很多政治家认为政府有责任支持艺术，以之作为一种国家的灵魂或精神。
It was felt by a number of politicians that the government had a responsibility to support the arts as sort of the soul or spirit of the country.
他的名人肖像画非常逼真，但更重要的是，艺术家给这些面孔注入了生命，赋予了他们灵魂和性格。
His portraits of celebrities are extremely faithful to the original, but what is important, artist has breathed life into these faces giving them a soul and character.
问题在于，艺术正如艺术家的灵魂——宽广而又常常难以解释。
The problem is that art is like the artist's soul - wide and often unexplainable.
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