VOA标准英语2011--Islamic Galleries at the Met Have a Grand Re-Opening
时间:2019-01-14 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2011年(十月)
Islamic Galleries at the Met Have a Grand Re-Opening
It was eight years in the making. Now, New York’s Metropolitan 1 Museum is re-opening its enormous collection of Islamic art in a grand new setting. The objects span nearly 13 centuries and many cultures - and include items ranging from paintings to architectural works to medieval Korans.
The Metropolitan Museum has some of the richest holdings of Islamic art anywhere - but the collection has been largely out of sight for the last eight years, as the museum renovated 2. Now, the 15 new galleries have greatly expanded the museum's display space for Islamic art. The rooms are grouped by regions and period, from the 7th century to the end of the 19th century.
“Our galleries are named the Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and later South Asia," said Sheila Canby, the Met’s chief curator for Islamic art. "We have done that because that is the geographical 3 region, area, that we cover."
The re-opening of the Met's Islamic galleries comes at a time of heightened interest in Islam around the world, and many visitors are expected.
They will see intricately woven carpets so large they had to be carried by a team and unfolded in palatial 4 spaces. And a tiled prayer niche 5 from Iran that was installed facing East, toward Mecca.
Craftsmen 6 from the Moroccan city of Fez built one of the new galleries. They spent eight months creating a traditional Moroccan courtyard inside the museum - with a fountain, columns and lacy archways and ceramic 7 tiles on the walls.
The Damascus Room, a huge, wood-paneled chamber 8 from a wealthy 18th century household is also new. The room was disassembled in Syria, shipped to New York, and rebuilt inside the museum. Conservators repaired and restored each element of the carved and painted wood and the decorative 9 tiles.
Sheila Canby says the room features floral patterns derived 10 from Europe as well as geometric patterns and inscriptions 11.
“And inscriptions that are poetical 12 inscriptions, that praise the house, praise the owner, and praise the prophet Mohammed," she said.
There are sculptures - like a pair of palace guards from medieval Iran and paintings of courtly scenes, or lovers embracing. There are household items, some extravagant 13, such as an enormous bronze incense 14 burner in the shape of a lion. Others are simple. but decorative - featuring the intricate geometric patterns, calligraphy 15 and arabesques 16 that dominate Islamic art because of Islam's taboo 17 on depicting 18 humans and animals.
One of Canby’s favorite pieces is a 10th century white bowl with black calligraphy that reads, “Planning before work saves you from regret.”
“That’s a very charming statement, but the fact is the object itself, I think, is sublimely 19 beautiful because of that purity of design," she said.
And there are, of course, Koranic manuscripts with refined calligraphy.
Although the new setting is huge, the 1,200 pieces on display represent only one-tenth of the museum’s holdings of Islamic art.
- Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
- Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。
- He renovated his house. 他翻修了房子。
- The house has been renovated three years earlier. 这所房子三年前就已翻新。
- The current survey will have a wider geographical spread.当前的调查将在更广泛的地域范围內进行。
- These birds have a wide geographical distribution.这些鸟的地理分布很广。
- Palatial office buildings are being constructed in the city.那个城市正在兴建一些宫殿式办公大楼。
- He bought a palatial house.他买了套富丽堂皇的大房子。
- Madeleine placed it carefully in the rocky niche. 玛德琳小心翼翼地把它放在岩石壁龛里。
- The really talented among women would always make their own niche.妇女中真正有才能的人总是各得其所。
- rugs handmade by local craftsmen 由当地工艺师手工制作的小地毯
- The craftsmen have ensured faithful reproduction of the original painting. 工匠保证要复制一幅最接近原作的画。
- The order for ceramic tiles has been booked in.瓷砖的订单已登记下来了。
- Some ceramic works of art are shown in this exhibition.这次展览会上展出了一些陶瓷艺术品。
- For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说,牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
- The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。
- This ware is suitable for decorative purpose but unsuitable for utility.这种器皿中看不中用。
- The style is ornate and highly decorative.这种风格很华丽,而且装饰效果很好。
- Many English words are derived from Latin and Greek. 英语很多词源出于拉丁文和希腊文。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father. 他对文学的爱好是受他父亲的影响。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Centuries of wind and rain had worn away the inscriptions on the gravestones. 几个世纪的风雨已磨损了墓碑上的碑文。
- The inscriptions on the stone tablet have become blurred with the passage of time. 年代久了,石碑上的字迹已经模糊了。
- This is a poetical picture of the landscape. 这是一幅富有诗意的风景画。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- John is making a periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion. 约翰正在对陈腐的诗风做迂回冗长的研究。 来自辞典例句
- They tried to please him with fulsome compliments and extravagant gifts.他们想用溢美之词和奢华的礼品来取悦他。
- He is extravagant in behaviour.他行为放肆。
- This proposal will incense conservation campaigners.这项提议会激怒环保人士。
- In summer,they usually burn some coil incense to keep away the mosquitoes.夏天他们通常点香驱蚊。
- At the calligraphy competition,people asked him to write a few characters.书法比赛会上,人们请他留字。
- His calligraphy is vigorous and forceful.他的书法苍劲有力。
- The rude words are taboo in ordinary conversation.这些粗野的字眼在日常谈话中是禁忌的。
- Is there a taboo against sex before marriage in your society?在你们的社会里,婚前的性行为犯禁吗?
- a painting depicting the Virgin and Child 一幅描绘童贞马利亚和圣子耶稣的画
- The movie depicting the battles and bloodshed is bound to strike home. 这部描写战斗和流血牺牲的影片一定会取得预期效果。