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1 Modern Technology Helps Restore EI Greco's Famous Painting 现代科技助力修复埃尔 ·格列柯名画

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仔细听

In the late 1500s,the artist El Greco created a large painting called“Saint Martin and the Beggar”.It is very famous.The artist's real name was Doménicos Theotokópoulos.He was a Greek and lived from 1541 to 1614,though he spent most of his life living in Spain.El Greco means“the Greek”in the Spanish Language.

16世纪后期,艺术家埃尔·格列柯创作了一幅名为《圣马丁与乞丐》的巨幅画作,这幅画非常有名。格列柯的真名是多米尼克斯·希奥托科普罗斯。他是希腊人,生于1541年,卒于1614年,然而他大部分时间都生活在西班牙。埃尔·格列柯在西班牙语中的意思是“希腊人”。

听力破解:late 1500s出现连读现象,late[leit]读作[lei]。此外,播音员分别重读了very,most和Spain,是预示重要信息的词,应引起注意。

仔细听

Art experts believe that he painted“Saint Martin and the Beggar”sometime between 1597 and 1599.Experts believe the painting was covered in the 1940s with a clear protective varnish,but the substance has discolored the art work.

Conservators have been attempting to repair the work at the National Gallery of Art,in Washington,D.C.,they are preparing it for a series of shows marking the anniversary of El Greco's death.

绘画专家认为,他创作《圣马丁与乞丐》的时间介于1597年到1599年间。专家认为,20世纪 40年代,这幅画被刷上了一层透明的保护漆,但这种油漆破坏了这幅艺术作品的色彩。

在华盛顿特区的美国国家美术馆,文物修复员一直在尝试修复这幅画作,以便为这幅画参加纪念格列柯诞辰的一系列展览做准备。

词汇宝典:anniversary的名词意思是“周年纪念日”,指具体的某个日子,常与of连用,如:the anniversary of our wedding“我们的结婚纪念日”;它的形容词意思是“周年纪念的”,如:an anniversary dinner“一顿周年纪念大餐”。

仔细听

Ann Hoenigswald is the lead conservator at the National Gallery of Art.She carefully cleans the painting millimeter by millimeter.She say the art work needed treatment because the varnish was turning yellow,and changing the colors of the paints El Greco used.

安·亨尼斯瓦尔德是美国国家美术馆的高级修复员。她一毫米一毫米地仔细清理这幅画作。她说,这幅艺术作品需要处理,因为清漆在逐渐变黄,改变着格列柯使用的颜料颜色。

听力破解:millimeter[′miləmitə]中的[t]发生浊化,读作[d],这种浊化在口语中很常见。此外,播音员重读了yellow,强调油漆变色,同时为后半句话做铺垫。

词汇宝典:treatment的意思是“治疗,处置,待遇”,在这里理解为“处理”;be given the full treatment 指“被对待得极好(或极差)”,如:We don't need to be given the full treatment.我们不需要全套服务。

仔细听

“The whites turn yellow,the blues turn green.It really dulls down the vibrancy of the tones the artist intended.”Before the repairs begin,scientists used microscopes,special infrared cameras and even x-rays to see if the painting had been damaged or changed.These imaging tools let them see below the top layer of paint.The examination showed how El Greco made changes to the painting.

亨尼斯瓦尔德说,“白色变黄,蓝色变绿。这会大大减弱艺术家想要表现的活力。”

在修复开始前,科学家使用显微镜、特制红外摄像机,甚至是X光,来检查这幅画作是否曾被损坏或修改。这些成像工具可以让他们越过顶层涂料,看到下面的内容。这一检查可以呈现出格列柯对这幅画的修改过程。

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听力破解:microscope[′maikrəskəʊp]中的第二个[k]发生浊化,读作[g]。made changes发生连读现象,made[meid]读作[mei],注意不要听错;此外,播音员重读了damaged和changed两个关键词。

词汇宝典:vibrancy指事物的生机与活力,如:Beijing is an old city which retains its own unique color and vibrancy.北京是一座古老的城市,保留着它独特的色彩与活力。vibrancy 也可以指人的活泼,如:I like the vibrancy of Bella's character.我喜欢贝拉活泼的性格。

学着说一说

1.attempt to do尝试做某事

▶这个短语等同于 attempt at doing sth.,如:

They attempt at climbing the steepest part of the mountain.

他们试图攀登这座山最陡的部分。

▶attempt 常用的词组有:make an attempt to do,表示“尝试做某事(通常暗指没有成功)”。如:

I made an attempt to cook,but I failed.

我尝试着做饭,但没做好。

2.prepare...for...为……准备……

▶prepare sth.for sth.指“把某物准备好来应付某事”,prepare sb. for sth.指“使某人做好准备应付某事”,如:

The teacher are preparing children for the examination.

老师正指导孩子们备考。

▶此外,be prepared for sth.的意思是“对某事(尤指令人不愉快的事)做好准备”,如:

A:I knew there were problems,but I was not prepared for this!

我知道有些问题,却没料到这一点!

B:Keep calm,you'll make it.保持冷静,你能行的。

3.dull down减弱

▶dull 在这里的意思是“减缓,冲淡”,如:

She took drugs to dull the pain.她吃了药以减轻疼痛。

▶dull 还表示“钝的,迟缓的,无趣的”,如:

The weekly meeting tends to be deadly dull.每周例会都要无聊死了。