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　　An aspect of Claude Monet's famous paintingImpression, Sunrise has long been a mystery. Thecanvas depicts pink morning light reflecting off theharbor in the Normandy coast port of Le Havre. Thework gave the Impressionist movement its name,yet scholars have debated exactly where and when itwas made. Now, thanks to Texas State Universityforensic astronomer Donald Olson, we know theanswer: November 13, 1872 at 7:35 a.m.

　　一直以来，著名的《日出·印象》就像谜一般，因为没人知道克劳德·莫奈当时的创作角度是什么。《日出·印象》描绘的是一轮生机勃勃的红日映照下的港口景象，该港口位于阿尔弗尔市的诺曼底海岸。该作品掀起了印象派运动，它的创作地点及时间还一度成为学者们口中争论的对象。如今，多亏了德克萨斯州立大学的天体物理学教授唐纳德?奥尔森，我们才得以了解到《日出·印象》的创作时间：1872年11月13日早上7点35分。

　　Monet himself dated the painting to 1872, but records of his travels suggested 1873 might bemore accurate. The hazy colors and loose brush strokes make it difficult to tell the seasondepicted. Some art historians even argued that Impression, Sunrise is actually showing asunset.

　　莫奈本人将该作品的时间标注为1872年，而他的旅行记录显示：更准确的时间可能是1872年。由于画作中的颜色朦胧，笔调散漫，我们很难看出莫奈画中描绘的季节。一些艺术历史学家甚至还认为这幅画作实际上描绘的不是日出，而是日落。

　　Olson analyzed angles and views in vintage photographs and period maps of Le Havre todetermine the exact hotel room Monet painted in. He then calculated the sun's movements asseen from the room, as well as the times of the tides. This information told him when boatsmatching those in the painting might have been in harbor with the sun in the right position.Combining all this data with weather reports, Olson was able to pin down the timing ofImpression, Sunrise. You could say Olson is right on the Monet.

　　奥尔森通过对阿尔弗尔市的旧时地图和照片进行研究，分析莫奈作画的角度及所画景物的位置，从而确定出莫奈作画时所在旅店房间的具体位置。尔后，他住进莫奈所住的房间，并从那测量出太阳的运动情况和潮汐的涨落时间。根据这些信息，奥尔森确定出了当画中的船和太阳的相对位置与现实中的船和太阳的相对位置相符时的可能时间点。他后来又将这些数据与天气预报结合起来考虑，最终精确出莫奈创作《日出·印象》的时间。你可以这样说，此时的奥尔森就是当时的莫奈。

　　词语解释

　　1.Impressionist movement印象派运动

　　Monet was himself a central figure in thedevelopment of the Impressionist movement, alongwith Degas, Renoir and Cezanne.

　　莫奈是印象派运动的中心人物，还有德加、雷诺阿和塞尚。

　　2.brush stroke 笔触;绘画的技巧

　　But scientist John Taylor said the team had been frustrated by the lack of brush stroke detailon the painting.

　　但是科学家约翰·泰勒说所有的队员都要崩溃了，因为无法看清笔触细节。

　　3.pin down确定

　　It has taken until now to pin down its exact location.

　　一直到现在才确定了它的准确位置。

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