纪录片《文明》 第194期 重要的火花（6）

In the Paris of the 1920s,Mondrian simplified and magnified.

在二十世纪二十年代的巴黎 蒙德里安的画风简化而又夸大

Panels of primary colours were hung on a grid¹,depth was ironed flat.

由三原色组成的面板被挂在网格上 视觉深度被抚平

Everything on the grid was so perfectly² calibrated³ for balance that you could stare and stare and cross a threshold of sensation into Mondrian's self-contained universe.

网格上的一切 经过精准的调整以达到平衡 这样你可以一直看下去 跨过感官的门槛 进入蒙德里安自成一体的世界

For the artists, the grids⁴ were more than just decorative⁵ games.

对于艺术家来说 网格不仅仅起着装饰作用

They were meditation⁶ exercises,entryways to a place of deep harmony.

而是冥想练习 通向深层和谐入口

And they weren't meant just for galleries or living rooms but as a whole programme of visual re-education,capable of healing the world.

网格不仅仅出现在美术馆和起居室 而是一种视觉再教育的完整体系 能够治愈整个世界

Though the grids seem simple,they're actually miracles of fine-tuned optical calculation.

尽管这些网格看起来简单 但实际上是经过精密调节的 光学计算的奇迹

The colours swell⁷ and press against the black rods of the armature,or else they lie captive to their confinement⁸.

色彩饱满和黑色支架线条形成对比 或者说它们安静地位于自己的格子中

And those colour planes,which ought to seem inert⁹ and gridded to death,are a living forcefield.

这些色彩构图 本应看似没有生气 受到禁锢 但却是活跃的力场

In 1940, to escape the rolling disaster of the war in Europe,Mondrian moved to New York,a city built entirely¹⁰ around a grid.

一九四零年 为了躲避 欧洲灾难性的战争 蒙德里安到了纽约 这是一座围绕着网格建立的城市

But this grid moved and shook with lights and business and music.

但这个网格随着灯光 商业和音乐移动与摇摆

So how could he not respond to a city rocking with syncopated energy?

他如何能不回应 这座随着音乐节奏摇摆的城市呢

The painting represents as revolutionary a departure for Mondrian as Pier¹¹ And Ocean did all those years ago.

这幅画代表着 蒙德里安革命性的新开端 正如《码头和海洋》多年前一样

It takes the classic formulae of his grid paintings and it throws it out of the 30th-storey window.

虽然使用的仍是经典网格绘画风格 又好像是从三十层高楼的窗户扔下般不同

1 grid   

n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅

参考例句：

• In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下，要用载体把格栅密封起来。
• Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid.现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。

2 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

3 calibrated   

v.校准( calibrate的过去式和过去分词 )；使标准化；使合标准；测量（枪的）口径

参考例句：

• Power pesticide dusters can be calibrated and used to apply pertilizer. 动力杀虫剂可以调整用来施肥。 来自辞典例句
• The flexible diaphragm is connected to a plat cantilever-calibrated spring. 柔韧的膜片一扁平的悬臂校正弹簧相连。 来自辞典例句

4 grids   

n.格子( grid的名词复数 )；地图上的坐标方格；（输电线路、天然气管道等的）系统网络；（汽车比赛）赛车起跑线

参考例句：

• Typical framed structures are beams, grids, plane and space frames or trusses. 典型构架结构为梁、格栅、平面的和空间的框架或桁架。 来自辞典例句
• The machines deliver trimmed grids for use or stock. 这种机器铸出修整过的板栅，以供使用或储存。 来自辞典例句

5 decorative   

adj.装饰的，可作装饰的

参考例句：

• This ware is suitable for decorative purpose but unsuitable for utility.这种器皿中看不中用。
• The style is ornate and highly decorative.这种风格很华丽，而且装饰效果很好。

6 meditation   

n.熟虑，（尤指宗教的）默想，沉思，（pl.）冥想录

参考例句：

• This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation.这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
• I'm sorry to interrupt your meditation.很抱歉，我打断了你的沉思。

7 swell   

vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强

参考例句：

• The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
• His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。

8 confinement   

n.幽禁，拘留，监禁；分娩；限制，局限

参考例句：

• He spent eleven years in solitary confinement.他度过了11年的单独监禁。
• The date for my wife's confinement was approaching closer and closer.妻子分娩的日子越来越近了。

9 inert   

adj.无活动能力的，惰性的；迟钝的

参考例句：

• Inert gas studies are providing valuable information about other planets,too.对惰性气体的研究，也提供了有关其它行星的有价值的资料。
• Elemental nitrogen is a very unreactive and inert material.元素氮是一个十分不活跃的惰性物质。

10 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

11 pier   

n.码头；桥墩，桥柱；[建]窗间壁，支柱

参考例句：

• The pier of the bridge has been so badly damaged that experts worry it is unable to bear weight.这座桥的桥桩破损厉害，专家担心它已不能负重。
• The ship was making towards the pier.船正驶向码头。