Unit 1 Art Reading and Thinking 课文讲解课件 -2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第三册

A SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING What is Western art? It is hard to give a precise definition.As there have been so many different styles of Western art,it is impossible to describe them all in a short text.Perhaps the best way to understand Western art is to look at the development of Western painting over the centuries. 什么是西方艺术？很难给出一个确切的定义。由于西方艺术有如此多的不同风格，在一篇简短的文章中把它们全部描述出来是不可能的。也许理解西方艺术的最好方法是看一看西方绘画在过去几个世纪中的发展. 1 句中as是连词，引导原因状语从句，意为“因为；由于”。 句中It is hard to give a precise deinition.以及it is impossible to describe them all in a short text中it均为形式主语，后面的不定式短语是真正的主语。 the way to to do... 做某事的方式/法。 to look at...为不定式短语作表语成分。 definition n.定义；释义 define vt.解释；给...下定义 definite adj.明确的；清楚的 definitely adv.确切地；肯定地 2 The Middle Ages (from the 5th to the 15th century) During the Middle Ages,the purpose of Western art was to teach people about Christianity.Thus,artists were not interested in painting realistic scenes. Their works were often primitive and two­dimensional,and the main characters were often made much larger than everyone else to show their importance. 中世纪(5世纪至15世纪) 在中世纪，西方艺术的目的是向人们传授基督教。因此，画家们对写实的绘画不感兴趣。他们的作品通常较为粗糙且二维化，主体人物常常被画的比其他人大得多，以显示他们的重要性。 3 句中to teach people about Christianity 为不定式作表语成分。 be interested in 对...感兴趣 works 作品 realistic adj. 现实的；逼真的 realism n. 逼真；现实主义；务实作风 realist n. 现实主义画家（或作家等）；现实主义者 句中to show their importance 为不定式作目的状语。 This began to change in the 13th century with Giotto di Bondone (1267－1337)．While his paintings still had religious themes，they showed real people in a real environment.In particular，his paintings are set apart from other paintings by their realistic human faces and deep emotional impact. 这种情况在13世纪乔托·迪·邦多纳(1267－1337)时期开始改变。虽然他的绘画作品仍然有宗教主题，但它们展示的是真实环境中的真实人物。特别是他的绘画作品以其逼真的人物面孔和深刻的情感冲击力而有别于其他作品。 4 句中while译为“虽然” in particular=particularly 尤其地；特别地 be particular about/over 对...挑剔/讲究 set... apart from... 把...与...区分开 His red hair sets him apart from his brother. 他的红发使他跟他的兄弟们有别。 拓展：当...时候；然而；虽然；只要；一会儿 5 The