听考研真题|2022年英一阅读3:科学和艺术的联姻

Enlightening, challenging, stimulating, fun. These were some of the words that Naturereaders used to describe their experience of art-science collaborations in a series of articles on partnerships between artists and researchers. 

【翻译】启发性、挑战性、启发性、趣味性——这些正是《Nature》杂志的读者在一系列关于艺术家与研究人员合作的文章中，用来描述他们参与“艺术-科学”合作项目体验时所使用的关键词。

Nearly 40% of the roughly 350 people who responded to an accompanying poll said, they had collaborated with artists; and almost all said they would consider doing so in future.

【生词】accompanying adj.陪伴的，附随的

【翻译】在参与随附问卷调查的约350 名受访者中，近 40% 的人表示曾与艺术家合作；且几乎所有受访者均表示，未来也会考虑这样做。

Such an encouraging result is not surprising. Scientists are increasingly seeking out visual artists to help them communicate their work to new audiences.

【翻译】这一令人鼓舞的结果并不令人意外。科学家们正越来越多地寻求视觉艺术家的协助，以便将他们的作品传递给新的受众群体。

“Artists help scientists reach a broader audience and make emotional connections that enhance learning,”one respondent said.

【翻译】“艺术家能帮助科学家触达更广泛的受众，并建立情感联结，从而促进学习效果，”一位受访者表示。

One example of how artists and scientists have together rocked the scenes came last month when the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performed a reworked version of Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. 

【生词】Symphony Orchestra n.交响乐团

They reimagined the 300-year-old score by injecting the latest climate prediction data for each season—provided by Monash University’s Climate Change Communication Research Hub. 

【生词】inject vt.（给…）注射

【翻译】他们利用莫纳什大学气候变化传播研究中心提供的各季节最新气候预测数据，对这份已有300年历史的乐谱进行了重新诠释。

The performance was a creative call to action ahead of November’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, UK.

But a genuine partnership must be a two-way street. Fewer artists than scientists responded to the Naturepoll, however, several respondents noted that artists do not simply assist scientists with their communication requirements. 

【生词】two-way street 双向街道, 可翻译为双向的

【翻译】但真正的合作伙伴关系必须是双向的。不过，参与《自然》杂志民意调查的艺术家人数少于科学家；仍有数位受访者指出，艺术家并非仅仅在科学家的学术交流需求方面提供协助。

Nor should their work be considered only as an object of study. The alliances are most valuable when scientists and artists have a shared stake in a project, are able to jointly design it and can critique each other’s work. 

【生词】alliance n.结盟

jointly adv.共同地，联合地，连带地, 旅

critique n.评论文章，评论, 批评，批判; vt.发表评论, 批判

Such an approach can both prompt new research as well as result in powerful art.

More than half a century ago, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology opened its Center for Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS) to explore the role of technology in culture. 

The founders deliberately focused their projects around light—hence the “visual studies”in the name. 

【生词】deliberately adv.有意地, 从容地, 不慌不忙地

【翻译】创始人们有意识地将其项目聚焦于光线——这也正是其名称中“视觉研究”一词的由来。

Light was a something that both artists and scientists had an interest in, and therefore could form the basis of collaboration. 

【翻译】光既是艺术家也是科学家的共同关注点，因而可为双方合作奠定基础。

As science and technology progressed, and divided into more sub-disciplines, the centre was simultaneously looking to a time when leading researchers could also be artists, writers and poets, and vice versa.

【生词】sub-discipline 子学科

simultaneously adv.同时地, 一壁, 齐, 一齐

vice versa adv.反过来也一样, 反之亦然

Nature’s poll findings suggest that this trend is as strong as ever, but, to make a collaboration work, both sides need to invest time, and embrace surprise and challenge. 

【翻译】《自然》杂志的调研结果表明，这一趋势依然十分显著；但若要促成合作取得成功，双方均需投入时间，并勇于迎接意外与挑战。

The reach of art-science tie-ups needs to go beyond the necessary purpose of research communication, and participants must not fall into the trap of stereotyping each other. 

【生词】tie-up n. 合作、联合

stereotype n.刻板印象, 模式化观念, 老一套; vt.对…形成模式化的看法

【翻译】艺术与科学的合作范畴，不应局限于科研交流这一必要目的，参与方亦不可陷入对彼此进行刻板印象化的误区。

Artists and scientists alike are immersed in discovery and invention, and challenge and critique are core to both, too.

【生词】be immersed in 沉浸于，投身于

【翻译】艺术家与科学家皆投身于探索与发明，而挑战与批判亦是这两类活动的核心要素。