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“Uncomfortable Art Tour” Unveils Dark Sides of Museums

不舒服藝術導覽揭黑幕

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“Uncomfortable Art Tour” Unveils Dark Sides of Museums
像贓品一樣展示
The British Museum has long been criticized for its collections being no more than a symbol of the notorious colonial history of Great Britain.
大英博物館一直以來都被批評其館藏就是大英帝國過去惡名昭彰殖民歷史的象徵,
long(adv.)長久以來criticize(v.)批評、critics(n.)批評collection(n.)收藏no more than=merely只不過是symbol(n.)象徵notorious=infamous惡名昭彰的colonial(adj.)殖民的、colony(n.)殖民地、colonize(v.)殖民、colonialism(n.)殖民主義、post-colonialism(n.)後殖民主義
Now there’s a tour called “Uncomfortable Art Tour” which will tell you all about it.
現在有個「不舒服藝術導覽」告訴你之中的來龍去脈。
(which is) called
Australian art history student Alice Procter started a tour of many famous museums, such as the British Museum, the National Gallery and the V&A, unveiling all the dirt behind the masterpieces.
澳洲藝術史學生普洛特在英國很多知名博物館,如大英博物館、國家美術館以及維多利亞和阿爾伯特博物館舉辦導覽,帶領參觀民眾了解展覽品背後不為人知的祕辛。
tour(n.)導覽、free walking tour免費步行導覽such as 比方說、諸如unveiling…= which unveiled…dirt(n.)泥土、秘辛醜聞masterpiece(n.)傑作=masterwork
She tells the stories that the museums would never tell you.
她會訴說那些博物館從來都不會告訴你的故事,
These tales often recount how colonial powers looted and stole the works from different parts of the world, such as India, Greece and Egypt back in colonial times.
而這些故事通常都跟過去殖民列強在印度、希臘、埃及等地巧取豪奪藝術品的骯髒勾當。
tale=story故事recount(v.)講述loot(v.)洗劫steal-stole-stolen(v.)偷竊
She even gives out badges reading “Display it as you stole it” as a way to condemn the unfairness of colonial structure.
她甚至會發給參與民眾一個上面寫著「像贓品一樣展示它」的胸章,控訴過去不平等的殖民體制。
give out=distribute分發、分送badge(n.)胸章reading...=which reads...上面寫著display(v.)展示condemn(v.)譴責=criticizeunfairness(n.)不公平、fair(adj.)公平的、unfair(adj.)不公平的structure(n.)結構
The tour is so popular that it has now become her regular job.
這個導覽行程大受歡迎,最後甚至變成她的正職工作。
so…that… 太…以致於...regular job正職=full-time job
Procter said that feeling uncomfortable isn’t necessarily a bad thing;
普洛特說:「會感到不舒服並不總是件壞事,
not necessarily一定、必然地=not always
quite the opposite, it means that we are consciously reflecting on the past and on the world.
相反地,這代表著我們有意識地去反省過去和這個世界。」
quite the opposite=quite on the contrary正好相反consciously(adv.)有意識地、有自覺地reflect on反省、反射
What’s done is done.
木已成舟,
What′s done is done. 木已成舟、生米煮成熟飯、What′s done cannot be undone.覆水難收
The least we can do is point out what was wrong and what was right by the standards we have now.
但我們至少可以用現在的準則來指出過去的是是非非。
the least至少、The least we can do is (to) RV 我們只能做到的是...= The only thing (that) we can do is (to) RVpoint out指出standard(n.)標準

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uncomfortable(adj.)
不舒服的
unveil(v.)=reveal
揭露
museum(n.)
博物館
long(adv.)
長久以來
criticize(v.)
批評、critics(n.)批評
collection(n.)
收藏
no more than=merely
只不過是
symbol(n.)
象徵
notorious=infamous
惡名昭彰的
colonial(adj.)
殖民的、colony(n.)殖民地、colonize(v.)殖民、colonialism(n.)殖民主義、post-colonialism(n.)後殖民主義
(which is) called
tour(n.)
導覽、free walking tour免費步行導覽
such as
比方說、諸如
unveiling…= which unveiled…
dirt(n.)
泥土、秘辛醜聞masterpiece(n.)傑作=masterwork
tale=story
故事
recount(v.)
講述
loot(v.)
洗劫
steal-stole-stolen(v.)
偷竊
give out=distribute
分發、分送
badge(n.)
胸章
reading...=which reads...
上面寫著
display(v.)
展示
condemn(v.)
譴責=criticize
unfairness(n.)
不公平、fair(adj.)公平的、unfair(adj.)不公平的
structure(n.)
結構
so…that…
太…以致於...
regular job
正職=full-time job
not necessarily
一定、必然地=not always
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