英语听力教程第三版张民伦主编Unit9RomancingtheStone听力原文.docx
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英语听力教程第三版张民伦主编Unit9RomancingtheStone听力原文
Unit9RomancingtheStone
PartIGettingready
Amuseumisaninstitutionthatcaresforacollectionofartifactsandotherobjectsofscientific,artistic,cultural,orhistoricalimportanceandmakesthemavailableforpublicviewingthroughexhibitsthatmaybepermanentortemporary.Mostlargemuseumsarelocatedinmajorcitiesthroughouttheworldandmorelocalonesexistinsmallercities,townsandeventhecountryside.ThecitywiththelargestnumberofmuseumsisMexicoCitywithover128museums.AccordingtotheWorldMuseumCommunity,therearemorethan55,000museumsin202countries.
Audioscript:
1.TheLouvre
Parisisanancientcity,witnesstorevolution,celebrationandwar.AtitscenterstandstheLouvre,oncearoyalpalaceandnowoneoftheworld'sgreatestmuseums.TheLouvreishometothemost
famouspaintinginhumanhistory--TheMonaLisa.Herenigmaticsmileissaidtoconcealmanysecrets.
2.TheVaticanMuseum
InthemiddleofRomestandstheVatican,theepicenterofCatholicism.ItisbothafortifiedcityandaplacethePopecallshome.(Gracias.Gracias.)Italsohousesoneofthemostfamousmuseumsintheworld,fulloftimelesstreasures,eachonewithastorytotell.OfallofthesenonearemorefamousthantheSistineChapel.AllwhoenterheregazeupattheluminousfrescosofMichelangelo.
3.Toronto'sRoyalOntarioMuseum
It'saneye-poppingCanadianlandmark,anationatlreasurechestandaplaceofmystery.ThisistheRoyalOntarioMuseuminToronto,theROM.Foreveryobjectondisplay,thousandsmorearehiddeninbackroomsfarfrompublicview.EnterthehallofAncientEgypt,andthehairstanduponthebackofyourneck.Youfeelapresenceoftheghosts.Howdidtheyliveandhowdidtheydie?
Ifonlythemummiescouldspeak.
4.Cairo'sEgyptianMuseum
Egypt,herethetoweringmonumentsofthePharaohsstandsilentamidtheroarofamoderncity.CairoisthelargestmetropolisinAfrica,hometomorethan20millionpeople.Butatitscenterisarefugeefromurbanchaos.ThisisthemuseumofEgyptianantiquities,thetreasurechestofAsiancivilizationandoneofthemostspectacularmuseumsintheworld.VisitorsflockherebythemillionstogazeintotheeyesoflongdeadPharaohsandmarvelattheirdazzlingsarcophagiofsilverandgold.
5.London'sNaturalHistoryMuseum
TheNaturalHistoryMuseuminLondon,England,it'sacathedralofnaturehousingover70millionspecimens.Duringtheday,thousandsofvisitorstourthegalleries.Butatnight,whenthey'veallgonehome,thisplaceseemstocomealivewithunforgettablestoriesaboutwherewecamefromandwherewearegoing.Thegalleriesanddarkpassagewaysinvitethosewhodaretoventurebehindthescenes.Takeacloserlookanddiscoversecretsthataredisturbingandsometimesbrutal.
PartII"TheScream"
Paintingisafascinatingsubject.Everytimewhenyouvisitamuseum,youwillfindsomethingneweveninthesamepainting.
Whilelookingatapainting,youcanenjoyitforitsbeautyalone.Itslines,forms,colors,andcompositionmayappealtoyoursensesandlingerinyourmemory.Apartfromthat,youcanalsotrytofigureoutwhatthepaintingdescribes.Doesitdescribetheartist'simpressionofasceneoraperson?
Ordoesitdescribetheartist'sfeelingabouttheartofpaintingitself?
Audioscript:
Speaker1:
Thispictureis"TheScream"byEdvardMunch,andit'saverypowerfulpicture,it'sinblackandwhiteas,asyouseeithere.AndumIthinkit'sparticularlypowerfulbecausemainlybecauseofthatfigurewhoum,whois,whoseemstoberunningoffthisbridgehereholdinghisorherheadinherhandsandscreaming.Andum,what'sveryinterestingaboutthepicturearethetwo,thetwofiguresattheendofthebridgeorfurtherupthisroad.Andit'sdifficulttounderstandwhetherthepersonisrunningfromthemorwhetherthey'rejusterinnocentbystanders.
Um,sothereasonI,Ilikethispicture,thereasonIfinditpowerfulisbecauseIthinkthatthepersonisnotactuallyrunningfromthetwodarkfiguresattheendofthebridge,butinfactthepersonissufferingerperhapssomekindofterriblelonelinessorsadness,andis,actuallyseemstobetryingtohidethatfeelingfromthosepeople.
AndIthinkthisisacommonfeeling,Ithinkthisissomethingwhichwealldosometimeswhen,whenwefeelsomefeeling,usuallyabadfeeling,somethinglikelonelinessorterribleunhappiness,wedon'twantotherpeopletoseethat,andersowe,wehavetotryandhidethatfeelingfrom,fromothermembersofthe,ofthepublic.AndIfeelthat'swhatthismanorwomanisdoinginthepicturehere.
