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First impressions
第一印象
As a huge art fan, I knew exactly what I was looking forward to most about my trip to Paris: visiting the Musée d’Orsay. Housed in an old railway building, this world-famous art museum features some of the best-known paintings from the Impressionist movement of the 19th century.
作为一个狂热的艺术迷,我非常清楚自己此次巴黎之旅最期待的是什么—— 参观奥赛博物馆。这家世界闻名的艺术博物馆设在一座古老的铁路建筑里,以19世纪印象派运动时期一些最著名的画作为特色。
vt.收藏,安置
期待
vt.以…为特色
n.运动
As I wandered through the Impressionist gallery, I appreciated masterpieces like The Ballet Class and The Card Players. Even though I had admired them hundreds of times on my computer screen, nothing could have prepared me for the wonder I felt when I finally laid eyes on the real thing.
漫步于印象派展馆,我欣赏着像《舞蹈课》和《玩纸牌者》这样的杰作。尽管我在电脑屏幕上已经欣赏过数百次,但当我终于亲眼见到实物时,还是觉得猝不及防,惊叹不已。
vt.欣赏
n.展览馆,画廊
数百次
使某人为某事做好准备
看见
vi.漫步
While it was hard to pick a favourite painting out of so many amazing works, the artists who made the deepest impression on me were two of the greatest Impressionist painters, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
虽然从这么多令人称奇的作品中很难选出一幅最喜欢的,但两位伟大的印象派画家给我留下了最深的印象——克劳德·莫奈和皮埃尔—奥古斯特·雷诺阿。
给某人留下最深刻的印象
I could see from Monet’s works that he was greatly inspired by nature. In the last three decades of his life he painted mostly scenes from his garden. One of these scenes is shown in the famous piece Blue Water Lilies, which I studied for quite a while in the gallery.
从莫奈的作品中,我可以看出他深受大自然的启发。在他生命的最后三十年里,他画的大多是自家花园里的风景,其中一处风景就展现在他著名的《蓝睡莲》里,我在展馆里端详了好一阵子。
n.十年
深受…的启发
adv.主要地
vt.端详,仔细看
相当长一段时间
I couldn’t believe it when I heard he did around 250 paintings of the same water lily pond, all in different colours and styles. It is amazing that every time Monet studied this simple scene, he brought the pond’s beauty to the canvas in a unique way.
当听说同一个睡莲池他画了大约 250 幅画,每一幅颜色和风格都各异时,我简直难以置信。令人赞叹的是,莫奈每次端详睡莲池这处简单的风景,都以独特的方式让它的美跃然于画布之上。
n.画布
n.池塘
vt.端详,仔细看
用独特的方式
Renoir, I noticed, preferred to paint scenes of everyday life. For me, the most interesting of his paintings is his 1876 masterpiece Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, which shows life in a busy neighbourhood of Paris on a Sunday afternoon.
我注意到,雷诺阿更喜欢描绘日常生活场景。在我看来,他最有趣的画作是他 1876 年的杰作《煎饼磨坊的舞会》,这幅画展现了某个周日下午巴黎一处热闹街区的生活。
n.街区
更喜欢
When I saw it up close, I was struck by the small areas of light across the painting, and the way the soft edges of the figures seemed to mix together. There’s so much going on, but so little clear detail. This effect makes the lively movement of the dance almost jump out at the viewer.
近距离观赏,画面上遍布着小面积的光斑,人物柔和的轮廓似乎融为一体,令我大为震撼。画上呈现的内容如此丰富,但清晰的细节又如此之少。这种效果使得舞蹈动作活灵活现,引人注目。
被…打动
靠近,在近处
极易引起某人的注意
Although the paintings had very different settings, it was their similarities that stayed with me long after I left the Musée d’Orsay — similarities which can be seen throughout the Impressionists’ paintings. Monet and Renoir, along with other like-minded artists, sought liberation from the rules of the old style.
尽管这两幅画的背景截然不同,但在我离开奥赛博物馆后很长一段时间里,一直萦绕着我的却是它们的相似之处——这种相似之处在印象派的画作中随处可见。莫奈和雷诺阿,以及其他志趣相投的艺术家,都力求从之前风格的束缚中挣脱出来。
n.相似之处
n.环境,背景
和…一起
adj.志趣相投的
n.解放,摆脱
Everyday subject matter was the main focus of their works, as opposed to the history paintings that had traditionally dominated European art. They employed free brushwork and used colours to show the effect of light on things, creating paintings that were far less realistic than the works that came before.
印象派的作品主要关注日常主题,这与传统上欧洲艺术界占主流的历史题材画作大相径庭。他们运用自由的笔法,使用色彩来表现光线投射在物体上的效果,创作的画远不如前人之作那么写实。
vt.支配,控制
而,相对于
vt.使用
n.笔触
adj.逼真的;现实的
To me, these techniques are the essence of the Impressionist view of art. Impressionist artists did not try to paint every detail in a scene—just a brief “impression” they had at that moment, burning with vivid colours and light, before it disappeared.
在我看来,这些技巧是印象派艺术观的精髓。印象派画家试图描绘的并非某个场景的所有细节——而是他们当时产生的瞬间“印象”,在它消失之前,迸发着鲜明的光彩。
adj.鲜明的;生动的
n.本质,精髓
The Impressionists’ vision inspired a whole new generation of Post-Impressionist painters such as Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, whose works are also displayed at the Musée d’Orsay. It is also worthy of note that Post-Impressionist painters were not the only ones to be influenced by Impressionism—the movement has had a lasting influence on modern art, encouraging artists to look at the world from an entirely new point of view. It certainly left a lasting impression on me too!
