How Art Made The World 说服的艺术 -16
The images are of Augustus accepting the surrender of Rome's sworn enemy, the Parthians. It was his greatest triumph and the gods are shown looking on with approval. The message is clear: Augustus was simply fulfilling the will of the gods. And now the war that had divided Rome was over.
So the statue offers emphatic 1 reassurance 2, Augustus is strong, but he's not threatening. He's the leader who guarantees his people a new Golden Age. It's the Pax Augusta, the Augustan peace, and even the gods approved. Augustus had achieved his greatest ambition. He'd unified 3 the two camps of Rome. And he'd done it using the power of art.
One story tells how as an old man in his 70s, Augustus took a boat journey out of Rome. It must be the last trip of his life. On his way, he was spotted 4 by a group of foreign traders who spontaneously burst into applause and cheered their leader. They shouted out that it was to him that they owed their lives, their freedom and their prosperity. Augustus was overwhelmed. To him it came like final proof that he'd succeeded. He was the unifier 5 of Rome and the savior of his people. Augustus was the hero sent by the gods to save Rome. It did seem like the beginning of a new Golden Age.
But all of this was built on a lie; the people had been duped. While portraying 6 himself as a peacemaker, Augustus was eradicating 7 all opposition 8. While preaching humility 9, he and his family lived and behaved like corrupt 10 royalty 11. And while boasting that he was handing back power to the people, Augustus was a king in all but name. In reality he had founded a system of dictatorship that would last for 400 years.
Parthian: (a.) Of or relating to Parthia or its people, language, or culture. 帕提亚的
Parthia: An ancient country of southwest Asia corresponding to modern northeast Iran. It was included in the Assyrian and Persian empires, the Macedonian empire of Alexander the Great, and the Syrian empire. A Parthian kingdom lasted from c. 250 b.c. to a.d. 226, reaching the height of its influence and land holdings at the beginning of the first century b.c. Its people, of Scythian stock, were noted 12 as horsemen and archers 13. 帕提亚
emphatic: (a.) Expressed or performed with emphasis 强调的
savior: (n.) A person who rescues another from harm, danger, or loss. 救助者
dictatorship: (n.) Absolute or despotic control or power. 专政
- Their reply was too emphatic for anyone to doubt them.他们的回答很坚决，不容有任何人怀疑。
- He was emphatic about the importance of being punctual.他强调严守时间的重要性。
- He drew reassurance from the enthusiastic applause.热烈的掌声使他获得了信心。
- Reassurance is especially critical when it comes to military activities.消除疑虑在军事活动方面尤为关键。
- The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
- The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。
- The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
- Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
- The artist has succeeded in portraying my father to the life. 那位画家把我的父亲画得惟妙惟肖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Ding Ling was good at portraying figures through careful and refined description of human psychology. 《莎菲女士的日记》是丁玲的成名作，曾引起强烈的社会反响。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
- Objective: To study the acute and chronic toxicity of Ten-flavor-acne eradicating-capsule. 目的：探讨复方中药合剂十味平痤胶囊的急性及慢性毒性。
- We are on the verge of eradicating polio in the world. 我们已在世界消除小儿？痹症的边缘了。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- Humility often gains more than pride.谦逊往往比骄傲收益更多。
- His voice was still soft and filled with specious humility.他的声音还是那么温和，甚至有点谦卑。
- The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
- This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。
- She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
- I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。