Nowadays, the most famous carnival is that held in Rio DE Janeiro, where thousands of people, wearing masks and colorful costumes, dance samba to the sound of drums and music.

时至今日，最著名的狂欢节会在里约热内卢举办，成千上万的人身着各色服饰，头戴面具，伴着音乐和鼓点一起跳桑巴。

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At the heart of carnival is the wearing of masks and costumes, dancing, eating and drinking.

在狂欢节的核心是戴着面具和服饰，舞蹈，饮食和饮水。

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Ensor made his artist's studio in the attic of his family's home, where his mother ran a souvenir shop selling beach trinkets and masks for the annual carnival.

安瑟尔在自家阁楼开办了自己的艺术创作室。他的母亲在家经营着纪念品商店，出售海滩饰物和每年狂欢节戴的面具。

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For decades, he lived above the store where his family sold carnival masks, kept a cramped studio in the attic, and painted some of his bleakest and most scathing critiques of the world he seemed to have left behind.

WSJ: A Macabre Kingdom of Masks | James Ensor | Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889 | By Mary Tompkins Lewis