纪录片《文明》 第108期 信仰之眼（7）

People who come here now have all kinds of different reactions

现在来这里观摩这幅画的人对它

to this painting.

会有各种不同的反应

Some are overwhelmed by the size.

有些人被画作的尺寸所震撼

Some are puzzled by the busy bits of detail.

有些人对密集的细节感到困惑

Critics and art historians have had different reactions, too.

批评家和艺术史学家也有不同反应

Some of them have honed in on the technique,

他们中一些人专注于技法

picking out Tintoretto's bold brushstrokes

指出丁托列托大胆的笔触

or the contrast between light and shade.

或是光影之间的对比

Some have concentrated instead on the emotion of the scene.

有人则专注于画面的情感

And that's the line that John Ruskin took in the 19th century

十九世纪约翰.罗斯金被画作惊呆时

when he was so dumbfounded by it,

就走的这条路线

that he said the painting

他说这幅画

was absolutely impossible to analyse.

根本不可能分析

Think he might have tried a bit harder.

他该更努力试试的

What Tintoretto has done

丁托列托所做的

is blur¹ the lines between the viewer and the painting.

是模糊观者和画作之间的界限

Some of the characters there are wearing modern,

画中的有些人物穿着时尚

that is 16th century, dress, not biblical outfits².

那是十六世纪的着装 不是圣经时代的

And there are some ordinary 16th century people

另外还有些十六世纪的普通人

doing the digging,

在挖掘

tugging³ on the ropes and putting up the ladders.

在用力拉绳 支起梯子

More than that, if we stand in front of it,

不仅如此 如果我们站在画前

it's almost as if

几乎就会感觉

you become part of the encircling crowd

你成了中央场景周围

around that central scene.

人群的一份子

What's being hammered home here

这里再三强调的是

is the fact that the crucifixion

耶稣被钉死在十字架上

is both a historical event in past time

既是一件发生于过去的历史事件

and a religious event,

也是一件宗教事件

which breaks down the barriers of time and space.

于是时间和空间的屏障被打破

But there is another, more controversial reading of this painting

但还有一种对此画更有争议的理解

which often gets lost on the connoisseurs⁴

站在它面前的行家

who stand before it.

常常会忽视这一点

This painting was produced at a really critical moment

这幅画作是在兄弟会历史中的

in the story of the brotherhood⁵

一个关键时刻所绘制的

when they were being attacked for spending far too much on bling

当时他们受人诟病 因为在珠宝和房产上

and on doing up their premises⁶,

耗资甚巨

and not half enough on helping⁷ the poor.

在穷人身上花的钱却不及所需的一半

1 blur   

n.模糊不清的事物；vt.使模糊，使看不清楚

参考例句：

• The houses appeared as a blur in the mist.房子在薄雾中隐隐约约看不清。
• If you move your eyes and your head,the picture will blur.如果你的眼睛或头动了，图像就会变得模糊不清。

2 outfits   

n.全套装备( outfit的名词复数 )；一套服装；集体；组织v.装备，配置设备，供给服装( outfit的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits. 他把承包工程分包给许多小单位。 来自辞典例句
• Some cyclists carry repair outfits because they may have a puncture. 有些骑自行车的人带修理工具，因为他们车胎可能小孔。 来自辞典例句

3 tugging   

n.牵引感v.用力拉，使劲拉，猛扯( tug的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Tom was tugging at a button-hole and looking sheepish. 汤姆捏住一个钮扣眼使劲地拉，样子显得很害羞。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
• She kicked him, tugging his thick hair. 她一边踢他，一边扯着他那浓密的头发。 来自辞典例句

4 connoisseurs   

n.鉴赏家，鉴定家，行家( connoisseur的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Let us go, before we offend the connoisseurs. 咱们走吧，免得我们惹恼了收藏家。 来自辞典例句
• The connoisseurs often associate it with a blackcurrant flavor. 葡萄酒鉴赏家们通常会将它跟黑醋栗口味联系起来。 来自互联网

5 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

6 premises   

n.建筑物，房屋

参考例句：

• According to the rules,no alcohol can be consumed on the premises.按照规定，场内不准饮酒。
• All repairs are done on the premises and not put out.全部修缮都在家里进行，不用送到外面去做。

7 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。