暑假第二份英文作業/2017.07.03-2017.08.25/邱申晴

07/03-07/07

Tasting with your Eyes

It might be said that one of the weirdest sights in Asia is the fake food in display cases that people look at to decide what to eat.While this usually elicits a chuckle,fake food is big business,especially in Japan.There,fake food is a century-old tradition,and restaurants pay billions of dollars for it per year.If fake food pulls in the customers,why not get the best of the best?

While there are emerging markets in South Korea and China,replica food goes back a long time in Japan.Japanese people are cautious,so they like to be able to see what they are going to eat.This is called tasting with the eyes.

用眼睛嘗食物

人們看著展示櫃裡假的食物(模型)去決定要吃什麼可以說是亞洲最奇怪的景色之一。這會讓人會心一笑，食物模型是一個大商機，特別是在日本。食物模型是一項百年傳統，餐廳每年付數十億元。假如食物模型可以吸引顧客，為什麼不用最好的呢？

雖然在南韓和中國有新興市場，食物樣品在日本很久了。日本人很謹慎，所以他們想先看到他們要吃的東西，這就叫眼睛嚐食物。

07/10-07/14

Tasting with your Eyes

Fake food is not mass-produced.Instead,For this reason,fake food is not cheap,and most replicas of items cost from 10 to 20 times the amount of the actual dish.

Fake food was started in the small town of Gujo Hachiman in 1917 by Takizo Iwasaki. According to a tall tale,Iwasaki's wife was on her deathbed,and he was watching over her by candlelight.After watching the melting wax of the candle,Iwasaki was inspired to create fake food,and he eventually brought her a fake omelet.while this story may or may not be true,the fact is that fake food became very popular right after that,and the rest is history.

食物模型不是大規模生產的。反而因為這樣，食物模型都不便宜，大部分商品的成本是實際菜餚的10到20倍。

食物模型始於1917年郡上八幡的一個小鎮裡的Takizo Iwasaki。根據一個故事，Iwasaki的老婆在臨終前，他在燭光下看著她。後看到蠟燭融化的蠟，啟發Iwasaki創造食物模型的靈感，最後做給她一個假的歐姆蛋。 雖然這個故事可能是真的也可能不是真的，但食物模型在此之後變得非常受歡迎是事實，而剩下的事是眾所皆知的。

07/17-07/21

Pup Art

The artist Pablo Picasso once said,"The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls." Art is essential to finding beauty in our lives and connecting emotionally with other people.Interactive art exhibits or installations,like those found in science museums,help spectators become participants in interpreting and experiencing art.But what about art for our furry companions? Since art elicits emotional stimulation,and it is scientifically proven that dogs experience emotions,it should come as no surprise that the first art exhibition in the world that was designed just for dogs popped up in August 2016.

For the two days that the Play More art exhibit was open in London,pups had a chance to enjoy installations that allowed them to explore their favorite activities and senses. One display called Cruising Canines,simulated an open car window that had a fun blowing a myriad of dog's favorite scents,like those of meat and shoes.

狗狗藝術

藝術家畢卡索曾經說過，「藝術的目的是在於將日積月累中的塵土從我們的靈魂中清除。」藝術對於讓我們在生活中尋找美好並與他人情感上聯繫是至關重要的。互動藝術展覽或設施，如在科學博物館中的陳設，幫助觀眾參與詮釋和體驗藝術。那我們毛茸茸的同伴藝術呢？由於藝術引起情緒刺激，科學證明狗狗是有情緒的，世界上第一個為犬隻設計的一個藝術展覽會在2016年8月份出現也並不奇怪。

在Play More藝術展覽在倫敦開放兩天之內，小狗有機會享受裝置，讓他們探索自己喜歡的活動和感官。一個叫Cruising Canines的展示，模擬了一個開放的車窗，用一抬電扇吹出狗狗喜歡的香味，像肉和鞋子。

07/24-07/28

Pup Art

Another part of the exhibit that proved effective at holding many dogs' attention was a multimedia installation that showed a Frisbee bouncing around a screen.

This was all done in an effort to encourage owners to spend more time playing with their pets. British artist Dominic Wilcox was commissioned by More Than Pet Insurance to design the exhibition. His challenge was to create installations that would be fun for pooches and could be featured at modern art museums anywhere in the world. Wilcox also acted as curator,choosing paintings in the dogs' perceivable color spectrum and displaying them at their eye level. These different parts of the exhibition help convey the message that owners need to be active and play with their dogs more often. So think twice about chaining your dogs,and treat our canine friends with respect.

展覽另一部份證明有效引起狗狗注意的部分是顯示飛盤圍繞屏幕彈起的多媒體安裝。

這一切都是為了鼓勵飼主花更多的時間與寵物玩的設計。由More Than Pet保險公司委託英國藝術家Dominic Wilcox設計展覽。他的挑戰是創造一些能對愛犬而言很有趣的設施，且可以在世界各地的現代藝術博物館展示。Wilcox也擔任策展人，挑選狗狗能看到的顏色繪畫，並在他們看的見的視角上展示它們。這些不同的展覽部分有助於傳達飼主需要更多活耀、並與他們的狗狗玩的信息。 所以當你栓上你的狗前請三思，並尊重我們的犬朋友。