夏说英语新闻晨读 第390期:Facebook 禁发古典油画闹笑话
时间:2019-02-20 作者:英语课 分类:夏说英语新闻晨读
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本期内容:
The Flemish tourist board has issued a complaint tosocial media network Facebook, after it removed anumber of posts featuring paintings by Flemish artistPeter Paul Rubens for nudity.
Rubens was one of the most influential artists of the17th century, and was famous for his Baroquepaintings, many featuring nudes and cherubs.
But The Brussels Times notes that it may be a "playfulprotest" to attract tourists to exhibitions hosted bythe Visit Flanders agency.
board: n. 委员会;董事会
issue a complaint: 提出正式的抗议
remove: vt. 删除
feature: vt. 以……为特色
nudity: n. 裸露
baroque: adj. 巴洛克风格的
cherub: n. 小天使
playful: adj. 开玩笑的
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