新奇事件簿 人类孕育之旅雕塑在卡塔尔揭幕

A new artwork has been unveiled in Doha, Qatar. The new artwork was created by the British artist Damien Hirst. He is famous for his art installations that include dead sharks and cows in clear plastic boxes. His new modern-art work is called The Miraculous¹ Journey. It consists of 14 giant bronze sculptures that show the beginning of human life from conception to birth. The first exhibit shows a human sperm² entering an egg. The sculptures progress from the egg producing an embryo³, which then turns into a fetus⁴ in a giant womb. The final sculpture is of a newborn baby. The very detailed⁵ exhibits are between 5 and 14 meters high. They have been installed in front of a women's healthcare center in Qatar.

一件新艺术品在卡塔尔多哈揭幕。这件新艺术品的作者是英国艺术家达明安·赫斯特。他以艺术装饰而出名，作品包括透明塑料箱中摆放死鲨鱼和牛。他的新现代艺术作品名为奇迹之旅。该作品包括14座巨大的青铜雕塑，展现了人类生命的开端，从孕育到出生。第一个展品展现了一颗人类精子进入一颗卵子。这些雕塑从卵子发育成胚胎，然后变成一个巨大子宫中的一个胎儿。最后一个雕塑是一个新生儿。这些细节精致的展品高约5至14米。它们被安置在卡塔尔一家女性保健中心门前。

Not everyone is happy with the sculptures. They are very controversial in Qatar. Layla Ibrahim, a Qatari art specialist, said: "They are not meant to be decorative⁶, they are meant to create debates. We are not expecting everyone to like them [or] understand them." She added: "We believe it reflects the hospital's mission of taking care of the healthcare of women and babies." Mr Hirst said: "Culturally, it's the first naked sculpture in the Middle East. It's very brave." He added: "The journey a baby goes through before birth is bigger than anything it will experience in its human life. I hope the sculpture will instill in the viewer a sense of awe⁷ and wonder at this extraordinary human process."

并不是所有人都喜欢这些雕塑。它们在卡塔尔备受争议。卡塔尔艺术专家蕾拉·易卜拉欣表示：“它们不是装饰品，它们本就是要引发争论。我们并不期待所有人都喜欢或理解它们。”她还说：“我们认为这反应了医院呵护女性和婴儿健康的使命。”赫斯特说：“从文化上来看，这是中东地区首件祼露的雕塑，这非常勇敢。”他还表示：“婴儿在出生之前经历的旅程比人生中将经历的任何事情都重大。我希望这些雕塑将给观赏者灌输一种对这段非凡人类进程的敬畏感和求知欲。”

1 miraculous   

adj.像奇迹一样的，不可思议的

参考例句：

• The wounded man made a miraculous recovery.伤员奇迹般地痊愈了。
• They won a miraculous victory over much stronger enemy.他们战胜了远比自己强大的敌人，赢得了非凡的胜利。

2 sperm   

n.精子，精液

参考例句：

• Only one sperm fertilises an egg.只有一个精子使卵子受精。
• In human reproduction,one female egg is usually fertilized by one sperm.在人体生殖过程中，一个精子使一个卵子受精。

3 embryo   

n.胚胎，萌芽的事物

参考例句：

• They are engaging in an embryo research.他们正在进行一项胚胎研究。
• The project was barely in embryo.该计划只是个雏形。

4 fetus   

n.胎，胎儿

参考例句：

• In the fetus,blood cells are formed in different sites at different ages.胎儿的血细胞在不同时期生成在不同的部位。
• No one knows why a fetus is not automatically rejected by the mother's immune system. 没有人知道为什么母亲的免疫系统不会自动排斥胎儿。

5 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

6 decorative   

adj.装饰的，可作装饰的

参考例句：

• This ware is suitable for decorative purpose but unsuitable for utility.这种器皿中看不中用。
• The style is ornate and highly decorative.这种风格很华丽，而且装饰效果很好。

7 awe   

n.敬畏，惊惧；vt.使敬畏，使惊惧

参考例句：

• The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。