signwriter

signwriter

1. The young Chagall (he had changed his name from Moses Shagal) suffered a good deal for his art. In St Petersburg he went cold and hungry while working as a signwriter to earn the money to pay his school fees and board and lodging.

年轻的夏加尔（原名摩西·沙加尔，后改了名）为了艺术，吃尽苦头。在圣彼得堡，他谋到一份为店家写招牌的工作以挣钱来付学费及食宿费。