北师大版高中英语模块2--Unit 6 Design Les1-2

[00:00.00]Qi Baishi(1983-1957)
[00:07.07]was one of China's greatest painters.
[00:10.24]He worked as a wood carver
[00:11.74]during his early youth.
[00:13.59]Then between 1902 and 1909,
[00:17.20]he traveled across the country
[00:19.23]and painted many pictures of scenery¹.
[00:22.59]His interest changed later to simple pictures
[00:25.50]from everyday life,such as vegetables,flowers,
[00:29.94]birds and insects.
[00:32.11]Cabbage is a well-known example of Qi's work.
[00:35.92]The tiny insect near the cabbage
[00:38.47]has some red on its back.
[00:40.93]Its black eyes,which are fixed² on the cabbage,
[00:44.29]show the creature's interest in the vegetable.
[00:47.99]Qi Baishi's style of painting
[00:50.96]often leaves the audience guessing,
[00:53.31]and makes them use their imagination.
[00:58.09]Chen Yifei(1946-2005)
[01:02.29]was a very successful artist.
[01:06.24]His soft portraits³ of beautiful women
[01:08.55]are very valuable.
[01:11.08]In 1997,one of his painting sold for US$503,000
[01:18.97]The painting ,named Poppy,
[01:21.07]is a typical example of Chen's style.
[01:24.41]In the painting,a young woman sits alone
[01:27.43]and is deep in thought.
[01:29.75]Her hand holding the fan
[01:31.50]is elegantly⁴ positioned above her knees.
[01:35.18]To emphasise⁵ the woman even more,
[01:37.35]Chen adds a lot of detail to her dress and fan,
[01:40.96]and choose to paint the background
[01:42.63]behind the woman black.
[01:42.63]

1 scenery   

n.景色，风景，场景，场面

参考例句：

• The west lake is famous for its beautiful scenery.西湖以风景优美著称。
• She enjoys mountain scenery.她喜欢山景。

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

3 portraits   

n.肖像，画像( portrait的名词复数 )；生动的描写

参考例句：

• Jenny was taken aback by some of the portraits. 其中一些肖像画使詹妮大吃一惊。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These portraits are great pieces of paint. 这肖像画都是艺术精品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 elegantly   

adv.优美地，雅致地，高雅地

参考例句：

• She turned on her elegantly shod heel. 她突然转身，迈开穿着雅致的皮鞋的双脚离去了。
• Susan always dresses very elegantly. 苏珊总是穿得很雅致。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 emphasise   

vt.加强...的语气，强调，着重

参考例句：

• What special feature do you think I should emphasise? 你认为我该强调什么呢？
• The exercises heavily emphasise the required readings.练习非常强调必须的阅读。