Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi Shows Links Between Cultures
时间:2019-01-03 作者:英语课 分类:2017年VOA慢速英语(九)月
On November 11, the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum will open in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
The museum is part of a project designed to appeal to millions of visitors every year.
The waterfront museum will hold hundreds of pieces of art representing ancient and modern times around the world. It will include Middle Eastern objects and paintings, as well as works 1 by Western artists.
The Louvre in Paris, France is one of the most famous museums in the world. In 2007, France agreed to take part in a joint 2 project to open an art museum in Abu Dhabi. French officials say the collection does not face any restrictions 3.
Jean-Francois Charnier is the scientific director of Agence France-Museums. He said the museum organizers had complete freedom in making decisions about the art to present.
"You have nude 4 statues in the museum, contemporary paintings. You also have religious images from all religions," he said.
The works will represent major periods of human development and will show connections between different cultures, Charnier said.
"The objective," he said, "is to show that in history there are more links and bridges than walls."
The museum has major pieces of art including a 15th century painting by Giovanni Bellini and a 19th century painting by Osama Hamdy Bey.
The museum also has a 3000-year-old Egyptian funeral set.
Famed French architect Jean Nouvel designed the museum. It is almost 100,000 square meters in size. It includes a series of white buildings under a huge, rounded steel top. The steel is cut in numerous 5 places and shapes to let in daylight and produce beautiful shadows.
French Culture Minister Francoise Nyssen spoke 6 at a news conference in which the museum opening was announced.
"At a time when some forces are attacking history by destroying work, taking our heritage 7 hostage 8, this is an essential act," she said. "It is civilization responding to barbarity."
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museum – n. a building in which interesting and valuable things (such as paintings and sculptures or scientific or historical objects) are collected and shown to the public
nude – adj. of or involving people who have no clothes on
contemporary – adj. : existing or happening in the same time period : from the same time period
shadow – n. a dark shape that appears on a surface when someone or something moves between the surface and a source of light
heritage – n. the traditions, achievements, beliefs, etc., that are part of the history of a group or nation — usually singular 9
respond – v. to do something as a reaction to something that has happened or been done
barbarity – n. extreme cruelty : a very cruel and violent quality
- We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
- The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤,肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
- I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
- a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
- It's a painting of the Duchess of Alba in the nude.这是一幅阿尔巴公爵夫人的裸体肖像画。
- She doesn't like nude swimming.她不喜欢裸泳。
- There have been numerous exchanges of views between the two governments.两国政府间曾多次交换意见。
- There are numerous people in the square. 有许多人在广场上。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- The ancient buildings are part of the national heritage.这些古建筑是民族遗产的一部分。
- We Chinese have a great cultural heritage.我们中国人有伟大的文化遗产。
- One group claimed to have executed the American hostage.一个组织声称已经处决了那名美国人质。
- Have you read the article about the rescue of the hostage?你看了关于营救人质的文章了吗?