Stephan: What’s that?
史蒂芬:那是什么?
Livia: It’s my latest artwork. It’s experimental.
利維亞:這是我最新的藝術(shù)作品。這是試驗品。
Stephan: It’s, um...
史蒂芬:它……
Livia: Abstract. It’s part of a performance art piece I’m putting together. It’ll really challenge people’s perceptions of reality.
利維亞:抽象,這是藝術(shù)品的部分,我想把他們弄到一起。那時它真的會挑戰(zhàn)人們對現(xiàn)實的看法。
Stephan: I don’t really understand contemporary art. Is it supposed to represent something?
史蒂芬:我確實不怎么了解現(xiàn)代的藝術(shù)。它是不是代表什么意思啊?
Livia: It’s my interpretation of how the rich oppress the poor.
利維亞:它表達(dá)富人如何壓迫窮人。
Stephan: Really?
史蒂芬:真的嗎?
Livia: Yes, from a postmodern perspective.
利維亞:是,從后現(xiàn)代的角度來表達(dá)。
Stephan: Oh, I see.
史蒂芬:噢,我明白了。
Livia: You do?
利維亞:你明白?
Stephan: No, not really. I don’t think I’m cut out for modern art. I prefer art to be representational. I just can’t wrap my head around this.
史蒂芬:不完全明白。我不認(rèn)為自己是能夠理解現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)的那塊料。我更喜歡具有代表意義的藝術(shù)。我無法理解這種藝術(shù)。
Livia: That’s the point. It’s supposed to challenge you and make you think.
利維亞:這才是關(guān)鍵。藝術(shù)會挑戰(zhàn)你的思維,迫使你去思考。
Stephan: Well, it’s certainly made me think.
史蒂芬:嗯,藝術(shù)確實有讓我思考。
Livia: It has?
利維亞:有嗎?
Stephan: Yeah, it’s made me realize that I’ve underrated paint-by-numbers all these years.
史蒂芬:是的,藝術(shù)讓我意識到這些年我低估了那些缺乏創(chuàng)造力的藝術(shù)。
Stephan: What’s that?
Livia: It’s my latest artwork. It’s experimental.
Stephan: It’s, um...
Livia: Abstract. It’s part of a performance art piece I’m putting together. It’ll really challenge people’s perceptions of reality.
Stephan: I don’t really understand contemporary art. Is it supposed to represent something?
Livia: It’s my interpretation of how the rich oppress the poor.
Stephan: Really?
Livia: Yes, from a postmodern perspective.
Stephan: Oh, I see.
Livia: You do?
Stephan: No, not really. I don’t think I’m cut out for modern art. I prefer art to be representational. I just can’t wrap my head around this.
Livia: That’s the point. It’s supposed to challenge you and make you think.
Stephan: Well, it’s certainly made me think.
Livia: It has?
Stephan: Yeah, it’s made me realize that I’ve underrated paint-by-numbers all these years.