喜劇演員的價值
In the autumn of 2019, a banana caused quite a stir in the art community when it was sold for $120,000 at an art fair.
2019年的秋天，當一根香蕉在一場藝術展被以十二萬美元的價格售出時在藝術圈造成一陣騷動。
stir (v.)攪拌 (n.)騷動,轟動fair (adj.)公平的,皮膚白皙的 (n.)市集,展銷會,園遊會book fair 書展
It was not an ordinary banana, of course.
當然，它不是一根普通的香蕉。
ordinary (adj.)平凡的,普通的 extraordinary (adj.)非凡的out of the ordinary 與眾不同的,特殊的
The banana duct-taped to a wall is an artwork created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.
那根被用膠帶黏在牆上的香蕉是義大利藝術家莫瑞吉奧卡特蘭創作的藝術品。
duct tape (n.)布膠帶 duct-tape (v.)用膠帶黏artwork (n.)藝術品 masterpiece (n.)傑作
Some people saw it as nothing but a joke, whereas big brands took the opportunity to flood social media with pictures of their products duct-taped to walls with a modest price tag.
有些人將它視為笑話，但大品牌趁機在社群媒體放很多它們的產品用膠帶貼在牆上的照片，並附上便宜的標價。
nothing but 只不過是,僅僅regard(view) A as B 將A視為Bwhereas (conj.)然而seize the opportunity 抓住機會modest (adj.)不太貴的,適中的
While the art world has long accepted the idea of incorporating everyday objects into artworks, Comedian and its outrageous price tag still caused heated debates about what constitutes art.
雖然藝術圈早已接受將日常用品放入藝術品的作法，但喜劇演員和它昂貴的標價仍然引起關於什麼算是藝術的激烈辯論。
incorporate (v.)將…包含在內outrageous (adj.)令人震驚的,令人無法接受的debate (n.)辯論constitute (v.)組成,構成
After all, anyone with a roll of duct tape and a banana could have made this. Perhaps this is exactly the goal Cattelan had in mind.
畢竟，任何有一卷膠帶和一根香蕉的人都可以做出這個作品。也許這正是卡特蘭心中的目標。
a roll of toilet paper 一捲衛生紙have sth. in mind 想好,考慮到
As hinted by the name of the work, Comedian aims to poke fun at the art market and the entire system of art evaluation.
就如同作品名稱所暗示的，喜劇演員的目的是取笑藝術市場和整個藝術鑑賞的系統。
hint (v.)暗示=suggest, implygive(drop) a hint 給暗示poke fun at 取笑=make fun ofevaluate (v.)評估,評價 evaluation (n.)評估,評價
The banana’s upward curve resembles a smirk, which, some critics suggest, is Cattelan’s way of mocking the absurdity of contemporary art standards and the art market.
那根香蕉向上的曲線看起像一抹輕蔑的微笑，有些評論家認為那是卡特蘭嘲笑當代藝術標準和藝術市場的方式。
curve (n.)曲線,弧線resemble (v.)像smirk (n.)得意的笑, 輕蔑的笑mock (v.)嘲笑absurdity (n.)荒謬 absurd (adj.)荒謬的modern art 現代藝術 contemporary art 當代藝術