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wǒ fù qīn hé huáng yǒng yù shì lǎo péng yǒu
我父亲和黄永玉是老朋友
My father is an old friend of Huang Yongyu
wǒ fù qīn jiào zhāng kāi jì
我父亲叫张开济
My father’s name is Zhang Kaiji
tā yě shì gè jiàn zhù shī
他也是个建筑师
He is also an architect
liù nián qián huáng lǎo xiān shēng xiǎng juān qián gěi jiā xiāng gài měi shù guǎn
六年前，黄老先生想捐钱给家乡盖美术馆
Six years ago, Mr. Huang decided to build an art museum in his hometown
tā dāng shí suì
他当时90岁
He was 90 years old then
huáng lǎo jiù shì shuō nǐ dài wǒ qù kàn
黄老就是说你代我去看
And I was entrusted with the mission
fǎn zhèng nǐ shì jiàn zhù shī
反正你是建筑师
He said that you are an architect anyway
suǒ zài dì jiù jiào gàn zhōu gǔ chéng
所在地就叫干州古城
The location is Qianzhou ancient city
wàn róng jiāng jiù zài chéng zhōng jiān
万榕江就在城中间
And the Wanrong River runs through the city
zhè yī piàn jiào xiāng xī miáo zú tǔ jiā zú zì zhì qū
这一片叫湘西苗族土家族自治区
This is Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
zhōu fǔ shì jí shǒu
州府是吉首
And Jishou is the capital
huáng lǎo xiān shēng yǐ jīng wèi fèng huáng hé jí shǒu gài le jiǔ zuò qiáo
黄老先生已经为凤凰和吉首盖了九座桥
Mr.Huang has donated nine bridges to the city of Fenghuang and Jishou
wǒ jiù zhàn zài yī gè qiáo shàng gěi huáng lǎo dǎ diàn huà
我就站在一个桥上给黄老打电话
And I was standing on one of them as I called him
zán men jiù gàn cuì zài gài gè qiáo
咱们就干脆再盖个桥
I suggested that we build another bridge
zhè yàng de huà qí shí zán men jiù bǎ měi shù guǎn gài dào chéng shì jū mín de mén kǒu
这样的话其实咱们就把美术馆盖到城市居民的门口
And bring the museum to the doorsteps of the city dwellers
nà tā mǎ shàng jiù zàn chéng jiù zhè yàng
那他马上就赞成就这样
And he agreed right away
wǒ men jiàn le shí jì shàng shì liǎng gè qiáo luò zài yī qǐ de
我们建了实际上是两个桥，摞在一起的
We built two bridges actually, one on top of the other
shàng miàn shì hú de
上面是弧的
The upper one is arched
yǒu diǎn xiàng chuán tǒng de wū dǐng
有点像传统的屋顶
Which kind of resembles traditional roofs
dāng rán rú guǒ nǐ zǎi xì kàn
当然如果你仔细看
And if you look closer
tā zhǎng dé gēn fēng yǔ qiáo diǎn ér bù yī yàng
它长得跟风雨桥ㄧ点儿不一样
You will see that it’s absolutely different than the Fengyu bridge
gēn lǎo de liǎng biān de zhè zhǒng diǎn xíng de zhù zhái yě bù yī yàng
跟老的两边的这种典型的住宅也不一样
And neither is it anything like the nearby residences
tā jì lǎo yòu bù lǎo tā jì xīn yòu bù xīn
它既老又不老，它既新又不新
It’s old but not old, new yet not new
gāo de qiáng dōu shì xǐ shí zi
高的墙都是洗石子
Those tall cement walls
hé lǐ miàn de shí tóu qiāo suì le
河里面的石头敲碎了
Are mixed products of broken river rocks
rán hòu gēn shuǐ ní shā jiāng hùn zài yī kuài
然后跟水泥沙浆混在一块
And cement mortar
suǒ yǐ zhǔ yào de kōng jiān yī nián gòng shì sān gè
所以主要的空间一年共是三个
Mainly there are three spaces
dǐ xià de bù xíng qiáo kōng jiān
底下的步行桥空间
The lower footbridge
èr céng dà zhǎn tīng kōng jiān hé zhè gè sān céng huà láng kōng jiān
（二层）大展厅空间和这个（三层）画廊空间
The mezzanine exhibition hall and the upper gallery
zhè gè qiáo de kuà dù dà gài shì yǒu gōng chǐ
这个桥的跨度大概是有60公尺
The bridge spans about 60 meters
shì chā zài liǎng tiáo jiē shàng de
是插在两条街上的
It connects two streets
gēn páng biān de fáng zi qí shí jiù wán quán shì jǐn jǐn dì āi zhù
跟旁边的房子其实就完全是紧紧地挨著
Very close to the adjacent houses
dǐ xià bù xíng qiáo
底下步行桥
The steel trusses of the lower footbridge
zhè liǎng gè gāng héng jià kàn dào de jiù shì gāng běn sè
这两个钢桁架看到的就是钢本色
Appears the original color of steel
shì hóng lǐ miàn tòu diǎn huáng
是红里面透点黄
So a little bit of yellow in red
tā yě bù yòng yóu qī
它也不用油漆
