博物馆全攻略:大英博物馆WhentheBritishMuseumopenedin1753,itwastheworld’sfirstnationalpublicmuseum,free(asitstillis)toall“studiousandcuriouspersons.”Itcontainsabreathtakingcollectionofover8millionobjectsthatpaintaninterconnectedportraitoftheworld’scultures.ButitalsoepitomizesthelongBritishtraditionsofexploration,quirkinessandobsessivecollecting.Youcouldspendweekshere.Butdon’tworry;we’llguideyouthrough.大英博物馆于1753年对外开放,是世界上第一个国立公共博物馆,免费(至今仍然如此)对所有“勤奋与好奇的人”开放。它的藏品达到惊人的800多万件,为多种世界文化描绘出一幅彼此相联的画卷。但它也体现了英国长期以来探索、怪趣与收藏癖的悠久传统。你可以在这里一连呆上几个星期。但是不要担心:我们可以为你做个向导。FiveMust-Sees五个必看之处Ifyoudon’thavetimetoidlywander,startyourvisitwiththesecollections.如果你没时间到处闲逛,那就从这些藏品开始吧。THEKEYTOTHEANCIENTWORLD通往古代世界的钥匙TheEgyptianGalleries|Room4埃及馆|4号展厅Thislong,spectaculargallery,stretchingalmostthelengthofthemuseum’swestside,housessculpturesandartifactsfromabout3,000yearsofancientEgyptiancivilization.Itfeaturesspectacularbusts,elaboratelyengravedsarcophagiandthemuseum’smostpopularexhibit—theRosettaStone,datingfrom196B.C.andinscribedwithnear-identicaltextsinthreescripts,whichallowedlinguiststodevelopanunderstandingofEgyptianhieroglyphsthroughcomparison.这个长而壮观的展馆几乎贯穿整个博物馆西翼,藏有横跨3000年古埃及文明的雕塑与文物。其中有壮观的半身像、精心雕刻的石棺,以及博物馆最受欢迎的展品——罗塞塔石碑(RosettaStone),它大约来自公元前196年,以三种文字刻着几乎相同的文本,令语言学家能够通过比较来发展对埃及象形文字的理解。WhyIt’sMustSee:Theseexhibitsgiveaninstantideaofthemagnificence,ambitionandsophisticationofancientEgyptianculture.必看原因:这些展品能令人立刻了解到古埃及文化的宏伟、抱负与复杂性。WhattoLookFor:Agiantsculptureofascarabbeetle,withtenderlycarvedandcurvinglegs,andanenormousbustofRamessesII,whichinspiredPercyByssheShelley’spoem“Ozymandias.”看点:一座巨大的圣甲虫雕塑,有着柔和的线条和弯曲的腿,还有一座巨大的拉美西斯二世(RamessesII)半身像,正是它启发珀西·比希·雪莱(PercyByssheShelley)写下了《奥兹曼迪亚斯》(Ozymandias)这首诗。Nearby:AdjacenttothelongEgyptiangalleryispartofthemuseum’sMiddleEastcollection.InRoom6,you’llfindtheincrediblehuman-headed,wingedlionstatues(883-859B.C.)thatformedthegatestothethroneroomofKingAshurnasirpalIIofAssyria(whichwenowcallnorthernIraq).Andyes,theydohavefivelegs,becausetheyweredesignedtobeseeneitherfromthefrontorfromtheside.附近:长长的埃及馆旁边是博物馆中东藏品的一部分。在6号展厅里,可以看到不可思议的人面狮身有翅雕像(公元前883-859年),它们构成了通往亚述(今伊拉克北部)的阿淑尔纳西尔帕王二世(KingAshurnasirpalII)王座宫殿的大门。是的,它们有五条腿,因为它们是被设计为从正面或侧面观看的。ARTANDMYTHINATHENS雅典的艺术与神话TheParthenonSculptures|Room18帕台农(Parthenon)神殿雕塑|18号展厅ThesebeautifulfriezesandsculpturesformedpartoftheParthenononthe...