英伦广角 2010-08-15 London Exhibition: Rude Britannia
Art galleries aren't normally the place to go if you fancy a laugh. But an exhibition at Tate Britain is proving an exception. Rude Britannia is a collection of comic art from the 17th century to the present day. From William Hogarth's " Rake’s Progress" to Margaret Thatcher 1’s "Spitting Image" puppet, to the frankly 2 "Absurd". Tate Britain teamed up with guest curators including Gerald Scarfe, Harry 3 Hill and the editors of Viz to look at how comedy in paintings, postcards and puppets has shaped our society.
"Well, British comic art, I think, is in a great tradition. And you think of "Carry On" films, and you think of thing right back to Hogarth and Gillray how they criticized the people in the elite 4, the leaders and politicians, and so forth 5. And I think that's very healthy, really." Artists know there's no better way to encourage people to think than through laughter. Some of the methods they've used are innovative 6, to say the least. "There is a chamber 7 pot in the early 19th century which gives you the chance to, well, let's say, kind of comment on the tyranny of Napoleon, because Napoleon’s bust 8 features in the bottom of this chamber pot, so if you use it, then you end up, well, defacing, let's say, Napoleon.”
Over the last half century Scarfe has helped politicians to account through his clever, but often brutal 9 cartoons. He famously portrayed 10 Margaret Thatcher as a fang-toothed pterodactyl and is enjoying the fresh meat of the Coalition 11 Government. "I always draw Cameron as sort of, part of the Bullingdon, an Old Etonian the Bullingdon Club. I draw him in the Bullingdon Club outfit 12 always. He's got a kind of high forehead. What a big nose really, and pouch 13 dangle 14 eyes and his jaws 15, I think, are getting lower and lower and then getting sort of heavier and heavier down here. He's sort of thickening up with the effect of power upon him."As the saying goes, a picture paints a thousand words.
- Tom Sawyer was in the skiff that bore Judge Thatcher. 汤姆 - 索亚和撒切尔法官同乘一条小艇。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
- Mrs. Thatcher was almost crazed; and Aunt Polly, also. 撒切尔夫人几乎神经失常，还有波莉姨妈也是。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
- To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
- Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。
- Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
- Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
- The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
- We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。
- The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
- Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
- He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。
- 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。
- I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it. 我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了。
- She has worked up a lump of clay into a bust.她把一块黏土精心制作成一个半身像。
- She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
- They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
- Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
- The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
- Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
- His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。
- He was going to make a tobacco pouch out of them. 他要用它们缝制一个烟草袋。
- The old man is always carrying a tobacco pouch with him.这老汉总是随身带着烟袋。
- At Christmas,we dangle colored lights around the room.圣诞节时，我们在房间里挂上彩灯。
- He sits on the edge of the table and dangles his legs.他坐在桌子边上，摆动著双腿。