Look familiar?
看著眼熟嗎?
Welcome to the garden of none other than Claude Monet, the father of French impressionism.
歡迎來到法國“印象派之父”克勞德·莫奈的花園。
Worldwide renowned painter who planted his own garden here in Giverny in 1883,
1883年,這位舉世聞名的畫家在吉維尼培植出了一個屬于自己的花園,
and replicated it time and time again on canvases.
并在畫布上一次又一次地臨摹了這一花園。
And this is Gilbert.
這位是吉爾伯特。

He's an artist in his own right.
他自己也是一位藝術家。
He has been responsible for the upkeep of Monet's garden for over 40 years.
40多年來,他一直負責莫奈花園的維護工作。
After the second World War, the garden was left neglected.
二戰后,花園荒廢了。
So in the 1970s, gardeners were called to the rescue.
到了20世紀70年代,園丁們被召集起來拯救這座花園。
Gilbert wasn't the greatest connoisseur of Monet, but he got to know him through his garden.
吉爾伯特原本不是最偉大的莫奈鑒賞家,但他得以通過這座花園認識了莫奈。