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Speaker2:
Asadesign,thepicture'sverystrongaswell.The,thebridgeorthestreetisaverystrongdiagonallinewhichgoesthroughthe,thepicture.Andthentothe,totherightofthescreamer'sheadthere'saseriesofdarkverticallines--it'sdifficulttoknowwhatthatis,perhapsit'safieldormaybeitcouldbeawall,it'sdifficulttoknowexactlywhatitis,butthosedarkverticallinessomehowdepressthepicture,whichisexactlywhattheartistwanted.Andthenatthe,atthetop,youhavethesky,whichtheartisthas,hasermadeintheformperhapsofclouds,whichareverystronghorizontallines,very,veryboldblacklineswhichagainseemtopushthewholepicturedown,andaddtothedepressionofthe,theexperiencewhichthe,thescreameriser,isfeeling.
PartIIITajMahal
TheTajMahalisawhitemarblemausoleumlocatedinAgra,UttarPradesh,India.ItwasbuiltbyMogulemperorShahJahaninmemoryofhisthirdwife,MumtazMahal.TheTajMahaliswidelyrecognizedasthejewelofMuslimartinIndiaandoneoftheuniversallyadmiredmasterpiecesoftheworld'sheritage.
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There'snobuildingmoreromanticormoretragicthantheTajMahal.OnJunethe17th,1631,MumtazMahal,thewifeoftheMogulEmperor,ShahJahan,diedwhilegivingbirthtoherfourteenthchild.
So,inresponsetothedeathofhiswife,ShahJahancreatedoneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworld,theTajMahal,avisionofperfection,ofparadiseonEarth.TheemotionalpoweroftheTajMahalcomesnotjustfromitsruthlesssymmetryanditsdazzlingwhitematerial,butalsofromthepurityandsimplicityreallyofitsforms.InlinewithIslamicthinking,itisnotloadedwithimagesoflivingbeings,bannedintheKoran,butbysimpleabstractdecoration,lettering.Inthissenseverymuchlessornamentationgivesmoreemotionalpower.
Asyouapproachnearer,theTajMahal,itsscale,itscraftsmanshipbecomealmostoverwhelming.Ittooktwentythousandpeopletwentyyearstocompletethisgreatstructureanditswhitemarbleisinlaidwithtwenty-eightdifferentsortsofpreciousandsemi-preciousstones.But,thisisn'tapalaceoramosque.It'samausoleum.It'samonumenttogrief.Atthislevelandsonear,IcanseejusthowexquisiteandsubtletheTajMahalis.Theinlayisamazing,likeajewelbox.Andthewhitemarbleiscarvedandthesurfaceismottledinarchitecturaldetail.Itwasagreatsurprise,beinginsidetheTajMahalislikebeinginsidealivingbeing.Itmoansanditgroans.There'snoquestionaboutit,asamonumenttogriefandtoheartbreakandtheexpressionofagonyandpainthatlostallthatwaspreciousinthisworldandlongingforthenext,theTajMahalhasnoequal.It'sunsurpassed.
Audioscript:
ThetwisttothestoryoftheTajMahalisinthenearbyRedFortwherethefinaltragicepisodeofShahJahan'slifewasplayedout.It'sherethatthemythoftheTajwasborn,whereitenterstheworldoflegend.
ShahJahan,thegreatemperor,becameill.Hesufferedastrokeandthisprovokedaruthless,viciousstruggleforpoweramonghisfoursons.Theyfought,theybattledandAurangzeb,themostskilful,themostviciousIsupposeofthefoursons,prevailed.Hekilledhisthreebrothersinbattleandbytreacheryandwhenhehadhisfather,ShahJahaninhispower,heimprisonedhimhereintheFort.SoforShahJahanhisgreatempirehadbeenreducedtotheareaofthiscourtyard,andhewouldstandwhereIamstandingnow,contemplatingtheview,lookingatthegreatmausoleumoverthere.Thisisaspectacularview,butitcouldhavebeenmorespectacularstill.ItissaidthatShahJahan,ifhehadn'tlostcontrolofhisempire,wouldhavebuilthimselfamausoleumoppositethatofhiswife,andhisonewouldhavebeencladinblackmarble,tomatchthewhitemarbleoftheTajMahal.
ThestoryoftheblackTajisaninventionofthe18thcentury,butonethatreflects,reinforcesthefantasysurroundingabuildingdedicatedtoloveandtowhatcouldhavebeen.
PartIVMoreaboutthetopic:
BritishSculpturesNowandThen
Sculpturehaschangedmoreradicallyinthepast100yearsthaninthepreceding30000.Britishsculptorshaveledthewaythankstotheirrestlessoriginality.TodayBritishsculptureisahugelyexpressivemediumwithalmostlimitlesspossibilities.
SometimesthatsheervarietycanbeabitbewilderingbutinBritishsculpture'slonghistory,thismayturnouttobethegreatestchapteryet.
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WelcometotheBritishMuseum,London,hometoancientart,andtheunlikelybirthplaceofmodernsculpture.Throughoutthe19thcentury,BritishsculptorscameheretostudythefamousancientGreekmarblesthatonceadornedtheParthenoninAthens.TheywentonshowattheBritishMuseumatthestartof1817andweresoonconsideredtheepitomeofwhatsculpturecouldandshouldbe.Classical,heroicforms,they'renaturalistic,harmoniouslyproportioned,completelydevoidofdistortion.Theyofferavisionofahighlysophisticatedsociety--thebe
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