纪录片《文明》 第79期 画卷天堂（3）

For the Song dynasty, who finally triumphed in the year 960,

对于在公元960年获得最终胜利的宋朝而言

landscape art represented both a glimpse of a better world

山水画不仅代表了对于更美好世界的期许

and a means to unite this shattered country.

同时也是统一这破碎山河的一种方式

I'm looking at a document

我面前是一幅

that attests¹ to a profound alteration² in human sensibility,

彰显了人类情感深刻变化的画作

because it was in Song China that,

因为正是在宋代中国

for the first time, landscape painting with ink and brush

用墨和毛笔绘就的山水画 第一次成为了

became the true and absolute sign

展现人类文明的真正的

of what civilisation³ was,

确凿无疑的标志

both for those who practised it and for those who owned

不论是对画师而言 还是对那些收藏

these precious scrolls⁵.

这些珍贵画卷的人而言

This painting is more than 1,000 years old.

这幅画已经有一千多年的历史了

And it's thought to be by one of the first

它被认为是中国第一批

truly great landscape artists, Li Cheng.

真正山水画画家之一的李成所作

Dominating the scroll⁴ are mountains,

画卷中的主体是山

symbols of the Song dynasty.

象征着宋王朝

The biggest, most imposing⁶ peak is the Emperor,

最高大 最雄伟的山峰代表皇帝

the lesser⁷ peaks are his ministers.

较小一些的山峰代表文武百官

Li Cheng's message is

李成想要表现的

that this is the protecting force

是一座护国柱石

beneath which China can recover its harmony

庇护着中国再造太平

and rebuild its civilisation.

重建文明

He's an absolutely brilliant painter of human activity,

他绝对是一位表现人物的天才画师

from man on a donkey

不管是骑驴过客

to people having their meal,

还是饮食人家

to perhaps dumplings being cooked in the back kitchen there.

还是在后厨也许煮着水饺的厨人

And this bottom half of the scroll is crowded,

而且画卷下半幅非常丰富热闹

not just with people, there's all sorts of things going on.

不仅有人 还呈现了乡间百态

This is our world, this is the place we inhabit.

这是我们的世界 是我们生活的地方

This is more than mere⁸ propaganda.

这不再单纯是一种宣传

Li Cheng asks profound questions,

李成提出了一个很深刻的问题

which go to the heart of our relationship

直接点出了我们和周遭世界

with the world around us.

关系的核心

As our eye ascends⁹ through the painting,

我们随着这幅画往上看

so our whole approach to it

我们对于这幅画的解读

also ascends to a higher order of question.

也上升到了更高的层次

1 attests   

v.证明( attest的第三人称单数 )；证实；声称…属实；使宣誓

参考例句：

• The child's good health attests his mother's care. 这孩子健康的身体证实他母亲照料周到。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The boy's good health attests to his mother's care. 这个男孩的良好健康就是他母亲细心照顾的明证。 来自辞典例句

2 alteration   

n.变更，改变；蚀变

参考例句：

• The shirt needs alteration.这件衬衣需要改一改。
• He easily perceived there was an alteration in my countenance.他立刻看出我的脸色和往常有些不同。

3 civilisation   

n.文明，文化，开化，教化

参考例句：

• Energy and ideas are the twin bases of our civilisation.能源和思想是我们文明的两大基石。
• This opera is one of the cultural totems of Western civilisation.这部歌剧是西方文明的文化标志物之一。

4 scroll   

n.卷轴，纸卷；(石刻上的)漩涡

参考例句：

• As I opened the scroll,a panorama of the Yellow River unfolded.我打开卷轴时，黄河的景象展现在眼前。
• He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements.他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。

5 scrolls   

n.（常用于录写正式文件的）纸卷( scroll的名词复数 )；卷轴；涡卷形（装饰）；卷形花纹v.（电脑屏幕上）从上到下移动（资料等），卷页( scroll的第三人称单数 )；（似卷轴般）卷起；（像展开卷轴般地）将文字显示于屏幕

参考例句：

• Either turn it off or only pick up selected stuff like wands, rings and scrolls. 把他关掉然后只捡你需要的物品，像是魔杖(wand)，戒指(rings)和滚动条(scrolls)。 来自互联网
• Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea. 死海旁边的山洞里发现了古代的卷轴。 来自辞典例句

6 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

7 lesser   

adj.次要的，较小的；adv.较小地，较少地

参考例句：

• Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。
• She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及，但程度较轻。

8 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

9 ascends   

v.上升，攀登( ascend的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The azygos vein ascends in the right paravertebral gutter. 奇静脉在右侧脊柱旁沟内上升。 来自辞典例句
• The mortality curve ascends gradually to a plateau at age 65. 死亡曲线逐渐上升，到65岁时成平稳状态。 来自辞典例句