Osaka’s Ryotaro Shiba Museum
大阪的司馬遼太郎紀念館

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What better way to honor a famous author that to build a book museum? The Ryotaro Shiba Museum in Osaka, Japan celebrates the life of Ryotaro Shiba, an Osaka native. Shiba wrote more than 30 novels and hundreds of essays in his long career, mostly related to the history of Japan, before he passed away in 1996.
有什麼方式能比建造一座紀念館更能向著名文學家致敬呢?這間位於大阪的司馬遼太郎紀念館,是日本用來頌揚大阪出身的司馬遼太郎所建的。司馬在漫長的文學生涯中,曾撰寫了超過三十本以上的小說及千百篇散文,一直到於1996他逝世那年,其中大部份作品都和日本歷史相關。

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The museum, opened five years after his death, is found in a quiet residential neighborhood and features two parts. The first is the house where Shiba lived for many years. The house looks over a small forest where he loved to go for walks. The new part of the museum is a large curving glass corridor full of 11-meter high bookshelves. The shelves contain 20,000 books from Shiba’s collection. Shiba used these books to research his novels and essays.
紀念館在他往生五年後開幕,館區座落於安靜的居宅區內,且特色分為兩個部份。第一是房屋建築,也就是司馬住了好幾年的房子。房中可以俯瞰司馬喜歡散步的小森林。紀念館的新區域則是由蜿蜒的玻璃帷幕長廊,內部充滿著11公尺高的書架所組成。書架上放置著兩萬本的司馬藏書,是司馬過去用來作為小說及散文的參考資料所用的。

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The museum website encourages visitors to sit in a chair, look up, and admire the huge walls of books. By doing this, visitors can feel Ryotaro Shiba’s spirit. Note that photography and mobile phones are not allowed inside and you should be quiet while visiting.
紀念館的網站上鼓勵參觀者坐在椅子上,由下往上欣賞巨大牆面上的藏書。藉由這樣的方式,參觀者可以感覺到司馬遼太郎的靈魂。請注意攝影及手機是無法在內部使用的,且參觀時要保持安靜。

Vocabulary 好字精選

1. native (n) a local person, a person born in a specific area  天生的;本土的;出生地的
Maya is a Taiwan native, even she speaks perfect English.
即便Maya的英文很道地,但她是土生土長的台灣人。

2. residential (adj) related to residents, not businesses  居住的;住宅的;適合居住的
Burt and his family live in a residential area in the city center.  
Burt和他的家人住在市中心的住宅區。

3. curving (adj) a line that continues to bend at the same rate  彎曲的
The presenter drew a downward curving line to illustrate the decline in sales in the last year.
簡報者畫了一條下彎曲線來描述去年逐漸下滑的業績。

4. corridor (n) hallway  走廊,迴廊,通道
Go to the end of the corridor then turn left.
走到迴廊盡頭,然後左轉。

5. collection (n) a group of something that one collects  收集,採集;收藏品
Kevin has more than 2000 monster cards in his collection.  
Kevin收集了2000張以上的怪獸卡。

6. admire (v) appreciate  欽佩;欣賞
You can admire the waterfall from the bridge or walk right down to the bottom of it. 
你可以從橋上欣賞瀑布或是往下走到瀑布底部觀賞。

7. photography (n) the taking of photos  攝影;攝影學
Irene studied photography in college and now she does wedding photos.
Irene在大學裡研讀攝影,現在她是名婚禮攝影師。

Phrases and Sentence Patterns 句型解析

1. what better way to V1 than to V2? (sentence pattern) The best way to V1 is to V2, Is there any way better than V1 to do V2?  有甚麼…更好
What better way to inspire others than to give a good speech?
有什麼方式能比演講更打動人心?

2. pass away (phrasal verb) die過世,死亡,身亡
Victoria’s grandmother passed away last night. 
Victoria的奶奶在昨晚過世。

3. look over (phrasal verb) have/has a view of  檢查;瀏覽
The balcony looks over the river valley.
陽台可以觀賞溪谷景色。

Exercise 課後練習題

1. Becky, a ____________ of Paris, now lives in Berlin.
Becky是土生土長的巴黎人,現居住在柏林。

2. This apartment building is _______________; there are no shops or businesses inside.
這棟公寓大樓是供居住的;內部沒有商店及辦公室。

3. It’s difficult to hang pictures on this ______________ wall.
在彎曲的牆面上懸掛照片是一件很困難的事情。

4. There’s a long ______________ connecting the two buildings.
有一條漫長的迴廊連接著這兩棟建築物。

5. It’s kind of weird that Adam has a _____________ of dried bugs.
Adam的興趣有些奇特,他收集乾燥的蟲子。

6. The girl stood there ______________ the mountain view.
站在那裡的女孩正在欣賞山景。

7. Just about everybody can do _______________ now that all cell phones come with cameras.
現在每個人隨時都可拍照,因所有的手機都裝有相機鏡頭。

8. ____________ find a job than to post your resume on a job hunting website?
有什麼方法會比在求職網站上刊登履歷表更快找到工作呢?

9. The elderly woman was over 100 when she ____________.
當這位年長的女士過世時,她已超過一百歲。

10. The castle ____________ the lovely countryside.
這座城堡可以看到令人喜愛的郊區景觀。

解答:
1. native
2. residential
3. curving
4. corridor
5. collection
6. admiring
7. photography
8. What better way to
9. passed away
10. looks over

Comprehension Questions 閱讀理解

1. In what year was the Ryotaro Shiba Museum opened?
a. 1991
b. 1996
c. 2001
d. We don’t know.

2. Which of the following is not true?
a. The neighborhood this museum is found in is peaceful.
b. This museum is located in Osaka, where the author lived.
c. The main items that are exhibited in this museum are books.
d. Visitors can take beautiful photos of the tall bookshelves.

解答:
1. 司馬遼太郎紀念館是在以下何年開幕?
a. 1991年
b. 1996年
c. 2001年
d. 我們不知道

2. 下列哪一項敘述是錯誤的?
a. 紀念館的周邊區域非常地平靜。
b. 這座紀念館位於大阪,為作者的現居城市。
c. 在這間紀念館展出的主要展覽品為書籍。
d. 參觀者可以拍下巨大書架的美麗照片。

 

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