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Published: Nov 01, 2021 05:28 PM
Chat attack

surrealism/ 超现实主义/ (chāo xiànshí zhǔyì)

A: The weather has been really good this week. Do you want to go for a walk in the countryside with me? 

这个周末天气不错,你要跟我一起去乡间散步吗?

(zhèɡè zhōumò tiānqì bùcuò, nǐyào ɡēnwǒ yīqǐ qù xiānɡjiān sànbù ma?)

B: I really do, but I've already made arrangements this weekend.   

我非常想,但是这周我已经有安排了。

(wǒ fēichánɡ xiǎnɡ, dànshì zhèzhōu wǒ yǐjīnɡ yǒu ānpái le.)

A: What are you going to do?   

你要去干什么?

(nǐ yàoqù ɡàn shenme?)

B: I want to go to an exhibition about the art movement of surrealism. It is at the 798 Art District in Beijing. 

我要去看一个关于超现实主义艺术流派的展览,就在北京的798 艺术区。

(wǒ yàoqù kàn yīɡè ɡuānyú chāoxiànshí zhǔyì yìshù liúpai de zhǎnlǎn, jiùzài běijīnɡ de 798 yìshù qū.)

A: I really like surrealist art. Rene Magritte is my favorite artist in this movement.

我也非常喜欢超现实主义艺术,勒内·马格里特是我在这个流派里最喜欢的艺术家。

(wǒ yě fēichánɡ xǐhuān chāoxiànshí zhǔyì yìshù, lènèi·mǎɡélǐtè shìwǒ zài zhèɡè liúpailǐ zuì xǐhuān de yìshùjiā.)

B: He really is a leading figure in this movement. But surrealism wasn't just an art movement, it was the first type of cultural thought after World War I.  

他的确是这个流派的先锋,但超现实主义并不只是绘画艺术流派,它是第一次世界大战后的文化思潮。

(tā diquèshì zhèɡè liúpai de xiānfēnɡ, dàn chāoxiànshí zhǔyì bìnɡ bù zhīshì huìhuà yìshù liúpai, tā shì dìyīcì shìjiè dàzhàn hòu de wénhuà sīcháo.)

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT