VOA慢速英語:比較大東西最小版本——紐約博物館

From Huge to Extra Small, at New York City Museum
By VOA

VOA新聞。

14 August, 2014

Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. I'm Caty Weaver.

歡迎收聽美國之音萬花筒，我是Caty Weaver。

A part of the 'Panorama of the City of New York.'

Inside the Queens Museum in New York City there is another New York City. It is a 50-year-old model, of the town in which every street, building and park was reproduced in small.

在紐約皇后區(qū)藝術(shù)博物館內(nèi)還有一個紐約城，那是一個具有50年歷史的模型，或者成為一種復(fù)制品。紐約城市的每一條街道，建筑，公園都在模型里清晰展現(xiàn)出來。

The so-called "Panorama of the City of New York" was built as an exhibit for the New York World's Fair in 1964. Over time, artists added to the model. Now it represents the way the city looked in 1992.

這個所謂的“紐約城全貌”模型在1964年為了作為紐約世界博覽會展覽品而建成。時隔多年，藝術(shù)家又在模型原型基礎(chǔ)上添加一些新內(nèi)容，現(xiàn)在，它是1992年紐約城市的象征。

The model is huge. It covers 870 square meters. Visitors to the Panorama observe from beside and above it as day turns to night every 20 minutes. Little lights shine from buildings until the morning light appears.

這個模型非常巨大，占地面積達870平方米。參觀模型的游客在模型周圍進行瀏覽，懸掛在模型上空的燈光每20分鐘進行一次白天-夜晚模式切換。建筑物上閃爍著柔和燈光，直到清晨陽光普照。

Iwasaki is the museum exhibitions organizer and director. She says the Panorama presents an unusual problem – even though it is the museum's main appeal.

Iwasaki是博物館展覽組織者和董事。她說，全景模型象征著一種不尋常的問題，盡管如此它依然是整個博物館的焦點。

"No matter what fantastic you think， exhibition you put outside， everybody goes back to the Panorama and goes ‘wow!'"

不管你認為這個展覽品有多奇妙，每個人都可以通過這個模型追溯到那個時代的紐約，并發(fā)自內(nèi)省的歡呼。

Currently the Queens Museum is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the fair and the Panorama. The show is called "Bringing the World Into the World." Ms. Iwasaki said she decided not to try to compete with the Panorama. Instead she made it part of the exhibition.

目前皇后區(qū)藝術(shù)博物館正在慶祝展覽會和模型50周年紀念日，此次慶祝主題為“把全世界融入進來”。Iwasaki表示她決定不完全把全景模型作為展覽的全部，而是一部分。

The show includes the museum's largest piece, the Panorama. It also includes its smallest piece: a microscopic reproduction of the Queens Museum itself. Artist and engineer Jessica Rylan created that piece using nanotechnology. It is just 120 micrometers long and it cannot be seen by visitors. Guess why? It is hidden inside the model of the Queens Museum itself within Panorama of New York City.

此次展覽包括博物館最大的物件，紐約全景模型，同時也包括最小的物件，皇后區(qū)藝術(shù)博物館本身的微觀產(chǎn)物。藝術(shù)家和工程師Jessica Rylan利用納米技術(shù)創(chuàng)造了這一物件。這件模型產(chǎn)物僅有120微米長，游客們用肉眼是看不到的。為什么呢?因為這個模型隱藏在紐約全景模型里面。

Other objects include a scale model of our solar system made in 1983 by artist Chris Burden. The sun hangs over the Panorama of New York City. Earth, Mercury, Mars and Venus hang in other museum rooms.

其他展覽物品包括1983年由藝術(shù)家Chris Burden設(shè)計完成的太陽系模型，太陽星懸掛在紐約全景模型的上空，其它星球包括地球，水星，火星和金星則懸掛在博物館其他房間。

But, the outer planets are not even on museum property. Jupiter hangs at the nearby Queens Zoo. Neptune is in a restaurant more than a kilometer and a half away.

但是外行星則不受博物館管理，木星懸掛在了皇后區(qū)動物園附近，海王星則懸掛在了一公里開外的餐館里。

The show at the Queens Museum in New York City will end October 14th.

在紐約皇后區(qū)藝術(shù)博物館的展覽將在十月14日結(jié)束。

I'm Caty Weaver

我是Caty Weaver.