英语听力精选进阶版 11413

 

027 Parthenon sculpture: Centaur¹ and Lapith 23 Feb 2010

Tue, 23 Feb 10

Sculpture of a half-man, half-horse rearing over a dead human from the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Carved out of marble around 440BC, these beautiful figures continue to generate huge controversy² around the world for the fact that they remain in London and have not been returned to Greece. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, acknowledges the political controversy but concentrates on their artistic³ story and the ancient Greek world that created them - a culture besotted with the myths and imagery of battle. With contributions from Greek archaeologist Olga Palagia and classicist Mary Beard.

1 centaur   

n.人首马身的怪物

参考例句：

• His face reminded me somehow of a centaur.他的脸使我想起半人半马的怪物。
• No wonder he had soon been hustled away to centaur school.也难怪父母匆匆忙忙就把他送到了半人马学校。

2 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

3 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。