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①precise,/pr'saIs,
A SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING
西方绘画简史
adj.准确的:精确的
What is Western art?It is hard to give a
什么是西方艺术?
precisely/pri'saisli/
precise definition.As there have been so many
很难给一个精确的定
义。由于西方艺术有如
adu.准确地:精确地;
different styles of Western art,it is impossible to
此多不同的风格,不可
的确如此
describe them all in a short text.[1]Perhaps the
能在一篇简短的文章里
2definition/defrnifn/
best way to understand Western art is to look at
把它们全部描述出来
n定义
the development of Western painting over the
也许理解西方艺术的最
3 Christianity/,kristi
centuries.【2】
好方法是看看几个世纪
enati/n.基督教
【l】as引导原因状语从句:主句为“it+be十ad.十to
以来西方绘画的发展。
④realistic/ri:olstik/
do sth”句式。
中世纪(5世纪
【2】句中to understand为动词不定式作定语,to
至15世纪)
adj.现实的;通真的
look at为动词不定式作表语。
在中世纪,西方艺
realism/'ri:olizom/n.
术的目的是教导人们基
The Middle Ages (from the 5th to the 15th century)
真:现实主义
督教。因此,艺术家们
realist/ri:olist/n.现
During the Middle Ages,the purpose of Western
对描绘现实场景不感兴
实主义画家(或作家
art was to teach people about Christianity.[3
趣。他们的作品通常较
Thus,artists were not interested in painting realistic
等):现实主义者
为粗糙且二维化,主体
scenes.Their works were often primitive and
人物往往比其他人大得
5 primitive/'primativ/
two-dimensional,and the main characters were
多,以显示他们的重要
a).发展水平低的:
often made much larger than everyone else to
性。这种情况在13世纪
原始的:远古的n.文
show their importance.This began to change in
随着乔托·迪·邦多纳
艺复兴前的艺术家
the 13th century with Giotto di Bondone (1267-
(1267一1337)开始改变。
(或作品)
1337).While his paintings still had religious
虽然他的画仍然有宗教
6 two-dimensional/.tu:
主题,但它们表现的是
themes,they showed real people in a real
daimenfonl/ad.一维的
真实环境中的真实人
environment.In particular,his paintings are set
dimension/dat'menfn/
物。尤其是他的画作,
apart froms other paintings by their realistic human
因其逼真的人物面貌和
n.维;规模;范围
faces and deep emotional impact.
深刻的情感冲击而与其
⑦in particular尤其:
【3】句中to teach people about Christianity为动
他绘画作品截然不同。
特别
词不定式作表语。
文艺复兴时期
⑧set apart from使
The Renaissance (from the 14th to the 17th century)
(从14世纪到17世纪)
与众不同;使突出:使
New ideas and values gradually replac