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When we imitate something, we copy it.
当我们模仿某样东西时,我们就是在复制它。
But what does it mean when we say, "art imitates life"?
但是当我们说“art imitates life”,那是什么意思呢?
How did you like the art exhibit we saw yesterday?
你觉得我们昨天看的艺术展怎么样?
Dan, to be honest, I didn't get it. It was just a guy sleeping in a small room in the middle of the museum.
丹,说实话,我没有领会到它。那就是一个人睡在博物馆中央的一个小房间里啊。
Yeah, it was brilliant! In a word: Art imitates life.
是啊,太妙了!一个词概括:艺术源于生活。
Okay, that was three words, Dan. And I have my own three words: It was bad.
好吧,那是三个词,丹。我也有三个词:真不怎么样。
When we say "art imitates life", we mean that a work of art is inspired by real-life events.
当我们说“art imitates life”时,意思是一件艺术作品是受到了现实生活事件的启发。
Or it mirrors real life in some way.
或者它在某种程度上反映了现实生活。
We can say this about any kind of creative project.
我们可以这样形容任何一种创造性的项目。
And that's English in a Minute.
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》栏目。