{
  "title": "Electric currents in modern art",
  "title_zh": "现代艺术中的电流",
  "body": {
    "type": "narrative",
    "paragraphs": [
      {
        "en": "Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more.",
        "zh": "现代雕塑不再使我们感到惊讶了。"
      },
      {
        "en": "The idea that modern art can only be seen in museums is mistaken.",
        "zh": "那种认为现代艺术只能在博物馆里才能看到的观点是错误的。"
      },
      {
        "en": "Even people who take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on display in public places.",
        "zh": "即使是对 艺术不感兴趣的人也不会不注意到在公共场所展示的现代艺术品。"
      },
      {
        "en": "Strange forms stand in gardens, and outside buildings and shops. We have got quite used to them.",
        "zh": "公园里、大楼和商店外竖立着的奇形怪状的雕塑，对这些，我们已经司空见惯了。"
      },
      {
        "en": "Some so-called 'modern' pieces have been on display for nearly eighty years.",
        "zh": "有些所谓的“现代”艺术品在那里已经陈列了近80年了。"
      },
      {
        "en": "In spite of this, some people — including myself — were surprised by a recent exhibition of modern sculpture.",
        "zh": "尽管如此，最近举办的一次现代雕塑展览还是使一些人(包括我在内)大吃了一惊。"
      },
      {
        "en": "The first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery was a notice which said: 'Do not touch the exhibits. Some of them are dangerous!'The objects on display were pieces of moving sculpture.",
        "zh": "走进展厅首先看到的是一张告示，上面写看：“切勿触摸展品，某些展品有危险!”展品都是些活动的雕塑。"
      },
      {
        "en": "Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody.",
        "zh": "人们所熟悉的是悬挂在天 花板上、造型奇特、随风飘荡的雕塑品。"
      },
      {
        "en": "These objects, however, were different. Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres.",
        "zh": "这些展品却使人大开眼界。靠墙排列着许多细长的电线，而电线又连着金属球。"
      },
      {
        "en": "The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time.",
        "zh": "金属球经过磁化，互相之间不停地相互吸引或相互排斥。"
      },
      {
        "en": "In the centre of the hall, there were a number of tall structures which contained coloured lights. These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad.",
        "zh": "展厅中央是装有彩色灯泡的许多高高的构件，灯泡一刻不停地闪烁着，就像失去了控制的红绿灯。"
      },
      {
        "en": "Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily.",
        "zh": "小黑盒子里迸出火花，红色灯泡发怒似地忽明忽暗。"
      },
      {
        "en": "It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.",
        "zh": "这儿倒像是在展览古老的电子设备。"
      },
      {
        "en": "These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well!",
        "zh": "好像设计这些奇形怪状的展品不仅是为了给人感情上的强烈刺激，而且还想给人以电击似的！"
      }
    ]
  },
  "subtitles": [
    {
      "timestamp": null,
      "en": "[ti:Electric Currents in Modern Art]",
      "zh": "现代艺术中的电流"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": null,
      "en": "Lesson 18",
      "zh": "第十八课"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:02.10",
      "en": "Electric currents in modern art",
      "zh": "现代艺术中的电流"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:11.09",
      "en": "How might some of the exhibits have been dangerous?",
      "zh": "这些展品中的一些为什么会存在安全隐患呢？"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:15.62",
      "en": "Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more.",
      "zh": "现代雕塑不再使我们感到惊讶了。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:19.58",
      "en": "The idea that modern art can only be seen in museums is mistaken.",
      "zh": "那种认为现代艺术只能在博物馆里才能看到的观点是错误的。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:25.60",
      "en": "Even people who take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on display in public places.",
      "zh": "即使是对 艺术不感兴趣的人也不会不注意到在公共场所展示的现代艺术品。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:35.42",
      "en": "Strange forms stand in gardens, and outside buildings and shops.",
      "zh": "公园里、大楼和商店外竖立着的奇形怪状的雕塑，"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:40.66",
      "en": "We have got quite used to them.",
      "zh": "对这些，我们已经司空见惯了。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:43.55",
      "en": "Some so-called 'modern' pieces have been on display for nearly eighty years.",
      "zh": "有些所谓的“现代”艺术品在那里已经陈列了近80年了。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:49.90",
      "en": "In spite of this, some people--including myself--were surprised by a recent exhibition of modern sculpture.",
      "zh": "尽管如此，最近举办的一次现代雕塑展览还是使一些人(包括我在内)大吃了一惊。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:58.69",
      "en": "The first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery was a notice which said: 'Do not touch the exhibits, some of them are dangerous!'",
      "zh": "走进展厅首先看到的是一张告示，上面写看：“切勿触摸展品，某些展品有危险!”"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:09.44",
      "en": "The objects on display were pieces of moving sculpture.",
      "zh": "展品都是些活动的雕塑。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:14.16",
      "en": "Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody.",
      "zh": "人们所熟悉的是悬挂在天 花板上、造型奇特、随风飘荡的雕塑品。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:24.00",
      "en": "These objects, however, were different.Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres.",
      "zh": "这些展品却使人大开眼界。靠墙排列着许多细长的电线，而电线又连着金属球。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:34.17",
      "en": "The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time.",
      "zh": "金属球经过磁化，互相之间不停地相互吸引或相互排斥。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:41.01",
      "en": "In the centre of the hall,",
      "zh": "展厅中央"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:42.89",
      "en": "there were a number of tall structures which contained coloured lights.",
      "zh": "是装有彩色灯泡的许多高高的构件，"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:47.68",
      "en": "These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad.",
      "zh": "灯泡一刻不停地闪烁着，就像失去了控制的红绿灯。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:53.94",
      "en": "Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily.",
      "zh": "小黑盒子里迸出火花，红色灯泡发怒似地忽明忽暗。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "02:01.20",
      "en": "It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.",
      "zh": "这儿倒像是在展览古老的电子设备。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "02:06.94",
      "en": "These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well!",
      "zh": "好像设计这些奇形怪状的展品不仅是为了给人感情上的强烈刺激，而且还想给人以电击似的！"
    }
  ],
  "book": 3,
  "lesson": 18
}