高迪就是誇張,但那也正是我欣賞他的地方
Gaudí is Gaudy and I Love Him For it!
高迪就是誇張，但那也正是我欣賞他的地方！I didn't have much time in Barcelona, but I knew I needed to soak up as much of Gaudí's architecture as I could while there.
我在巴塞羅那的時間並不多，但是我知道我應該利用我在的時間儘可能多的瞭解高迪的建築。In order to get the most out of his bizarre masterpieces, I decided to take Discover Walk's FREE Gaudí Tour. Meeting outside the Casa Batlló, I was blown away by its tour didn't just focus on Gaudí, our guide BL, a native to Barcelona, did a fantastic job explaining the history behind many of buildings we saw and also the culture of Barcelona.
為了更好的瞭解他那些天才般的傑作，我決定踏上發現高迪免費觀光之旅。在巴特洛公寓外面的集合時看到它的外形便令我震驚。這次觀光的焦點並不集中在高迪，我們的導遊BL，一個當地人，很好的為我們講解了許多建築背後的歷史以及巴塞羅那的文化。
Casa Batlló used to be a plain house, but once the owner realized they were richer than their chocolate-making neighbor, they hired Gaudí to add a floor so that their house would be taller.
巴特洛公寓曾經是一棟普通的房子，但是當它的主人意識到自己比製作巧克力的鄰居富有時，主人便決定僱傭高迪為房子增加一層樓梯以便使房子更高。The problem is, you can only hire Gaudí and let him work– you can't give him instead of simply making the house taller, he changed the entire façade.
問題是，你可以僱用高迪為你工作，但是你不能讓他按你的指示行事。所以高迪不只把房子加高，他改變了房子的整個外觀。I mean, can you imagine coming home to your house and seeing this? Especially in the conservative days of the early 1900s. I can't even imagine the reaction of the owner! But hey, at least it's still the tallest house on the street.
我的意思是你能想象自己回到家後發現自己的房子完全變了模樣嗎？尤其是在那保守的20世紀早期。我甚至都不能想象房主的反應！不過至少這是整條街上最高的房子。While the other houses on the block all have dragons outside their front doors, Casa Batlló is the only house that does not. Why? Well, Gaudí never explicitly explained his art, it's pretty easy to interpret that the entire house is a dragon.
但是這條街上的其它房子的前門外都裝飾有龍，巴特洛公寓是唯一沒有龍的房子。為什麼呢？高迪從來不會明確的解釋他的藝術，當然這也很容易解釋，因為整個房子就是一條龍的形狀。Whether you think Gaudí was crazy or a genius, you can't deny that his architecture has become the symbol of Barcelona. Love it or hate it, sure Gaudí's architecture might be gaudy, but I absolutely wouldn't have it any other way.
無論你認為高迪是瘋子還是天才，你都無法否認他的建築已經成為巴塞羅那的象徵。喜歡或不喜歡，無疑高迪的建築風格是有些誇張的，但是我絕對不會以任何另外的形式欣賞它了。
