莎翁到底长得什么样?

"And they modelled it to see that......"

RICHARD ROTH: Professor Eric Rasmussen was searching for a portrait of his favorite playwright¹ when he stumbled on a painting at a British auction². And before art restorer Sophie Plandder began her work, it looked so much like Shakespeare that it set his heart racing³.

RICHARD ROTH: Eric Rasmussen: I was thrilled, I,I couldn't,er,I couldn't sleep, er, I, I couldn't eat, er,I put,I put a scan up on my laptop and I would stand gazing at it for hours.

RICHARD ROTH: From the Elizabethan collar to the famous bald head, it seemed a rare find from the 17th century. Until under the restorer's brush, the receding⁴ hairline receded⁵, the baldness was a cover-up, added by a more modern artist.

"All those intelligent, all those, all those brains - popping out."
"But he is not bald."
"No."
"And he is not Shakespeare."
"Probably not."

RICHARD ROTH:Rasmussen is not alone in his disappointment or his longing⁶. In the industry called bardology, a proven picture of the playwright's always been elusive/illusive. Now that yearning⁷ for an authentic⁸ image painted from life is behind the new exhibit at Britain's National Portrait Gallery.

RICHARD ROTH: After more than 3 years of research, a ton of scholarship, and a battery of scientific tests, here they concluded that only one famous painting deserves to be called an authentic Shakespeare portrait.

"There are some fakes here."
"There are some fakes."

RICHARD ROTH: Familiar looking imposters, according to scholar Jonathan Bate⁹, like the so-called Flower Portrait named for an early owner, which tests now show used a type of paint unavailable in Shakespeare's time.

"Is there the real thing? "
"That's the question. I think the Chandos is the real thing."

RICHARD ROTH: So does the gallery. Pleased to have decided¹⁰ that this, the very first painting it acquired 150 years ago, is Shakespeare's only true lifetime portrait. Probably. Authorities admit the evidence isn't airtight, but think it's good enough to fulfill¹¹ a wish.

SANDY DAIRNE: We can carry on reading the plays and enjoying them on the stage, but I think there's always gonna be that wish to feel that we meet him. We want to meet him as a man; we want to look at him and him look at us.

RICHARD ROTH: What's in a name may be trivial but now there is new inspiration to consider what's in a face.

Richard Roth, CBS News, London.

1 playwright   

n.剧作家，编写剧本的人

参考例句：

• Gwyn Thomas was a famous playwright.格温·托马斯是著名的剧作家。
• The playwright was slaughtered by the press.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。

2 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

3 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

4 receding   

v.逐渐远离( recede的现在分词 )；向后倾斜；自原处后退或避开别人的注视；尤指问题

参考例句：

• Desperately he struck out after the receding lights of the yacht. 游艇的灯光渐去渐远，他拼命划水追赶。 来自辞典例句
• Sounds produced by vehicles receding from us seem lower-pitched than usual. 渐渐远离我们的运载工具发出的声似乎比平常的音调低。 来自辞典例句

5 receded   

v.逐渐远离( recede的过去式和过去分词 )；向后倾斜；自原处后退或避开别人的注视；尤指问题

参考例句：

• The floodwaters have now receded. 洪水现已消退。
• The sound of the truck receded into the distance. 卡车的声音渐渐在远处消失了。

6 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

7 yearning   

a.渴望的；向往的；怀念的

参考例句：

• a yearning for a quiet life 对宁静生活的向往
• He felt a great yearning after his old job. 他对过去的工作有一种强烈的渴想。

8 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

9 bate   

v.压制；减弱；n.（制革用的）软化剂

参考例句：

• The cruel landlord would bate him no rent.那个狠心的地主不肯给他减租。
• I was unable to bate my enthusiasm.我无法抑制自己的热切的心情。

10 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

11 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。