And paint is not necessary here
tái zi shàng xiǎo fàn yě kě yǐ bǎi gè tān kě yǐ mài dōng xī
台子上小贩也可以摆个摊可以卖东西
And vendors can set up stalls here selling stuff
zuì xī wàng kàn dào de jiāng lái hǎo duō rén lái chéng liáng
最希望看到的将来好多人来乘凉
And the vision is that many would come here and relax in the shade
měi shù guǎn gēn qiáo jié hé zài yī qǐ de
美术馆跟桥结合在一起的
The gallery is part of the bridge
dà jiā guò lái guò qù měi tiān shàng bān mǎi cài
大家过来过去每天上班买菜
Every day you pass by the bridge whether on your way to work or to markets
dài xiǎo hái qù yòu ér yuán shàng xué
带小孩去幼儿园上学
Or when you take your children to school
shì nèi lóu tī de zào xíng jiù shì zuò dé shāo wēi huā qiào yī diǎn
室内楼梯的造型就是做得稍微花俏一点
We put in lots of thought and effort in the indoor staircases
ràng rén jué dé yǒu màn màn de yǒu yī gè qī dài
让人觉得有慢慢的有一个期待
These kind of showy stairs life up people’s expectation
zuò wèi yī gè kě néng zhǎn shì gè shì gè yàng yì shù pǐn de kōng jiān
作为一个可能展示各式各样艺术品的空间
As a space which has the potential to show different art works
zhè gè guāng qí shí hěn jiǎng jiū
这个光其实很讲究
The lighting is rather important
rú guǒ zhǎn diāo sù
如果展雕塑
If sculptures are displayed
qí shí jiù shì zì rán guāng
其实就是自然光
Natural lighting is the best
kě néng zhǎn shì huì huà de shí hòu
可能展示绘画的时候
While when we show paintings
jiù bù xī wàng zì rán guāng zhí jiē zhào dào huà shàng
就不希望自然光直接照到画上
Natural light is less than ideal
sān lóu nǐ kàn yǒu ruò gàn gè tiān chuāng
三楼你看有若干个天窗
And on the upper floor we installed many skylights
guāng bìng bù zhí jiē zhào xià lái
光并不直接照下来
But light doesn’t penetrate right through them
zán men xiàn zài sān lóu èr lóu dà zhǎn lǎn tīng de wū dǐng dào qiáng
咱们现在三楼二楼大展览厅的屋顶到墙
Now in this huge exhibition hall, from walls to the roof
yòng wǎ gòu chéng yī gè diào jié shì nèi guāng xiàn de zhuāng zhì
用瓦构成一个调节室内光线的装置
A light adjusting mechanism made of tiles is put in place
tā yě bù néng tài liàng
它也不能太亮
It is not supposed to be too bright
yòu néng kàn dé dào fēng jǐng
又能看得到风景
One should be able to see the view
kàn dé dào zì jǐ kuà zài jiāng shàng
看得到自己跨在江上
See himself walking over the river
yě kàn dé dào liǎng àn de rén yǒu diào yú de xǐ yī fú de
也看得到两岸的人有钓鱼的，洗衣服的
See people on the banks, fishing, doing laundries
wǒ men xiǎng de bù shì yì shù diàn táng
我们想的不是艺术殿堂
What we have in mind is not a palace of art
qí shí shì néng zhǎo dào yì shù de chéng shì gōng gòng kōng jiān
其实是能找到艺术的城市公共空间
Rather we want to have a public art area of and for the city
měi gè rén lái dōu huì jué dé zhè dì tǐng hǎo wán
每个人来都会觉得这地挺好玩
Where every member of the city enjoys themselves
zhè měi shù guǎn zěn me zài qiáo shàng
这美术馆怎么在桥上
How come the art museum lies on a bridge
nǐ kàn zhè gè kōng jiān dì miàn yě bù shì píng de
你看这个空间地面也不是平的
The floor isn’t flat
rán hòu hái kě yǐ zài měi shù guǎn de dù pí dǐ xià yòu kě yǐ guò hé
然后还可以在美术馆的肚皮底下又可以过河
And you can cross the river under the museum
wǒ zuì hòu yī cì gěi huáng yǒng yù tā kàn tú piàn hái méi bǎi fēn zhī bǎi wán gōng
我最后一次给（黄永玉）他看图片，还没百分之百完工
The last time I showed Mr. Huang the picture, it was not 100% done
tā tè bié zài yì zhè gè fáng zi
他特别在意这个房子
He cared a lot about it
yīn wèi tā zhēn shì tè bié zài yì tā de jiā xiāng
因为他真是特别在意他的家乡
Because he cared a lot about his hometown
nǐ yào dú tā nà xiǎo shuō
你要读他那小说
If you ever read
wú chóu hé shàng de làng dàng hàn zi
《无愁河上的浪荡汉子》
His autobiographical novel
nǐ néng gǎn shòu dào
你能感受到
You would know
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