1. 1938年，首屆「台灣總督府美術展覽會」嘉義藝術家入選就占兩成，《台灣日日新報》以「嘉義乃畫都」為題報導，「畫都」名號伊始於此。

In 1938, when the first “Fine Arts Exhibition of the Government-General of Taiwan” was held, 20% of the artists whose works were selected were from Chiayi, and the Japanese-language Taiwan Daily News story had the headline “Chiayi is the City of Paintings,” a sobriquet which has lasted down to the present day.

• sobriquet 綽號，非正式名稱

         The city is struggling to live up to its sobriquet of "the Green City."

2. 入口門廳及室內樓梯的位置都與古典主義強調置中、對稱的設計不同，更多了一分趣味與讓人思量之處。

The locations of the entryway lobby and the interior stairwells go against the classical emphasis on centrality and symmetry, offering an additional element of interest that makes people think.

• an element of something 　 部分，構成要素
  
  International trade involves an element of currency exchange risk.

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