时差N小时 毕加索名画修复后重新公开展示

Twice in 10 years, Pablo Picasso's celebrated¹ 1932 painting of his sleeping mistress, Marie-Therese Walter, made international headlines.

10年以来，帕勃洛·毕加索1932年创作的名画再次引来国际媒体争相以大标题报导，画中人物是毕加索的情人玛丽·德蕾莎·沃尔持，呈现了她睡着的状态。

Alas², the artist's breathtaking skill and candid³ insight into human nature were not the cause.

然而，引起轰动的并不是艺术家非凡的绘画才能及其对人性率真的洞察力。

First, on a chilly⁴ Manhattan night in November 1997, "Le Reve"－"The Dream" －broke all records for a single-owner sale.

第一次轰动是于1997年寒冷的曼哈顿夜晚，《读书》打破个人拍卖记录。

Then, on a hot Las Vegas evening in September 2006, a new owner poked⁵ a hole in the painting with an errant elbow while showing the prize to unexpectedly shocked friends.

第二次轰动是于2006年9月酷热的拉斯维加斯夜晚，名画的新主人在为震惊的朋友展示价格时，胳膊肘不小心把画戳了一个洞。

Now, for the first time since the rip, "Le Reve" is returning to public view.

目前，自画面破裂以来，《读书》第一次返回大众的视野。

The puncture⁶ left a several-inch tear across Marie-Therese's voluptuous⁷ left forearm.

修复后的破洞看上去像是玛丽·德蕾莎丰满的前臂上留下的一滴几英尺的眼泪。

No cynicism is needed to assume that one goal of the exhibition is to publicly demonstrate that repairs to "Le Reve" have not had serious effect on its market value.

没有必要去抨击这次展览，其目的之一是向外界公开展出修复后的《读书》，证明其市场价值没有受到任何影响。

Many Old Masters paintings would reveal, if they could be taken down and examined from the back, any number of damage repairs made over centuries.

如果可能的话，把许多艺术大师的之前的画作拿下来鉴定，一定会发现数百年来的多次修复。

Not all masterpieces are pristine⁸.

没有作品是完美无缺的。

Yet, like torn canvas and buckled⁹ brush strokes, reputations can also need fixing.

然而，就像破旧的画布和错位的笔痕，好的名声也可以被修复。

This exhibition will show that despite minor¹⁰ damages, "Le Reve" is still an exquisite¹¹ Modern sex painting and a brilliant, justifiably¹² famous masterpiece.

这次展览向外界证明，除了微小的损坏，《读书》仍然是一幅绝妙的无可非议的，展现出现代女性美的名作。

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 alas   

int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)

参考例句：

• Alas!The window is broken!哎呀！窗子破了！
• Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而，真理很少带有浪漫色彩。

3 candid   

adj.公正的，正直的；坦率的

参考例句：

• I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。
• He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。

4 chilly   

adj.凉快的，寒冷的

参考例句：

• I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
• I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。

5 poked   

v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 )；戳出；拨弄；与（某人）性交

参考例句：

• She poked him in the ribs with her elbow. 她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。
• His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve. 他的胳膊从衬衫的破袖子中露了出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 puncture   

n.刺孔，穿孔；v.刺穿，刺破

参考例句：

• Failure did not puncture my confidence.失败并没有挫伤我的信心。
• My bicycle had a puncture and needed patching up.我的自行车胎扎了个洞，需要修补。

7 voluptuous   

adj.肉欲的，骄奢淫逸的

参考例句：

• The nobility led voluptuous lives.贵族阶层过着骄奢淫逸的生活。
• The dancer's movements were slow and voluptuous.舞女的动作缓慢而富挑逗性。

8 pristine   

adj.原来的，古时的，原始的，纯净的，无垢的

参考例句：

• He wiped his fingers on his pristine handkerchief.他用他那块洁净的手帕擦手指。
• He wasn't about to blemish that pristine record.他本不想去玷污那清白的过去。

9 buckled   

a. 有带扣的

参考例句：

• She buckled her belt. 她扣上了腰带。
• The accident buckled the wheel of my bicycle. 我自行车的轮子在事故中弄弯了。

10 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

11 exquisite   

adj.精美的；敏锐的；剧烈的，感觉强烈的

参考例句：

• I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic.我当时正在欣赏镶嵌画的精致做工。
• I still remember the exquisite pleasure I experienced in Bali.我依然记得在巴厘岛所经历的那种剧烈的快感。

12 justifiably   

adv.无可非议地

参考例句：

• There General Walters would come aboard to greet me, justifiably beaming with pride at his arrangement. 在那儿沃尔特斯将军会登上飞机来接我，理所当然为他们的安排感到洋洋得意。 来自辞典例句
• The Chinese seemed justifiably proud of their economic achievements. 中国人似乎为他们的经济成就感到自豪，这是无可非议的。 来自互联网