双语：为对抗肾脏疾病名画将拍卖
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A rare painting will be sold to raise money for kidney patients in rural parts of Central Australia。
一幅罕见的画作将为了澳大利亚中部农村地区的肾病病人筹集资金而出售。
The painting is a work by Albert Namatjira， one of Australia’s most celebrated indigenous artists。
这是Albert Namatjira的一幅作品。他是澳大利亚本土最著名的画家之一。
Indigenous Australians suffer from kidney disease at 15 times the national average。
Namatjra于1902年出生在澳大利亚北部的Alice Spring附近。直到32岁，他才开始认真作画。
Namatjira was born in 1902 near Alice Springs in Australia’s Northern Territory。 He did not start painting seriously until he was 32 years old。
对水彩的运用，他受到了西方艺术的影响。他的画作在设计和样子上与传统土著艺术不同。
His use of watercolors was influenced by Western art。 His paintings were different from the designs and look of traditional indigenous art。
对于澳大利亚人来说，Namatjra一生都是传奇。在十九世纪六十年代，他的肖像甚至出现在了澳大利亚邮票上。
Namatjira became well-known to Australians during his life time。 In the late 1960s， his image even appeared on an Australian postage stamp。
Mount Hermannburg是他其中一副最著名、最有价值的画作。这幅画的销售所得资金被捐给Alice Springs的一个为肾脏透析中心服务的土著团体。这些钱会帮助土著肾病患者能在家附近得到治疗。在以往，患者必须到几百公里之外进行治疗 。
One of the most famous and valuable examples of his work is a painting called Mount Hermannsburg。 It has been donated by an Aboriginal group to a kidney dialysis center in Alice Springs。 Money from the sale of the painting will help indigenous kidney patients receive treatment nearer to home。 Often， patients must travel hundreds of kilometers for treatment。
紫阁酒店现在拥有这幅Namatjira的画作。负责人Sarah Brown 说，这笔捐款是不敢想象的善举！
The Purple House also provides support services， including transport of patients to appointments。
紫阁酒店也提供支持服务，包括病人的预约。
Chronic kidney disease is the slow loss of the health of one’s kidneys。 This happens when other diseases or conditions damage the organs over time。
慢性的肾病会导致肾的健康慢慢流失。当出现一些其他情况或者当人长时间患某种病的时候，就会导致这种情况。
The non-profit group Kidney Health Australia notes that nine in 10 indigenous Australians with signs of chronic kidney disease do not know they have it。
非营利组织“澳大利亚肾脏健康”指出，有这种症状的澳大利亚土著里10个人中有9个人都不知道他们有这种病。
Indigenous people are the most disadvantaged group in Australia。 They suffer high rates of poor health， poverty， imprisonment and unemployment。 They make up about three per cent of Australia’s population。
土著居民是澳大利亚最弱势的群体占总人口的3%左右。他们的健康状况不良，长期处于贫穷、监禁和失业环境中。
Namatjira died in 1959 at the age of 57。 His Mount Hermannsburg painting is expected to sell for about $75，000。
Namatjira 1959年去世，享年57岁。他的Mount Hermannsburg画预计售价为7.5万美元。
