本帖最后由 katy006688 于 2010-8-2 22:26 编辑
A giant cabbage weighing 150 kilograms is on display at the Shanghai World Expo in the Jiangsu Pavilion. But this cabbage isn't an agricultural wonder. It's made of jade.
一个重达150公斤的白菜在江苏会馆展出。但是这并不是一个农业奇迹，因为它是由翡翠制成的。
The work is carved from a single stone, the biggest Chinese cabbage jade sculpture in the world. The ruffled semi-translucent leaves highlights the sculptor's skill in using the various natural colors of the jade.
这件作品是由一块完整的石头雕刻出来的，是世界上最大的一颗翡翠白菜。那褶皱的突出的叶子突显了雕刻家的高超的技艺，能够准确掌握天然翡翠的颜色。
Three grasshoppers camouflaged in the leaves add to the realism. In ancient China, cabbage stood for "great fortune", and grasshoppers were a symbol of many children. This made the sculpture perfect as part of a dowry.
三只草蜢趴在叶子上增加了作品的现实感。在古代中国，白菜象征着“好运连连”，草蜢就象征着很大一孩子。这是上天赐予的厚礼之一。
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