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Good morning, today's lecture is the very first of a series of lectures on art history, so I'd like to spend some time discussing with you the following topic:
早上好，今天的課是藝術(shù)史系列講座的第一節(jié)課，所以我想花點(diǎn)時(shí)間和大家討論一下這個(gè)話題：
Why do we need to study art history? And what can we learn from it?
為什么我們需要學(xué)習(xí)藝術(shù)史？我們能從中學(xué)到什么？
First of all, I'd say, if you study art history, this might be a good way to learn more about a culture than it's possible to learn in general history classes.
首先，我想說，學(xué)習(xí)藝術(shù)史，跟學(xué)習(xí)一般歷史課程相比，可以更深入地了解一種文化。
You know, most typical history courses concentrate on politics, economics and war, but art history focuses on much more than this.
大家知道，大多數(shù)常見的歷史課程主題都是政治、經(jīng)濟(jì)和戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，但藝術(shù)史的重點(diǎn)遠(yuǎn)不止于此。
Because art reflects not only the political values of a people, but also their religious beliefs, emotions etc.
因?yàn)樗囆g(shù)不僅反映一個(gè)民族的政治價(jià)值觀，還反映出他們的宗教信仰、情感等等。
In addition, information about the daily activities of our ancestors can be provided by art,
此外，藝術(shù)還能讓我們了解祖先的日常活動(dòng)，
like what people did for a living, what kind of dress they wore, what ceremonies they held etc.
比如，他們以什么為生，他們穿了什么樣的衣服，他們舉行什么儀式等。
In short, art can express the essential qualities of a time and a place,
簡(jiǎn)而言之，藝術(shù)可以表達(dá)某一個(gè)具體時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)的重要性質(zhì)，
and the study of it clearly offers us a deeper understanding than can be found in most history books and enables us to learn more things about human society and civilization.
而藝術(shù)研究讓我們對(duì)此有了更深刻的理解，這是在大多數(shù)歷史書中得不到的，還讓我們對(duì)人類社會(huì)和文明有了更多的了解。
The second point I'd like to make is about the type of information.
我想說的第二點(diǎn)是信息的類型。
In history books, information is objective, that is facts about political economic life of a country are given, but opinions are not expressed.
歷史書中的信息是客觀的：給出的都是一個(gè)國家政治經(jīng)濟(jì)生活的事實(shí)，卻沒有表達(dá)意見。
Art, on the other hand, is subjective. It reflects personal emotions and opinions.
而藝術(shù)是主觀的。它反映了個(gè)人的情感和觀點(diǎn)。
For example, Francisco Goya was a great Spanish painter and also perhaps the first truly political artist.
例如，弗朗西斯科·戈雅是一位偉大的西班牙畫家，也是第一位真正的政治藝術(shù)家。
In his famous painting, The Third of May 1808, he showed soldiers shooting a group of simple people.
在他的著名畫作《1808年5月3日夜槍殺起義者》中，他描繪了士兵們射殺一群無辜者的畫面。
His description of soldiers and their victims has become a symbol of the enormous power or the misuse of this power that the government can have over its people.
他對(duì)士兵及其受害者的描繪已經(jīng)成為政府對(duì)其人民的巨大權(quán)力或?yàn)E用權(quán)力的象征。
Over 100 years later, on another continent, the powerful paintings of Mexican artists depicted their deep anger and sadness about social problems.
100多年后，在另一個(gè)大陸上，墨西哥藝術(shù)家震撼人心的畫作描繪了他們對(duì)社會(huì)問題的極度憤怒和悲傷。
In summary, through art you can find a personal and emotional view of history.
綜上所述，通過藝術(shù)你可以發(fā)現(xiàn)一種個(gè)人的、感性的歷史觀。
