2014年高考英语江苏卷 - 阅读理解A
Never before had a Kitchen so much of a History
厨房的历史从未如此悠久
It tells of Freedom, Success, and of the Architecture of big American cities. Because that is where it started: in the second half of the 19th century!
它讲述了自由、成功和美国大城市的建筑。因为这就是它的起源:19世纪下半叶!
Welcome to a new Era of Kitchen Interior Design
欢迎进入厨房室内设计的新时代
Back then, a Generation of successful American Entrepreneurs dreamt of a new style of Architecture to express their personal wealth. This dream was realized by young architects such as Daniel Burnham and Stanford White. They all had studied at the cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. And they created a new style for Architecture and Interior Design, named after the famous French Art Institute: Beaux-Arts.
当时,一代成功的美国企业家梦想着一种新的建筑风格来表达他们的个人财富。这一梦想由丹尼尔·伯纳姆和斯坦福·怀特等年轻建筑师实现,他们都曾在巴黎的美术学院学习,创造了一种新的建筑和室内设计风格,以著名的法国艺术学院Beaux-Arts命名。
SieMatic BeauxArts Breaks and Creates
SieMatic BeauxArts 突破并创造
In fact, it was not a new style at all, but a composition of styles from different periods and cultures. Many world-famous structures such as the Chicago Art Institute and the Statue of Liberty account for it. But what does that have to do with your kitchen? Just as much as you want it to. Because in the same way that the anti-conventional architects back then took the freedom to combine elements from different historical eras, today, you too can break the conventional rules of style and create something new: your own personal composition of your kitchen. For that, SieMatic BeauxArts offers unique opportunities: A broad range of seemingly conflicting features that you combine to a harmonious design of your own. You can choose from menu of various forms, appealing colors, and precious materials, to create an environment that is much more than just a kitchen: a reflection of your personality.
事实上,这根本不是一种新的风格,而是不同时期和文化风格的组合。许多世界著名的建筑,如芝加哥艺术学院和自由女神像就是其中的原因。但是这和你的厨房有什么关系呢?就像你想要的那样。因为就像当年反传统的建筑师们自由组合不同历史时期的元素一样,今天,你也可以打破传统的风格规则,创造新的东西:你自己的厨房构成。为此,SieMatic BeauxArts提供了独特的机会:将一系列看似相互冲突的功能结合到自己的和谐设计中。您可以从各种形式、吸引人的颜色和珍贵材料的菜单中进行选择,以创造一个不仅仅是厨房的环境:您个性的反映。