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BBC纪录片《文明》第4集 第11期:巨大披肩

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She was started in the 17th century

她的创作始于十七世纪
and one story is she's the work originally of a female sculptor
据说她原本是一位女性雕刻家的作品
because only a woman could quite capture the Virgin like this.
因为只有女人才能捕捉到圣母的这副模样
But she's been added to ever since -
但至此之后 她被加上了许多冠服
when she got that splendid gold crown,
她得到这顶华丽的金皇冠
when she started wearing those very big capes,
她开始穿戴这些巨大披肩

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and she's got a large wardrobe,

她还有个大衣柜
and she often changes her dress.
经常会换裙子
The every day care and attention paid to this statue
对这座雕像日复一日的悉心养护
might at first seem a little odd.
起初看起来会有些奇怪
But she was intended
但她被创作成
to have an aura of humanity about her.
拥有一种人性的光辉
Her tears may be made of glass
她的眼泪可能是由玻璃制成
but her hair is real human hair.
但她的头发用的是真发
Her exposed flesh, that's her head and hands,
她暴露在外的头部和手
are made of wood
是由木头制成的
because they thought wood was much warmer than marble,
因为他们觉得木头比大理石更温暖
was more organic.
更富有生机
And, in other ways,
在其他方面
she's treated as if she's a human being,
她被当作人类来对待
so, no-one apart from the nuns
除修女之外的任何人
are allowed to take her clothes off.
都不能为她脱衣
In many ways,
从很多方面来看
she's not finished but a work in progress
她仍未被完成 而是半成品
which only becomes complete
只有在一年之中最神圣的时候
for a single night at the most sacred time of year...
在那一晚她才会变得完整
At Easter.
也就是复活节
The holy cross is presented to the crowd
神圣十字架呈现在世人面前
and hooded penitents begin to march.
戴着面罩的忏悔者开始行进
For many, this is highly charged and emotional.
对很多人来说这是激情澎湃的时刻
Now they wait,
现在他们在等待
longing for the extraordinary moment
盼望着圣母在门口出现的
when the Virgin appears at the threshold,
这一伟大时刻
and a moment of transformation is at hand.
巨变的时刻即将到来
Carried on a throne, she begins her journey into the night.
她坐在王座上开始了这段夜幕中的旅程

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organic [ɔ:'gænik]

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adj. 器官的,有机的,根本的,接近自然的

 
sacred ['seikrid]

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adj. 神圣的,受尊重的

 
emotional [i'məuʃənl]

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adj. 感情的,情绪的

 
humanity [hju:'mæniti]

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n. 人类,人性,人道,慈爱,(复)人文学科

 
capture ['kæptʃə]

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vt. 捕获,俘获,夺取,占领,迷住,(用照片等)留存<

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extraordinary [iks'trɔ:dnri]

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adj. 非凡的,特别的,特派的

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wardrobe ['wɔ:drəub]

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n. 衣柜,衣橱
n. 全部服装

 
intended [in'tendid]

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adj. 故意的,有意的;打算中的 n. 已订婚者 v.

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exposed [iks'pəuzd]

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adj. 暴露的,无掩蔽的,暴露于风雨中的 v. 暴露,

 
sculptor ['skʌlptə]

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n. 雕刻家

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