托福考试听力部分：练习十二

　　The only time we have written records is when the architect wasn’t actually there.

　　Perhaps the architect was away on business and had to write out instructions and send them to the shop.

　　And another thing to think about: what effect do you suppose this approach would have had on innovation?

　　I mean, since the hired artisans had been trained by other artisans, they tended to be trained to use traditional styles and techniques.

　　So if you’re a master architect, uh, you’ve developed your own style.

　　Say you’re calling for certain detail in the building you’re designing, right?

　　And say this detail is different, purposely different, from the established tradition, the established style.

　　Well, most likely when the hired artisans would execute the design, rather than follow the intended design, they would stick with the more traditional style that they were familiar with.

　　Workers would have to be supervised very closely to prevent this from happening.

　　Otherwise, as it often happened, there goes the designer’s style and creativity.

　　唯一会有书面记录的时候是当建筑设计师本人不在的时候。

　　也许这位设计师出差去了，必须把指令写下来然后寄到工作室去。

　　另一件要思考的事：你们认为这种方法会对创新产生什么影响?

　　我是说，因为受雇的工匠是由其他工匠训练的，所以他们往往被训练成要使用传统的风格和技术。

　　那么，如果你是一个建筑大师，而你已经发展出了自己的风格。

　　假设你要求在你设计的建筑中加入特定的细节。

　　假设这个细节与众不同，而且故意设计得和现有的传统，现有的风格不一样。

　　当受雇的工匠按照这个设计施工时，他们很可能会坚持用他们熟悉的更传统的风格，而不是按照拟好的设计来施工。

　　必须非常紧密地监督工人才能防止这种事情发生。

　　否则，通常会出现的情况的是，设计师的风格和创意会悄然消失。