VOA慢速英语2021--芬兰艺术家在冰冻的芬兰湖上作画

Finnish Man Makes Art on Frozen¹ Lake a Yearly² Tradition

For the sixth year in a row, a building designer³ in Finland has created a very large work of art on a frozen lake.

On Lake Pitkajarvi, north of Helsinki, Pasi Widgren made an image of a fox that measures 90 meters from head to tail. He said he hopes the artwork will "make people happy" and move them to go for a walk in what he called, "beautiful nature."

The 40-year-old Widgren lives near the city of Lahti, about a 90 minute drive northeast of the lake.

He uses a shovel⁴ to create the artworks on ice. They melt⁵ from sight over time or disappear under snow. Widgren made his first ice picture in the winter of 2016.

The artist recently told The Associated⁶ Press that the idea to make such pieces came to him suddenly.

"I realized I may have a special ability of coordination⁷ to do this," Widgren said.

He visited Lake Pitkajarvi on December 4. He tested the thickness of the ice as soon as he arrived to make sure it was strong enough to walk and work on. At 10-15 centimeters thick, it was.

After four hours of work, Widgren was done.

He then walked up a hillside about 150 meters above the lake to get a good look at his large artwork. He took some pictures and video to mark the effort.

Several days later the picture was harder to see because it has snowed a little, Widgren said.

But its lack of permanence is not a problem for its creator⁸.

"It's very important to me also that making this kind of art doesn't leave any marks on nature," Widgren said.

Words in This Story

shovel – n. a tool with a long handle that is used for lifting and throwing dirt, sand, snow, etc.

coordination – n. the process of causing things to be the same or to go together well

1 frozen   

adj.冻结的，冰冻的

参考例句：

• He was frozen to death on a snowing night.在一个风雪的晚上，他被冻死了。
• The weather is cold and the ground is frozen.天寒地冻。

2 yearly   

adj.每年的，一年一度的；adv.一年一次地

参考例句：

• The flower show is a yearly event in our town.我们镇上的花展一年举行一次。
• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。

3 designer   

n.设计者，制图者

参考例句：

• Carolyne is a fashion designer.卡罗琳是一名时装设计师。
• He was a set designer.他是一个布景设计者。

4 shovel   

n.铁锨，铲子，一铲之量；v.铲，铲出

参考例句：

• He was working with a pick and shovel.他在用镐和铲干活。
• He seized a shovel and set to.他拿起一把铲就干上了。

5 melt   

v.（使）融化，（使）熔化，使软化，使感动

参考例句：

• If you warm ice,it will melt into water.如果你给冰加热它会融化成水。
• It is easy to melt ice.融化冰很容易。

6 associated   

adj.联合的

参考例句：

• the risks associated with taking drugs 与吸毒有关的危险
• I don't want to be associated with your scheme; I'm contracting out. 我不想参与你们的计划，我要退出。

7 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

8 creator   

n.创造者，创作者，缔造者；造物主，神

参考例句：

• He was without doubt the creator of the Roman Empire.毫无疑问,他是罗马帝国的创始人。
• One creator cannot have two procedures with the same name.一个创建者不能有两个同名过程。