纪录片《文明》 第81期 画卷天堂（5）

In the more intimate, private pleasures of the hand scroll¹,

在供个人赏玩 更为私人的手卷之中

the painted landscape evolved into something new.

山水画也有了新的发展

Hand scrolls² were river-shaped journeys,

观赏手卷如同顺水泛舟

stories revealed as you unrolled the scroll

卷轴舒展之间 那种种志异奇谭

and travelled almost cinematically through space and time.

便穿过时空的帷幕 在你面前一一展现

This hand scroll was painted by the artist Qiao Zhongchang.

这幅手卷是乔仲常所绘

It was based on one of the most famous Chinese poems,

题材取自一篇中国古代的著名赋文

written by a government official,

它的作者既是朝廷官员

a man of culture and refinement³, called Su Shi.

也是一位大文豪 名为苏轼

Su Shi had been exiled after a political purge⁴

苏轼在一场政治清洗后被流放

and spent his days writing about excursions

流放期间 他记录下了

he took with his friends up the Yangtze River.

自己携友同游长江的旅程

Here he is carrying fish and wine

这一段 他带上鱼和酒

as his wife sees him off on the journey.

他的妻子也来与他送别

We turned the boat loose to drift with the current.

反而登舟 放乎中流

All around was deserted⁵ and still.

时夜将半 四顾寂寥

A lone⁶ crane flew overhead.

适有孤鹤 横江东来

The painting evokes⁷ both the pleasures of friendship

画作同时描绘了与友同游的喜悦

and the melancholy⁸ of the exile.

和罹遭流放的愁思

A dream, but one with a bitter sweet taste.

这是一场苦乐参半的梦

But landscape painting wasn't always about escape.

但山水画也不总是画山水

Sometimes, artists captured the violence of history.

有时艺术家也会描绘沧海横流的景象

1 scroll   

n.卷轴，纸卷；(石刻上的)漩涡

参考例句：

• As I opened the scroll,a panorama of the Yellow River unfolded.我打开卷轴时，黄河的景象展现在眼前。
• He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements.他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。

2 scrolls   

n.（常用于录写正式文件的）纸卷( scroll的名词复数 )；卷轴；涡卷形（装饰）；卷形花纹v.（电脑屏幕上）从上到下移动（资料等），卷页( scroll的第三人称单数 )；（似卷轴般）卷起；（像展开卷轴般地）将文字显示于屏幕

参考例句：

• Either turn it off or only pick up selected stuff like wands, rings and scrolls. 把他关掉然后只捡你需要的物品，像是魔杖(wand)，戒指(rings)和滚动条(scrolls)。 来自互联网
• Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea. 死海旁边的山洞里发现了古代的卷轴。 来自辞典例句

3 refinement   

n.文雅；高尚；精美；精制；精炼

参考例句：

• Sally is a woman of great refinement and beauty. 莎莉是个温文尔雅又很漂亮的女士。
• Good manners and correct speech are marks of refinement.彬彬有礼和谈吐得体是文雅的标志。

4 purge   

n.整肃，清除，泻药，净化；vt.净化，清除，摆脱；vi.清除，通便，腹泻，变得清洁

参考例句：

• The new president carried out a purge of disloyal army officers.新总统对不忠诚的军官进行了清洗。
• The mayoral candidate has promised to purge the police department.市长候选人答应清洗警察部门。

5 deserted   

adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

• The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
• The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

6 lone   

adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的

参考例句：

• A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
• She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。

7 evokes   

产生，引起，唤起( evoke的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The film evokes chilling reminders of the war. 这部电影使人们回忆起战争的可怕场景。
• Each type evokes antibodies which protect against the homologous. 每一种类型都能产生抗同种病毒的抗体。

8 melancholy   

n.忧郁，愁思；adj.令人感伤（沮丧）的，忧郁的

参考例句：

• All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
• He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。