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[00:05.89]18 现代艺术中的电流
[00:11.78]Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
[00:18.61]听录音,然后回答以下问题.
[00:25.44]How might some of the exhibits have been dangerous?
[00:31.11]一些展览怎么会出现什么危险呢?
[00:36.78]Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more.
[00:39.71]现代雕塑不再使我们感到惊讶了.
[00:42.63]The idea that modern artcan only be seen in museums is mistaken
[00:46.12]那种认为现代艺术只能在博物馆里才能看到的观点是错误的.
[00:49.61]Even people who take no interest in art
[00:51.88]即使是对艺术不感兴趣的人
[00:54.15]cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculptureon display in public places
[00:57.78]也不会不注意到在公共场所展示的现代艺术品.
[01:01.41]Strange forms stand in gardens,and outside buildings and shops.
[01:04.64]公园里、大楼和商店外竖立着的奇形怪状的雕塑,
[01:07.87]We have got quite used to them.
[01:09.64]对这些,我们已经司空见惯了.
[01:11.42]Some so-called 'modern' pieceshave been on display for nearly eighty years
[01:14.75]有些所谓的"现代"艺术品在那里已陈列近80年
[01:18.08]In spite of this,some people--including myself--
[01:20.65]尽管如此,一些人
[01:23.23]were surprised by a recent exhibition of modern sculpture
[01:26.05]最近举办的一次现代雕塑展搞得大吃一惊
[01:28.87]The first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery
[01:31.23]走进展厅首先看到的是
[01:33.60]was a notice which said:
[01:35.43]一张告示,上面写着:
[01:37.25]'Do not touch the exhibits.
[01:39.15]"切勿触摸展品,
[01:41.04]Some of them are dangerous
[01:42.96]某些展品有危险!"
[01:44.88]The objects on display were pieces of moving sculpture.
[01:47.61]展品都是些活动的雕塑.
[01:50.34]Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling
[01:53.02]悬挂在天花板上, 造型奇特,
[01:55.70]and move in response to a gust of wind
[01:57.97]随风飘荡的雕塑品
[02:00.24]are quite familiar to everybody.
[02:02.23]是人们所熟悉的.
[02:04.21]These objects,however,were different.
[02:06.39]这些展品却使人大开眼界
[02:08.57]Lined up against the wall,
[02:10.49]靠墙排列的
[02:12.41]there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres.
[02:15.09]许多细长的电线而电线又连着金属球.
[02:17.77]The spheres had been magnetized
[02:19.95]金属球经过磁化,
[02:22.13]and attracted or repelled each other all the time.
[02:24.51]互相之间不停地相互吸引或相互排斥
[02:26.89]In the centre of the hall,
[02:28.66]展厅中央,
[02:30.44]there were a number of tall structures which contained coloured lights
[02:33.42]是装有彩色灯泡的许多高高的构件
[02:36.40]These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights
[02:39.18]灯泡一刻不停地闪烁着,
[02:41.96]which have gone mad
[02:43.44]好像发疯似的,
[02:44.91]Sparks were emitted from small black boxes
[02:47.39]小黑盒子里迸出火花,
[02:49.87]and red lamps flashed on and off angrily.
[02:52.45]红色灯泡发怒似地忽明忽暗
[02:55.02]It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment
[02:58.25]这儿倒像是在展览古老的电子设备
[03:01.47]These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally
[03:04.75]奇形怪状的展品不仅是为了给人感情上的强烈刺激
[03:08.03]but to give them electric shocks as well!
[03:10.37]而且还想给人以电击似的!而且还想给人以电击似的!
[03:12.71]This is the analysis of this text.
[05:03.33]以下是这篇课文的讲解。
[06:53.96]part one(讲解一)
[11:27.93]part two(讲解二)
[14:38.45]part three(讲解三)