2021年经济学人 用艺术为少数群体营造更包容的社区(2)

In fact, Mr Rycharski began to consider his own sexuality in his work only recently. Four years ago he left cosmopolitan¹ Krakow, having decided² the city wasn’t for him. His goal was to tell the story of Poland’s rural communities, often disparaged³ as backward and philistine⁴. Mr Rycharski won over local villagers with street art, decorating homes, barns and public spaces with images of hybrid⁵ animals, part wild and part domesticated⁶. In 2014 he celebrated⁷ the 150th anniversary of the abolition⁸ of Poland’s feudal⁹ system by erecting¹⁰ a rainbow-coloured triumphal arch outside a neighbour’s home.

事实上，里查斯基先生直到最近才开始在作品中考虑自己的性取向。四年前，他离开了国际化的克拉科夫，认为这座城市不适合他。他的目标是讲述经常被贬损为落后和庸俗的波兰农村社区的故事。里查斯基先生用街头艺术赢得了当地村民的喜爱，他还用半野生半驯养的杂交动物形象装饰房屋、谷仓和公共场所。2014年，他在邻居家门口竖起彩虹色的凯旋门，庆祝波兰废除封建制度150周年。

It may wind up in galleries across Europe, but his art is almost always displayed on Polish farmland first. His favourite project merged¹¹ his two worlds. After a string of Polish villages declared themselves LGBTQ-free zones, last year Mr Rycharski persuaded five families in rural areas to invite LGBTQ visitors to stay for a few days. The most striking exhibit in Vienna is a tapestry¹² depicting¹³ one of these hosts, dressed in shorts and a T-shirt, with mechanical farm equipment splayed behind him like the wings of an angel.

这些作品可能最终会在欧洲各地的画廊展出，但他的作品几乎总是首先在波兰农田展出。他最喜欢的项目融合了他的两个世界。在一系列波兰村庄宣布自己是LGBTQ自由区之后，去年里查斯基先生说服了农村地区的5个家庭邀请LGBTQ游客在此逗留几天。维也纳最引人注目的展览是一幅挂毯，在其中有一位主持人，穿着短裤和t恤，农用机械设备就像天使的翅膀一样在他身后张开。

Finding willing hosts was hard, Mr Rycharski says. Persuading gay Poles to take part was even tougher. “People trust me, people understand me and people can do things with me they would never do”, he says, “with someone from the outside.”

里查斯基先生表示，很难找到乐意的房东。说服波兰同性恋者参与则更加困难。他说:“大家信任我，理解我，他们可以和我一起做一些和外人永远不会做的事情。”

1 cosmopolitan   

adj.世界性的，全世界的，四海为家的，全球的

参考例句：

• New York is a highly cosmopolitan city.纽约是一个高度世界性的城市。
• She has a very cosmopolitan outlook on life.她有四海一家的人生观。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 disparaged   

v.轻视( disparage的过去式和过去分词 )；贬低；批评；非难

参考例句：

• French-Canadian fur trappers and Sioux disparaged such country as "bad lands. " 法语的加拿大毛皮捕兽器和苏人的贬低国家作为“坏土地”。 来自互联网
• She disparaged her student's efforts. 她轻视她的学生做出的努力。 来自互联网

4 philistine   

n.庸俗的人；adj.市侩的，庸俗的

参考例句：

• I believe he seriously thinks me an awful Philistine.我相信，他真的认为我是个不可救药的庸人。
• Do you know what a philistine is,jim?吉姆，知道什么是庸俗吗?

5 hybrid   

n.(动，植）杂种，混合物

参考例句：

• That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
• The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。

6 domesticated   

adj.喜欢家庭生活的；（指动物）被驯养了的v.驯化( domesticate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He is thoroughly domesticated and cooks a delicious chicken casserole. 他精于家务，烹制的砂锅炖小鸡非常可口。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The donkey is a domesticated form of the African wild ass. 驴是非洲野驴的一种已驯化的品种。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

8 abolition   

n.废除，取消

参考例句：

• They declared for the abolition of slavery.他们声明赞成废除奴隶制度。
• The abolition of the monarchy was part of their price.废除君主制是他们的其中一部分条件。

9 feudal   

adj.封建的，封地的，领地的

参考例句：

• Feudal rulers ruled over the country several thousand years.封建统治者统治这个国家几千年。
• The feudal system lasted for two thousand years in China.封建制度在中国延续了两千年之久。

10 erecting   

v.使直立，竖起( erect的现在分词 )；建立

参考例句：

• Nations can restrict their foreign trade by erecting barriers to exports as well as imports. 象设置进口壁垒那样，各国可以通过设置出口壁垒来限制对外贸易。 来自辞典例句
• Could you tell me the specific lift-slab procedure for erecting buildings? 能否告之用升板法安装楼房的具体程序？ 来自互联网

11 merged   

（使）混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 )； 相融； 融入； 渐渐消失在某物中

参考例句：

• Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
• The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。

12 tapestry   

n.挂毯，丰富多采的画面

参考例句：

• How about this artistic tapestry and this cloisonne vase?这件艺术挂毯和这个景泰蓝花瓶怎么样？
• The wall of my living room was hung with a tapestry.我的起居室的墙上挂着一块壁毯。

13 depicting   

描绘，描画( depict的现在分词 )； 描述

参考例句：

• a painting depicting the Virgin and Child 一幅描绘童贞马利亚和圣子耶稣的画
• The movie depicting the battles and bloodshed is bound to strike home. 这部描写战斗和流血牺牲的影片一定会取得预期效果。