欧美人文风情第168篇:博物馆巡礼罗马 - 卡比托利博物馆

 A visit to Rome's Capitoline Museum puts you curbside for a victory parade down the Via Sacra. 一趟至罗马卡比托利博物馆的游览，能让你置身在沿着圣道行进的胜利游行路旁。

The conquering generals rolled down the street with carts of booty.  凯旋的将军们带着满载战利品的推车沿着街道行进。

Triumphant¹ horns blare while citizens ooh and aah at the plunder² of conquered lands.  市民们赞叹着来自征服地的掠夺物，同时胜利的号角响起。

That captive king is led by in handcuffs.  那受俘的国王铐着手铐被带进来。

And then Marcus Aurelius, the Eisenhower of the day, 接着马可·奥理略(罗马皇帝)，等同于那时的艾森豪总统，

rolls through on his four-horse chariot, rose petals³ strewing⁴ in his path. 驾着他的四马战车通过，玫瑰花瓣洒落在他行经的道路上。

The Dying Gaul is a Roman copy of a Greek original made in the third century B.C. 《垂死的高卢人》是座造于西元前三世纪的希腊原作的罗马复制品。

It was used as propaganda, part of the monument celebrating a victory over the barbarians⁵.  它被用来作宣传用途，纪念碑的一部分颂扬一场击败野蛮人的胜利。

You can ponder scenes of Romans slaughtering⁶ barbarians, and look into the eyes of now-forgotten emperors. 你可以遥想罗马人屠杀野蛮人的场景，并且望进现已被遗忘的皇帝们的双眼。

And the museum also shows a more peaceful and intimate side of Roman life.  博物馆也展示出罗马生活较宁静且怡人的一面。

Here's a boy quietly pulling a thorn from his foot. 这儿是个男孩静静地从他脚上挑出一根刺。

At first glance, these look like paintings.  乍看之下，这些看起来像画。

But a closer look shows they are micro-mosaics made of thousands of tiny fragments. 但再靠近点会看见它们是由数千个小碎片组成的马赛克拼贴画。

This one hung in Emperor Hadrian's villa⁷. 这一幅作品曾挂在哈得良大帝的别墅内。

The Capotaline Venus, another Roman copy of a Greek original, is one of the truest represantations of the concept of feminine beauty from ancient times. 卡比托利版维纳斯，另一件仿希腊原作的罗马复制品，是最合乎古代女性美感观念的代表作之一。

And this statue, called the Drunken Faun, is a playful reminder⁸ that a thread of ancient Rome that survives today is a fondness for good food and fine wine. 而这座雕像，名为《醉酒牧神》，是个有趣的提醒，提醒着这条留存至今的古罗马历史脉络，是关于对佳肴和美酒的钟爱。

 

1 triumphant   

adj.胜利的，成功的；狂欢的，喜悦的

参考例句：

• The army made a triumphant entry into the enemy's capital.部队胜利地进入了敌方首都。
• There was a positively triumphant note in her voice.她的声音里带有一种极为得意的语气。

2 plunder   

vt.劫掠财物，掠夺；n.劫掠物，赃物；劫掠

参考例句：

• The thieves hid their plunder in the cave.贼把赃物藏在山洞里。
• Trade should not serve as a means of economic plunder.贸易不应当成为经济掠夺的手段。

3 petals   

n.花瓣( petal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣
• The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine. 许多花瓣在阳光下开放。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 strewing   

v.撒在…上( strew的现在分词 )；散落于；点缀；撒满

参考例句：

• What a mess! Look at the pajamas strewing on the bed. 真是乱七八糟！看看睡衣乱放在床上。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语

5 barbarians   

n.野蛮人( barbarian的名词复数 )；外国人；粗野的人；无教养的人

参考例句：

• The ancient city of Rome fell under the iron hooves of the barbarians. 古罗马城在蛮族的铁蹄下沦陷了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It conquered its conquerors, the barbarians. 它战胜了征服者——蛮族。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史

6 slaughtering   

v.屠杀，杀戮，屠宰( slaughter的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The Revolutionary Tribunal went to work, and a steady slaughtering began. 革命法庭投入工作，持续不断的大屠杀开始了。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• \"Isn't it terrific slaughtering pigs? “宰猪的！ 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

7 villa   

n.别墅，城郊小屋

参考例句：

• We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
• We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。

8 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。