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George: You can always recognize something Islamic by the patterns and motifs, whether it's a carpet or a mural.
喬治：你總是能通過裝飾圖案和形狀而認出伊斯蘭教的東西，不管是地毯還是壁畫。
Laura: That's why it has got a distinct name — arabesque.
勞拉：因此它才有一個特殊的名字——阿拉伯式花紋。
George: Really? I didn't know that.
喬治：真的嗎？我之前不知道。
Laura: Yeah. It often consists of interlacing vines and flowers, and used for decoration. Islamic art emphasizes ornamentation rather than art for art's sake.
勞拉：是啊。這種花紋通常由相互交纏的藤蔓和花構成，并用于裝飾。伊斯蘭教藝術強調其裝飾性而非藝術本身的價值。
George: One could see that. Does this form of decoration have to do with the essence of the Islamic faith?
喬治：這倒可以看出來。這種裝飾方式和伊斯蘭教的主旨有什么關系嗎？
Laura: Sure it does. Art is the mirror of a culture and its world view. The repetition of patterns in Islamic art symbolizes that Allah is infinite.
勞拉：當然有了。藝術是一面反映其文化和世界觀的鏡子。伊斯蘭教繪畫藝術中圖案的重復象征著安拉是無窮盡的。
George: So that explains it.
喬治：原來是這樣。
