【英语时差8,16】巴比肯艺术中心

Lily: Do you like music and art? Oliver: Are you into film and theatre? Lily: If your answer is yes then you’re in for a treat today as we are taking you to the Barbican in London. I’m Lily. Oliver: I’m Oliver. Lily: The Barbican is huge building with a concert hall, two theatres, three cinemas,twoartga(a) lleries, a conservatory¹ and a public library.You can find almost every form of art here at the Barbican. And that makes the Barbican very unique. "What gives the Barbican its unique flavour is the fact that it does have venues², spaces, for each of the art forms. I don’t know anywhere else in the world that has this configuration³ of spaces. So that gives us an opportunity to present work in a variety of different ways and juxtapositions⁴, and people can come here and enjoy a whole range of activities over one or two or three days or nights, so you can see both the popular and the more esoteric art forms.You can see, you know, the latest Harry⁵ Potter film, but also maybe a piece of Japanese animation⁶ or a film from Palestine, or a London Symphony Orchestra concert, or a Jazz concert, or a new dance from Africa, which we’ve got on at the moment, or an English production of Cymbeline by Shakespeare, or an exhibition of punk. " Lily:It sounds like the Barbican has so much to offer to the British public. The Barbican is open 363 days a year, and you can always find something that interests you.

1 conservatory   

n.温室，音乐学院；adj.保存性的，有保存力的

参考例句：

• At the conservatory,he learned how to score a musical composition.在音乐学校里，他学会了怎样谱曲。
• The modern conservatory is not an environment for nurturing plants.这个现代化温室的环境不适合培育植物。

2 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

3 configuration   

n.结构，布局，形态，(计算机)配置

参考例句：

• Geographers study the configuration of the mountains.地理学家研究山脉的地形轮廓。
• Prices range from $119 to $199,depending on the particular configuration.价格因具体配置而异，从119美元至199美元不等。

4 juxtapositions   

n.并置，并列( juxtaposition的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Their early films tried to convey revolutionary propaganda through shocking juxtapositions, and circus tricks. 他们早期的电影试图通过令人震惊的对比和马戏技巧来进行革命宣传。 来自辞典例句
• His richly coloured lyrical paintings depict objects and people in unusual juxtapositions, often floating in space. 他的色彩斑斓的抒情油画将人物和事物不同寻常地加以并置，并经常漂浮在空中。 来自互联网

5 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

6 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。