BBC都市掠影:National Portrait Gallery 国家肖像画廊

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The script of this programme 本节目台词 Helen: Hello, I’m Helen. Welcome to On the Town from BBC Learning English.

Jin: 大家好，我是金妮。在今天的节目中，我们要带大家游览著名的英国国家肖像画廊。

Helen: The National Portrait Gallery is located right in the centre of London, next to the famous Trafalgar Square.

Jin: 国家肖像画廊就在伦敦市中心，紧靠著名的特拉法加广场。你要是对名人感兴趣，还真应该到这儿来看看。

Helen: That’s right. The National Portrait Gallery is famous for its collection of portraits of famous people.

Jin: 那么国家肖像画廊有哪些值得一看的作品呢？我们请来了这里媒体负责人 Stephen, 首先他和我们介绍了一下这里的历史。

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The National Portrait Gallery was founded in 1856, nearly 150 years ago, to collect and display portraits of famous men and women who have contributed to British history and culture and society.

Jin: 原来国家肖像画廊建于1856年。

Helen: Founded in 1856, and the main purpose of the gallery is?

Jin: 主要目的是收藏那些对英国历史，文化和社会做出过贡献的名人肖像。

Helen: So the collection has quite a few rules. And Stephen has more explanations for us.

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They have to be eminent, they have to be prominent, they have to be well known, they have to have had some form of achievement. That could be captaining the England football team, or having a Nobel prize, or having composed a great symphony.

Jin: 听Stephen这么一说，不是每个人都能把自己的肖像挂到国家肖像画廊里的，而是得要符合一定的标准。

Helen: Exactly, and Stephen used a few big words to describe the selection criteria. First of all, they have to be eminent.

Jin: 显赫，eminent.

Helen: They have to be prominent.

Jin: 卓越，prominent.

Helen: Also well known, famous.

Jin: 并且得有点儿名气。