Art on the Streets of Bangladesh

Art on the Streets of Bangladesh

孟加拉国街头艺术

Do you know where to find Bangladesh on a map? Most people have heard of it, but can’t find it. We’ll give you a hint: it is somewhere in Asia. Bangladesh is surrounded by India and a tiny part of Myanmar. It is a small country, but it is a strong country. For hundreds of years, Bengalis have lived through many wars.

你知道在地图上哪里能找到孟加拉国吗?大多数人都听说过，但找不到。 我们给你一个提示:它在亚洲的某个地方。孟加拉国被印度和缅甸的一小部分所包围。 它是一个小国，但却是一个强国。数百年来，孟加拉人经历了多次战争。

And every year from May to October, the country is flooded by the monsoons and overflowing rivers. But the Bengalis have survived. With the wars and the flooding, you might think the people are depressed . But they aren’t. The Bengalis like to say, “ We don’t have much, but we are proud of what we do have. ” If you visit Bangladesh, you will see that this is very true.

每年5月到10月，这个国家都会被季风和泛滥的河流淹没。但是孟加拉人活了下来。 由于战争和洪水，你可能会认为人们很沮丧。但事实并非如此。 孟加拉人喜欢说:“我们没有很多东西，但我们为我们所拥有的感到骄傲。” 如果你去过孟加拉国，你就会发现这是千真万确的。

Everywhere you go in Bangladesh, the Bengalis show artistic pride in what they have. The women wear beautiful saris and salwar kameez. It takes eight and a half meters of fabric to make a sari, and the women wrap it around and around to make a dress. It does not take as much fabric to make a salwar kameez, and the women say it is easy to wear.

在孟加拉国，无论你走到哪里，孟加拉人都对他们所拥有的一切表现出艺术上的骄傲。 女人们穿着漂亮的纱丽和纱丽。 制作纱丽需要8米半的布料，女人们把纱丽一圈一圈地裹起来，做成一件连衣裙。 制作纱丽克米兹不需要那么多布料，而且女人们说它很容易穿。

Both the sari and the salwar kameez are made out of bright and beautiful fabrics that give a feeling of life and happiness. Believe it or not, the men actually wear skirts, called lungis. The lungi is made out of bright patterns and colors just like the women’s clothes. And when they need to ride a bicycle or walk through deep water, they pull it up and tuck it in so that it looks like shorts.

纱丽和纱丽克米兹都是由明亮而美丽的面料制成的，给人一种生命和幸福的感觉。 信不信由你，这些男人其实是穿裙子的，叫做“腰裤”。 肺是由明亮的图案和颜色，就像妇女的衣服。 当他们需要骑自行车或在深水中行走时，他们把它拉起来，塞进去，这样它看起来就像短裤。

For some people, all they own are the clothes they wear. But like all Bengalis, they show great pride by making their clothes very colorful. Bengalis are also artistic when they travel. Because cars are so expensive, many Bengalis ride in rickshaws.

对有些人来说，他们所拥有的就是他们所穿的衣服。 但就像所有孟加拉人一样，他们通过把衣服做成五颜六色来显示他们的骄傲。 孟加拉人在旅行时也很有艺术气质。由于汽车太贵，许多孟加拉人乘坐人力车。