新奇事件簿 班克西新作引争议

A new painting by the "guerilla artist" Banksy is currently the focus of a heated argument in the city of Bristol, England. The painting appeared overnight on a building. The leader of a nearby youth club, DennisStinchcombe, couldn't believe his luck when he saw it and discovered it was a Banksy that could be worth up to $150,000. He prised it off the wall using a crowbar and stored it in the youth club. However, the city mayor said Mr Stinchcombe had no right to take the painting as it was on the wall of a city-owned building. The mayor wants the painting put back. Stinchcombe said it would be vandalised and hopes to auction¹ itto raise money for the youth club. He has since received death threats from angry Banksy fans.

涂鸦艺术家班克西的新画作成为了英格兰布里斯托尔的热议话题。这一画作一夜之间出现在了一栋建筑之上。旁边青年俱乐部的经理丹尼斯·汀康比不敢相信他会如此幸运，班克西的这幅画作可能会价值15万美金。他用撬棍将墙体撬下来，并保存在了青年俱乐部中。但是，布里斯托尔市市长认为汀康比没有权利将画作取走，因为墙体是城市建筑。市长希望将画作放回原处。汀康比认为这将会造成破坏，他希望能够把这幅画作拍卖出去，为青年俱乐部筹钱。自此之后，他还收到了班克西粉丝的死亡威胁。

The painting has been called "Mobile Lovers". It depicts² a man and woman embracing while checking out their mobile phones over one another's shoulder. Art by Banksy is much sought after the world over. The mysterious artist, who is only known by the pseudonym³ Banksy, has become famous for paintings left on walls and buildings around the world. Many have been removed by building owners and caused similar spats⁴. Wikipedia says Banksy's work combines, "dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive⁵ stenciling⁶ technique." Banksy's work is heavy on political and social commentary. The city mayor said it was "against the spirit of Banksy and street art" to remove it from where the artist put it.

这幅画作叫作“移动的恋人”。这幅画展现的是一对情侣相拥在一起，并在彼此的肩头查看手机。班克西的著作在全世界受到热捧。他是位神秘的艺术家，我们只知道他的匿名叫作班克西，他也因在建筑上留下画作而出名。许多建筑拥有者将画作移除，这也引起了相似的指责。维基百科认为班克西的作品把黑色幽默和涂鸦相结合，并运用镂花涂装技术表现出来。班克西的作品大多数是关于政治和社会评论。城市市长认为将艺术家的画作拆除是对班克西以及街头艺术的对抗。

1 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

2 depicts   

描绘，描画( depict的第三人称单数 )； 描述

参考例句：

• The book vividly depicts French society of the 1930s. 这本书生动地描绘了20 世纪30 年代的法国社会。
• He depicts the sordid and vulgar sides of life exclusively. 他只描写人生肮脏和庸俗的一面。

3 pseudonym   

n.假名，笔名

参考例句：

• Eric Blair wrote under the pseudonym of George Orwell.埃里克·布莱尔用乔治·奧威尔这个笔名写作。
• Both plays were published under the pseudonym of Philip Dayre.两个剧本都是以菲利普·戴尔的笔名出版的。

4 spats   

n.口角( spat的名词复数 )；小争吵；鞋罩；鞋套v.spit的过去式和过去分词( spat的第三人称单数 )；口角；小争吵；鞋罩

参考例句：

• Gasoline is a solvent liquid that removes grease spats. 汽油是一种能脱去油迹的有溶解能力的液体。 来自辞典例句
• Then spats took a catnap, and the bird looked out for dogs. 然后斯派茨小睡了一会儿。小鸟为它站岗放哨，防止狗跑过来。 来自互联网

5 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

6 stenciling   

n.镂花涂装v.用模板印（文字或图案）( stencil的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Part II covers elementary 3D techniques, such as lighting, texturing, alpha blending, and stenciling. 四川大学工程硕士学位论文基于DireCtX 9.0的3D游戏设计介绍了怎样在Direct3D中显示3D对象，顶点及索引的存储方式，3D技术的一些元素，诸如光，包括光源的种类和光与表面相交的情况等。 来自互联网