CATTI翻译：寻找独角兽

 　　SUMMARY:

　　The Cloisters¹ marks its 75th anniversary with a celebration of the unicorn²修道院博物馆用庆祝独角兽的方式来度过其成立75周年纪念日CONTENT：

　　"Search for the Unicorn", an engaging and instructive new exhibition at the Metropolitan³'s Cloisters annexe, surveys the long history ofideas about this beautiful creature. It is a fitting subject to mark the museum's 75th anniversary. The building, most of its contents, its 56-acre(23-hectare) park overlooking the Hudson River and even the bucolic⁴ view across to the wooded Palisades were all given to the Metropolitan Museumby John D. Rockefeller. So too was the Cloisters' most famous artwork and his most treasured possession, a seven-panel tapestry⁵ from around 1500, "The Huntof the Unicorn".

　　KEYWORDS：

　　1. instructive 有益的，教育性的

　　2. annexe 附属建筑，附加物

　　3. bucolic 牧歌的，牧羊的

　　4. typestry 织棉，挂毯

 

1 cloisters   

n.（学院、修道院、教堂等建筑的）走廊( cloister的名词复数 )；回廊；修道院的生活；隐居v.隐退，使与世隔绝( cloister的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The thirteenth-century cloisters are amongst the most beautiful in central Italy. 这些13世纪的回廊是意大利中部最美的建筑。 来自辞典例句
• Some lovely Christian Science ladies had invited her to a concert at the cloisters. 有几位要好的基督教科学社的女士请她去修道院音乐厅听一个音乐会。 来自辞典例句

2 unicorn   

n.(传说中的)独角兽

参考例句：

• The unicorn is an imaginary beast.独角兽是幻想出来的动物。
• I believe unicorn was once living in the world.我相信独角兽曾经生活在这个世界。

3 metropolitan   

adj.大城市的，大都会的

参考例句：

• Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
• Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。

4 bucolic   

adj.乡村的；牧羊的

参考例句：

• It is a bucolic refuge in the midst of a great bustling city.它是处在繁华的大城市之中的世外桃源。
• She turns into a sweet country girl surrounded by family,chickens and a bucolic landscape.她变成了被家人、鸡与乡村景象所围绕的甜美乡村姑娘。

5 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。