Neuschwanstein—a Fairytale Castle

2018-03-16Elinor供稿

疯狂英语·初中天地 2018年3期

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拥有“梦幻城堡”之称的新天鹅堡（Neuschwanstein是德语，其字面意思是新天鹅石城堡）集齐了号称世界上最浪漫的元素——圣洁的白色墙体，金碧辉煌的壁画装潢，古色古香的天鹅雕花……新天鹅堡是根据巴伐利亚国王路德维希二世的梦想所设计。国王是艺术爱好者，一生受着瓦格纳歌剧的影响，他构想了那传说中曾是白雪公主居住的地方。美国迪士尼乐园里的城堡就是以新天鹅堡为原形设计的。新天鹅堡与周围风景融为一体，在四季变迁中呈现出不同的梦幻风貌，宛若山涧中的一颗宝石。

①Neuschwanstein1)Castlelooks like a2)fairytalecastle. It was built by King Ludwig II during the 19th century inBavaria注1, of southern Germany.

②Neuschwanstein’s positioning is also a fairytale one. It is on the top of a hill in theAlps注2,3)overlookinga beautiful4)valley. Also, Neuschwanstein lies very close to the town of Fussen注3—a popular travel5)destinationin Germany.

③Neuschwanstein Castle began to be built in 1869, and the process was supposed to last three years. But Ludwig II wanted the castle to be perfect, so the castle was not finished even at Ludwig’s death in 1886, and it is still not completely finished to this day. Seven weeks after the king’s death, Neuschwanstein was opened to the public.

④Neuschwanstein’s inside is as beautiful as its outside. You will find many beautiful rooms in it, such as Ludwig’s bedroom, dining room, and the6)throneroom. The throne room was7)designedin theByzantine style注4, with wall paintings8)depicting angels.

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King Ludwig II（路德维希二世，巴伐利亚国王），路德维希二世热爱音乐与自然，但一直试图逃避现实，无心理国。对于路德维希二世而言，瓦格纳的歌剧就是保护他远离现实世界的铠甲，于是，新天鹅堡里的壁画全部以瓦格纳歌剧为背景，而新天鹅堡的名字也正是来自于瓦格纳笔下的一个角色——天鹅骑士。

Wagner（瓦格纳），德国作曲家、剧作家、指挥家、哲学家。他的作品集莫扎特和贝多芬的古典音乐之大成，又影响了如理查德·施特劳斯等诸多音乐大师、文人雅士。路德维希二世并不是他唯一的粉丝，英国作家J.R.R.托尔金也以其作品《尼伯龙根的指环》为灵感，创作了《指环王》系列。直到今天，瓦格纳仍然是无数艺术家智慧的源泉。