跟读练习: The distinctly Finnish designs of Marimekko - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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Seth Doan is sending us a colorful postcard from Finland,
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Seth Doan is sending us a colorful postcard from Finland,
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headquarters of famed design house Merimako.
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Spring comes late in Finland,
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but when the weather finally turns,
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some Finns head for community gardens.
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I think this is the biggest one.
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But they all have little homes?
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Yeah, not all.
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Some are only gardens.
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There are about 60 around the country where folks can tend to 6,000 privately leased plots.
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What are these little blue flowers everywhere?
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It's called sinivuokko, some of the first flowers that we have.
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Little signs of spring.
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Yeah.
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The gardens are inspiration for Maja Loeckri,
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who for the last two decades has been dreaming up designs for the Finnish fabric,
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homeware and fashion company, Marimekko.
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I just draw, draw and draw and draw and afterwards I have a look what did I draw.
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Proof of her more successful designs sit in her cabinet.
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This is actually the Siirtola Puutaraha.
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This is the community garden?
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Yes.
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Her illustrations also make it onto massive pieces of fabric.
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Marimeko prints about a million yards a year.
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This is one of Loekuri's designs based on the community garden.
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Names including seagull, stones and bouquet,
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nature is a frequent, if abstract,
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influence for the company's bold graphic designs.
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What does marimekko mean?
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Marimekko means Mary's dress, a girl's dress, essentially.
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Kind of the every woman?
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Exactly.
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Sana Kaisa-Niko started as a sales clerk.
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Now she's a senior executive at the company's Helsinki headquarters,
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which is awash in patterns,
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whether on doorways, employees, or dishes in the cafeteria.
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Marimeko got a boost in 1960,
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when one of its dresses was worn on this Sports Illustrated cover.
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To see Jackie Kennedy on the cover of a magazine changed things.
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That was a jackpot, yes, absolutely.
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In the 1970s, Marimekko sheets and housewares were sold in the U.S at stores including Crate and Barrel.
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More recently, they partnered with Target, Ikea and Uniqlo.
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But for Finns, Marimekko has always been the brand.
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I think almost all Finns have something from Marimekko in their home.
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Injecting a little color to dreary post-war Finland was the idea behind this company,
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founded 75 years ago by Armi Rattia.
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Her husband owned a textile company,
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but their fabric designs were so bold,
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Finns did not know what to make of them.
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So, Armi then had an idea to create a fashion show
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to inspire people what to make out of the fabrics that they created.
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So, she starts having dresses sewn,
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has a fashion show, and it clicks?
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Yes, indeed, immediately.
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Finns tend to be a bit more sort of introvert and kind of quiet and polite,
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so it's this nice thing that sometimes the kind of loud side of your character may then come out through your garments.
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Exactly, or like a bold print.
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Finnish fashion designer Irvin Latimer has never worked with Marimekko,
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but like everyone here grew up with the brand.
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They've created this Marimekko universe, right?
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And we are kind of now all walking in that.
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Some of the designs in this universe have endured for decades.
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This signature poppy pattern, Unico,
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has been printed since 1964.
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Designer Maiolo Ekuri finds inspiration from what's right around her,
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or just maybe from something deeper.
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Where does it come from?
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Coming from the Finnish DNA.
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From the Finnish DNA.
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It's deep inside you.
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Yeah.
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背景与上下文
这段视频是关于芬兰著名设计公司Marimekko的介绍，由Seth Doan主持。芬兰的春天到来时，很多人会前往社区花园，这些花园不仅体现了芬兰的自然美，还为设计师提供了灵感。Maja Loeckri是一位为Marimekko设计面料的设计师，她的作品反映了芬兰独特的文化与风景。这段对话通过轻松幽默的方式，让观众了解到Marimekko的历史与影响力。
日常交流的五个常用短语
- What does marimekko mean? （marimekko是什么意思？）
- It's called sinivuokko. （这叫sinivuokko。）
- This is actually the Siirtola Puutaraha. （这实际上是Siirtola Puutaraha。）
- Injecting a little color to dreary post-war Finland. （给阴沉的战后芬兰注入一点色彩。）
- Names including seagull, stones and bouquet. （包括海鸥、石头和花束的名字。）
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