第1793期:Italian Invites Florida Students, Parents to Visit ‘David’ Statue

What does a small school in the American state of Florida have to do with the famous Italian statue of David in Florence, Italy? Well, the mayor of Florence and the museum where David is housed recently invited parents, students and the former principal of the school to visit. The invitation came after some parents were upset when their sixth-grade children at Tallahassee Classical School saw a photo of the statue during an art class. Sixth graders are 11 or 12 years old.美国佛罗里达州的一所小学校和意大利佛罗伦萨著名的大卫雕像有什么关系？嗯，佛罗伦萨市长和大卫所在的博物馆最近邀请了家长、学生和学校的前校长参观。在塔拉哈西古典学校的六年级孩子在艺术课上看到雕像的照片时，一些家长感到不安，因此发出了邀请。六年级学生为 11 或 12 岁。Renaissance artist Michelangelo completed the 5-meter-tall statue of David in 1504. The famous work shows the Bible story of David getting ready to fight Goliath. David is represented without clothing and armed with a sling over his shoulder and a rock in his hand. Two Florida parents said, under school policy, they should have been warned that their children were going to see the image of David’s statue without clothing. A third parent called the statue pornographic – or overly sexual. The principal of Tallahassee Classical school in Florida said she was asked to leave her job as a result. But school leaders claimed it was one of several reasons for her removal. The private school follows a program of studies designed by a conservative Christian college.文艺复兴时期的艺术家米开朗基罗于1504年完成了5米高的大卫雕像。这幅名作描绘了大卫准备与歌利亚战斗的圣经故事。大卫赤身裸体，肩上扛着吊带，手里拿着一块石头。佛罗里达州的两名家长表示，根据学校政策，他们应该被警告，他们的孩子将在不穿衣服的情况下看到大卫雕像的形象。第三位家长称这座雕像色情——或过度色情。佛罗里达州塔拉哈西古典学校的校长说，她因此被要求离职。但学校领导声称这是她被开除的几个原因之一。这所私立学校遵循由一所保守的基督教学院设计的学习计划。Cecilie Hollberg is the director of the Italian museum in Florence. She told the Associated Press, “To think that David could be pornographic means truly not understanding the contents of the Bible, not understanding Western culture and not understanding Renaissance art.”The statue of David is the main reason thousands of people visit the museum, called Galleria dell’Accademia, every day. Following the controversy, visitors, including many Americans, arrived in large numbers this week to see the statue. Isabele Joles was there with a school group from the U.S. state of Ohio. She studies French and Italian art. “It’s part of history,” she said. “I don’t understand how you can say it’s ‘porn.’”Cecilie Hollberg 是佛罗伦萨意大利博物馆的馆长。她告诉美联社，“认为大卫可能是色情的，意味着真的不了解圣经的内容，不了解西方文化，不了解文艺复兴时期的艺术。”大卫雕像是成千上万人参观博物馆的主要原因，每天都被称为 Galleria dell'Accademia。争议发生后，包括许多美国人在内的大量游客本周前来参观这座雕像。伊莎贝尔·乔尔斯 (Isabele Joles) 和来自美国俄亥俄州的一个学校团体在那里。她学习法国和意大利艺术。 “这是历史的一部分，”她说。 “我不明白你怎么能说这是‘色情片’。”Brian Stapley is from Seattle, Washington. He said he was sad for the school’s children. He called the statue “one of the most incredible parts of our history,” and said he feels “sorry for the children that don’t get to see it.” Back in Florida, the local newspaper in Tallahassee reported a large crowd came out to a school board meeting on Monday night. Some parents disagreed with the decision of the school leaders to remove the principal. And the board chairman rejected a request from a teacher to resign.Brian Stapley 来自华盛顿西雅图。他说他为学校的孩子们感到难过。他称这座雕像是“我们历史上最不可思议的部分之一”，并表示他“为没能看到它的孩子们感到难过”。回到佛罗里达州，塔拉哈西的当地报纸报道说，周一晚上有一大群人出来参加学校董事会会议。一些家长不同意学校领导罢免校长的决定。董事会主席拒绝了一位老师提出的辞职请求。

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