Far worse, from their point of view, is the indifference or contempt of the young for a rich, complex, ancient art of colour and form that goes back 500 years and takes a lifetime to master.

他们认为，更糟的是年轻人对这门珍贵、复杂、古老的造型与色彩的艺术不感兴趣甚至轻视。这门艺术有500年的历史，需要花一生的时间才能精通。

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Locals have nicknamed it "blue diamond"; its colour comes from being cleaved from centuries-old compressed ice at the ancient heart of the glacier.

当地人称它为“蓝钻石“；它的颜色来自于古老冰川中心几个世纪压缩冰的崩裂。

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He was weird-looking. His hair was badly cut and his clothes were ancient and dull; too-short corduroys, baggy at the knees and colour-less sweaters, dotted with fluff.

他看起来那样怪异，理着个很差劲的头发，衣服颜色很灰暗，样式很落伍，过短的灯芯绒外衣，垂在膝盖上，褪色的毛衣上布满毛茸茸的线球。

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Its fiery colour and erratic movement across the night sky terrified the ancient Greeks and Romans, causing them to name the planet after their gods of war.

ECONOMIST: Martian chronicles

The technique is mainly passed from fathers to children or from masters to apprentices strictly following ancient Buddhist painting books that provide instruction on line and figure drawing, colour matching and pattern design.

UNESCO: Culture