影片對白  Look beyond the paint. Let us try to open our minds to a new idea.

3. much less

這是一個固定表達，意思是“何況，更不要說……” 相當于let alone，例如：
1) I didn't even see your brother, much less speak to him. 我連見都沒見過你弟弟，更別說跟他說話了。
2) I dare not speak to him, much less express my feelings to him. 我連話都不敢跟他說，更別說是表達感情了。

4. look beyond the paint

此句的意思是：別拘泥于圖像本身。
很明顯，這個句子中的關鍵詞是beyond，在這里提出來是希望大家注意這個單詞的意思在翻譯的時候非常靈活，在本句里取的就是這個單詞的基本詞義：超越。我們可以看看一些其它的例子：
1）It's quite beyond me why she married such a heavy smoker.
我實在無法理解為什么她會嫁給這樣一個煙鬼。
2) Understanding this article is beyond my capacity. 我看不懂這篇文章。
3) The rumor is beyond belief. 這謠言不可信。

文化面面觀

1. Soutine

 

Chaim Soutine， (1893-1943)，立陶宛裔的法國表現主義畫家。他的作品多為令人不安的扭曲的人物或令人厭惡的主題。他的繪畫作品有《牛肋肉》(1925年），即本片中的 Carcass of Beef，和《領班》（1928年）。

 

2. Ansel Adams (1902-1984)

Ansel Easton Adams, American photographer, known for his black-and-white photographs of Yosemite National Park, the California coast, and other wilderness areas of the American West. Adams's painstaking control of tonality and detail made him unequalled as a technical master of the black and white print.

Autumn moon by Ansel Adams

 

Adams published more than two dozen books, including My Camera in the National Parks (1950), Ansel Adams: Images 1923-1974 (1974), Photographs of the Southwest (1976), and Yosemite and the Range of Light (1979). Shortly after his death, Ansel Adams: An Autobiography was published in 1985.

 

 

思想火花

影片中的這個片段是Katherine在影片中上的第二節課，因為第一次課上得相當狼狽，她是下定決心在這次課當中扳回一局。但是我們也能看到她并不是為了跟學生較勁才這樣安排自己的課，這堂課的目的非常明確，就是為了告訴學生幾句話：Look beyond the paint. Let us try to open our minds to a new idea. 藝術史不光是對藝術史死記硬背的一門課，也應該有自己對藝術的理解，所以從這節課開始，Katherine一直帶著她的學生們體會近一百年來的藝術。

考考你

用今日所學將下面的句子翻譯成漢語。

1) "It's grotesque", he muttered, "you can't expect me to accept this!"
2) Being passive and receptive rather than active and aggressive, Carrie accepted the situation. Her state seemed satisfactory enough.
3) This work is beyond my grasp.

Monalisa Smile 《蒙娜麗莎的微笑》精講之二 考考你 參考答案

１. 阿甘發現捕蝦是件十分困難的事情。
Forrest Gump found shrimping is very tough.

2. 我嚇得癱倒在她面前，語無倫次地囁嚅起來。
I fell to the ground before her, babbling confusedly in my terror.

3. 我瞎說的，你別當真。
I'm babbling. Don't take it seriously.

４. 這家飯店很豪華。你想吃什么他們就有什么。
This restaurant is very fancy. You name it and they've had it.

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（英語點津 Annabel 編輯）