彭家驹博物馆旅游攻略：大英博物馆-英语悦读世界

彭家驹博物馆旅游攻略：大英博物馆-英语悦读世界

彭家驹When the British Museum opened in 1753, it was the world's first national public museum, free (as it still is) to all “studious and curious persons.” It contains a breathtakingcollection of over 8 million objects that paint an interconnected portrait of the world's cultures. But it also epitomizes thelong British traditions of exploration, quirkiness andobsessive collecting. You could spend weeks here. But don’tworry; we’ll guide you through.
大英博物馆于1753年对外开放，是世界上第一个国立公共博物馆，免费（至今仍然如此）对所有“勤奋与好奇的人”开放。它的藏品达到惊人的800多万件，为多种世界文化描绘出一幅彼此相联的画卷。但它也体现了英国长期以来探索、怪趣与收藏癖的悠久传统。你可以在这里一连呆上几个星期。但是不要担心：我们可以为你做个向导。
Three Must-Sees
五个必看之处
五个必看之处
If you don’t have time to idly wander, start your visit withthese collections.
如果你没时间到处闲逛，那就从这些藏品开始吧。
THE KEY TO THE ANCIENT WORLD
The Egyptian Galleries | Room 4
埃及馆| 4号展厅
This long, spectacular gallery, stretching almost the lengthof the museum's west side, houses sculptures and artifactsfrom about 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian civilization. Itfeatures spectacular busts, elaborately engraved sarcophagi and the museum's most popular exhibit — the Rosetta Stone, dating from 196 B.C. and
inscribedwithnear-identical texts in three scripts, which allowed linguiststo develop an understanding of Egyptianhieroglyphs
through comparison.
这个长而壮观的展馆几乎贯穿整个博物馆西翼，藏有横跨3000年古埃及文明的雕塑与文物。其中有壮观的半身像、精心雕刻的石棺，以及博物馆最受欢迎的展品——罗塞塔石碑(Rosetta Stone)，它大约来自公元前196 年，以三种文字刻着几乎相同的文本，令语言学家能够通过比较来发展对埃及象形文字的理解。
Why It’s Must See: These exhibits give an instant idea ofthe magnificence,ambition and sophistication of ancientEgyptian culture.
必看原因：这些展品能令人立刻了解到古埃及文化的宏伟、抱负与复杂性。
What to Look For: A giant sculpture of a scarab beetle, with tenderly carvedand curving legs, and an enormous bust of Ramesses II, which inspired Percy ByssheShelley's poem
“Ozymandias.”
看点：一座巨大的圣甲虫雕塑，有着柔和的线条和弯曲的腿，还有一座巨大的拉美西斯二世(Ramesses II)半身像，正是它启发珀西·比希·雪莱(Percy Bysshe Shelley)写下了《奥兹曼迪亚斯》(Ozymandias)这首诗。
ART AND MYTH IN ATHENS
The Parthenon Sculptures | Room 18
帕台农(Parthenon)神殿雕塑| 18号展厅
These beautiful friezes and sculptures formed part of the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens, built between 447 and 438 B.C. They were removed in 1805 by LordElgin, the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire,in an attempt to save them from further degradation,but the British Museum’s possession of the ElginMarbles, as they came to be called, has long been a
subject of intense controversy.
这些美丽的中楣横条(friezes)和雕塑曾经是雅典卫城帕台农神殿的一部分，该神殿于公元前447 到438 年之间建成。1805 年，英国驻奥斯曼帝国大使埃尔金勋爵(Lord Elgin)为保护它们免遭进一步损坏，将它们拆下来带走，此后它们便被称为埃尔金大理石雕，但是大英博物馆对它们的所有权一直存在激烈的争议。
Why It’s Must See: These intricately carved friezesand stand-alone sculpturesoffer a richly detailedportrait of Athenian society and mores.
必看原因：这些雕刻精美的中楣横条以及独立存在的雕塑丰富详尽地描绘出雅典的社会风貌与习俗。
What to Look For: The riveting horse’s head, with itsbulging eyes and veinedcheeks, exhausted from drawingthe chariot of the moon across the night sky.
看点：雕塑上迷人的马头，眼珠凸起，面颊上血脉贲张，它拉着月神的战车飞过夜空，已经筋疲力尽。
THE INVENTION OF PORCELAIN
Chinese Ceramics (Sir Percival David collection) | Room 95
中国陶瓷（珀西瓦尔·大维德爵士[Sir Percival David]收藏）| 95号展厅
This stunning collection of Chinese ceramics isoutstanding for its beauty, rarity and historical value. Some pieces date back to the invention of porcelain around 2,000 years ago.
这个令人惊叹的中国瓷器系列以其美丽、稀有和历史价值而闻名。一些展品可追溯到2000年前瓷器刚刚发明出来的时代。
Why It’s Must See: The gallery has more than 1,700examples of breathtakingbeautiful ceramic objects, bothpractical and fanciful.
必看原因：展厅内有超过1700件陶瓷器物，既有实用器，也有供人赏玩之物，它们的美丽令人惊叹。
What to Look For: The David Vases, probably the most
importantblue-and-white porcelain pieces in existence, have inscriptions near their tops that date them to 1351. Sir Percival David reunited the vases in 1935, afterbuying them from two separate collections.
看点：大维德花瓶(The David Vases)，可能是现存最重要的青花瓷器物，其顶部附近的铭文表明它们的年代可以追溯到1351年。1935年，珀西瓦尔·大维德爵士分别从两个收藏家手中买下它们，令这对花瓶重聚。
VOCABULARY
wavy ( adj. ):like，characteristic of，or suggestive of waves
波状的；有起伏的 -------------------------groove ( n.):a long，narrow furrow or hollow cut in a surface
with a tool纹(道)；纹槽
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porthole ( n.):an opening in a ship's side，as for admitting
light and air(船侧采光、通气的)舷窗；舱口
-------------------------rawhide ( adj. ):done or acting in a stealthy manner，as if to
hinder observation；surreptitious；stealthy；sneaky；secret鬼鬼祟祟的，偷偷摸摸的；秘密的
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recompose ( v. ): restore to composure使恢复镇静 --------------------------stocky ( adj.):heavily built；sturdy；short and thickset矮胖的；结实的 ---------------------------kinky (adj.):full of kinks；tightly curled，esp．of hair(尤指头发)绞缠的；纽结的；弯曲的 ---------------------------wriggle ( v． ):．twist from side to side，either in one place
or when moving along蠕动；扭动
材料来自老师发的学习资料
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