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The Fumigated Fresco
煙熏壁畫
Michael frowned as he looked at the unusual piece of artwork.
邁克爾看著那副不同尋常的美術(shù)作品，皺起了眉。
A freighter had brought it in yesterday along with other works of art.
昨天，一架運(yùn)輸機(jī)把它和其他一些藝術(shù)品一起帶來了。
There had been a mad frenzy over the other art pieces but nobody seemed to like this unusual piece.
對其他藝術(shù)品，大家表現(xiàn)極為激動(dòng)，但似乎沒有人喜歡這幅與眾不同的畫。
Michael wondered how they were able to cut the painting from the wall and keep the picture in one piece.
邁克爾想知道他們?nèi)绾文馨旬嫃膲ι锨邢聛恚⑶冶３之嬅嫱暾麩o缺。
He turned to Teddy and asked, “What do you think of this old fresco?”
他轉(zhuǎn)向泰迪，問道：“你覺得這幅古老的壁畫怎么樣？”
“The people portrayed in the painting look interesting,” Teddy replied.
“畫上的人看起來很有意思，”泰迪回答，
“The woman looks frigid and the man looks like he has been frustrated one too many times.
“女人看上去很冷淡，男人看來因頻頻受挫而沮喪不已。
I think my frisky cat would die of fright if I had that thing hanging in my room.如果我把它掛在我的房間里，我覺得我活潑的小貓會(huì)受到驚嚇而死。However, I think you can identify with the man's frustration.然而，我認(rèn)為你能認(rèn)同男人受到的挫折。
I also think it will match your frowzy room.
我還覺得它和你亂七八糟的房間正好相配。
What's all this frost on the sides?”
那畫面周邊上的霜都是什么？”
“Don't fret over it,” said Michael.
“別擔(dān)心，”邁克爾說。
“It just looks like frost.
“它只是看起來像霜，
It's white powder.
是白色的粉。
The fringe of the painting was accidentally damaged by friction.
畫的邊緣由于摩擦意外地?fù)p壞了。
They powdered it to prevent further harm.
他們給它抹上粉，防止進(jìn)一步破壞。
Because of the damage, they won't charge me anything for the freight.
因?yàn)閾p壞了畫，他們不會(huì)讓我付運(yùn)費(fèi)。
If I buy it today, will you accuse me of frivolity.”
如果我今天買它，你會(huì)不會(huì)譴責(zé)我輕浮？”
“Not at all,” said Teddy.
“一點(diǎn)也不會(huì)，”泰迪說。
“You've always been frugal.
“你想來是節(jié)儉的。
I think frugality runs in your family.
我覺得節(jié)儉是你家的傳統(tǒng)。
You should buy it before another frenetic art lover snatcher it up.”
你應(yīng)該在別的狂熱的藝術(shù)愛好者搶到手之前把它買下。”
Suddenly, there was a loud explosion.
突然，有一聲巨大的爆炸聲。
A compressed bottle of gas fulminated in front of the painting.
一瓶壓縮的氣體在畫面前爆炸了。
The fumes covered it and filled the air.
濃煙罩住了畫，彌漫在空氣中。
Michael asked. “Should I still buy it?”
邁克爾問：“我還應(yīng)該買它嗎？”
“Absolutely,” said Teddy.
“當(dāng)然，”泰迪答道。
“It was already cheap, and now it's fumigated.”
“本來它就便宜，何況他又被煙熏過了。”
