RE5 Unit 9 Video · INFINITY ARTIST (草间弥生：无限的波点)

🎬 视频双语精读对照表 (Subtitle Script)

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Known for her use of polka dots,

以标志性的波点艺术闻名于世，

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Yayoi Kusama is one of the most renowned artists in the world.

草间弥生是当今世界最负盛名、最具影响力的当代艺术家之一。

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She is also the first Japanese woman to receive the Premium Imperialé,

她还是首位荣膺高松宫殿下纪念世界文化奖（Praemium Imperiale）的日本女性艺术家，

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one of Japan's highest honors for internationally recognized artists.

这是日本表彰全球顶尖国际艺术大师的至高国家荣誉。

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Kusama's iconic polka dots are inspired by a recurring hallucination from her childhood.

草间弥生那标志性的波点母题，源于她童年时期反复经历的幻觉体验。

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She described herself as standing in the middle of a vast field of flowers,

她回忆自己小时候曾伫立在一片广袤无垠的花海之中，

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akin to millions of polka dots that went on for as far as she could see, into infinity.

眼前数以百万计的细小花朵化作密密麻麻的圆点，无边无际蔓延至视线尽头。

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She recalled,

她深情地回忆道：'所有的图案包围了我，那一刻我感到自己被溶解、被消融进了无限的宇宙之中。'

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Born in 1929 in Masumoto, Japan, Kusama moved to Seattle at the age of 27,

1929年出生于日本松本市的草间弥生，在27岁时毅然只身远赴美国西雅图并随后定居纽约，

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feeling stifled by the expectations from her family and the cultural censorship at the time.

只因她感到日本传统男权家庭与闭塞社会环境严重压抑束缚了自己的艺术天性。

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There, she became increasingly political, and quickly gained a reputation in the avant-garde movement.

初到异国他乡，她既不通英语，手中更囊中羞涩、身无分文，生活极度困顿。

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Becoming close friends with artist Donald Judd and sculptor Eva Hess,

但她以近乎苦行僧般的狂热意志投入创作，有时连续工作长达50个小时不眠不休，

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Kusama experimented with various mediums such as drawing, paintings, sculpture, performance, fashion, writing, and installation.

在巨大的画布上细细绘制出连绵数米、如繁星般密集的白色《无限的网（Infinity Nets）》。

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She would sometimes work up to 50 hours without rest,

她的惊世才华很快吸引了美国著名画家乔治亚·欧姬芙与极简主义大师唐纳德·贾德的由衷赞赏与鼎力相助。

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and once had to be hospitalized from over work.

在20世纪60年代的纽约前卫艺术圈，草间弥生迅速声名鹊起、掀起波澜。

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One of her most popular installations is her Infinity Mirror Room,

她开创性地打造了《无限镜屋（Infinity Mirror Rooms）》——由四面镜子折射悬挂发光二极管灯泡构建出的沉浸式空间，

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a room filled with mirrors and neon lights.

令踏入其中的观众仿佛置身于没有边界的璀璨星河与无限虚空之中。

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In 1973, she eventually moved back to Japan in Ill Health

1973年，由于身心极度透支，草间弥生选择返回日本东京休养。

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and checked herself in to the Seiwa Hospital for the mentally ill.

自1977年起，她主动入住一家清幽的疗养院，并在街对面的专属工作室中日复一日坚持旺盛的艺术创作。

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There, Kusama continues to produce hundreds of new pieces for exhibitions around the world.

如今，已逾九旬高龄的草间弥生依然笔耕不辍，用永恒的波点向全人类传递跨越时空的爱与生命希望。

📝 视频全真评估 (Video Comprehension)

Part A: Before You Watch · 艺术术语释义 (P.197) Part B: While You Watch · 核心事实填空 (P.197) Part C: While You Watch · 生平里程碑深度问答 (P.198) Part D: Video Vocabulary in Context · 艺术拓展 (P.198)

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Part A: Before You Watch · 艺术术语释义 (P.197)

Part A: Definitions · 题 1

1. renowned

Part A: Definitions · 题 2

2. hallucination

Part A: Definitions · 题 3

3. stifle

Part A: Definitions · 题 4

4. reputation

Part A: Definitions · 题 5

5. installation

Part B: While You Watch · 核心事实填空 (P.197)

Part B: Quotes · 题 6

6. Yayoi Kusama is one of the most ___ contemporary artists in the world today.

Part B: Quotes · 题 7

7. Kusama's iconic polka dots were originally inspired by a recurring childhood ___.

Part B: Quotes · 题 8

8. She moved to America because she felt ___ by conservative family and social expectations in post-war Japan.

Part B: Quotes · 题 9

9. In 1960s New York, she established an international ___ as an avant-garde creative pioneer.

Part B: Quotes · 题 10

10. Visitors wait in line for hours to experience her immersive 'Infinity Mirror Room' art ___.

Part C: While You Watch · 生平里程碑深度问答 (P.198)

Part C: Milestones · 题 11

11. What is the significance of the Praemium Imperiale that Kusama was awarded?

Part C: Milestones · 题 12

12. What specific recurring childhood hallucination inspired Kusama's obsession with polka dots?

Part C: Milestones · 题 13

13. At what age and to which American cities did Kusama move when leaving Japan?

Part C: Milestones · 题 14

14. Which two prominent American artists befriended and supported her during her early impoverished days in New York?

Part C: Milestones · 题 15

15. How intensely did Kusama work on her early 'Infinity Nets' series in her Manhattan studio?

Part C: Milestones · 题 16

16. Where has Kusama lived and maintained her daily creative routine since 1977?

Part D: Video Vocabulary in Context · 艺术拓展 (P.198)

Part D: Video Vocab · 题 17

17. A large, site-specific contemporary artwork that transforms an entire three-dimensional room is called a(n) ___.

Part D: Video Vocab · 题 18

18. The concept of endless, boundless space and time without any physical beginning or end is known as ___.