内容正文:
高中英语阅读写作素材之中国传统文化
中国艺术 国画(素材+语法填空+书面表达)
第一部分 话题素材积累
Chinese paintings (guohua) are done using a brush dipped in black ink or colored pigments, usually on paper or silk. Finished works can be mounted on scrolls and hung.
国画用毛笔蘸墨或彩色颜料,通常在纸上或丝绸上作画。完成的作品可以裱在卷轴上挂起来。
In terms of modes of expression, Chinese painting mainly falls into two schools. The Xieyi school, literally meaning “painting the feeling",is marked by exaggerated forms. Another school is called Gongbi,which means meticulous brushwork. It is characterized by the strict and detailed representation of the subject.
在表现方式上,国画主要分为两派。写意派,字面意思是“绘画出感觉”,以夸张的形式为特征。另一派叫工笔,意思是细致的笔法,其特点是严格详细地表现主题。
In terms of subjects and themes, Chinese paintings are classified into three main categories: figure paintings,landscape paintings and flower-and-bird paintings.
在题材和主题上,国画主要分为人物画、山水画和花鸟画三大类。
The time from the Five Dynasties period (907 AD-960 AD) to the Northern Song Dynasty (960 AD-1127 AD) is known as the “Golden Age of Chinese Landscape Painting”。 Using bold strokes and black lines, artists depicted rolling hills, rivers and stones. Others used softer brushwork to paint peaceful scenes of nature, birds and animals.
五代(公元907年一公元960年)至北宋(公元960年-公元1127年)被称为“中国山水画的黄金时代”。艺术家们用大胆的笔触和黑线描绘了起伏的山峦、河流和石头。还有人用柔和的笔触画出自然、鸟类和动物的宁静场景。
The interesting thing is that the symbolism used in the Chinese paintings often puzzles Westerners. Mountains, rivers,plants,animals, birds, flowers, etc., can all be chosen for their traditional associations as much as for their inherent beauty.
有趣的是,国画中使用的象征手法常常令西方人感到困惑。山川、河流、植物、动物、鸟类、花朵等等,人们既可以选择画它们的传统形象,也可以选择画它们的内在美。
Words and Expressions
① pigment n.颜料
② mount vt.镶嵌;安置
③ scroll n.卷轴
④ in terms of 就……而言
⑤ literally adv.按字面;字面上
⑥ meticulous adj.细心的;一丝不苟的
⑦ brushwork n.(画家的)笔触;画法
⑧ stroke n.笔画
⑨ symbolism n.象征手法
⑩ inherent adj.内在的
⑪ 山水画 landscape paintings
⑫ 中国水墨画 Chinese ink and wash Paintings
第二部分 话题语法填空
一、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Chinese painting is one of