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Conversation One
W: I think I've finally decided what to write in my paper. It's a new museum right near the Capitol Building in Washington D.C.
M: Really? I picked a museum too, a science museum up in Alberta, Canada. They look sort of like spaceship.
W: Say, I read about that. It was built about 20 years ago and I think by the same architect who designed the building I'm interested in. Douglas Cardinal.
M: That's him! But I can't imagine Cardinal designing anything in the traditional classical style of the Capitol.
W: Well, this new structure has to fit in with the architecture of the Capitol, but its style is anything but traditional. I don't mean that it's one of those big glass boxes they call modern architecture though. Instead of rectangles and straight lines, this building has rounded free form shapes and sweeping curves. It's supposed to represent the natural forms like the Canyon cliffs in the western states, rock formations that were shaped by water and the wind.
M: Sounds fantastic. But I wonder why that sort of style would be chosen for a building in Washington D.C.
W: That's easy. This place is called National Museum of the American Indian. And it's devoted to exhibits of Native American cultures, including those of the west. And for Cardinal this is his own family heritage too. And in designing this museum he was careful to respect the various Native American values and traditions, like paying attentions to the directions of winds and the position of the sun in different seasons of the year.
M: Wow, an untraditional building, designed to showcase some of North American's oldest traditions. Interesting!
1. What is the discussion mainly about?
2. What do the two museums mentioned in the conversation have in common?
3. What does the new building designed by Cardinal look like?
4. What kind of traditions are represented in Cardinal's new building?
对话一
女：我想我决定好论文写什么了。就写华盛顿国会大厦附近的那座新博物馆。
男：真的吗？我也选了写博物馆，加拿大亚伯达的一座科技博物馆。它看上去像太空飞船。
女：哈，我听说过那个博物馆。它是在20年前建成的，好像和我感兴趣的这座博物馆出自同一名建筑师之手——道格拉斯·卡迪纳尔。
男：就是他！但是我难以想象卡迪纳尔设计出和国会大厦一样传统古典风格的东西。
女：呃，这座新建筑必须和国会大厦的建筑风格相融合，但是它的建筑风格绝非传统。但我也并不是说它是那种被称为现代建筑的大玻璃盒子。这座建筑形状圆润丰满，曲线流畅，而不是用直线勾画出分明的棱角。它的设计意图是呈现出像美国西部州的峡谷被风水打磨出来的自然形态。
男：听上去很厉害。但是我不明白为什么华盛顿特区的建筑会选择这种风格。
女：这很简单。这座建筑就是国立美洲印第安人博物馆。是一个专门介绍美洲印第安人文化，包括西部文化的博物馆。而对于卡迪纳尔来说，这也相当于是他故乡的遗址。在博物馆的设计过程中卡迪纳尔十分注意尊重美洲印第安人的价值观和传统，比如对一年四季中风向和太阳位置的把握。
男：喔，用非传统建筑展示南美洲最古老的传统。有趣！
1.对话主要是关于什么的？
2.对话中提到的两座博物馆有何共同之处？
3.卡迪纳尔设计的新博物馆外形像什么？
4.卡迪纳尔的设计的新建筑呈现了怎样的传统？
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