops and asks us to consider our own ideas of conventional beauty.
克洛伊停下来要求我们考虑 我们自己的传统美的想法
Many objects in this museum were created for specific purposes.
这座博物馆中的许多物品是为特定目的而创作的.
Simply looking pretty was not their main purpose.
看上去漂亮不是他们的主要目的
Yet each is beautiful in its own way.
但每个都以自己的方式美丽
At 14 feet (4.
14英尺(4.
3 m) tall, this slit gong is one of the largest musical instruments in the world.
高3米,这个被割去的琴是世界上最大的乐器之一。
The art in this gallery is from Oceania, a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean.
这个画廊中的艺术出自太平洋上一群岛屿的大洋洲.
In one of the African art galleries, a figure of a man stands before me.
在非洲的一个艺术画廊里 一个男人站在我面前
It seems large, even though it is only about 3.
它看起来很大,尽管它只有3个左右。
5 feet (1.
5英尺(1.
1 m) tall.
1米)高处.
Chloe says this wooden sculpture is an African power figure.
克洛伊说这个木雕是非洲力量人物.
Covered in nails, he’s leaning forward with his hands on his hips in a threatening pose.
身被指甲所覆盖,
His mouth is open as though he’s shouting commands.
他的口是开的,
Chloe explains that the big hole in his stomach was once filled with plants, feathers, snakeskins, animal teeth, and claws.
克洛伊解释道,他胃里的"大洞"曾经充满了植物,羽毛,蛇皮,动物牙齿和爪子.
These materials were believed to give the figure its power.
这些材料被认为赋予了这个人物力量.
Once the cavity was filled, it was then used in ceremonies under the command of a ritual leader.
腔口被填满后,再被用在仪式领袖的指挥下进行仪式.
The leader would ask spirits for their guidance in settling disagreements over land, marriages, and treaties.
领导人将在解决土地、婚姻和条约分歧方面向精神寻求指导。
Each time an important agreement was reached, another nail was hammered into its body.
每次达成重要协议时,又一钉子被打入了它的体内.
African power figures were made by special sculptors and ritual leaders.
非洲权力人物由特殊的雕塑家和仪式领袖所出.
Modern and Contemporary Art Next, Chloe shows us the Modern and Contemporary Art galleries, with art dating from 1900 to the present.
现代和当代艺术下一个, 克洛伊向我们展示了"现代和当代艺术画廊",其艺术可以追溯到1900年至今.
We walk upstairs and stop in front of a large canvas that looks as if a kid had a paint-throwing tantrum.
我们上楼停在大帆布前 看起来像一个孩子 喷漆发脾气。
Chloe introduces it as a famous work by American artist Jackson Pollock, who helped establish a modern art movement called abstract expressionism.
克洛伊将它作为美国艺术家杰克逊·波洛克(Jackson Pollock)的出名作品来介绍,他帮助建立了一个被称为抽象表现主义的现代艺术运动.
She explains that Pollock and other abstract expressionists rejected the usual subject matters and artistic methods.
她解释说,波洛克和其他抽象的表达主义者拒绝了通常的主题事项和艺术方法.
Pollock poured, splattered, and threw paint on canvases laid on the ground, not placed on an artist’s stand.
Pollock倒出、溅出并倒入地上画布,
Chloe tells us that pretty landscapes and realistic-looking people are not what makes good art.
克洛伊告诉我们 美丽的地貌和现实的人 并不是创造艺术的原因
She says that seeing where the art comes from, what inspired it, and what effect the art has can help us decide what we think about it.
她说,看艺术从何而来,什么启发它,以及艺术有什么影响,可以帮助我们决定我们对它的看法.
Autumn Rhythm (Number 30) was painted by Jackson Pollock in 1950.
1950年由杰克逊·波洛克作画的"秋收韵律"(第30号).
Conclusion By now, my legs are getting pretty tired.
结论 现在 我的腿好累
Chloe leads us past works by famous artists, such as Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet, before we head down the giant staircase.
克洛伊带领我们过往著名艺术家的作品,如文森特·范高和克洛德·莫内特等,在我们走下巨大的楼梯之前.
Then we’re back in the Great Hall, and the tour is over.
我们回到了大会堂,
I’m amazed by how much I’ve just seen and learned.
我感到惊讶的是,
It’s as if I’ve traveled around the world and back in time in a one-hour tour.
就像我游遍世界,
Up until now, I had completely misunderstood why art is so important.
直到现在 我完全误解了为什么艺术如此重要
As I exit the museum, the sights, sounds, and smells of New York City overwhelm my senses.
当我离开博物馆时, 风景,声音, 和闻到纽约市 压倒了我的感官。
I decide to take a break and sit on the great steps in front of the Met.
我决定休息,坐在大都会前的大台阶上。
I want to jot down some ideas for my writing assignment while they’re still fresh in my mind.
我想为我的写作任务点出一些想法,
Now comes the real challenge.
真正的挑战来了
How will I choose which pieces of art to write about when they were all so amazing?
我该如何选择 哪些艺术品可以写 在他们都如此惊人的时候?
One thing’s for sure.
有一件事是肯定的。
I’ll come back, but next time for longer—and for me.
我会回来,
The museum’s steps are a popular resting spot for visitors.
博物馆的台阶是参观者热门的休息地。
Glossary abstract expressionism (n.)
词汇抽象表达主义(n.
(adj.)
(中文(简体) ).
(n.)
(无)