纪录片《大英博物馆世界简史》 061刘易斯棋子（1）

 

061：EPISODE 61 - Lewis Chessmen 刘易斯棋子

刘易斯棋子 中世纪由海象牙和鲸鱼齿精雕而成，造型怪异有趣，横向持剑的国王、捂脸的王后(喜感)、权杖贴脸戴教冠的主教、骑马的骑士、站立持盾露着一排牙的士兵，等等，背面也雕刻着相当华丽复杂缠绕的凯尔特类纹饰。 据说是在路易斯群岛某个沙丘中的一个小石块室里发现的。

Lewis Chessmen (made twelfth century). Walrus¹ ivory and whales' teeth; found on the Isle² of Lewis, Scotland

In 1972 the world was gripped by one of the great battles of the Cold War. It was fought in Iceland and it was a chess match - one between the American Bobby Fischer and the Russian Boris Spassky.

"I'm just going to go in there. I'm not going stay up nights worrying. It's going to be over pretty soon. This little thing between me and Spassky's a sort of a microcosm of the whole world political situation, you know, you always read about this. They suggest that the two world leaders should sort of fight it out hand-to-hand or something. This is that kind of thing now." (BBC archive interview with Bobby Fischer)

以海象牙及鲸齿制成的棋子，很可能产于挪威；发现于苏格兰刘易斯岛公元一一五o年至公元一二00年

一九七二年，全世界都在关注冷战期间的一场大战。战场位于冰岛，武器是棋子，交战双方是美国的博比菲舍尔和苏联的鲍里斯·斯帕斯基。

1 walrus   

n.海象

参考例句：

• He is the queer old duck with the knee-length gaiters and walrus mustache.他穿着高及膝盖的皮护腿，留着海象般的八字胡，真是个古怪的老家伙。
• He seemed hardly to notice the big walrus.他几乎没有注意到那只大海象。

2 isle   

n.小岛，岛

参考例句：

• He is from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.他来自爱尔兰海的马恩岛。
• The boat left for the paradise isle of Bali.小船驶向天堂一般的巴厘岛。