印象派的远见卓识启发了新一代的后印象派画家,如文森特·凡·高和保罗·高更,奥赛博物馆有展出他们的作品。值得注意的是,后印象派画家并不是唯一受印象派影响的群体——这场运动还对现代艺术产生了持久的影响,鼓励着艺术家们从一个全新的视角去看待世界。当然,这也给我留下了难忘的印象!
vt.展出;显示
n.远见卓识;视力,视野
值得注意的是
对…有持久/深远的影响
从全新的角度
给…留下难忘的印象
wander (v.)闲逛,漫步;走神;走失;慢慢地移开;蜿蜒曲折
e.g.: ①She wandered aimlessly around the streets in the moonlight.
②Try not to let your mind wander in class.
③Her thoughts wandered back to her youth.
④Keep an eye on your kids. Don’t let them wander off.
⑤His eyes wandered towards the photographs on the walls.
⑥The road wanders along through the mountains.
strike (vt.&vi.)突然想到;击打;侵袭;罢工;划(火柴);敲钟
(n.)罢工;袭击;击,打
e.g.: ①_____(strike) by the beauty of the West Lake, we stopped to admire it.
②He was watching TV when a new idea struck him.
③It struck me _____ I had forgotten her birthday.
④A huge earthquake struck the northern part of Peru yesterday.
⑤The matches were damp and he couldn’t make them strike.
⑥The clock ___________(strike) 8 as we went into the hall.
(1)be struck by 被…所袭击;被…所打动/迷恋…
It strikes/struck sb that… 某人突然想到…
strike sb+介词+the+表示身体部位的名词 击打某人的…
(2)be on strike 在罢工
go on strike 举行罢工
Struck
that
was striking
along with 与…一起
e.g.: ①Nowadays, cycling, along with jogging and swimming, __________
(regard) as one of the best all-round forms of exercise.
②Amy, as well as her brother, _________ (give) a warm welcome when returning to the village last week.
③The houses on the street, except the blue one ________ (build) in the 1920s.
④His attitude rather than his capability ___ (be) responsible for his grades.
【主谓一致就远原则】:
“和”with/together with/along with/as well as;
“除了”but/except/besides/in addition to;
“而不是”rather than
is regarded
was given
were built
is
opposed (adj.)截然不同的;强烈反对的
e.g.: ①The parents strongly opposed their daughter __________ (wander) in the street alone at night.
②Students are expected to express their own ideas, as opposed __ just listening to the teacher.
③Many of the local residents are opposed to ________ (build) a chemical factory in the suburbs(郊区).
(1)be opposed to (doing) sth 反对(做)某事
as opposed to (表示对比)而,相对于
(2)oppose (vt.)反对(计划、政策等);抵制;阻挠
oppose (doing) sth 反对(做)某事
oppose sb/sb’s doing sth 反对某人(做)某事
wandering
to
building
employ (vt.)运用,使用;雇用;使忙于;使从事于
e.g.: ①The ________ (employ) decided to employ Tom ___ her secretary.
②Graduates find it increasingly hard to find __________ (employ).
③The teaching methods _________ (employ) by our teachers are quite unique.
④他忙着做实验,没有注意到朋友已经离开了。
(1)employ sb as 雇用某人为…
employ sb to do sth/in doing sth 雇用某人做某事
(2)employ sth to do sth 利用某物做某事
(3)employ oneself in (doing) sth/be employed in (doing) sth 忙于(做)某事
(4)employment (n.)职业;就业;雇用;使用
employer (n.)雇主 employee (n.)雇员
Employing himself/Employed in writing a new book, he did not notice his friend had left.
employer
as
employment
employed
worthy (adj.)值得…的;值得尊敬的,值得注意的
e.g.: ①The report’s findings are worthy ___ note.
②He is regarded as a worthy member of the team.
③阅读文学书籍是值得的,因为它们可以帮助我们更多地了解社会和生活。
(1)be worthy of + n. 值得…
be worthy of being done/to be done 值得被…
(2)be worth + n. 值得…
be worth doing 值得被…
(3)It is worthwhile to do/doing sth 值得…
It’s worthwhile reading/to read literary books because they can help us to know more about the society and life.
of
1.wander (v.)闲逛,漫步;走神;走失;慢慢地移开;蜿蜒曲折
2.strike (vt.&vi.)突然想到;击打;侵袭;罢工;划(火柴);敲钟
(n.)罢工;袭击;击,打
(1)be struck by 被…所袭击;被…所打动/迷恋…
It strikes/struck sb that… 某人突然想到…
strike sb+介词+the+表示身体部位的名词 击打某人的…
(2)be on strike 在罢工 go on strike 举行罢工
3.along with 与…一起
【主谓一致就远原则】: “和”with/together with/along with/as well as;
“除了”but/except/besides/in addition to; “而不是”rather than
4.opposed (adj.)截然不同的;强烈反对的
(1)be opposed to (doing) sth 反对(做)某事
as opposed to (表示对比)而,相对于
(2)oppose (vt.)反对(计划、政策等);抵制;阻挠
oppose (doing) sth 反对(做)某事 oppose sb/sb’s doing sth 反对某人(做)某事
5.employ (vt.)运用,使用;雇用;使忙于;使从事于
(1)employ sb as 雇用某人为…
employ sb to do sth/in doing sth 雇用某人做某事
(2)employ sth to do sth 利用某物做某事
(3)employ oneself in (doing) sth/be employed in (doing) sth 忙于(做)某事
(4)employment (n.)职业;就业;雇用;使用
employer (n.)雇主 employee (n.)雇员
6.worthy (adj.)值得…的;值得尊敬的,值得注意的
(1)be worthy of + n. 值得…
be worthy of being done/to be done 值得被…
(2)be worth + n. 值得…
be worth doing 值得被…
(3)It is worthwhile to do/doing sth 值得…