欧美文化博览 南西班牙:领略无限风情(3)

The story of these arts and culture remains¹ shockingly neglected.

这些艺术和文化的故事仍然被惊奇的忽视。

But I think it's the key to understanding the whole of Spanish art and its unique intensity².

但我认为这是理解整个西班牙艺术和独特的密度的关键。

The first great flowering of Moorish³ culture took place in the new capital city of Cordoba.

第一次伟大的摩尔文化繁荣发生在新首都城市科尔多瓦城。

By the late eight century, the Moors⁴ had turned Cordoba into the brightest, wealthiest and busiest city in Europe.

8世纪晚期,摩尔人使科尔多瓦成了欧洲最具智慧,最富有且最繁忙的城市。

Its fame reached as far as a quiet Christian⁵ Saxony where a Christian nun⁶ described the city as the brilliant ornament⁷ of the world.

它的名声远达一个安详的基督教萨克森,那里的一位基督徒修女描述这个城市是由辉煌所点缀的世界。

This glittering city was all the work of one young man.

而这个金光闪闪的城市都是由一位年轻人所缔造。

His name was Abd-ar-Rahman and he was an exile.

他的名字是阿卜杜拉曼，而且他是一位被流放者。

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 intensity   

n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度

参考例句：

• I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
• The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。

3 moorish   

adj.沼地的，荒野的，生[住]在沼地的

参考例句：

• There was great excitement among the Moorish people at the waterside. 海边的摩尔人一阵轰动。 来自辞典例句
• All the doors are arched with the special arch we see in Moorish pictures. 门户造成拱形，形状独特，跟摩尔风暴画片里所见的一样。 来自辞典例句

4 moors   

v.停泊，系泊（船只）( moor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• the North York moors 北约克郡的漠泽
• They're shooting grouse up on the moors. 他们在荒野射猎松鸡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

6 nun   

n.修女，尼姑

参考例句：

• I can't believe that the famous singer has become a nun.我无法相信那个著名的歌星已做了修女。
• She shaved her head and became a nun.她削发为尼。

7 ornament   

v.装饰，美化；n.装饰，装饰物

参考例句：

• The flowers were put on the table for ornament.花放在桌子上做装饰用。
• She wears a crystal ornament on her chest.她的前胸戴了一个水晶饰品。