tableaus

History is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

历史不过是由罪恶和灾难构成的静止舞台造型罢。

A prothonotary warbler adds a splash of gold to a tableau of cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C.

顿潮汐湖畔，只食虫莺为樱花开的生动场面增添点黄金色。

Writing about the “Throne of the Mughal”, a tableau with dozens of enamelled and bejewelled figures, he states that the ruler is an “imaginary Asian”.

他介绍“莫卧儿的王冠”，在谈及几十个镶宝石釉的人物画面时，指出这个统治者是个“虚构的亚洲人”。