纪录片《文明》 第20期 创世纪的第二个瞬间（20）

What strikes me as being physically¹ real

其制作逼真到让我震撼 是因为

is the fact that this is not a stylised piece of work at all.

这根本不是一件模式化的作品

It has physical immediacy.

它好像就要呼之欲出

Even though our jumper has lost his legs,

即使这位跳跃着的勇士失去了腿

his back is braced², his head is flung back.

他的后背绷紧 头往后仰

And the bull, the bull is indeed a bull in full charge -

而这头公牛也蓄势待发

front and back legs tensed.

前后腿紧绷

The eyes, and you can actually see the eyes, are blazing,

看这双眼睛 你可以看到目光炯炯

and the muzzle³ is snorting with dangerous foam⁴.

并且它口鼻喘气 带着危险的白沫

Around the 15th century BCE,

大约在公元前十五世纪

Minoan culture was producing myriad⁵

米诺斯文明制造了无数

tiny masterpieces.

小型的杰作

Seal stones to be pressed into soft wax

印石会被按入温软的蜂蜡

or worn as micro art.

或是当作随身小饰品

Gold rings, sometimes decorated with goddesses

金戒指 有时刻绘着女神

or their priestesses,

或是她们的女祭司

bare-breasted, wasp-waisted with flaring⁶ skirts.

袒胸露乳 细腰如柳 裙摆飞扬

Minoan art was irresistibly⁷ attractive

米诺斯艺术对于

to a raw rising power

一股希腊土地上的新兴力量来说

on the Greek mainland.

具有不可抵挡的吸引力

1 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

2 braced   

adj.拉牢的v.支住( brace的过去式和过去分词 )；撑牢；使自己站稳；振作起来

参考例句：

• They braced up the old house with balks of timber. 他们用梁木加固旧房子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The house has a wooden frame which is braced with brick. 这幢房子是木结构的砖瓦房。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 muzzle   

n.鼻口部；口套；枪(炮)口；vt.使缄默

参考例句：

• He placed the muzzle of the pistol between his teeth.他把手枪的枪口放在牙齿中间。
• The President wanted to muzzle the press.总统企图遏制新闻自由。

4 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

5 myriad   

adj.无数的；n.无数，极大数量

参考例句：

• They offered no solution for all our myriad problems.对于我们数不清的问题他们束手无策。
• I had three weeks to make a myriad of arrangements.我花了三个星期做大量准备工作。

6 flaring   

a.火焰摇曳的，过份艳丽的

参考例句：

• A vulgar flaring paper adorned the walls. 墙壁上装饰着廉价的花纸。
• Goebbels was flaring up at me. 戈塔尔当时已对我面呈愠色。

7 irresistibly   

adv.无法抵抗地，不能自持地；极为诱惑人地

参考例句：

• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside. 她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was irresistibly attracted by her charm. 他不能自已地被她的魅力所吸引。 来自《简明英汉词典》