The Lady of Shalott / 夏洛特夫人
The ‘Lady of Shalott’ is a famous painting by the English painter John William Waterhouse. John William Waterhouse painted in the style of the Pre-Raphaelite painters who liked to paint romantic images with bold colours.
《夏洛特夫人》是英国画家约翰·威廉·沃特豪斯的一幅著名画作。约翰·威廉·沃特豪斯的画风类似前拉斐尔派画家，他们喜欢用鲜艳的色彩描绘浪漫的图象。
The ‘Lady of Shalott’ was painted in 1888. Although two other painting of the same lady were later created by John William Waterhouse, the 1888 version is the most famous. This painting has been voted as one of the top 10 most popular works of British art.
《夏洛特夫人》于1888年被绘制。虽然约翰·威廉·沃特豪斯后来创作了同一位女士的另外两幅画，但1888年的版本是最著名的。这幅画被投票是英国十大最受欢迎的艺术作品之一。
‘The Lady of Shalott’ is based on a poem of the same name written by the famous British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. The poem is set in the time of the mythical King Arthur and tells the story of a woman who suffers from a curse. This unnamed woman lives alone in a tall tower. She is forbidden to leave the tower and can only view the outside world through the reflections in a mirror. She spends her time weaving a long tapestry of the scene she sees in the reflections of her mirror. One day she happens to see one of King Arthur’s knights, the handsome Sir Lancelot, pass by and she immediately falls in love with him. However once she looks out of the window the curse is triggered. She leaves the tower to find Sir Lancelot and slowly sails down the nearby river to the castle, called Camelot, where King Arthur and his knights live. A storm erupts and the weather becomes very cold. By the time the woman has reached Camelot, she has frozen to death.
《沙洛特夫人》关于同名诗篇，由著名英国诗人阿尔弗雷德·洛德·丁尼生创作。诗歌背景设定在传奇的亚瑟王时代，讲述了一位受诅咒的女性的故事。这位没有名字的女子独自生活在一座高塔中。她被禁止离开塔楼，只能通过镜子的倒影来观察外面的世界。她花时间编织一幅长长的挂毯，描绘她在镜子倒影中看到的场景。一天，她偶然看到亚瑟王的一位英俊骑士兰斯洛特经过，她立刻爱上了他。然而，一旦她看向窗外，诅咒便被触发。她离开塔楼去寻找兰斯洛特，慢慢沿着附近的河流航行，前往亚瑟王和骑士们居住的名为卡美洛特的城堡。暴风雨爆发，天气变得非常寒冷。当这位女子到达卡美洛特时，她已经冻死了。
The painting of the ‘Lady of Shalott’ is full of symbolism. The river symbolises life itself, slowly flowing toward death. At the front of the boat are three candles and a crucifix. Candles represents life and two of the candles have been blown out, indicating that this lady’s life is almost over. The crucifix represents sacrifice and eventual redemption. The woman sits on her tapestry and it is dragging in the water. This symbolises that she has only been seeing life from a distance and not experiencing real life herself.
《沙洛特夫人》的画作充满象征意义。河流象征生命本身，缓缓流向死亡。船的前方有三支蜡烛和一个十字架。蜡烛代表生命，其中两支蜡烛熄灭，表明这位女士的生命快要结束。十字架象征牺牲和最终的救赎。这位女子坐在她的挂毯上，挂毯拖在水中。这象征着她只是从远处观看生活，而没有亲身经历真正的生活。
《 Shāluòtè Fūrén 》 de huàzuò chōngmǎn xiàngzhēng yìyì。 Héliú xiàngzhēng shēngmìng běnshēn ，huǎnhuǎn liúxiàng sǐwáng。 Chuán de qián fang yǒu sān zhī làzhú hé yí gè shízìjià。 Làzhú dàibiǎo shēngmìng ， qízhōng liǎng zhī làzhú xīmiè， biǎomíng zhè wèi nǚshì de shēngmìng kuàiyào jiéshù。 shízìjià xiàngzhēng xīshēng hé zuìzhōng de jiùshú。 Zhè wèi nǚzǐ zuò zài tā de guàtǎn shàng ，guàtǎn tuō zài shuǐzhōng。 Zhè xiàngzhēngzhe tā zhǐ shì cóng yuǎnchù guānkàn shēnghuó ， ér méiyǒu qīnshēn jīnglì zhēnzhèng de shēnghuó。
The ‘Lady of Shalott’ is on permanent display at the Tate Britain Art Gallery in London. It is considered a priceless work of art and the British Government will never allow it to be sold. However, if the painting were ever to come to auction, experts say that is would cost the buyer from 30 to 50 million U.S. dollars.
《沙洛特夫人》常年展出于伦敦泰特不列颠美术馆。它被认为是无价的艺术作品，英国政府绝不会允许其出售。然而，如果这幅画有一天要拍卖，专家们说其价格将从三千万到五千万美元不等。