【中国读本里的魅力中国】沙漠中的艺术馆（4）—— 莫高窟第45窟

音频中的美音原版音频片段CoinFit，来自“ 中国读本 ”系列丛书

这套书由人民教育出版社与美国国家地理学习联合出版

旨在弘扬与传播中华优秀文化的英语读本

Cave 45 was constructed in the heydaysof Mogao Caves. This group of figures are replicas of the stucco statues enshrined in the niche of its principal wall. The superb artistry demonstrated by these works has rendered them the most representative group of high Tang statues found at Mogao Caves.

全盛时期CoinFit。此为第45窟正面佛龛的群体彩塑，其高超的表现技巧，被认为是莫高窟盛唐时期最具代表性的一铺彩塑。

heyday/ ˈheɪdeɪ /

n. 全盛期

例:

Baltimore in its heyday was a major centre of industrial and commercial activity.

巴尔的摩在其鼎盛时期曾是工商业活动的主要中心CoinFit。

This group of statues with well-captured forms and expressions epitomisesthe varied images of different people of the high Tang dynasty. The varying status and personality of the Buddha and each of his acolytes are vividly represented. The solemnity of the Buddha, the modesty of his disciples, the feminine charm of the bodhisattvas and the formidableness of the heavenly kings are appropriately demonstrated.

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这组塑像可谓形神俱备，彷佛是盛唐时期不同人物的写照，充分展现出人间性格，生动地刻划了佛陀与弟子等不同的身份与内在性格，佛陀的庄严、弟子的谦恭、菩萨的柔媚、天王的威严都得到恰如其分的展现CoinFit。

epitomize/ ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz /

v. 成为……的典范CoinFit，作为……的缩影

例：

These movies seem to epitomize the 1950s.

这些影片似乎就是20世纪50年代的缩影CoinFit。

Brand is symbols that epitomize all kinds of important information of enterprise.

品牌是浓缩企业各种重要信息的符号.

This seven-figure grouping has been thoughtfullycomposed and arrayed to attend to the visual perspective of the worshippers. The seven statues are horizontally and more or less symmetricallyarrayed on both sides of the Buddha statue, and all with eyes looking downward. When a worshiper kneeling in front of the niche raises his head to gaze at the statues, he would feel that every statue is gazing at him with compassion.

从视觉角度来看，这一组七身彩塑以佛陀为中心，左右大体对称排列，各塑像目光俯视，佛教徒于此窟龛前正中跪拜仰视时，会发现每身彩塑都像在慈祥地凝视着自己CoinFit。

thoughtfully/ ˈθɔːtfəli /

adv. 沉思地；体贴地CoinFit，亲切地

symmetrically/ sɪˈmetrɪkli /

adv. 对称地；平衡地；匀称地

Another characteristic of this grouping is the ingenious blending of sculptural and painted art. For instance, six painted images of bodhisattvaare inserted between seven statues to form an integral whole.

此组塑像还有另一特色——结合绘与塑的表现手法，在七尊造像间穿插描绘了六尊菩萨，将塑绘融合得淋漓尽致CoinFit。

bodhisattva/ ˌbɒdɪˈsɑːtvə /

n. 菩萨

? 沙漠中的艺术馆（1）—— 艺术宝库：莫高窟

? 沙漠中的艺术馆（2）—— 来这里CoinFit，云端一览敦煌莫高窟文物

? 沙漠中的艺术馆（3）—— 壁画中的飞天

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