萨达姆的艺术口味(Saddam’s taste in art)
American artist Rowena Morrill - known 1 for fantasy-styled, brightly coloured works 2 - has told the BBC 3 of her shock at the discovery of her paintings in Saddam Hussein's private collection. Morrill's sister first spotted 4 the works during television coverage 5 of the war on Iraq.
美国艺术家Rowena Morrill以作品充满幻想色彩，用色明艳著称。当她发现萨达姆.侯赛因的私人收藏中有她的作品，她显得十分震惊。Morrill的姐妹首先在伊拉克战争的电视报道上发现了她的作品。
She saw the pictures hanging on the wall of one of Saddam Hussein's private palaces, and immediately called Morrill.
"I was utterly[彻底地] stunned[惊呆]," Morrill told BBC World Service's Everywoman[平凡女人] programme.
She added 6 that she had had "absolutely no idea" the Iraqi leader had purchased the two paintings.
Curious
Morrill added that she was intrigued[好奇] at his interest in her work.
"I can't say that I take anything coming from a quarter like that as a compliment[恭维]," she said.
"However I certainly think that - if in fact he was looking at my works and thinking anything - I'm very curious."
"I've always known that once I sell a piece it could end up anywhere.
"Of course I never dreamt that it would end up in a place like that."
Voluptuous 7 priestess[奢华的女祭司]
Morrill's artwork is primarily[主要的] based on fantasy[幻想] images - and the paintings found in Saddam Hussein's palace were typical examples.
The first was of a priestess[女祭司] "who is very voluptuous[奢华的], draped[垂躺] over an altar[祭坛] in front of a stone demon[恶魔]," she said.
"She's hurling[猛掷] a magic snake monster[蛇怪] forward at the hero of the story, who's invading[入侵] the inner 8 sanctum[密室] of the temple."
The other featured a green dragon, "flying down to get a girl who's chained to a rock".
"A lot of it is based on book covers, but I was living in Japan as a child, and probably that had some influence[影响]."
"I loved those wonderful Japanese ghost stories."
- He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
- He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。
- 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。
- She works for the BBC.她为英国广播公司工作。
- The BBC was founded in 1922.英国广播公司建于1922年。
- 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。
- There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
- This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
- They have added a new scene at the beginning.在开头他们又增加了一场戏。
- The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film.片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。
- The nobility led voluptuous lives.贵族阶层过着骄奢淫逸的生活。
- The dancer's movements were slow and voluptuous.舞女的动作缓慢而富挑逗性。