世界名人简介 第81期:巴勃罗·毕加索

 Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) is probably one of history’s most famous names. He was a Spanish painter and sculptor¹ and perhaps the most recognized figure in twentieth-century art. He is best known for starting the Cubist style. Among his most famous works² is the painting of the German bombing of the Spanish city of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.

巴勃罗·毕加索（1881-1973）是历史上最知名的人物之一。他是西班牙画家，雕刻家，也或许是20世纪艺术界最响亮的人物。他开创了立体主义绘画。画作《格尔尼卡》是他的代表作之一，作品讲述了西班牙内战时期，德军对西班牙城市格尔尼卡的轰炸场面。

Picasso was born into a middle-class family. He took after his father, who was also a painter and a professor of art. From the age of seven, Picasso had formal art lessons from his father. Picasso threw everything into art and his school grades went down. Aged³ 16, the family sent Picasso to study at Madrid’s Royal Academy⁴ of Art.

毕加索出生于中产阶级家庭。他继承了父亲的衣钵，成为了一名画家。从7岁开始，毕加索正式跟随父亲学习绘画。毕加索将全部精力用于艺术创作，学习成绩一落千丈。16岁那年，毕加索进入马德里画家艺术学院学习。

Picasso moved to Paris in 1900. It was difficult for him to make a living. In 1911, he was questioned by the police for stealing the Mona Lisa. In the summer of 1918, Picasso married ballerina Olga Khokhlova. She introduced him to the rich people of Paris in the 1920s. He became a celebrity⁵ and a very respected artist.

1900年，毕加索移居巴黎。生活窘迫。1911年，他还因偷取《蒙娜丽莎》而被警方询问。1918年夏，毕加索与芭蕾舞演员欧嘉·科克洛娃成婚。20世纪20年代，科克洛娃将他带入巴黎富人社会。不久，毕加索名声鹊起，并成为了一位受人尊敬的艺术家。

Picasso also acted in movies and always played himself in his film appearances. He became famous for his anti-war views. His painting Guernica showed the horror⁶ of war. He publicly opposed America’s involvement in the Korean War. After his death, the French state kept many of his paintings. Today, much of his work hangs in a collection at the Musee Picasso in Paris.

毕加索还出演了多部电影，并本色出演。毕加索反对战争。画作《格尔尼卡》展现了战争的黑暗面。他还公开反对美国介入朝鲜战争。去世后，法国收藏了许多毕加索画作。如今，他的大部分画作都在毕加索博物馆展出。

1.Civil War 内战

例句:We will continue our story of the Civil War next week. 

下周，我们将继续向你讲述美国内战的故事。

2.known for 因…而闻名

例句:He's one of the most famous scholars ever but he's not known for any single discovery. 

他也是史上最著名的学者之一,但他不是因为某一项发现而名扬四海。

3.throw into 投身于

例句:I want every viewer to throw themselves into [the story] and use their imaginations.

我希望每位观众都能全身心投入到（影片）中去并发挥他们的想象力。

4.middle-class 中产阶级的

例句:He's just a well-brought-up, middle-class boy.

他只是个有教养的中产阶级家庭的男孩。

1 sculptor   

n.雕刻家，雕刻家

参考例句：

• A sculptor forms her material.雕塑家把材料塑造成雕塑品。
• The sculptor rounded the clay into a sphere.那位雕塑家把黏土做成了一个球状。

2 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

3 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

4 academy   

n.(高等)专科院校；学术社团，协会，研究院

参考例句：

• This is an academy of music.这是一所音乐专科学院。
• I visited Chinese Academy of Sciences yesterday.我昨天去访问了中国科学院。

5 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

6 horror   

n.惊骇，恐怖，惨事，极端厌恶

参考例句：

• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation.公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。
• The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror.一想到要夜间工作我就觉得惨兮兮的。