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Language points
Reading and Thinking
1. It is hard to give a precise definition. (翻译)
很难给出精确的定义。
形式主语it。当句子的主语是不定式、动名词、从句时,为保持句子平衡,常用it作形式主语,真正的主语放句子后面。
eg I sincerely hope your dream will come true and it’s my pleasure to show you around Beijing when that day comes.
It is a waste of time talking to a person like him.
It is a pity that you should have to leave.
It is clear that the whole project is due to failure.
It is reported that President Biden will visit our school next week.
2. Thus, artists were not interested in painting realistic scenes.
因此,艺术家们对描绘真实场景并无兴趣。
realistic adj. judging and dealing with situations in a practical way according to what is actually possible rather than what you would like to happen; it shows things as they are in real life 现实的,逼真的
n. realism 逼真;现实主义;务实作风
n. realist 现实主义画家;现实主义者
abstract 抽象的
realistic
现实主义的
【拓展】
名词后缀-ism:主义;论;说;派;性。
eg impressionism 印象主义(画派)
capitalism 资本主义
modernism 现代派 humanism 人性
eg These proposals represent a realistic starting point for negotiation.
这些提议代表着谈判的一个现实起点。
These artists didn’t use a realistic style of painting.
这些画家没有采用现实主义的绘画风格。
3. In particular, his paintings are set apart from other paintings by their realistic human faces and deep emotional impact.
他的绘画尤其以逼真的人脸和强烈的情感冲击而与众不同。
in particular: especially or particularly 尤其,特别
set apart from: to make someone or something different and special 使与众不同;使突出
eg His use of language set him apart from most other modern writer.
This is a crucial year for your relationships in general and your love life in particular. (翻译)
他对语言的运用在现代作家中别具一格。
这一年对你们的关系,特别是你们的爱情生活是非常关键的。
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) The police haven’t really done anything for the black community ____ particular.
2) _______ (set) yourself apart from the crowd is vital when you are looking for that new job.
3) Despite a very tight sched