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Venus allowed on the Underground 「維納斯」重現地鐵站
Thursday, Feb 28, 2008,Page 14
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An employee of Frankfurt's Stadel Museum holds the painting Venus, 1532, by German artist Lucas Cranach the Elder on Nov. 19, 2007, in Frankfurt, Germany.
一位員工在德國法蘭克福的博物館，捧著德國畫家盧卡斯:克拉納赫一五三二年畫的女神「維納斯」，照片攝於去年十一月十九日。 （照片︰法新社）
PHOTO: AFP
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Officials on London's Underground train system banned a poster for an art exhibition. But they later changed their mind.
The poster shows a 16th century painting of Venus. It's being used to advertise a show at the Royal Academy of Arts. The show features art by German artist Lucas Cranach the Elder.
Officials had argued that the poster shouldn't be shown in Underground stations. They said it breaks guidelines which bar advertisements with nude figures. But now Transport for London has admitted it made a mistake. Transport for London runs London's public transport system.
"Given the huge volumes of advertising that we carry, we won't get it right every time," a spokesman said.
Lawmaker John Whittingdale had described the original ban as "absolutely bonkers."
The exhibition of the German artist's work is due to open at the Royal Academy on March 8.
(STAFF WRITER, WITH AFP)
英國倫敦地鐵的主管查禁了一張藝術展覽海報，隨後又改變心意。
這張海報是十六世紀的「維納斯」女神畫像，用以宣傳皇家藝術學院的活動－－德國畫家盧卡斯:克拉納赫特展。
地鐵主管單位認為，這張海報不該出現在地鐵站，它不符合廣告中不准裸露的規定；但負責主管倫敦大眾運輸系統的倫敦交通局隨即認錯。
其發言人說︰「以我們處理龐大的廣告量來說，很難完全不犯錯。」
國會議員約翰:魏亭戴爾形容當初的禁令根本是「頭殼壞去！」
而該畫展將在三月八日於皇家藝術學院展開。（法新社／翻譯：張愛弟）
| TODAY'S WORDS 今日單字 |
1. ban v.t.
禁止 (jin4 zhi3)
例: The government banned smoking in Internet cafes, but does anyone enforce the law?
(政府禁止在網咖抽菸，但有人執行嗎？)
2. exhibition n.
展覽 (zhan2 lan3)
例: There's a Monet exhibition at the museum.
(博物館有項莫內的展覽。)
3. guideline n.
指導 (zhi2 dao3)
例: Kate thinks these guidelines are ridiculous.
(凱特覺得這些指導方針還真是荒謬。)
4. nude adj.
裸體 (luo2 ti3)
例: They laughed when they saw the nude figure.
(他們看到裸體像時笑了出來。)
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