内容正文:
SectionⅠ Startingout&Understandingideas
[原文呈现]
WhatInspiresYou?
Everyartistswishis[1]tocreatesomethingthatexpressesanidea.But
wheredoartistsgettheirideasfrom? Whoorwhatinspiresthem? Herewe
findoutmoreabouttheinfluencesbehindthesuccessesofthreeverydiffer-
entartists.
[1]动词不定式短语tocreatesomething在句中作表语,that引导定语
从句,指代先行词something。
FlorentijnHofman,visualartist
FlorentijnHofmanisaDutchartist,[2]whoselargesculpturesareon
displayal overthe world.One wayforhim [3]tofindinspirationis
[4]turningtohischildrenstoys.Theseobjectshavegivenhimideasforhis
animalsculptures,suchasthefamousRubberDuck.Amorerecentworkof
hisisthehugeFloatingFish,[5]whichwassetamongthebeautifulland-
scapeofWuzhenWestScenicZone.
HofmansinspirationforFloatingFishcamefromChinesefolktales
passeddownthroughthegenerations.Hewasparticularly [6]interestedin
theoldstoryaboutafishjumpingthroughthe“DragonGate”.Thisstory
cametolifeforHofmanwhenhevisitedWuzhenandsawhowpeoplelived
there.
“Duringthewalkandmystayhereinthetown,Isawthefishbeingfed
bypeople.Youseealsosomefishsculptedonthewal.”Thesesightsset
HofmansideaforFloatingFishinmotion.
[2]whose引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词artist。
[3]不定式短语tofindinspiration在此作后置定语,修饰way。
[4]turningtohischildrenstoys在句中作表语,对主语进行解释、
说明。
[5]which在此引导非限制性定语从句,指代先行词FloatingFish。
[6]interestedintheoldstory在句中作表语,表示一种状态。
[词汇检索]
①inspirevt.鼓舞;激发;
启示
inspirationn.灵感;鼓舞
②findout查明白;弄清楚
③visualadj.视觉的
④sculpturen.雕塑;雕刻
⑤turnto转向;求助于;
致力于
⑥landscapen.风景;风景
画;景色
⑦passdown传下来
⑧particularlyadv.特 殊
地;特别地
particularadj.特 殊 的;
特别的n.细节;细目
⑨feed(fed,fed)vt.喂养;
喂食
⑩sculptvt.造型;雕刻
territoryn.领土,领域;
范围
combinationn.结 合;
联合
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TanDun,composer
“Thereisnoterritoryintheworldofmusic.”Thesearethewordsof
ChinesecomposerTanDun.Heismostwidelyknownfor[7]composingmu-
sicforthefilmCrouchingTiger,HiddenDragonandthe2008Beijing
Olympics.
[8]TolistentoTansmusicistoexpe