BBC百件藏品话沧桑第15件:米诺斯跳牛飞人(4)

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The two arching figures echo each other-the outward curve of the boy's body being answered by the inward curve of the bull's spine.
男孩身体向外的弧线呼应着牛脊柱向内的弧线，两道弧线交相辉映。

It's the most dynamic and beautiful piece of sculpture, and it carries us at once into the reality-but also the myth-of the history of Crete.
这种力与美的结合，能立刻把我们带入克里特历史的现实与神话之中。

It's thought to have come from Rethymnon, a town on the north coast of the island,
它的发现地被认定为雷西姆农，克里特岛东岸的一个小镇。

and it was probably originally deposited as an offering in a mountain shrine or in a cave sanctuary.
最初可能用作山中神庙或洞窟圣地的供品。

Objects like this are often found in these holy places of Crete, suggesting that cattle had an important role in religious ritual.
在克里特的圣地常能发现类似物品，表明牛在当地宗教仪式中发挥了重要作用。

Many scholars since Evans have tried to explain why these images were so important.
自埃文斯以后，很多学者都在探讨这些形象的重要性。

Others disagree, but bull-leaping has often been seen as a religious performance, possibly involving the sacrifice of the animal, and even the accidental death of the leaper.
但跳牛飞人的确是常见的宗教表演，最后的结果常常是把牛杀死献祭，有时候骑士也会牺牲。

Certainly, in this sculpture, both bull and human are engaged in a highly dangerous exercise.
显然，这项运动对雕像中的男性与公牛来说都很危险。

We can say this with some confidence, because the sport in fact still survives today in parts of France and Spain.
我们因而得以了解，运动在法国和西班牙的部分地区保留至今，

We talked to Sergio Delgado, a leading modern-day bull leaper-or to use the proper Spanish term recortador:
跳牛飞人在西班牙语中称为“recortador”，当代极负盛名的飞人塞尔吉奥·德尔加多解释道：

"There always has been a kind of game between men and bulls, always. There is not a proper school for recortadores.
一直以来这都是一种男性与公牛之间的游戏。没有一所学校能教会你“recortador”所需的技能。

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1.even if 即使，纵然

They conference even if duke is out of the country.
即便是麦道克不在美国，他们也会举行会议t^!Mmj.0a8An。

And there are sensitivities around services that involve children--even if parents are involved.
此外某些涉及儿童的服务项目容易引起争议——即使父母参与也无济于事6prgM;ATf(|jr。

2.engage in 参加，从事

They engage in more high-risk activities than women.
他们比女人更多地从事高风险的活动NV[*5VPQ,(Q8.XIm4。

They tempt you to engage in non-restful activities and keep you awake.
它们诱惑你从事不能休息的活动让你保持清醒Lv%esk*H9%!ABubr。

3.react to 对…作出反应

Iran didn't immediately react to huawei's announcement.
伊朗没有立即对华为的声明做出反应f4(^2XC0WfR.。

So how would americans react to such a disaster?
那么美国人对这样的灾难会如何反应呢？

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cattle	['kætl]	想一想再看 n. 牛，家畜，畜牲
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disaster	[di'zɑ:stə]	想一想再看 n. 灾难	联想记忆 X 单词disaster 联想记忆： dis反，aster星－星位不正－预示着灾难
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