中英對照讀新聞》Dragon ceiling painting peels off at famed Sensoji temple in Tokyo東京名剎淺草寺的天花板龍畫剝落

◎張沛元

Even a ferocious dragon on the ceiling fell prey to the ravages of time, with a famed painting peeling off and hanging down over visitors at Sensoji temple in Tokyo on July 8.

即便是天花板上的猛龍也難敵歲月摧殘，東京淺草寺的這幅名畫7月8日剝落，懸垂於遊客頭上。

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The picture of a dragon, painted on traditional “washi” paper, partly came off at around 11 a.m. and dangled from the 9.5-meter-high ceiling of the main hall of the Buddhist temple, a popular tourist destination.

繪於傳統和紙上的「龍之圖」在早上約11時左右部分剝落，從這座人氣觀光景點佛寺的正殿的9.5公尺高的天花板上，垂掛下來。

The picture didn’t fall to the floor and no one was injured. The temple remains open to worshippers and tourists.

該畫作並未掉落至地面，且無人受傷，該寺依然對信眾與遊客開放。

Visitors were temporarily kept out of the area directly beneath the damaged ceiling before the painting was removed.

在該畫被移除前，訪客被暫時禁止進入受損天花板正下方的區域。

Temple officials said the painting came off apparently due to aging.

廟方表示，該畫顯然因老化而脫落。

新聞辭典

be/fall prey to something：慣用語，成為…的犧牲品；被…欺騙；深受…之害。prey，名詞，獵物。例句：The city has fallen prey to gangsters and drug dealers.（這座城市深受幫派份子與毒販荼毒。）

keep (someone/something) out of something：片語，避免捲入其中；置身於…之外。例句：Keep me out of your argument.（你們吵架別扯上我。）